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| Friday, 06 July, 2007, 18:00 GMT 03:00 +09:00:Asia/Seoul |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Flood claims 'will reach £1.5bn' The insurance industry says claims relating to the floods which hit parts of the UK in June will total £1.5bn. |
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| New footage shows Glasgow attack Dramatic new film of the moments after an attempted car bombing at Glasgow airport is obtained by the BBC. | |
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| Kennedy caught smoking on train Former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has been "spoken to" by police for smoking on a train. | |
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| Fresh fighting at Pakistan mosque New clashes erupt at the Red Mosque in Pakistan's capital, where troops are besieging radical Islamists. | |
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| Seized UK girl search stepped up The search for a three-year-old UK girl snatched in Nigeria intensifies, amid threats by her captors to kill her. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Fresh fighting at Pakistan mosque New clashes erupt at the Red Mosque in Pakistan's capital, where troops are besieging radical Islamists. |
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| Iran ends petrol-only car making Iran is to stop making purely petrol-driven cars and move to dual-fuel vehicles, in a bid to reduce petrol subsidies. | |
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| New Australia raids over UK bombs Police in Australia seize new evidence and question more doctors over last week's failed UK car bomb attacks. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Somali children die in mine blast Five children playing with a landmine in Somalia's capital are killed when it explodes, witnesses say. |
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| 'Threat to kill' missing UK girl Kidnappers who seized a three-year-old UK girl in Nigeria have threatened to kill her, her mother tells the BBC. | |
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| Call for Biafra to leave Nigeria Nigeria's Igbo people are still marginalised and should again seek independence, the Biafran leader says. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Colombians hold kidnap protests Hundreds of thousands of Colombians stage nationwide protests against kidnapping and the civil conflict. |
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| Venezuela brands US envoy failure Venezuela bids a hostile farewell to the US ambassador, as he regrets not achieving greater dialogue. | |
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| US capital to host Live Earth gig Washington DC is added to the list of cities staging Live Earth concerts on Saturday, bringing the total to nine. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Thai draft constitution approved A military-backed commission backs Thailand's new charter, paving the way for a national referendum and elections. |
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| N Korea considers early shutdown North Korea says it could suspend operations at its nuclear reactor once a first aid shipment arrives. | |
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| Malaysia 'convert' claims cruelty A Malaysian woman claims she was subjected to mental torture for insisting her religion is Hinduism, not Islam. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | French ex-PM's office is searched French magistrates search offices formerly used by ex-PM Dominique de Villepin amid claims of a smear campaign. |
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| Russia 'silent' on poison inquiry Ukraine's chief prosecutor says Russia is not co-operating with his inquiry into Viktor Yushchenko's poisoning. | |
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| Flood claims 'will reach £1.5bn' The insurance industry says claims relating to the floods which hit parts of the UK in June will total £1.5bn. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Clashes in south Iraq kill five Clashes between the Iraqi police and militiamen loyal to Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr leave five people dead. |
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| Iran ends petrol-only car making Iran is to stop making purely petrol-driven cars and move to dual-fuel vehicles, in a bid to reduce petrol subsidies. | |
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| Egyptian police seize explosives Police in Egypt seize more than a tonne of explosives in the Sinai Peninsula, about 100km from the Gaza border. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Fresh fighting at Pakistan mosque New clashes erupt at the Red Mosque in Pakistan's capital, where troops are besieging radical Islamists. |
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| Indian stocks jump to record high India's main stock index, the Sensex, bursts through the 15,000 mark to a record on optimism about growth. | |
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| 'Shots fired' at Musharraf plane Pakistani police seal off a house in Rawalpindi amid reports of an attempt to shoot down President Pervez Musharraf's plane. | |
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| UK | |
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| Flood claims 'will reach £1.5bn' The insurance industry says claims relating to the floods which hit parts of the UK in June will total £1.5bn. |
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| Honours inquiry file 'complete' Prosecutors say they have all the information they need to decide on any "cash for honours" charges. | |
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| New footage shows Glasgow attack Dramatic new film of the moments after an attempted car bombing at Glasgow airport is obtained by the BBC. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Couple jailed for webcam sex act A couple are jailed after having sex on a webcam while a nine-year-old girl is forced to watch. |
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| Flood claims 'will reach £1.5bn' The insurance industry says claims relating to the floods which hit parts of the UK in June will total £1.5bn. | |
