VIDEO: Libyan fighters in Sirte attack
October 7, 2011 at 8:29 AM
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 Forces loyal to Libya's transitional government have launched a major assault on the city of Sirte. |
Rethink on schools' duty of care |
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October 7, 2011 at 8:27 AM |
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Ministers have abandoned plans to remove schools' duty to work with England's councils to improve children's welfare.
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Up to 375 helicopter jobs to go |
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October 7, 2011 at 8:25 AM |
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 Up to 375 jobs are to go at helicopter maker AgustaWestland, it is announced. |
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Greece seizes 'smuggled' treasure |
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October 7, 2011 at 8:21 AM |
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 Antiquities including helmets and gold funerary masks from the 6th Century BC are seized by Greek police in Thessaloniki, and two people are arrested.
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Dangerous driving: 'Too late for us' |
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October 7, 2011 at 8:20 AM |
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 One family's hope for dangerous driving law |
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Riot plea man accused of attack |
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October 7, 2011 at 8:20 AM |
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The father of a man killed during the Birmingham riots is due in court charged with assault during a suspected road rage incident. |
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Man jailed for Jia Ashton murder |
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October 7, 2011 at 8:18 AM |
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 A man is jailed for life for murdering a woman as she walked home from work through woodland in Derbyshire. |
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Three women win Nobel Peace Prize |
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October 7, 2011 at 8:10 AM |
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 Three women share the Nobel Peace Prize for their "struggle for women's rights" - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, her compatriot Tawakul Karman of Yemen and Leymah Gbowee of Liberia. |
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Riot 'plea' man accused of attack |
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October 7, 2011 at 7:57 AM |
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The father of a man killed during the Birmingham riots is due in court charged with assault during a suspected road rage incident. |
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The King's Speech play to tour UK |
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October 7, 2011 at 7:53 AM |
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 The stage version of Oscar-winning film The King's Speech is to tour the UK next year from February. |
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Girl murder accused triple killer |
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October 7, 2011 at 7:45 AM |
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 The jury in the Jennifer Cardy murder trial hears how the accused, Robert Black, is already serving life in prison for the murders of three children. |
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Uni transfers students after scam |
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October 7, 2011 at 7:44 AM |
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 Glyndwr University in Wrexham pulls students out of University of Wales degrees after a BBC investigation revealed a scam at colleges offering UoW-validated qualifications. |
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Winds cancel world conker contest |
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October 7, 2011 at 7:40 AM |
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 The World Conker Championships in Northamptonshire are cancelled for the first time in 46 years due to high winds. |
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Telcos can challenge piracy law |
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October 7, 2011 at 7:37 AM |
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BT and TalkTalk will launch a fresh challenge against the controversial Digital Economy Act. |
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Telcos can challenge piracy law |
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October 7, 2011 at 7:37 AM |
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 BT and Talk Talk will launch a fresh challenge against the controversial Digital Economy Act.
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Rooney Sr denies bet probe claims |
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October 7, 2011 at 7:32 AM |
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 The father of Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney vows to clear his name after being arrested in a probe into alleged betting irregularities.
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Six rescued from Irish trawler |
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October 7, 2011 at 7:32 AM |
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Six people are rescued from a fishing boat off the northern coast of County Donegal on Friday morning. |
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Fresh faces join Labour top team |
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October 7, 2011 at 7:28 AM |
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 Labour leader Ed Miliband promotes several MPs elected only last year to his shadow cabinet as part of a wide-ranging reshuffle. |
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Cannabis charges after shooting |
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October 7, 2011 at 7:26 AM |
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 Investigations into a shooting have uncovered a "well-organised, large-scale cannabis cultivation operation", police say. |
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Three women win Nobel Peace Prize |
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October 7, 2011 at 7:21 AM |
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The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize is split between three women - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and activists Tawakul Karman of Yemen and Leymah Gbowee of Liberia. |
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Final funeral after mine tragedy |
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October 7, 2011 at 7:16 AM |
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 Friends and relatives of a miner who died when a Swansea Valley colliery flooded last month are paying their final respects. |
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Corinthians deny Tevez interest |
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October 7, 2011 at 7:13 AM |
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 Corinthians have no intention of trying to sign Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez in January, the Brazilian club's general manager Edu tells BBC Sport. |
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Corinthians end interest in Tevez |
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October 7, 2011 at 7:13 AM |
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Corinthians have no intention of trying to sign Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez in January, the Brazilian club's general manager Edu tells BBC Sport. |
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Miliband promotes new women MPs |
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October 7, 2011 at 7:07 AM |
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Labour leader Ed Miliband promotes several new female MPs to his shadow cabinet as part of a wide-ranging reshuffle. |
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Karzai: Afghan security failure |
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October 7, 2011 at 7:00 AM |
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 President Karzai tells the BBC his government and Nato have failed to provide Afghans with security, 10 years after the Taliban were overthrown. |
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Karzai admits to security failure |
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October 7, 2011 at 7:00 AM |
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 President Karzai tells the BBC his government and Nato have failed to provide Afghans with security, 10 years after the Taliban were overthrown. |
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Karzai admits to security failure |
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October 7, 2011 at 7:00 AM |
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 President Hamid Karzai tells the BBC his government's failure to provide Afghans with security is its greatest shortcoming, 10 years after the Taliban were overthrown. |
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 President Karzai tells the BBC his government and Nato have failed to provide Afghans with security, 10 years after the Taliban were overthrown. |
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Swiss firm set to create 500 jobs |
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October 7, 2011 at 6:59 AM |
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 Swiss banking software company Avaloq announces it is to create 500 jobs in Edinburgh over the next five years. |
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 There are fears that a large container ship which is stuck on a reef off the coast of New Zealand could break up and leak more oil. |
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Jobs at helicopter maker to go |
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October 7, 2011 at 6:49 AM |
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 Up to 375 jobs are to go at helicopter maker AgustaWestland, it is announced.
