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Brown allies dismiss 'unfair' Blair attack

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 17:51
Allies of Gordon Brown rally behind the former prime minister, describing criticism of him in Tony Blair's memoirs as "unfair" and "one-sided".
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Hairdresser blast death a mystery

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 17:40
The cause of an explosion which killed a 19-year-old hairdresser in her car remains a mystery, an inquest hears.
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Deadly Lahore triple bomb blast

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 17:36
At least 18 people are killed and more than 140 are injured in three bomb blasts during a Shia religious parade in Lahore, Pakistan.
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UK 'failing its wounded troops'

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 17:33
The UK is "failing miserably" to help injured and traumatised troops recover from combat, say the parents of a Welsh soldier fatally wounded in Afghanistan.
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Obama condemns W Bank 'slaughter'

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 17:31
President Barack Obama condemns the "senseless slaughter" of four Israeli settlers, as he opens a new round of Mid-East diplomacy.
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Hague adviser quits over rumours

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 17:26
William Hague's special adviser Christopher Myers has resigned over "untrue and malicious" allegations, the foreign secretary has said.
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Planning appeals 'face backlog'

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 17:18
The Planning Appeals Commission has a backlog of 13 pending major cases but can only deal with one case at a time, its head says.
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Netherlands frees Yemeni suspects

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 17:16
Two Yemenis arrested in Amsterdam on suspicion of planning a terror attack are released, prosecutors in the Netherlands say.
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Shoesmith given leave to appeal

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 17:15
Sharon Shoesmith is given leave to appeal over her sacking as the head of children's services at Haringey Council after the death of Baby Peter.
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First wave of new-style academies

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 16:56
Teachers' unions are branding the government's relaunch of academies in England as a "failure", with about 30 expected this term.
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Lehman 'could have received help'

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 16:53
The former head of Lehman Brothers, Dick Fuld, blames regulators for the collapse of the Wall Street investment bank.
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Compensation case lasts 27 years

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 16:38
A medical negligence case lasts 27 years while 55 others have been ongoing for longer than 15 years, it has been revealed.
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Hurricane prompts US evacuations

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 16:36
Areas on the US east coast likely to be hit by Hurricane Earl are starting to evacuate, with warnings issued for many places.
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Sony rolls out rival to iTunes

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 16:33
Sony has unveiled its own music and video download in an annoucement timed to coincide with an Apple media event.
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'Drug kingpin' confesses on video

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 16:24
US-born suspected gang leader Edgar "Barbie" Valdez admits involvement in the drugs trade during an interrogation by Mexico's police.
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Ferrari recalls cars after fires

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 16:17
Luxury carmaker Ferrari recalls all of the 458 Italia cars made this year, following reports of the supercars catching fire.
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MoD criticised over blast death

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 16:13
An MoD scientist died following a blast during top-secret tests which were inappropriately planned, a inquest jury rules.
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Roaming iPhone glitch continues

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 16:04
Mobile operator O2 and Apple are still resolving a months-old data roaming issue, with customers complaining of charges they didn't incur.
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Explosives expert

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 15:51
The hidden world of an MoD worker who died after bomb trials
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BBC loses court battle over Stig

Wed, 09/01/2010 - 15:44
The BBC loses a legal fight in the High Court to stop publication of a book which claims to reveal the identity of Top Gear's driver The Stig.
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