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09/06/2010 01:05 AM
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Spain's Eta 'declares ceasefire'
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Armed Basque separatist group Eta says it has decided not to carry out "armed actions" in its campaign for independence, the BBC learns.
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09/06/2010 12:52 AM
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Second soldier's death announced
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A British soldier dies in hospital of injuries he received in an explosion in Afghanistan, the second British casualty in 24 hours.
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09/06/2010 01:38 AM
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Hameed hits out at fixing 'sting'
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Pakistan's Yasir Hameed says a meeting he had with the News of the World that was secretly recorded has been "inaccurately reported" by the tabloid.
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09/05/2010 10:12 PM
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Gove defends free school numbers
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Michael Gove says demand for new free schools has exceeded expectations but Labour says plans for 16 new institutions next year are "laughable".
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09/05/2010 10:23 PM
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Cell assault sergeant facing sack
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A police officer who was caught on CCTV injuring a woman by throwing her into a cell faces being dismissed.
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09/06/2010 01:25 AM
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US troops summoned in Iraq attack
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US troops are called in to help Iraqi forces battle insurgents behind a deadly attack on an Iraqi army base in Baghdad, security officials tell the BBC.
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09/05/2010 07:56 PM
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Burnt golf course body was a man
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Police trying to identify a badly-burnt body found on a golf course in East Sussex believe the young man was murdered elsewhere.
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09/05/2010 09:35 PM
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Ex-army head attacks Labour PMs
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Former head of the Army Gen Sir Richard Dannatt accuses Tony Blair and Gordon Brown of letting down British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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09/05/2010 11:03 PM
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Father and son die in air crash
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A father and son are killed when their plane crashes after a mid-air collision with another aircraft during a race.
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09/06/2010 01:03 AM
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Further landslides hit Guatemala
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Up to 100 people are feared buried by landslides in Guatemala, where 36 are confirmed dead following torrential rain.
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09/05/2010 11:01 PM
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Need to cut deficit 'supported'
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Many people are in favour of reducing the deficit but they are less clear about where cuts should be made, a BBC poll suggests.
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09/05/2010 11:19 PM
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In for a penny... racers have a bone-shaking ride
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Penny farthing riders from around the world take to the streets for the 1km Knutsford Great Race.
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09/05/2010 09:44 PM
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Prince and Tony Blair to appear on Daybreak show
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Prince Charles and ex-prime minister Tony Blair will be guests in the first week of new ITV morning show Daybreak.
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09/05/2010 09:56 PM
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Live - Murray v Wawrinka
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Britain's number one Andy Murray plays Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round of the US Open after wins for Kim Clijsters and Venus Williams on day seven at Flushing Meadows.
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09/06/2010 12:05 AM
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England cruise to win in Twenty20
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England underline their status as World Twenty20 champions as they cruise to victory in the first of two internationals against Pakistan.
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09/05/2010 07:53 PM
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Rooney set to travel with England
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Wayne Rooney will travel to Switzerland for England's Euro 2012 qualifier despite allegations about his private life.
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09/06/2010 04:00 AM
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Toshack poised to leave Wales job
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John Toshack is on the verge of quitting as Wales manager after the defeat in Montenegro, BBC Sport understands.
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09/05/2010 08:06 PM
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Pedrosa wins on tragic MotoGP day
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Dani Pedrosa wins the San Marino MotoGP, but the race is overshadowed by the death of Japanese rider Shoya Tomizawa in the preceding Moto2 race.
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09/05/2010 09:47 PM
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Memorial for fire death jockeys
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A memorial service takes place for two apprentice jockeys killed in an arson attack in North Yorkshire.
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09/05/2010 11:10 PM
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Half marathon runners 'not timed'
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About 900 runners in the Bristol Half Marathon do not get an official time record after microchips they are wearing fall off.
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09/05/2010 06:47 AM
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Scotland faces £3.7bn budget cuts
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Scotland faces nearly £4bn of cuts over the next four years, Finance Secretary John Swinney is warning.
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09/05/2010 11:44 PM
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Great runners take to the streets
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Organisers say more than 23,000 people took part in this year's Great Scottish Run, held in Glasgow.
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09/06/2010 12:47 AM
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Twelve children have E. coli bug
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Twelve children in the Lurgan area are infected with E. coli 0157, the Public Health Agency has confirmed.
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09/05/2010 05:52 PM
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Four charged over 'brothel' raids
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Two men and two women are due in court following a series of raids on suspected brothels in Belfast in a UK-wide operation.
