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Fresh probe urged into phone-hacking row (AFP)
Fri Sep 3rd at 7:43 pm

AFP - Former ministers called Friday for new inquiries into phone-hacking by a Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper amid fresh criticism of the tabloid's ex-editor, who is now a top government advisor.
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Blair in 'radical Islam' warning
Fri Sep 3rd at 7:41 pm

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC that radical Islam is the greatest threat facing the world.
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Anti-war protest greets Blair at Irish TV station (AFP)
Fri Sep 3rd at 7:20 pm

AFP - Anti-war campaigners staged a protest against former prime minister Tony Blair on Friday as he arrived at a Dublin television studio for an interview about his new autobiography, police said.
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Most Britons against paying for pope's visit: survey (AFP)
Fri Sep 3rd at 7:10 pm

AFP - More than three quarters of Britons think the taxpayer should not fund Pope Benedict XVI's visit later this month, according to a survey published Saturday.
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New phone hacking inquiries call
Fri Sep 3rd at 6:39 pm

Senior Labour politicians urge fresh inquiries into phone hacking claims surrounding the News of the World newspaper.
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Worshippers 'just escaped blast'
Fri Sep 3rd at 5:33 pm

A Hare Krishna temple in Leicester was evacuated seconds before an explosion almost destroyed the building, it emerges.
BBC News - UK

Police question Pakistan players
Fri Sep 3rd at 4:30 pm

Police question the three Pakistan players accused of corruption, while the ICC says that trio implicated have a disciplinary case to answer.
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British police quiz Pakistan trio in probe (AFP)
Fri Sep 3rd at 4:18 pm

AFP - British police on Friday questioned the three Pakistani cricketers embroiled in fixing claims, as the sport's governing body insisted the case was not the tip of a corruption iceberg in the game.
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Fans jailed for Manchester riot
Fri Sep 3rd at 3:52 pm

Twelve football hooligans who took part in what a judge said was the worst destruction Manchester has suffered "since the Blitz" are sentenced.
BBC News - UK

Former head guilty of sex abuse
Fri Sep 3rd at 3:10 pm

A former boarding school head teacher is found guilty of more than 50 counts of sexually abusing and beating boys at schools in Norfolk and Suffolk.
BBC News - UK

Plane body women face no charges
Fri Sep 3rd at 1:38 pm

Two women who were arrested after trying to take a dead relative on to a plane at Liverpool John Lennon Airport will not face charges.
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Rangers thugs jailed for UEFA Cup final rampage (AFP)
Fri Sep 3rd at 1:27 pm

AFP - A court jailed 11 hooligans Friday over what the judge called the worst destruction Manchester has seen "since the Blitz", when Rangers fans caused mayhem at the 2008 UEFA Cup final.
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HSBC threatens to quit London HQ
Fri Sep 3rd at 1:19 pm

HSBC may quit its London headquarters if the UK government decides to break up big banks, a senior executive says.
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Six men jailed for Portugal abuse
Fri Sep 3rd at 1:04 pm

Six Portuguese men are sentenced to up to 18 years in jail after being found guilty of multiple charges of sexual abuse at a state-run children's home.
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Lib Dem veteran Cyril Smith dies
Fri Sep 3rd at 12:02 pm

The former Liberal Democrat MP Sir Cyril Smith has died aged 82, his family and party confirm.
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Ashley Cole divorced by singer wife (AFP)
Fri Sep 3rd at 11:45 am

AFP - The four-year marriage of England footballer Ashley Cole and his television star wife Cheryl Cole ended Friday when the High Court in London granted them a quick divorce.
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Miliband brothers fighting for top Labour post (AP)
Fri Sep 3rd at 11:38 am

AP - Mom is neutral. Everyone else has an opinion.
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UK political life starts early for leader's baby (AP)
Fri Sep 3rd at 11:17 am

AP - Prime Minister David Cameron took a few minutes out of his paternity leave to introduce his new daughter to Britain's media.
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Mother remanded over son's death
Fri Sep 3rd at 11:15 am

A County Durham woman accused of murdering her two-year-old son appears in court and is remanded to a secure psychiatric hospital.
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Thompson defends BBC No 10 visit
Fri Sep 3rd at 11:14 am

Director general denies he compromised the BBC's independence by visiting Downing Street to discuss coverage of the government's spending cuts.
BBC News - UK

Tycoon Nadir bailed in fraud case
Fri Sep 3rd at 11:07 am

Fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir is remanded on bail at the Old Bailey at his first court appearance on fraud and theft charges.
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Cameron welcomes baby number four to Number 10 (AFP)
Fri Sep 3rd at 10:49 am

AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha introduced their newborn baby to Downing Street on Friday, posing for pictures outside the famous Number 10 door.
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BP says oil spill cost up to $8bn
Fri Sep 3rd at 10:28 am

BP says the cost of its Gulf of Mexico oil spill has risen to $8bn - a rise of more than $2bn in the last month alone.
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Ex-MI6 agent gets 12 month jail sentence (AFP)
Fri Sep 3rd at 10:12 am