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| Green experts ban cycling to work A firm which advises councils on green transport comes under fire for banning its staff from cycling to work. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Tall chimneys going up in smoke The Belfast skyline is set to change forever with the demolition of three of the city's tallest chimneys. |
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| Airport suspect's NI connection A man being held in connection with the failed attack on Glasgow airport studied in Belfast. | |
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| Stun-gun robbers escape with mail A quantity of mail is stolen in Belfast as a Royal Mail employee is threatened by men armed with a stun-gun. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | New footage shows Glasgow attack Dramatic new film of the moments after an attempted car bombing at Glasgow airport is obtained by the BBC. |
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| OAP stiletto heel attacker jailed A woman who jumped on a 70-year-old man's head with her stiletto heels in an unprovoked attack is jailed. | |
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| Traffic chaos hits T in the Park Music fans face 10-mile tailbacks as tens of thousands of people travel to the T in the Park music festival. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Crucial coalition decision looms Rhodri Morgan asks Labour to vote with "heads and not hearts" on sharing power with Plaid Cymru in the Welsh assembly. |
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| 'Ferry' motorist jailed for death A wealthy landowner who killed another motorist on the M4 and then drove off to catch a ferry is jailed. | |
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| Bridge work leads to road chaos Motorists speak of two hour delays on a main bridge over to Anglesey as maintenance work causes traffic chaos. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Honours inquiry file 'complete' Prosecutors say they have all the information they need to decide on any "cash for honours" charges. |
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| Crucial coalition decision looms Rhodri Morgan asks Labour to vote with "heads and not hearts" on sharing power with Plaid Cymru in the Welsh assembly. | |
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| Kennedy caught smoking on train Former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has been "spoken to" by police for smoking on a train. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Kwik Save stores set for reprieve The administrators of supermarket chain Kwik Save are "confident" that a rescue package will save 56 of the firm's stores. |
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| Regulator warns flood claimants The Financial Services Authority has warned recent flood victims to be careful if approached by people offering help with insurance claims. | |
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| Leeds 'may not start next season' Leeds United may not be able to start the new football season, the club's administrators warn. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | US capital to host Live Earth gig Washington DC is added to the list of cities staging Live Earth concerts on Saturday, bringing the total to nine. |
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| Nanny Laura favourite for BB boot Bookmakers make Welsh nanny Laura Williams favourite to be evicted from the Big Brother house. | |
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| Desperate Housewives star marries Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria marries her fiance, basketball player Tony Parker, in Paris. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | DNA reveals Greenland's lush past Ancient DNA samples show that southern Greenland was teeming with insect and plant life 450,000 years ago. |
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| Good vibes power tiny generator A tiny generator that harnesses vibrations to produce power has been created by British scientists. | |
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| Strong earthquake strikes Mexico A 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocks the poor southern Mexican state of Chiapas. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Online auction for security bugs Security researchers can now get cash rewards for the loopholes they discover in popular programs. |
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| Microsoft facing $1bn Xbox bill Microsoft says that it is facing a $1bn bill to cover the cost of warranties after failings with its Xbox 360. | |
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| Good vibes power tiny generator A tiny generator that harnesses vibrations to produce power has been created by British scientists. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Heart patients unsure of symptoms People at a high risk of having a heart attack do not know when to dial 999, experts have warned. |
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| Graduate nurses 'left unemployed' Almost a third of nurses had not found jobs six months after they qualified last year, Department of Health figures reveal. | |
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| Heart failure patients 'missed' Thousands of people with heart failure are going undiagnosed, the Healthcare Commission has warned. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | More Sirs 'won't shut gender gap' Recruiting more male teachers is not the answer to the gender gap in educational achievement, a report says. |
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| Pupils to get lessons in respect All pupils in England are to get lessons in how to deal with their emotions under a new government scheme. | |
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| More students to receive grants More students from poorer families in England are to receive full grants for university. | |
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| 1988: Piper Alpha oil rig ablaze An out-of-control fire on a North Sea oil rig is feared to have claimed the lives of most of those on board. | |||
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| 1978: Eleven die in sleeper train inferno A blaze on the Penzance to Paddington sleeper train leaves 11 dead and 17 injured. | |||
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| 2005: London to host 2012 Olympics The 2012 Olympic Games will be held in London, the International Olympic Committee announces. | |||
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