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• G8 'revulsion' at Zimbabwe crisis : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:32:57 GMT
  Gordon Brown says the world has made clear its "revulsion" about Zimbabwe and calls for a UN arms embargo.
• Call for new rape inquiry squads : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:06:17 GMT
  A senior police officer calls for a specialist rape inquiry team to be set up in every force to help improve conviction rates.
• Euro MPs get tough on airline ads : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:30:04 GMT
  MEPs move to ban air ticket ads that do not include hidden taxes and charges, in an EU crackdown on misleading cheap fares.
• Claims of abuse in Jersey bunker : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:42:36 GMT
  Six people say they were abused in a WWII bunker near a former Jersey children's home, say police.
• Attack at US Istanbul consulate : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:09:35 GMT
  Three Turkish policemen and three gunmen are killed in an attack near the US consulate in Istanbul, officials say.
• Iran sends missile test warning : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:23:11 GMT
  Iran test-fires its longest-range missile - capable of hitting Israel - in a clear warning against US and Israeli pressure.
• Harman 'concern' on house prices : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:35:26 GMT
  Harriet Harman tells MPs there is "grave cause for concern" about the housing market but says ministers are "taking action".
• Death cyclist fine angers family : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:58:07 GMT
  The family of a 17-year-old who died after being hit by a cyclist condemn his sentence as "laughable".
• Rapper traumatised by gun arrest : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:58:31 GMT
  A rapper arrested at gunpoint in a case of mistaken identity speaks of the moment he stepped off a train into a "really bad dream".
• Teenager shocked to find baby bat asleep in her bra : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:53:27 GMT
  A teenager who thought her mobile phone was disturbing her underwear finds a bat asleep in her bra.
• Nicole Kidman's baby name mystery solved : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:54:42 GMT
  Nicole Kidman's father reveals he suggested naming his new granddaughter Sunday after a key figure in Australia's art scene.
• Chambers to learn fate next week : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:44:14 GMT
  Dwain Chambers will find out next Wednesday if he will be allowed to represent Britain at this summer's Olympic Games.
• Unchanged England set Test record : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:20:19 GMT
  England become the first team in history to name an unchanged XI for the sixth successive match.
• What do you want to talk about? : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:27:40 GMT
  What do you want the world to talk about?
• Rabbit ripper : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:12:31 GMT
  Owners in fear as German police hunt serial pet killer
• Devil or angel : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:32:16 GMT
  Can a person of good character be manufactured?
• Slowing pains : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:13:14 GMT
  One Welsh town feels the force of a cooling economy
• Annual report : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:51:34 GMT
  Do BBC executives deserve to be paid top dollar?
• Tributes are paid to 'caring boy' : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:20:01 GMT
  Tributes have been paid to a 17-year-old boy who died after trying to stop an argument in a Bristol street.
• Lords deliver leukaemia judgment : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:20:57 GMT
  A bid to release childhood leukaemia figures is referred back to Scotland's information commissioner.
• Plaid 'runs rings around Labour' : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:03:30 GMT
  A former Labour minister says Plaid Cymru has "run rings" around his Welsh assembly colleagues since their coalition a year ago.
• Omagh judge remarks 'speculation' : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:17:21 GMT
  A report for the Policing Board accuses the Omagh trial judge of speculation in his criticisms of some of the prosecution case.
• Deadly Darfur peace force attack : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:46:44 GMT
  Six members of the peace mission in Sudan's Darfur region are killed in an attack, a UN source tells the BBC.
• Russia 'upset' by US shield plans : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:29:10 GMT
  Russia's president says it is considering retaliatory steps after the Czechs agree to host part of a US missile shield.
• Fresh clashes shake Lebanese city : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:35:59 GMT
  At least two people are killed and 40 are wounded in renewed sectarian clashes in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli.
• Summit ends with climate 'vision' : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:58:20 GMT
  G8 leaders meeting in Japan proclaim a "shared vision" on greenhouse gases, but fail to get poor nations to agree to cuts.
• EU court rules against Alitalia : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:03:14 GMT
  The EU's top court rejects an appeal by struggling Italian airline Alitalia against conditions for receiving state aid.
• India left hits out at government : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:53:41 GMT
  Former communist allies launch a scathing attack on India's government over its controversial nuclear deal with the US.
• More job cuts at UK housebuilders : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:48:05 GMT
  Bovis Homes and Redrow announce sweeping job cuts as they struggle to deal with the housing downturn.
• Brown has 'true grit' says Harman : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:20:22 GMT
  Harriet Harman defends Gordon Brown as William Hague tells MPs he is "past his sell-by date" and people are "sick of him".
• Being too fat 'can damage sperm' : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:36:59 GMT
  Obese men have poorer quality sperm, perhaps because too much fat around their testicles causes them to heat up, scientists have suggested.
• Heads warn of test marks mistakes : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:38:39 GMT
  "The row is only beginning," say head teachers, as they report widespread problems with the quality of Sats marking.
• Funding secured for observatory : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:23:42 GMT
  Committed funds secure the future of Jodrell Bank, one of the world's leading radio astronomy centres.
• Theatre too expensive, says Tate : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:17:49 GMT
  Comic and Doctor Who star Catherine Tate says "exclusive" ticket prices are making London's West End theatre elitist.
• Fix found for net security flaw : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:58:12 GMT
  A patch is released to protect computers against a security flaw that could direct internet users to fake websites.