AFP - An ex-MI6 agent has been sentenced to 12 months in jail Friday after trying to sell top secret information.
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Ex-UK deputy PM wants answers on tabloid scandal (AP)
Fri Sep 3rd at 9:53 am

AP - Britain's former deputy prime minister pressed Friday for police to reveal more about what is alleged to have been a pattern of illegal eavesdropping at a major tabloid newspaper.
BBC News - UK

Ex-MI6 man sentenced over leaks
Fri Sep 3rd at 9:52 am

A former MI6 worker is given a 12-month jail sentence for trying to sell top secret material for £2m.
BBC News - UK

G20 death pathologist suspended
Fri Sep 3rd at 9:30 am

A pathologist at the centre of a row over the death of a man during the G20 protests is suspended from the medical register for three months.
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Booze consumption in biggest fall for 60 years (AFP)
Fri Sep 3rd at 9:29 am

AFP - Notorious abroad for their binge-drinking, Britons bucked the trend last year with alcohol consumption in the country showing its biggest fall since 1948, the industry said Friday.
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Fugitive tycoon Nadir finally in dock 17 years on (AFP)
Fri Sep 3rd at 9:19 am

AFP - Cypriot tycoon Asil Nadir, one of the country's most high-profile fugitives, finally appeared in court Friday after 17 years on the run to face claims he stole a fortune from his collapsed firm Polly Peck.
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After 17 years, fugitive tycoon shows in UK court (AP)
Fri Sep 3rd at 8:59 am

AP - A Turkish Cypriot businessman who voluntarily returned to Britain after 17 years to face fraud charges learned Friday that he will have to wait more than a year for the trial he insists will vindicate him.
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Irish delay EU-Israel data deal
Fri Sep 3rd at 8:12 am

Dublin delays a deal to allow transfers of EU citizens' data to Israel, which is accused of forging passports.
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Aamer reports to British police station (AFP)
Fri Sep 3rd at 7:34 am

AFP - Mohammad Aamer, one of three Pakistan cricketers embroiled in betting scam claims, reported to a British police station on Friday.
BBC News - UK

Fox rules out French 'ship share'
Fri Sep 3rd at 7:32 am

Defence Secretary Liam Fox rules out the UK sharing aircraft carriers with France as part of closer defence co-operation.
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UK rules out French 'ship share'
Fri Sep 3rd at 7:32 am

The UK defence secretary rules out the UK sharing aircraft carriers with France as part of closer defence co-operation.
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BP says cost of Gulf of Mexico spill hits $8B (AP)
Fri Sep 3rd at 7:02 am

AP - BP says it has so far spent $8 billion responding to the disastrous oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico.
BBC News - UK

Baby Florence makes Downing Street debut
Fri Sep 3rd at 6:18 am

Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha show off their baby daughter, Florence, for the first time on the steps of Number 10.
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Russia suffers new fire outbreak
Fri Sep 3rd at 5:49 am

At least four people have died and hundreds of homes have been destroyed in a new outbreak of wildfires in Russia.
BBC News - UK

Viva Forever: Saunders to write Spice Girls musical
Fri Sep 3rd at 4:19 am

TV comedienne Jennifer Saunders is to write the story for musical Viva Forever - based on the songs of the Spice Girls.
BBC News - Europe

Europe agrees finance watchdogs
Thu Sep 2nd at 5:52 pm

The European Union agrees to reform financial supervision, with new agencies to oversee banks, insurers and financial markets.
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Russia extends grain export ban
Thu Sep 2nd at 1:39 pm

Russia will consider lifting its grain export ban only after the next year's harvest has been reaped, Vladimir Putin says.
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German banker 'should be fired'
Thu Sep 2nd at 12:42 pm

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.
BBC News - Europe

Germans accused of honey smuggling
Thu Sep 2nd at 12:24 pm

US authorities indict 11 German and Chinese executives for conspiring to illegally import $40m worth of honey from China.
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Samsung, Toshiba take on Apple with 'iPad killers' (AFP)
Thu Sep 2nd at 12:23 pm

AFP - Competition to Apple's highly successful iPad hotted up on Thursday as Samsung and Toshiba unveiled rival tablet PCs that they hope will steal some of the Californian giant's thunder.
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Recovering bubbly in Baltic Sea, divers find beer (AP)
Thu Sep 2nd at 12:08 pm

AP - Divers who found what's believed to be the world's oldest drinkable champagne say they have also discovered two-centuries-old bottles of beer at a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea.
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AFP boss aims to target news direct to web users (AFP)
Thu Sep 2nd at 12:05 pm

AFP - Agence France-Presse, one of the world's top news agencies, aims to stream its news direct to web users via hand-held devices and direct-access Internet content, not solely via its media clients, its chief executive Emman...
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French IT giant buys into Brazilian market (AFP)
Thu Sep 2nd at 12:03 pm

