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UK banks hit by New York 'fraud'
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Some of the world's...
Pair jailed over sex trafficking
BBC News
Two people have been jailed for their part in the trafficking and exploitation of women for sex in Kent. Gerard Carroll, 51, of Whetsted Road, Tonbridge, was given two 18-month jail terms, to run concurrently, at Maidstone Crown Court on Monday. Moi...
Brothers together after 67 years
BBC News
A Norfolk man has met the German brother he never knew he had after 67 years apart. Peter Hans Beschorner, of Thorpe St Andrew near Norwich, applied for information about his Jewish father stored in a German document archive. Unbeknown to him, his...
Heat debate raises temperatures
BBC News
Alright, there was no wrapping paper, and the Finance Minister Nigel Dodds didn't dress up as Santa Claus. But ministers wanted this extra session, tacked on to the end of the Stormont term, to be the political equivalent of the family gathering in...
Suspended term for club assault
BBC News
A police officer who attacked a man in a Belfast nightclub has been given a suspended jail sentence. Vincent Turpin, 29, received five months imprisonment, suspended for two years, for lashing out and inflicting a...
Munitions site plan gets go ahead
BBC News
Proposals to redevelop one of Europe's largest brown field sites have been given the green light by Renfrewshire Council despite local objections. More than 2,000 complaints were lodged against plans by BAE Systems and Redrow Homes to transform the...
Six in court over heroin charges
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Four men and two women have appeared in court in Inverness accused of...
More surgery for conjoined twin
BBC News
A baby girl who was separated from her conjoined twin has had a successful operation to close her chest following heart surgery. Faith...
Turkish thinkers' Armenia apology
BBC News
An internet petition has been launched in Turkey, apologising for the "great catastrophe of 1915" when hundreds of thousands of Ottoman Armenians died. Armenians and many international historians describe as "genocide" the massacres and deaths during...
Siemens in corruption settlement
BBC News
The German industrial giant Siemens has agreed to pay more than $1.3bn (£850m) in Germany and the US to settle long-standing corruption...
Surge in Zimbabwe cholera deaths
BBC News
The United Nations says 978 people have now been killed by the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe, an increase of 25% from the last figure given three days ago. The UN's office for humanitarian affairs says 18,413 suspected cases have been reported across...
Botswana denies Mugabe coup claim
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Botswana has rejected claims by Zimbabwe it is involved in a plot to oust President Robert Mugabe. Zimbabwe's justice minister told state media they have "compelling evidence" Botswana was hosting military training camps for opposition rebels. He...
Madonna gives Guy £50m in divorce
BBC News
Madonna has paid ex-husband Guy Ritchie between £50m-£60m as part of their divorce settlement. The pop star's US spokeswoman Liz Rosenberg told The Associated Press the figure included the...
Peterborough case is 'not proven'
BBC News
A charge against Peterborough regarding an approach for Ebbsfleet's Kwesi...
Ridsdale's warning to star Ledley
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Chairman Peter Ridsdale has warned Cardiff City star Joe Ledley he will not be allowed to run his contract down and leave on the cheap....
Spurs reveal images of new ground
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Tottenham Hotspur have unveiled the first images of their proposed new stadium at White Hart Lane. Spurs have not finalised details of the arena but have revealed it would be built alongside the current ground. Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy said:...
Medals would help F1 - Ecclestone
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Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone remains committed to awarding medals rather than points in Grands Prix. His proposal would see gold, silver and bronze medals awarded to the top three finishers, rather than the current system of points for the...
Hayley Yelling to quit athletics
BBC News
Former European cross-country champion Hayley Yelling has retired...
Burnett loss to be investigated
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World Snooker will investigate irregular betting patterns after Jamie Burnett's first-round loss to Stephen Maguire at the UK Championships. Burnett was beaten 9-3 and it has since emerged that several bookmakers stopped taking bets on that exact...
Higgins and Maguire reach last 16
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Former world champion John Higgins secured his place in the UK Championship second round with a...
A Sudanese woman refugee walks past the site of four mass graves, with the raised earth marked by white sacks, in the Kalma refugee camp in Darfur, Sudan, Friday, Nov. 14, 2008.
(photo: AP / Sarah El Deeb)
Hundreds dead in Darfur battles BBC News
Egyptian anti-riot soldiers stand in front of Cairo's southern court in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008 as Egyptian real estate mogul and lawmaker Hisham Talaat Moustafa appeared in court.
(photo: AP / Amr Nabil)
Egypt court convicts food rioters BBC News
The Israeli government on Sunday has approved the release of 250 Palestinian prisoners.
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Crowds greet freed Palestinians BBC News
 Muslim women, wearing a niqab, left, and at right a khemar, leave Al-Azhar Mosque after Friday prayers in Cairo, Egypt Friday, Oct. 27, 2006. In Egypt and other Muslim countries, a fierce debate has broken out over whether the niqab - a cloth covering a
(photo: (AP /Mohammed Sehety))
Some Imams 'biased against women' BBC News
England captain David Beckham shortlisted for the World Player of the Year award
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Beckham's US move: One year on BBC News
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Pakistanis hit by 14% petrol rise BBC News
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Motor show defies economic gloom BBC News
Indian Policemen and paramedics carry the dead body of small kashmiri boy aged 7 years who died in hospital followed by a grenade explosion in Srinagar July 20, 2008.
(photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Four killed in Kashmir violence BBC News


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