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Many dead in Madrid plane crash (20 August 09:55) |
| At least 45 people are killed and many others are injured as a Spanair passenger plane swerves off a runway during take-off at Madrid's Barajas airport, Spanish officials say. |
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Glitter catches Hong Kong flight (20 August 09:52) |
| Convicted paedophile and former pop star Gary Glitter leaves Bangkok on a flight to Hong Kong after refusing to return to the UK.
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Fans face agony over gig tickets (20 August 09:17) |
| Major gigs and music festival promoters speak out after a ticket agency left many fans facing disappointment. |
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Bolt claims 200m gold with record (20 August 07:55) |
| Jamaica's Usain Bolt adds the 200m crown to his Olympic 100m title in an incredible new world record time of 19.30 seconds. |
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'Seven dead' in Spain plane crash (20 August 07:44) |
| At least seven people are killed in a plane crash at Madrid airport, emergency services say. |
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Combat losses (20 August 07:16) |
| Troop deaths feed French doubts over Afghan mission |
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Airport moves (20 August 06:45) |
| Would changes make a difference to passengers? |
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Glitter facing Thai deportation (20 August 06:33) |
| Thai authorities say they are preparing to expel paedophile Gary Glitter after he refused to board a UK-bound flight. |
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Woy yo yo song (20 August 05:49) |
| Did the Banana Splits theme tune inspire Bob Marley? |
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Buffalo Soldier (20 August 05:49) |
| Was Bob Marley's hit inspired by the Banana Splits? |
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The colour purple (20 August 05:04) |
| From violet to mauve in your pictures of Africa |
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Man who bought fossilised aphid on eBay finds unknown species (20 August 04:47) |
| A scientist who bought a fossilised insect on the web auction site eBay finds that it belongs to a new species. |
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Khyra couple in court over murder (20 August 04:06) |
| The mother and stepfather of a seven-year-old girl who allegedly starved to death appear in court charged with her murder. |
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Khyra couple in court over death (20 August 04:06) |
| The mother and stepfather of a seven-year-old girl who allegedly starved to death appear in court charged with her murder. |
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US and Poland seal missile deal (20 August 04:05) |
| The US and Poland sign a deal to locate part of a controversial US missile defence shield on Polish territory, angering Russia. |
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Gay rights champion Leo Abse dies (20 August 04:01) |
| The former Labour MP Leo Abse, who championed gay rights, dies aged 91. |
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Sarkozy renews Afghan commitment (20 August 03:49) |
| French President Nicolas Sarkozy travels to Afghanistan to support his troops, a day after a deadly attack by Taleban fighters. |
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Q and A (20 August 03:27) |
| What happens to Britons who commit sex crimes abroad? |
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Downing Street denies wasting money on Clarkson video 'joke' (20 August 03:25) |
| Downing Street says a jokey video response to calls for Jeremy Clarkson to be PM is not a waste of taxpayers' money. |
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Three-way split again on UK rates (20 August 03:04) |
| Bank of England policymakers were again split three ways when they decided to hold interest rates at 5% earlier this month. |
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Head to head (20 August 03:03) |
| Should children's books have age ratings? |
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Pakistani views (20 August 02:45) |
| Musharraf - was he a national hero or a failure? |
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Driver held in 4x4 safari crash (20 August 01:49) |
| The driver of a 4x4 which crashed in Turkey killing a father and his eight-year-old daughter is detained by police. |
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Thousands strike in Scots pay dispute (20 August 01:47) |
| Council workers are staging a 24-hour walkout over pay, disrupting schools, bin collections and ferries in Scotland. |
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Rice in Warsaw for defence deal (20 August 01:37) |
| The US and Poland are to sign a deal to locate part of a controversial US missile defence shield on Polish territory. |
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BAA 'should sell three airports' (20 August 01:17) |
| The Competition Commission says BAA may have to sell three of its seven UK airports - two in London and one in Scotland. |
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Bone marrow donor campaigner dies (20 August 01:12) |
| A journalist who campaigned to raise awareness of bone marrow donation has died from leukaemia. |
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Consistency is key, says Hamilton (20 August 12:51) |
| Lewis Hamilton says he and McLaren have to cut out mistakes if he is to win the Formula One drivers' title this year. |
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BAA 'may have to sell three airports' (20 August 11:42) |
| The Competition Commission says BAA may have to sell three of its seven UK airports - two in London and one in Scotland. |
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Sarkozy makes Kabul crisis visit (20 August 11:35) |
| French President Nicolas Sarkozy travels to Afghanistan to support his troops, a day after a deadly attack by Taleban fighters. |
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Tories 'best' to tackle poverty (20 August 10:15) |
| Shadow Chancellor George Osborne will use a speech to claim the Tories are the party best placed to tackle poverty. |
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Russia rejects UN Georgia draft (20 August 09:34) |
| Russia rejects a draft UN Security Council resolution on Georgia, saying it contradicted last week's truce terms. |
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Civil trial opens of US ex-marine (20 August 09:21) |
| The civil trial opens of a former US marine accused of killing unarmed Iraqi detainees in Falluja, in the first case of its kind. |
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Fan fury over festival 'rip-off' (20 August 07:52) |
| Hundreds of music fans are angry and out of pocket after their tickets for the V Festival at the weekend failed to turn up. |
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Monkey business - US Bigfoot turns out to be gorilla suit on ice (20 August 07:08) |
| The claimed recent discovery of Bigfoot in the US state of Georgia turns out to be a gorilla suit in a block of ice. |
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Sarkozy en route to Afghanistan (20 August 06:11) |
| French President Nicolas Sarkozy travels to Afghanistan to support his troops, a day after a deadly attack by Taleban fighters. |
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Back pain eased by good posture (20 August 05:26) |
| Long-term back pain can be relieved through encouraging sufferers to adopt good posture through the Alexander technique, say researchers. |
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'Growing violence' at UK prison (20 August 05:19) |
| An inspection of Frankland Prison in Durham raises concern about levels of violence. |
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Thousands strike in pay dispute (20 August 05:07) |
| Council workers are staging a 24-hour walkout over pay, disrupting local services such as schools, bin collections and ferry crossings. |
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Watchdog to set out plans for BAA (20 August 04:59) |
| The Competition Commission is tipped to back the break-up of BAA, the UK's largest airports operator. |
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Call to tackle UK business waste (20 August 04:30) |
| The government should do more to curb waste using tax as an incentive, a House of Lords committee has said. |
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Karadzic wants UN judge replaced (20 August 03:50) |
| Ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic asks the UN war crimes tribunal to replace a judge in his genocide case, claiming bias. |
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Swell time (20 August 03:06) |
| Bournemouth tries to catch wave power |
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'Heart attack' halts Glitter trip (20 August 03:05) |
| Paedophile Gary Glitter's return to the UK is delayed as he said he was having a heart attack at Bangkok airport. |
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Who started it? (20 August 01:59) |
| How did the violence in South Ossetia erupt? |
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Russia hits back at Nato warning (19 August 11:37) |
| Russia accuses Nato of bias after the alliance warns Moscow that normal relations are impossible while its troops remain in Georgia. |
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New offer ends Tube strike threat (19 August 11:33) |
| A planned 72-hour Tube strike is called off following talks between rail unions and management. |
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Holiday's over (19 August 09:55) |
| PM facing pressure on several fronts as he returns to work |
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Show of strength (19 August 09:31) |
| Killing of French troops shows more brazen Taleban |
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Gary Glitter flown out of Vietnam (19 August 08:29) |
| Ex-pop star Gary Glitter is deported from Vietnam after spending almost three years in jail for sexually abusing two girls. |
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