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Cameron anger over Labour 'slurs'

BBC Newsfeed - 2 min 22 sec ago

David Cameron demands an apology from Gordon Brown over alleged "slurs" by Labour MPs against defence chiefs.

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Kidnap boy's father defies police

BBC Newsfeed - 7 min 21 sec ago

The father of a British boy kidnapped in Pakistan is heading home against police wishes, the BBC learns.

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Economic storm not over, says PM

BBC Newsfeed - 7 min 54 sec ago

Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced.

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BA strike action talks under way

BBC Newsfeed - 15 min 50 sec ago

Talks aimed at averting strike action by BA cabin crew are continuing at the TUC, after a deadline was extended.

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Spanish hostage in Africa freed

BBC Newsfeed - 19 min 10 sec ago

A Spanish woman kidnapped in West Africa last year has been freed, Madrid says; and an Italian may also be free.

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Debates 'endanger free election'

BBC Newsfeed - 19 min 59 sec ago

Plaid Cymru and the SNP say planned televised debate plans breach the BBC's duty of impartiality.

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'Bali bomber' killed in Indonesia

BBC Newsfeed - 27 min 23 sec ago

Indonesia's President Yudhoyono confirms security forces killed Bali bomb suspect Dulmatin in raids in Jakarta on Tuesday.

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Berezovsky wins poison libel case

BBC Newsfeed - 28 min 8 sec ago

Oligarch Boris Berezovsky wins his libel case over claims he was behind the murder of Alexander Litvinenko.

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Junk mail quiz

BBC Newsfeed - 30 min 20 sec ago

Test yourself, now Royal Mail will no longer limit the stuff

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Onions ruled out of opening Test

BBC Newsfeed - 31 min 49 sec ago

England bowler Graham Onions is ruled out of the first Test against Bangladesh with a back injury, but there are more encouraging signals about Stuart Broad.

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Care home owner 'not a killer'

BBC Newsfeed - 38 min 55 sec ago

A care home manager from Somerset accused of killing two of her residents has denied she was a "drug-crazed monster killer", a court is told.

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150 Toyota jobs to go on Deeside

BBC Newsfeed - 43 min 28 sec ago

Around 150 jobs will go at the Toyota plant on Deeside, Flintshire, as part of 750 posts going across the UK.

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Iran attacks US over Afghanistan

BBC Newsfeed - 1 hour 2 min ago

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan.

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Aid agency attacked in Pakistan

BBC Newsfeed - 1 hour 4 min ago

Gunmen attack the office of a Western aid agency, killing six people and wounding others, the agency and police say.

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"Catastrophic event" stopped growth of galaxy

ITN - 1 hour 17 min ago

A "catastrophic event" halted the birth of stars in a galaxy in the early Universe, scientists have revealed.

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More schools fail Ofsted checks

BBC Newsfeed - 1 hour 28 min ago

More schools in England are being judged as inadequate in Ofsted's new-style inspections, according to figures just released.

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Walk on by

BBC Newsfeed - 1 hour 31 min ago

Onlookers watch gang steal jewels in broad daylight

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Litvinenko libel payout for oligarch

ITN - 1 hour 34 min ago

The former Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky has won £150000 in damages over claims he was involved in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko.

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Top public servants' pay frozen

BBC Newsfeed - 1 hour 42 min ago

Thousands of top-earning public sector workers, including judges and NHS managers, will have their pay frozen next year.

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Jerusalem row clouds Biden visit

BBC Newsfeed - 1 hour 44 min ago

The US Vice-President meets the Palestinian leadership, after Israeli plans for more homes in East Jerusalem are announced.

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