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BP spreads blame over oil spill
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:09:42 GMT
BP's internal investigation into the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico finds that "a series of failures" was to blame
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Cameron's father dies in hospital
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:01:57 GMT
Prime Minister David Cameron's father Ian has died after suffering a stroke while on holiday, Downing Street confirms.
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Higgins cleared of bribery claims
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:05:02 GMT
John Higgins is cleared of all bribery allegations but is found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute at a hearing in London.
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Murder charge changes supported
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:26:14 GMT
Calls for different degrees of murder charges have received the backing of the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, the BBC learns.
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Church defiant over Koran burning
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:31:13 GMT
A small US church says it will defy international condemnation and go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary.
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MPs to debate phone hacking claim
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:29:57 GMT
Parliament is to debate allegations that MPs had their mobile phones hacked into by News of the World journalists.
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Britons drown off Spanish coast
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:39:00 GMT
Two men, believed to a be father and son from Surrey, drown in rough seas off the Costa del Sol in Spain.
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Extradition laws to be reviewed
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:43:16 GMT
The government orders an independent review of the UK's extradition laws, which will examine if the US-UK treaty is "unbalanced".
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SNP outlines government programme
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:15:20 GMT
The Scottish government unveils plans to scrap the "double jeopardy" rule under its new programme for government.
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Four admit animal lab hate plot
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:28:42 GMT
Four animal rights activists admit waging a hate campaign against people linked to a Cambridgeshire animal testing laboratory.
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Legionnaires' outbreak in S Wales probed
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:17:06 GMT
Officials seeking the source of a Legionnaires' outbreak linked to the death of a 64-year-old woman, focus on industrial premises.
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UK's 'oldest woman' dies aged 111
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:35:07 GMT
A woman who was thought to be the oldest person in Britain has died at the age of 111.
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Strictly Come Dancing line-up is revealed
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:16:00 GMT
Rugby player Gavin Henson, magician Paul Daniels and former Destiny's Child star Michelle Williams are among the line-up for this year's Strictly Come Dancing.
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Cine 'film-eating' fungus threatens UK archives
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:23:38 GMT
A fungus that 'eats' cine film threatens to irreversibly damage important film archive and record of British social history.
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Capello praises display by Rooney
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:43:03 GMT
England boss Fabio Capello hails Wayne Rooney, who is the subject of newspaper allegations about his private life, for his performance in the win over Switzerland.
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