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Hoppen gets £60,000 over hacking |
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October 7, 2011 at 6:41 AM |
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 Interior designer Kelly Hoppen accepts £60,000 in damages at the High Court over the News of the World phone-hacking scandal. |
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Prince Harry set for pilot training in US desert |
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India actor Darshan freed on bail |
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October 7, 2011 at 6:19 AM |
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A court in the southern Indian state of Karnataka frees film star Darshan on bail after he was arrested on charges of assaulting his wife. |
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Johnson rejects 'kicking contest' |
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October 7, 2011 at 6:16 AM |
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 Martin Johnson denies claims of a special competition to decide who will kick for England in their World Cup quarter-final against France on Saturday. |
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Johnson rejects 'kicking contest' |
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October 7, 2011 at 6:16 AM |
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 Martin Johnson denies claims of a special competition to decide who will kick for England in the World Cup quarter-final. |
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Arrests in Israeli settler deaths |
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October 7, 2011 at 6:13 AM |
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Israeli police arrest two Palestinian suspects in the deaths of two Jewish West Bank settlers whose car crashed when stones were thrown at it. |
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Workers protest at power station |
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October 7, 2011 at 6:12 AM |
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 About 120 construction workers stage a protest outside a Nottinghamshire power station over new contracts. |
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Man dies in smoking pan incident |
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October 7, 2011 at 6:10 AM |
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 A man dies after being overcome by smoke when a saucepan overheated at his home in Newry. |
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Olympic Park to host School Games |
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October 7, 2011 at 6:06 AM |
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 The inaugural School Games will take place in four Olympic venues, giving children the chance to compete there before the 2012 Games.
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A teenager is arrested over the death of his father and the stabbing of his mother in Lancashire. |
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Motorola sued over mobile patents |
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October 7, 2011 at 5:53 AM |
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 Mobile phone maker Motorola is being sued in a patent dispute by a firm partly bankrolled by Google.
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Abuse victims harassment 'wrong' |
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October 7, 2011 at 5:50 AM |
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 The executive's junior ministers allege that "intense pressure" from law firms and lobbyists has led to some victims of abuse being hospitalised. |
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Cancer victim's Chernobyl search |
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October 7, 2011 at 5:44 AM |
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 A woman who was studying in Minsk at the time of the Chernobyl disaster hopes to trace her fellow students, after being diagnosed with breast cancer. |
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How hummus conquered Britain |
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October 7, 2011 at 5:41 AM |
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 How 'hippy dip' hummus conquered the UK
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How hummus conquered Britain |
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October 7, 2011 at 5:41 AM |
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 How 'hippy dip' hummous conquered the UK |
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How hummus conquered Britain |
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October 7, 2011 at 5:41 AM |
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In a quarter of a century hummus has gone from fringe food to a staple in British supermarkets, so is its adoption a sign of changing tastes? |
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Men At Work lose final court bid |
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October 7, 2011 at 5:39 AM |
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Australian band Men At Work will not be allowed to make a final appeal against a ruling which found they partly copied 1983 hit Down Under from a folk song. |
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Three women win Nobel Peace Prize |
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October 7, 2011 at 5:35 AM |
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 The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize is split between three women - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and activists Leymah Gbowee of Liberia and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen. |
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No charges for 'burglar' stab man |
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October 7, 2011 at 5:17 AM |
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A man who fatally stabbed an intruder during an alleged burglary in Greater Manchester will not be charged over the death. |
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