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| Thursday, 01 July, 2010, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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 | Electoral reform vote date named A referendum on reforming the electoral system is expected to be held on 5 May next year, the BBC learns. |
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| Deadly blasts hit Pakistan shrine At least 35 people are killed and at least 175 injured in three suicide bomb explosions in the Pakistani city of Lahore, officials say. | |
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| Afghans handover by 2014 - Hague Foreign Secretary William Hague says he would be "very surprised" if Afghan forces were not in charge of security by 2014. | |
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| Swine flu jab contracts 'flawed' The UK handled the swine flu pandemic well but there are key lessons for the future, a report warns. | |
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| Genes predict living beyond 100 Scientists in the US have developed way of predicting how likely a person is to live beyond the age of 100. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Deadly blasts hit Pakistan shrine At least 35 people are killed and at least 175 injured in three suicide bomb explosions in the Pakistani city of Lahore, officials say. |
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| Obama urges reform of immigration President Obama presses for US immigration policy reform in his first major speech on the issue since taking office. | |
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| Campbell ordered to Taylor trial A court orders model Naomi Campbell to testify in the war crimes trial of Liberia's ex-President Taylor on 29 July. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Somali leader in anniversary raid Somalia's President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed is on the front line as battles rage as the country marks 50 years of independence. |
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| Campbell ordered to Taylor trial A court orders model Naomi Campbell to testify in the war crimes trial of Liberia's ex-President Taylor on 29 July. | |
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| Kenyan MPs boost their own wages Kenyan MPs vote to increase their salaries by 18%, making them among the best-paid lawmakers in the world. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama urges reform of immigration President Obama presses for US immigration policy reform in his first major speech on the issue since taking office. |
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| US spy case bail hearings delayed Bail hearings for five of 10 suspects arrested in the US accused of spying for Russia are delayed by US courts. | |
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| US chief in Afghan civilian vow US Afghanistan commander Gen Petraeus vows to protect Afghan civilians in the Taliban conflict, as he briefs Nato in Brussels. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China launches global English TV State news agency Xinhua launches a 24-hour global English news channel to give "a better view of China". |
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| S Korea jails N Korea 'agents' Two North Korean agents are jailed for 10 years in South Korea for plotting to assassinate a high profile defector. | |
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| Hong Kong democrats hold protests Tens of thousands of people stage pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong on the anniversary of the end of British colonial rule. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | US spy case bail hearings delayed Bail hearings for five of 10 suspects arrested in the US accused of spying for Russia are delayed by US courts. |
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| Turkey back to talks with Israel Israel holds its first high-level meeting with Turkey since Turkish activists were killed on an aid ship bound for Gaza. | |
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| Turkey Kurdish clashes 'kill 17' Fighting in south-eastern Turkey leaves 12 Kurdish rebels and five members of the Turkish security forces dead, reports say. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Israel renews Shalit swap offer Israel renews its offer to release 1,000 Palestinian prisoners if Hamas militants free captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. |
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| Turkey back to talks with Israel Israel holds its first high-level meeting with Turkey since Turkish activists were killed on an aid ship bound for Gaza. | |
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| Egypt police 'brutality' charges The Egyptian authorities charge two plain-clothed police officers over the death of a 28-year-old man in Alexandria last month. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Deadly blasts hit Pakistan shrine At least 35 people are killed and at least 175 injured in three suicide bomb explosions in the Pakistani city of Lahore, officials say. |
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| US chief in Afghan civilian vow US Afghanistan commander Gen Petraeus vows to protect Afghan civilians in the Taliban conflict, as he briefs Nato in Brussels. | |
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| Pawar takes over as ICC president Sharad Pawar takes over as the new president of the International Cricket Council after succeeding David Morgan. | |
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| UK | |
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| Electoral reform vote date named A referendum on reforming the electoral system is expected to be held on 5 May next year, the BBC learns. |
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| Afghans handover by 2014 - Hague Foreign Secretary William Hague says he would be "very surprised" if Afghan forces were not in charge of security by 2014. | |
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| Man is arrested in M5 body probe Police investigating the disappearance and murder of Bath woman Melanie Hall arrest a 38-year-old man. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Man is arrested in M5 body probe Police investigating the disappearance and murder of Bath woman Melanie Hall arrest a 38-year-old man. |