AFP - French computer services and consulting group Capgemini said on Thursday it has agreed to buy a 55-percent stake in Brazilian IT company CPM Braxis for 233 million euros (298 million dollars).
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Paris mosque slams burger chain's Muslim outreach (AP)
Thu Sep 2nd at 12:01 pm

AP - Note to big companies hoping to tap into France's lucrative but long-neglected Muslim consumer market: Pitfalls may await, and not only in the form of complaints from the far-right.
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Putin says no grain exports before 2011 harvest (Reuters)
Thu Sep 2nd at 11:46 am

Reuters - Russia abruptly signaled Thursday it would extend a grain export ban until late 2011 and ordered authorities to prevent speculators driving up food prices after the worst harvest in years.
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Israeli PM promises concessions in talks
Thu Sep 2nd at 11:46 am

Israeli and Palestinian leaders began direct peace negotiations even as hard-liners on both sides vowed never to accept a deal.Related StoriesIPCC 'not even close' to conclusion on Moat deathFour Israelis shot dead in West Bank...
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Nokia to discontinue remote file-sharing service (AFP)
Thu Sep 2nd at 11:45 am

AFP - Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, announced Thursday it would discontinue its popular mobile file-sharing service called Ovi Files as of October 1.
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Royal Bank of Scotland axes 3,500 more jobs (AFP)
Thu Sep 2nd at 11:40 am

AFP - State-rescued lender Royal Bank of Scotland said Thursday it was cutting another 3,500 jobs, sparking anger from trade union bosses.
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German Bundesbank wants 'racist' banker fired (AFP)
Thu Sep 2nd at 11:39 am

AFP - Germany's central bank called on Thursday on the country's president to fire one of its board members after he called immigrants unproductive and said that Jews had a special "gene."
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Bundesbank seeking banker's removal over comments (AP)
Thu Sep 2nd at 11:35 am

AP - Germany's central bank said Thursday that it will request the dismissal of a board member whose comments stereotyping Muslims and Jews drew outrage at home and abroad.
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Back to panda school in China
Thu Sep 2nd at 11:31 am

As millions of children prepare to return school after the summer break, these pandas in Chengdu will be as well.Related StoriesKonnie Huq & Charlie Brooker marry in Las VegasJennifer Aniston chats about new movie The SwitchBab...
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Pakistan players say they are innocent
Thu Sep 2nd at 11:27 am

Pakistan high commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan has maintained the innocence of the three Pakistan players in the spot-fixing allegations.Related StoriesJolie launches Pakistan flood appealPakistani cricketers set to miss friend...
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US east coast braced for Hurricane Earl
Thu Sep 2nd at 11:17 am

Powerful Hurricane Earl is bearing down on the east coast of the US on a path toward North Carolina's barrier islands.Related StoriesUS ends combat missions in IraqObama announces US troop withdrawal from IraqNadine Coyle says ...
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Slovaks observe day of mourning after mass killing (AP)
Thu Sep 2nd at 11:14 am

AP - Slovakia is observing a national day of mourning after a deadly shooting rampage left eight people dead and wounded 15 others.
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ECB raises 2010, 2011 eurozone growth forecast (AP)
Thu Sep 2nd at 10:38 am

AP - The European Central Bank raised its growth projections for the 16-nation eurozone on Thursday, but stressed that the outlook remains uncertain and said its effort to keep banks supplied with credit would stay in place for...
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Man held over Russia club blaze
Thu Sep 2nd at 10:15 am

Police in Spain arrest a Russian man wanted for questioning about a fire at a Russian nightclub that killed more than 150 people in 2009.
BBC News - Europe

EU critical of France over Roma
Thu Sep 2nd at 9:54 am

The European Commission criticises France over its expulsions of Roma (Gypsies) and requests more information about the crackdown.
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US officers take up posts at Paris airport (AP)
Thu Sep 2nd at 9:49 am

AP - American officers are taking up posts at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport to help identify potential terrorists or other high-risk passengers heading to the United States.
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6 years on, Portugal child sex trial reaches end (AP)
Thu Sep 2nd at 9:49 am

AP - A child sex abuse trial that has lasted nearly six years is drawing to a close after producing chilling testimony from dozens of alleged victims and shaking public trust in Portugal's institutions.
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England look for solid Bulgaria win
Thu Sep 2nd at 9:42 am

Steven Gerrard has called on England to make a statement of intent in their opening Euro 2012 qualifier against Bulgaria on Friday.Related StoriesCricketers to be punished if guilty - ICCWalcott not taking form for grantedEngla...
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ECB ups eurozone growth forecasts
Thu Sep 2nd at 9:32 am

The European Central Bank raises its forecast for eurozone growth for this year and next year, and keeps interest rates on hold.
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ECB holds rates, extends liquidity lifeline (Reuters)
Thu Sep 2nd at 9:10 am

Reuters - The European Central Bank held interest rates at a record low on Thursday and extended its liquidity safety-net in response to a lopsided recovery and worries about vulnerable banks.
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