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TOP STORIES
	EU treaty good for UK, says Blair Tony Blair says a deal on a new EU treaty protects Britain's interests, but critics call it a major shift in power.
	Huge driving test scam uncovered Tens of thousands of people are paying fraudsters to sit their driving test for them, the BBC learns.
	Man in stolen car rescue bid dies A charity worker thrown off the bonnet of his car when he tried to stop it being stolen dies.
	Alert as ecstasy girl taken ill Clubbers in Hampshire are warned over a dangerous batch of ecstasy after a teenager falls ill.
	Karzai angry over West's tactics President Hamid Karzai says Western troops' failure to co-ordinate with Afghans is causing civilian casualties.

WORLD
	Karzai angry over West's tactics President Hamid Karzai says Western troops' failure to co-ordinate with Afghans is causing civilian casualties.
	EU chiefs 'satisfied' with treaty EU leaders express measured approval for a new treaty, hammered out over two days of talks.
	Unesco to decide heritage sites The UN's cultural body meets in New Zealand to decide which sites should be given World Heritage status.

AFRICA
	Poisoned Ivorians reject payout Victims of a toxic waste spill in Ivory Coast reject a $200,000 compensation deal as cynical.
	Zambia talks on new constitution President Mwanawasa of Zambia meets the opposition leader amid tensions over a new draft constitution.
	Somalia food aid trucks stranded The UN appeals to Kenya to allow urgent food aid over its border to Somalia as a curfew comes into force.

AMERICAS
	Iraq attacks kill seven US troops At least seven US soldiers are killed in roadside explosions and attacks in Iraq, officials say.
	Release date set for Paris Hilton Celebrity heiress Paris Hilton is to leave jail on Tuesday after almost three-and-a-half weeks behind bars.
	CIA to reveal decades of misdeeds The CIA is to make public hundreds of documents about some of its worst abuses from the 1950s to 1970s.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	N Korea reactor 'shut in weeks' North Korea agrees to shut its Yongbyon nuclear reactor within three weeks, US envoy Christopher Hill says.
	Beijing loyalist joins HK cabinet Leading pro-Beijing figure Tsang Tak-sing is appointed to the Hong Kong government in a new cabinet.
	Unesco to decide heritage sites The UN's cultural body meets in New Zealand to decide which sites should be given World Heritage status.

EUROPE
	EU chiefs 'satisfied' with treaty EU leaders express measured approval for a new treaty, hammered out over two days of talks.
	Chirac spurns scandal questioning Ex-French President Jacques Chirac refuses to be questioned on an alleged plot to discredit his successor.
	Unesco to decide heritage sites The UN's cultural body meets in New Zealand to decide which sites should be given World Heritage status.

MIDDLE EAST
	Troops die in Lebanon camp clash Lebanese soldiers die in fighting with Islamist rebels in a Palestinian refugee camp, despite a declared victory.
	Iraq attacks kill seven US troops At least seven US soldiers are killed in roadside explosions and attacks in Iraq, officials say.
	Saudi religious police face trial Members of Saudi Arabia's feared religious police are to stand trial over the deaths in their custody of two men.

SOUTH ASIA
	Karzai angry over West's tactics President Hamid Karzai says Western troops' failure to co-ordinate with Afghans is causing civilian casualties.
	Pakistan students free hostages Pakistani religious students free nine hostages, including foreign women, they accuse of prostitution.
	Rain and floods kill 45 in India Heavy rain and floods kill at least 45 people in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

UK
	EU treaty good for UK, says Blair Tony Blair says a deal on a new EU treaty protects Britain's interests, but critics call it a major shift in power.
	Man in stolen car rescue bid dies A charity worker thrown off the bonnet of his car when he tried to stop it being stolen dies.
	More Madeleine sightings reported Police in Malta are investigating two more possible sightings of missing Madeleine McCann.

ENGLAND
	Man in stolen car rescue bid dies A charity worker thrown off the bonnet of his car when he tried to stop it being stolen dies.
	Woman marries death row prisoner A former Nottinghamshire woman marries a prisoner on death row in the United States.
	MacArthur wins round island race Dame Ellen MacArthur comes home ahead of more than 1,800 yachts in the Round the Island Race.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Man, 34, accused of raping niece A 34-year-old man is remanded in custody at Belfast Magistrates Court charged with raping his niece.
	Woman is 'killed by her own car' A woman dies after she is knocked down by her own car in an accident at Warrenpoint in County Down.
	H-Block stadium swipe 'pointless' Culture Minister Edwin Poots dismisses DUP colleague Nigel Dodds's criticism of the planned Maze stadium.

