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PM calls for Iraq hostage release
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Gordon Brown calls for the release of five British hostages in Iraq after claims one of them has taken his own life. |
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Cameron not rejecting tax rises
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Tory leader David Cameron refuses to reveal whether he would raise taxes if he becomes prime minister. |
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'Rewards for medics' excellence'
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Surgeons could be rewarded with bonuses for successful operations under a plan being considered by the UK's largest hospital trust. |
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Brown in £30m Palestinian pledge
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Gordon Brown announces £30m of British support for the Palestinian Authority for development in the territories. |
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Welfare plan to 'transform lives'
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Welfare reforms to be unveiled - including ending incapacity benefits - will "transform lives", says minister James Purnell. |
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Toddler dies in holiday pool fall
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A two-year-old girl from North Tyneside dies after falling into a swimming pool during a family holiday in Turkey. |
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Army 'may recruit from Jamaica'
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The British Army is considering a recruitment drive in Jamaica to help boost its depleted forces. |
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Tory quits after harassment claim
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The Conservative election candidate in Watford resigns after police launched an inquiry into claims of harassment. |
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Girl, 16, held after beach death
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A 16-year-old girl is held over the death of a man who was found on a beach in Cornwall with serious head injuries. |
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Iron man steams to new record - but did he get the creases right?
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A father from Hampshire believes he has broken a world record by ironing for 60 hours. |
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Hundreds of women take up beach bikini challenge
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More than 300 women strip down to their bikinis for a photograph, but fail to beat the world record. |
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Live text from day four of the Open
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Padraig Harrington is leading and must beat England's Ian Poulter's score of seven over to win the Open. |
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Hamilton fights back for victory
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Lewis Hamilton wins the German Grand Prix despite a questionable strategy from his McLaren team. |
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Live text - England v S Africa 2nd Test
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South Africa look set for a big win in the second Test after England lose their first second-innings wicket with just three runs on the board. |
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Cavendish out of Tour de France
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Brit Mark Cavendish pulls out of the Tour de France ahead of the 15th stage. |
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Week in quotes
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Why is David Cameron a bit like Lara Croft? |
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Safety in numbers
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Why alarm and ignorance of statistics = fear |
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A Scot with MS
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Elizabeth Quigley on a disease which plagues Scotland |
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Grief really hurts
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How strong emotions can cause physical pain |
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Birthday Beano
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An exhibition celebrates 70 years of the famous comic |
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Martha's week
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It's recess, but can workaholic Brown take time off? |
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Service marks floods anniversary
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Hundreds of people attend a service at Tewkesbury Abbey to mark the first anniversary of devastating floods. |
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Met police contracts scrutinized
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Scotland Yard contracts awarded to a company owned by a friend of Sir Ian Blair are under scrutiny, it is revealed. |
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Lambeth Conference opens
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Bishops attending the Lambeth Conference hear how the row over gay clergy has left the Anglican church a 'wounded community'. |
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Rescued angler dies in hospital
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An angler who was rescued after getting into difficulties in water off the west coast of Scotland dies in hospital. |
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Tractor is hit at level crossing
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A tractor driver is seriously hurt when his vehicle is hit by a passenger train on a Shropshire level crossing. |
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Families sue over aircraft deaths
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The families of two backpackers, who were among 89 people killed in a plane crash in Thailand, plan to sue the airline. |
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HBOS to reveal share issue result
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Halifax Bank of Scotland will reveal on Monday the level of investor demand for new shares in its £4bn rights issue. |
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The betrayal game
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Meet the man whose job it is to meet people, spend months befriending them and then betray them. |
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First taste of a magical fruit
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It's being billed as king of the superfruits - but what does baobab fruit taste like? Don't hold your breath? |
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Doom-mongers
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... be damned. Here are five reasons to buck up and smile |
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Papers look to knife crime fixes
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Methods of tackling knife crime are considered by the Sunday newspapers. |
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Birthday appeal on fatal shooting
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Police investigating the murder of a boy in Manchester renew their appeal on what would have been his 17th birthday. |
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Teenager falls 30ft from window
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A schoolgirl from south London is seriously injured falling 30ft from her hotel window in Venice, according to reports. |
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Rescue operation for two divers
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A major rescue operation for two divers is taking place west of Rathlin Island off the County Antrim coast. |
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Guildford bomb campaigner dies
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Sarah Conlon, whose husband Giuseppe and son, Gerry, were wrongly convicted over the Guildford IRA pub bombings dies. |
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Tower blocks demolished in blast
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Two multi-storey tower blocks in Glasgow are reduced to 16,000 tons of rubble during a controlled explosion. |
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MoD critical of local tax plans
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The UK's armed forces minister says he has "serious concerns" about Scottish Government plans for a local income tax. |
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Police await tests on Pc's body
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South Yorkshire Police await the results of a post-mortem examination on one of their officers found in north Wales. |
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Appeal made for crash witnesses
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Drivers who stopped at the scene of a fatal car crash between Bridgend and Cowbridge are asked to contact police. |
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