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| Rape attempt schoolboy to appeal A primary school boy appeals against his conviction for attempting to rape an eight-year-old girl in west London. | |
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| Car left hanging from shop roof A Mercedes car crashes through the wall of a car park on the roof of a shopping centre in west London. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | School loses Supreme Court battle The UK's highest law court rules against an education board over a boy suspended from school as a precaution. |
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| NI Water conduct 'was shocking' The procedures of NI Water which led to the sackings of four board members were 'shocking', a leading civil servant says. | |
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| Board vetoes armed civilians plan A proposal to use armed civilian guards to protect potential terrorist targets is vetoed by the Northern Ireland Policing Board. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Councillor faces developer claims A BBC investigation reveals evidence of connections between an influential councillor and a millionaire developer. |
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| Teenager raped while walking dog Lothian and Borders Police hunt a man who raped a 16-year-old girl as she walked her dog at Crewe Toll in Edinburgh. | |
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| Anger at airport £1 drop-off fee Edinburgh Airport is to introduce a £1 charge for dropping off passengers at its terminal building by private car. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Man, 53, held over carer's murder A man is remanded in custody charged with murdering a 22-year-old care worker in Gwynedd. |
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| Concern over industrial site fire People who live near a former tar plant in Caerphilly say they are worried about fires which have been breaking out at the site. | |
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| Royal couple toast 'best village' Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall take a turn behind the bar on a visit to the "best village in Wales". | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Sky Sports broadcast costs rise Sky puts up the price of Sky Sports, raising the cost to BT and Virgin of showing live events such as Premier League football. |
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| Fears over new mortgage squeeze Lenders warn that homebuyers could face a fresh squeeze on mortgages in the next three months. | |
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| EU curbs mobile internet charges EU protection to prevent mobile phone and computer users running up large data bills while travelling comes into force. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Saatchi gives gallery to nation Art collector Charles Saatchi gifts his Saatchi Gallery and more than 200 works - including Tracey Emin's My Bed - to the nation. |
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| Sky Sports broadcast costs rise Sky puts up the price of Sky Sports, raising the cost to BT and Virgin of showing live events such as Premier League football. | |
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| North Korea book wins top prize An account of life in North Korea wins Barbara Demick the £20,000 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Genes predict living beyond 100 Scientists in the US have developed way of predicting how likely a person is to live beyond the age of 100. |
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| Herschel 'fitted with zoom lens' Europe's Herschel space telescope spies a far-distant galaxy with a cosmic gravitational "zoom lens". | |
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| Three-legged dogs aid robot study Scientists have filmed and studied three-legged dogs walking on treadmills in a bid to develop robot-building strategies. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Hackers target XP support system Windows XP users are being urged to take care as hi-tech criminals target the operating system's help and support system. |
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| Broadband 'legal right' for Finns Finland has become the first country to make broadband with a speed of 1Mbps a legal right for every citizen. | |
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| Facebook tightens up on user data Facebook rolls out changes to its site in its continuing efforts to appease critics of its privacy practices. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Swine flu jab contracts 'flawed' The UK handled the swine flu pandemic well but there are key lessons for the future, a report warns. |
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| Home birth risks under scrutiny Women who plan home births recover more rapidly from childbirth, but there is a higher risk of their baby dying, an international study suggests. | |
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| EU rules on pregnant workers' pay The EU's top court says pregnant workers transferred to another job or granted time off should not lose the extra payments they normally get. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | 'One in ten' UK graduates jobless Ten percent of students who left UK colleges last year were unable to find work, according to official figures. |
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| Paedophiles 'turn to webcams' Paedophiles are increasingly accessing indecent images of children from webcams, child protection experts say. | |
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| University entry review launched The UK's university admissions system, based on A-level results, is to be reviewed to reflect a broader range of qualifications. | |
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| 1997: Hong Kong handed over to Chinese control Hong Kong is handed back to the Chinese authorities - ending more than 150 years of British control. | |||
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| 1963: Philby confirmed as 'third man' Former Foreign Office official Harold Philby is confirmed as the "third man" in the Burgess and Maclean case. | |||
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| 1994: Yasser Arafat ends 27-year exile The chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation, Yasser Arafat, returns to the Gaza Strip after 27 years in exile. | |||
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