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09/05/2010 09:21 PM
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Local identity worry in shake-up
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Some community identities in Wales may be "wiped clean" by proposals to shake up local councils, it is claimed.
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09/06/2010 01:38 AM
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Car smashes through toilet of pub
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A pub landlady tells how she discovered a car embedded in the wall of the men's toilets.
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09/04/2010 01:23 AM
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Mozambique police fire at rioters
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Police in Mozambique's capital fire rubber bullets on the third day of riots, as the violence spreads to the central city of Chimoio.
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09/04/2010 06:04 AM
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Nigerian economy 'to grow by 10%'
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Nigeria's economy will hit double-digit growth by the end of 2011 or early 2012, the country's finance minister says.
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09/05/2010 02:03 PM
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New Zealand assesses quake damage
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Officials assess the damage caused by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, as aftershocks continue.
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09/04/2010 05:37 PM
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South Korea FM offers to resign
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The South Korean Foreign Minister, Yu Myung-hwan, offers to resign after it was revealed that his daughter was offered a job in his ministry.
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09/05/2010 02:29 PM
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Car bomb kills Russian soldiers
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A suicide car bombing at a military base in the southern Russian region of Dagestan kills five soldiers and wounds about 40 others.
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09/05/2010 11:14 PM
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German meeting on nuclear power
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Leading members of Germany's coalition government are meeting to solve a row over the future of nuclear power stations in the country.
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09/05/2010 05:58 AM
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Crash survivors back Chile miners
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Survivors of a 1972 plane crash in the Andes arrive at the San Jose mine to support the 33 men trapped underground.
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09/05/2010 09:36 PM
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Salvador police find $9m barrel
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Police in El Salvador find a barrel containing more than $9m of suspected drug money, with more cash in a second barrel nearby.
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09/05/2010 11:35 AM
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Iran stoning woman 'to be lashed'
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An Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery now faces being whipped for indecency, her son says.
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09/05/2010 02:48 PM
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One dead in Israeli raids on Gaza
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Israel carries out three bombing raids on the Gaza Strip, killing one man and injuring another.
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09/05/2010 06:14 PM
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Security stepped up at Kabul Bank
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Armed police are posted outside the main branch of Kabul Bank as customers continue to withdraw money amid fears it may collapse.
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09/05/2010 10:23 PM
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French hostages 'in good health'
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Two French journalists kidnapped in Afghanistan in December are alive, says President Nicolas Sarkozy's chief adviser.
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09/05/2010 09:27 AM
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BP well 'poses no further risk'
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The official in charge of cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill says the well which caused the damage is no longer a risk to the environment.
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09/05/2010 08:31 PM
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Kara DioGuardi leaves Idol panel
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Songwriter Kara DioGuardi becomes the latest member of the judging panel on American Idol to quit this year.
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09/05/2010 12:40 AM
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Six million facing new tax bills
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HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500 in tax, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418.
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09/05/2010 12:02 PM
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Rovers takeover man left UK debts
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The Indian businessman hoping to buy Blackburn Rovers, Ahsan Ali Syed, left a trail of debt from his time in the UK, 5 live Investigates reveals.
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09/03/2010 11:40 PM
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UN calls special food price talks
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The United Nations' food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rapid rises in food prices.
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09/05/2010 09:35 PM
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SNP rethink Scots referendum plan
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The Scottish government is set to shelve plans for an independence referendum before next year's election.
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09/05/2010 04:56 PM
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Hacking claims 'recycled' - Gove
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Allegations surrounding Andy Coulson and phone hacking at the News of the World are being "recycled", a senior Cabinet minister says.
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09/05/2010 08:36 PM
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Hague thanks public for support
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Foreign Secretary William Hague says he and his wife have received "huge public support" since making a frank statement about their private life.
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09/04/2010 06:56 AM
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Reading Arabic 'hard for brain'
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Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read.
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09/03/2010 06:36 PM
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'No evidence' implants are toxic
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Tests on a type of breast implant filled with an unapproved gel have shown no evidence they are unsafe, UK experts say.
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09/03/2010 06:03 AM
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Compost sparks Legionnaire's fear
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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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09/04/2010 06:56 PM
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Tory defects over schools scheme
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A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative".
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09/03/2010 07:52 PM
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Men in short supply in primaries
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One in four state primary schools in England has no male teacher, statistics show.
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09/04/2010 07:39 AM
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Music tuition falling, poll says
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Fewer children are learning to play a musical instrument than in their parents' generation, a survey suggests.
