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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates calls in the FBI to help investigate the leaking of 90,000 classified papers related to the Afghan war.
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The US senator, who is to chair a congressional inquiry into the Lockerbie bomber release, tells the BBC he may send investigators to the UK.
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Ministers are to set out options for reforming the benefits system and moving people from welfare into work.
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The public will be able to veto their council tax bills in England if charges are above an agreed limit, ministers will announce.
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Prosecutors say a Frenchwoman has admitted killing eight newborn babies after remains are found in a northern village but says her husband knew nothing.
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Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says.
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Calcium supplements taken by many older people could be increasing their risk of a heart attack, research shows.
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Fires rage around Russia's capital Moscow after its hottest day on record, with temperatures reaching 39C (102F).
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Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, begins a legal bid to be granted bail ahead of a UK theft trial.
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Police in California seize $1.7bn worth of marijuana in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
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Good weather and football's World Cup is thought to have given a boost to beer sales in the UK, industry figures suggest.
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Researchers identify rocks that they say could contain the fossilised remains of life on early Mars.
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A luxury car worth £1.2m is clamped outside Harrods in central London after being illegally parked.
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Triple jumper Phillips Idowu wins Great Britain's second gold of the European Championships as Martyn Bernard takes high jump bronze.
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Eoin Morgan makes a superb maiden Test century as England reach an imposing 331-4 after day one of the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.
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David Ngog's double strike eases an inexperienced Liverpool side to victory over Rabotnicki in their Europa League third qualifying round first leg.
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Fulham confirm the appointment of Mark Hughes as their new manager, replacing Roy Hodgson.
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Felipe Massa insists he is not playing second fiddle to Fernando Alonso, despite controversy surrounding the Ferrari drivers in last weekend's German Grand Prix.
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A Cheshire businessman accused of killing a man has charges against him dropped - the third time he has been cleared of murder.
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Firefighters are damping down a blaze that has forced the temporary closure of Warburtons' bakery in Bolton.
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The Scottish government is told to release more details on the staging of meetings of its Council of Economic Advisers.
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Up to 60,000 people working in the public sector in Scotland could lose their jobs, according to an independent review commissioned by ministers.
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An agreement on the future of the Maze Prison site is reached by the NI first and deputy first ministers, Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness.
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Human remains are found in County Monaghan by a group searching for one of the Disappeared, Charles Armstrong.
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Fundamental changes will be made in the way S4C is run after the sudden departure of chief executive Iona Jones, says the chair of the board which oversees it.
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Electronics giant Sharp says a "substantial" number of jobs will be created following a £30m expansion of its Wrexham factory.
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About 140 people are feared dead as a boat capsizes on a river in the western Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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President Bashir's NCP says the referendum on south Sudan's secession cannot happen until the internal border is decided.
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Rescue teams in north-east China are working to retrieve 3,000 barrels of chemicals washed into a major river, state media say.
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Officials investigate damage to a Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, amid reports of a collision or an attack.
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Serbia seeks support for UN resolution opposing unilateral secession in territorial disputes such as that involving Kosovo.
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Greek police fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of lorry drivers protesting in Athens against a government order to end their strike.
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Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, who was on hunger strike for more than 130 days, is released from hospital.
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The Mexican government says security forces have killed leading drug trafficker Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel.
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The Arab League backs direct Palestinian peace talks with the Israelis, but leaves the timing to the Palestinians, officials say.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia pledge to help stabilise Lebanon.
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Floods triggered by monsoon rains kill at least 100 people in north-west Pakistan, and further downpours are forecast.
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Pakistanis are less afraid the country will be taken over by extremists and feel less threatened by the Taliban than last year, research suggests.
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As many as 6,600 graves at Arlington National Cemetery were mislabelled or unmarked because of incompetence among managers, a US senator says.
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Arizona lodges an appeal against a federal court's decision to block parts of an anti-immigration law hours before it came into effect.
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People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government.
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The UK's Partygaming and Austrian firm Bwin unveil plans to merge and create the world's largest online gaming business.
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Oil giants Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil see profits almost double in the week rival BP suffered record losses.
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David Cameron says it is important to "speak frankly" after criticism of his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism.
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The UK Independence Party wins its court battle against having to pay back all of a £367,697 "impermissible donation".
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Business Secretary Vince Cable will not address the TUC's annual congress after his invitation to speak was withdrawn.
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The right of women to choose whether they have home births is being questioned by a leading medical journal.
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A combination pill of two drugs used to treat addiction may help people lose weight, say US researchers.
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The overhaul of the NHS may harm the public health drive, a health think tank is warning.
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Plans to reform A-levels could put students off maths and lead to university department closures, an academic body warns.
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More than 150 top schools in England have applied to become academies, government documents show.
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There has been a dramatic fall in the number of pupils excluded from schools in England in the past year, official figures show.
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Security researcher Ron Bowes tells BBC News why he collected and published the personal details of 100m Facebook users.
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No "significant" personal data was grabbed by Google when it snooped on wi-fi networks, says the UK data protection office.
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Online retailer Amazon launches its popular Kindle e-reader into the UK market for the first time, with a new look and more books.
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A Unesco panel votes to remove the Galapagos Islands from a "red list" of endangered heritage sites, drawing protests from a leading conservation group.
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The X Prize foundation, best known for launching the private spaceflight industry, launches a $1.4 million oil clean-up challenge.
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The amount of plankton in the oceans has declined markedly over the last century, with warming identified as a cause.
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Welsh rock band Bullet For My Valentine scoop two prizes at this year's Kerrang! Awards, including best British group for the third year running.
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Seven doctors who treated Michael Jackson in the years before his death will not face charges, US investigators say.
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Three time capsules are to be created on what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday, to be dedicated at a ceremony in the US.
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With thousands expected to flock to a major cheese fair, why are Britons taking this once-humble foodstuff so seriously?
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Professor Robert Winston on how creative block has tormented great artists and even those in the sciences.
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Mad Men's sassy secretary has been given government sanction for her body shape - but how realistic is it for women?
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The BBC's John Simpson visits the city of Peshawar in Pakistan to see how the country is dealing with fighting two Talibans.
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A modern Bollywood adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma is set to hit the big screen. Anna Holligan went to meet its stars.
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A Spanish tourist remains missing after a Turkish tour boat was engulfed by flames while sailing in the Mediterranean.
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The world of doggy ice cream, a huge waterfight in Russia and a walk-in cow wash. It's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.
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With nearly one in five people unemployed, the economic future looks bleak in Puerto Rico. Maria Hinojosa has this special report.
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With monsoons being heavier than normal, floods in north-west Pakistan have killed at least 100 people.
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The publication of sensitive military documents on the Wikileaks website is "potentially severe and dangerous" for US troops and their partners in Afghanistan, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said.
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The contenders for the Labour leadership have set out their personal circumstances, the reasons they went into politics and their secret vices.
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Delhi polishes up British accent in time for Games
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Colourful 75-year history of the famous book publisher
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Was Dr Crippen innocent of his wife's murder?
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Happily married, don't want kids - why is it seen as odd?
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Profile of new head of British army, Gen Sir Peter Wall
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