SCOTLAND
	Council tax bills 'rise by half' Scotland's council tax bills have risen by more than 50% in the last decade, according to a survey.
	Salmond addresses party faithful First Minister Alex Salmond addresses the SNP faithful for the first time since the party's historic election victory.
	Rail problems after flash floods Rail disruption is continuing after heavy storms caused flash floods in parts of Glasgow.

WALES
	Alarm front man sings on Snowdon Rocker Mike Peters holds a cancer charity gig for fellow walkers at the half-way point on Wales' highest mountain.
	Woman airlifted after sea rescue Lifeboats and an RAF helicopter take part in a rescue after a woman goes into the sea off mid Wales.
	Murder charge over OAP's attack A man charged with murdering a 71-year-old who died a month after being assaulted is to appear in court.

POLITICS
	EU treaty good for UK, says Blair Tony Blair says a deal on a new EU treaty protects Britain's interests, but critics call it a major shift in power.
	Attorney general to leave office Attorney General Lord Goldsmith is to step down when Tony Blair quits as prime minister, he announces.
	Blair talks with Pope in Vatican Tony Blair meets the Pope in the Vatican, prompting fresh speculation that he is planning to convert to Catholicism.

BUSINESS
	London Stock Exchange buys Borsa The London Stock Exchange (LSE) confirms it is buying its Italian equivalent, Milan's Borsa Italiana, for more than 1.5bn euros.
	Tories probe private equity gains Huge private equity profits should not be subject to tax breaks, the shadow chancellor says.
	BP sells Siberia stake to Gazprom Oil firm BP sells its stake in a Siberian gas field development to Russian state-controlled firm Gazprom.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Killers set for muddy Glastonbury The Killers prepare to top Glastonbury's second full day as festival-goers shrug off muddy conditions.
	Release date set for Paris Hilton Celebrity heiress Paris Hilton is to leave jail on Tuesday after almost three-and-a-half weeks behind bars.
	Actor Freeman gets Mandela role Morgan Freedom is to play ex-South African president Nelson Mandela in upcoming film The Human Factor.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	California landing for Atlantis US space shuttle Atlantis touches down in California, after bad weather prevents a Florida landing.
	Climate fears for heritage sites Campaigners petition the UN to take urgent action to protect the world's iconic natural sites from climate change.
	Icebergs are 'ecological hotspot' Drifting icebergs are "eco-hotspots" enabling surrounding waters to absorb more CO2, a study finds.

TECHNOLOGY
	E-vote 'threat' to UK democracy Unreliable electronic voting systems could undermine UK democracy warns a report
	Cyber attack on Pentagon e-mail The Pentagon shuts down e-mail accounts after a hacker manages to penetrate the system.
	Banned video game is 'fine art' The US publishers of a video game banned in the UK and Ireland describe it as a "fine piece of art".

HEALTH
	New women doctors 'outnumber men' Newly-qualified women doctors outnumber their male counterparts by almost three to two, a survey suggests.
	HIV infection theory challenged Scientists refute a longstanding theory of how HIV slowly depletes the body's capacity to fight infection.
	'Insulin pill' hope for diabetes People with diabetes may soon be able to take a pill to control their condition instead of repeated injections.

EDUCATION
	How to make 'staying on' appeal? Mike Baker finds a Swiss role model for vocational schooling that could encourage 'staying on'.
	Primary schools are to specialise A pilot study assesses making primary schools in England specialists, the way most secondaries now are.
	Low attainers 'poor white boys' White pupils, especially boys, from poor homes are most likely to persistently underachieve, a study says.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1985: Air India jet crashes killing 329 A passenger jet disintegrates in mid-air off the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 people on board.
	1992: 'Teflon Don' jailed for life New York crime boss John Gotti is sentenced to life imprisonment with no chance of parole.
	1983: Pope meets banned union leader Walesa Pope John Paul II holds a private meeting with the founder of Solidarity, Lech Walesa, on a visit to Poland.

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