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09/06/2010 12:20 AM
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Tiny solar cells fix themselves
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A mix of chemicals borrowed from plants with tiny tubes of carbon can spontaneously create tiny, self-repairing solar cells.
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09/03/2010 05:43 PM
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PS3 hack escapes court challenge
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Sony has won a permanent ban in Australia of a hack for its PS3, but the code behind it has been released for free on the web.
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09/05/2010 04:13 AM
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Craigslist ends adult service ads
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Online marketplace Craigslist closes its US adult services listing following pressure from attorneys general and advocacy groups.
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09/05/2010 03:03 PM
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Hubble re-shoots 1987 star blast
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The Hubble space telescope returns to view one of its favourite subjects - a giant stellar explosion first seen from Earth in 1987.
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09/05/2010 08:43 PM
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Danish rocketeers postpone launch
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A group of Danish rocket enthusiasts trying to launch a dummy 30km into the sky abort the mission when a valve on their rocket freezes up.
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09/03/2010 11:44 PM
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Plans for solar 'close encounter'
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Nasa is aiming to get closer to the Sun than ever before, with plans to plunge a car-sized unmanned spacecraft into the star's outer atmosphere.
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09/06/2010 01:01 AM
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Number one for debut Murs single
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Former X Factor contestant Olly Murs goes straight to the top of the UK singles chart with his debut single Please Don't Let Me Go.
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09/04/2010 09:55 PM
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Funeral for festival death star
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The funeral is held of singer Charles Haddon from Northamptonshire who died in a fall in Belgium.
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09/04/2010 03:44 AM
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Robbie turns on Blackpool lights
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Thousands of people watch Robbie Williams switch on Blackpool's illuminations.
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09/03/2010 10:16 PM
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Do our memories get better with age?
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Our ability to recall events seems to sharpen as we get older, says Lisa Jardine, but can it be trusted to paint an accurate picture?
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09/04/2010 08:10 AM
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Eddie who?
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Comic Eddie Kadi can command vast crowds at his live shows. Why has he attracted so little mainstream attention?
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09/03/2010 06:42 AM
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Don't let the bed bugs bite
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The world is on the verge of a bed-bug pandemic, according to a report - how did the tiny biting insects come to pose such a threat?
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09/05/2010 03:25 PM
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Could adverts appear on the Colosseum?
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The Italian government is inviting private companies to sponsor the Colosseum to help fund repairs.
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09/05/2010 02:54 PM
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Trapped miners speak to families
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The group of miners in Chile trapped underground for a month have been talking to their families on a video link.
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09/04/2010 11:01 AM
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Imran Khan on corruption in cricket
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The former Pakistan cricket captain, Imran Khan, has said that if players are found guilty of spot fixing, they should not be given a life ban, which some officials are demanding.
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09/04/2010 05:39 PM
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Blair pelted with eggs in Dublin
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Eggs and shoes have been thrown by anti-war protestors at former Prime Minister Tony Blair as he arrived at a book signing in Dublin.
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09/06/2010 01:19 AM
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New Zealand assesses damage
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Officials in New Zealand have been evaluating the damage caused in the city of Christchurch by an earthquake and its many aftershocks.
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09/04/2010 01:25 PM
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Ian McEwan: Booker winner 'not my best'
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Author Ian McEwan talks to Matt Stadlen about the exercise of writing, the importance of long, moody walks, the "thinginess" of James Joyce and getting to grips with quantum mechanics.
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09/04/2010 01:30 PM
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Making music from children's old toys
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The Modified Toy Orchestra is a band made up of five musicians - and 48 tweaked toy instruments.
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09/05/2010 10:13 AM
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The military 'junk' left in Iraq
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Thousands of tonnes of US military equipment have been moved out of Iraq but plenty has been left behind - and not just for the troops who remain there.
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09/05/2010 06:15 AM
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Missing in Mexico
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Mystery of young women disappearing in Ciudad Juarez
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09/04/2010 05:59 PM
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Crumble in the jungle
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Ali-Foreman boxing match venue now in state of decay
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09/05/2010 06:57 PM
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Warhol's pivotal years
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A major new exhibition focuses on crucial four-year period
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09/05/2010 06:13 AM
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Medieval munchies
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How an ancient diet could aid healthy eating
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09/05/2010 06:00 PM
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Historical dilemma
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How can Italy best commercialise its world-famous Colosseum?
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09/05/2010 11:48 AM
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Cottage country
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Escaping the hustle and bustle of city life in Ontario
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