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| Pakistan trio hit by ICC charges
| Three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption are set to be questioned again by police, after being charged and provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council.
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| Middle East talks 'constructive'
| Israeli and Palestinian leaders meet in Washington for the first direct peace talks in nearly two years and agree a framework for negotiations.
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| School lottery 'failed in aim'
| England's first city-wide lottery system aimed at solving the problem of allocating places at over-subscribed schools failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say.
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| BBC defends Thompson No 10 visit
| The BBC denies the director general compromised its independence by visiting Downing Street to discuss coverage of the govenrment's spending cuts.
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| Compost sparks Legionnaire's fear
| Gardeners are being warned about the risk of Legionnaire's disease from compost after a pensioner developed the disease after handling compost.
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| Openness urged on UK's emissions
| The government's chief environment scientist calls for more openness in admitting the UK's cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are an illusion.
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| Explosion on Gulf of Mexico rig
| An explosion rips through an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the blast in April that caused a huge oil spill.
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| UKIP meets as leader hunt begins
| UK Independence Party members gather for their autumn conference in Torquay with the search for a new leader top of its agenda.
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| Federer progresses as seeds fall
| Roger Federer overcomes windy conditions to beat Andreas Beck and reach the US Open third round, but seeds Nikolay Davydenko and Maran Cilic crash out.
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| Carson out of England qualifier
| Goalkeeper Scott Carson is released from the England squad to face Bulgaria in the Euro 2012 qualifier on Friday because of a family bereavement.
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| DCAL cuts 'will mean job losses'
| A senior civil servant at the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure says that job losses are inevitable because of the cuts it has to make
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| Prayers for child killed by boat
| Prayers are said in Rathfriland for a six-year-old boy who has died after being struck by a speedboat in County Down on Monday.
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| Mozambique prices 'irreversible'
| The government of Mozambique says price rises which have led to deadly riots are "irreversible", as Maputo residents are urged to continue their protests.
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| China warships end Burma visit
| The first visit of Chinese warships to Burma ends as top Burmese leader Than Shwe prepares to visit Beijing, highlighting the two country's close ties.
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| EU critical of France over Roma
| The European Commission criticises France over its expulsions of Roma (Gypsies) and requests more information about the crackdown.
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| German banker 'should be fired'
| The German central bank calls on the country's president to dismiss one of its board members over comments he made about immigration and Jews.
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| Mexican clash 'kills 27 gunmen'
| Twenty-seven suspected drug gang members are killed in a clash with troops near the US border, Mexico's army says, hours after the country's president vows to continue the fight against drug cartels.
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| Egypt spy chief poster campaign
| Posters promoting Egypt's intelligence chief appear on the streets of Cairo, amid growing speculation over who will succeed President Hosni Mubarak.
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| Obama hails US operation in Iraq
| President Barack Obama hails the end of US combat operations in Iraq, saying the US has paid "a huge price" to "put Iraq's future in its people's hands".
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| Tanker aground off north Canada
| A tanker carrying 9m litres of diesel fuel runs aground off the coast of northern Canada but no environmental damage is reported.
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| Europe agrees finance watchdogs
| The European Union agrees to reform financial supervision, with new agencies to oversee banks, insurers and financial markets.
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| PM backs Hague over aide rumours
| David Cameron supports William Hague "100%" following speculation about the foreign secretary's private life, the PM's spokeswoman says.
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| Clue to egg flaws in older women
| British scientists say they are closer to knowing why older women trying to fall pregnant are more likely to produce abnormal eggs.
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| Shoesmith given leave to appeal
| Sharon Shoesmith is given leave to appeal over her sacking as the head of children's services at Haringey Council after the death of Baby Peter.
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| Technique to trace persistent CFCs
| Ultrafine measurements of atmospheric gases could help scientists track down the last sources of CFCs thought to be slowing the recovery of the ozone layer.
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| Greatest free-kick 'was no fluke'
| Physicists explain one of football's most spectacular free-kicks, showing that Roberto Carlos's 1997 "impossible goal" was not a fluke.
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| Talent contestant denied tribunal
| A former Britain's Got Talent hopeful who claimed she was discriminated against at an audition fails to get her case taken to an employment tribunal.
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| 7 questions on breakfast TV
| It's goodbye to GMTV on Friday, after 17 years on ITV. How well do you remember it and all the other morning shows?
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| Been and Gone
| Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser reported - people of the past month.
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| Bath tub sailor - it's Odd Box
| A man sailing the sea in a bath tub, mud sculptures and an ugly fish who finds love - it's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.
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| On board UK's newest attack sub
| Commander Andy Coles shows BBC News around the control room of the Royal Navy's new attack submarine and talks about life on board.
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| Portugal's child sex verdict due
| The panel of judges in a child sex abuse trial in Portugal is to deliver its verdict, more than five years after court hearings began.
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| Massive Mini
| How far can BMW stretch the brand before it snaps?
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| 7 days quiz
| How much is a bottle of beer under new price laws on booze?
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