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Pakistan plays down Cameron row

50 min 20 sec ago
Pakistan says it expects "fruitful" talks between its president and David Cameron despite a row over comments about its alleged links to terror.
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Labour 'could be out for years'

1 hour 11 min ago
Labour leadership contender David Miliband warns that the party could be out of power for years at the final hustings meeting before the vote.
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Prior guides England towards win

1 hour 14 min ago
England are on course for a resounding win in the first Test after an unbeaten century from Matt Prior and three early wickets in Pakistan's second innings.
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Germany mourns Love Parade dead

1 hour 24 min ago
Germany holds an emotional memorial service for the 21 people killed in a stampede at the Love Parade dance festival in the western city of Duisburg last weekend.
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North Belfast flat stand-off ends

1 hour 38 min ago
A man is arrested after a four-hour long stand-off with police at a property in Belfast.
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Silent march for Love Parade dead

1 hour 42 min ago
A silent march and mass balloon release has taken place in Duisberg to honour 21 people who died at last weekend's Love Parade dance festival
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Blackpool promise to pay bonuses

1 hour 48 min ago
Blackpool players who are still waiting to receive bonuses for winning promotion to the Premier League are reassured that they will be paid.
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More civilian deaths in Kashmir

1 hour 55 min ago
At least two people are killed in Indian-administered Kashmir in a second deadly day of protests against Indian rule.
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James targets more England caps

2 hours 12 min ago
Goalkeeper David James says he has no intention of retiring from England duty despite joining Championship side Bristol City and turning 40.
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Bike hire fee lifted after glitch

2 hours 34 min ago
Cyclists who used London's bike hire scheme on its first day will not be billed because of technical problems.
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Huntley 'should not sue' prison

2 hours 35 min ago
Soham murderer Ian Huntley should drop his claim for compensation after having his throat slashed by an inmate, victims campaigners have said.
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Chelsea Clinton to marry banker

2 hours 40 min ago
The only child of former US President Bill Clinton, Chelsea, is due to marry in a ceremony cloaked in secrecy.
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Team's new Atlantic rowing record

2 hours 47 min ago
Four rowers reach the Isles of Scilly from New York, taking 12 days off the 114-year-old Atlantic record.
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Anyone seen my boa? Six foot snake on the loose

3 hours 5 min ago
Police are searching for a 6ft (1.8m) long snake which escaped through a bathroom window at a house in Essex.
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Live - European Championships day five

3 hours 18 min ago
Britain's Dai Greene wins 400m hurdles gold, Michael Rimmer and Rhys Williams take silver, while Jessica Ennis eyes heptathlon gold in Barcelona.
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Scotland 'needs financial powers'

3 hours 18 min ago
The Scottish government says the argument for Scotland gaining more financial powers has to be won in order to grow the economy.
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Dhaka weapons find triggers hunt

3 hours 52 min ago
Police in Bangladesh hunt for suspected Islamist militants following the discovery of a huge cache of arms and ammunition in the capital, Dhaka.
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Sir Bobby remembered one year on

3 hours 54 min ago
One year to the day since the death of former England boss Sir Bobby Robson, a ceremony takes place at Newcastle ground, St James's Park.
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UK troops 'uncover bomb factory'

4 hours 6 min ago
British troops targeting a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan have found a cache of bomb-making equipment, the Ministry of Defence says.
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Reade takes third world BMX title

4 hours 10 min ago
Great Britain's Shanaze Reade wins her third world BMX title at the championship in South Africa.
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