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Six million facing new tax bills - HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500 in tax, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418....
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Overnight curfew after NZ quake - Police declare an overnight curfew in Christchurch, New Zealand, after a powerful earthquake causes considerable damage but no fatalities....
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Tory defects over schools scheme - A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative"....
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Blair pelted with eggs in Dublin - Shoes, eggs and plastic bottles are thrown at Tony Blair as he arrives at a book-shop in Dublin to sign copies of his memoirs....
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France protests over Roma policy - More than 100 demonstrations are planned across France to protest against the government's policy of deporting Roma people....
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Nine die in New Zealand air crash - Nine people, including four tourists, are killed when a light aircraft crashes after taking off from Fox Glacier in New Zealand, say reports....
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Coulson 'safe' over phone claims - Downing Street's head of communications, Andy Coulson, is safe in his job despite phone hacking claims surrounding the News of the World newspaper, says a senior government source....
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Taxpayers 'should not fund Pope' - Some 77% of Britons think taxpayers should not help pay for Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Scotland and England, a survey suggests....
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Afghan violence 'will get worse' - Violence in Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better, the UK's most senior military commander in the country tells the BBC....
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Bank customers in 'dire poverty' - Banks are accused of leaving some customers in "dire poverty" after taking money out of their accounts without permission....
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Pakistan trio keen to see row end - A lawyer for the three Pakistan players at the centre of allegations of corruption says they are keen for a "timely and satisfactory outcome" to the affair....
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Robbie Williams turns on Blackpool lights - Thousands of people watch Robbie Williams switch on Blackpool's illuminations....
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Why reading Arabic is particularly hard for brain. - Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read....
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Dawson out of Switzerland match - England and Tottenham defender Michael Dawson is ruled out of Tuesday's game against Switzerland because of an injury suffered against Bulgaria....
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Murray sees off flamboyant Brown - Britain's Andy Murray overcomes the unorthodox style of Jamaica's Dustin Brown to reach the third round of the US Open....
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England boss happy with Mushtaq - England coach Andy Flower says he is satisfied with spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed's role within the team despite previous links with illegal bookmakers....
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Chandhok impressed by Korea track - Hispania Racing's Karun Chandhok gives the Korean Grand Prix venue the thumbs-up after being the first F1 driver to drive it....
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Toshack fears over Wales future - John Toshack says Wales' October clash with Bulgaria is a must-win after the Montenegro loss as his managerial future is queried....
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Officers could face crash charges - Two police officers who crashed a sports car seized from a suspected drink-driver could face prosecution....
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Girl hurt in barbecue explosion - A 13-year-old girl and her uncle suffer serious burns when a gas cylinder explodes during her birthday barbecue in Wiltshire....
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Council could cut over 1,000 jobs - One of Scotland's largest councils - North Lanarkshire - warns that it may have to cut more than 1,000 jobs....
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Father and son die in bike crash - A father and his 15-year-old son are killed in a motorbike accident outside Galashiels in the Scottish Borders....
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Name released after city death - Police release the name of a man who was found dead at his apartment in Armagh city on Friday....
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Irish tourist dies in plane crash - An Irish tourist is among nine people killed in a plane crash in New Zealand....
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More cuts in councillors proposed - More plans to reduce the number of councillors in Wales are put forward to create what ministers say would be greater fairness for voters....
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Council head stays in £270k job - The interim managing director brought in to run a crisis-hit authority is to stay on for the forseeable future....
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Mozambique police fire at rioters - Police in Mozambique's capital fire rubber bullets on the third day of riots, as the violence spreads to the central city of Chimoio....
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UN calls special food price talks - The United Nations' food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rapid rises in food prices....
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South Korea FM offers to resign - The South Korean Foreign Minister, Yu Myung-hwan, offers to resign after it was revealed that his daughter was offered a job in his ministry....
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Japan imposes new Iran sanctions - Japan imposes new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme but maintains its oil import schedule....
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Netherlands coalition talks fail - Talks to form a coalition government in the Netherlands collapse as the leader of the far-right Freedom Party Geert Wilders walks out....
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Six men jailed for Portugal abuse - Six Portuguese men are sentenced to up to 18 years in jail after being found guilty of multiple charges of sexual abuse at a state-run children's home....
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Chile miners advised to exercise - Scientists from the US space agency Nasa advise the trapped Chilean miners to exercise and regulate their day and night sleep patterns....
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Castro addresses rally in Havana - Fidel Castro addresses a rally for the first time since handing the Cuban presidency to his brother Raul in 2006....
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Blair in 'radical Islam' warning - Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC that radical Islam is the greatest threat facing the world....
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Clinton warns on Mid-East talks - The US secretary of state warns the current round of Mid-East peace talks may be "the last chance for a very long time"....
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Karzai sets up Taliban talks body - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has formed a committee to seek peace talks with the Taliban, his office has said....
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Pakistan rally bomb kills dozens - A bomb kills at least 50 people at a Shia Muslim rally in the south-western city of Quetta, the second attack on Pakistan's religious minority in days....
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US sees 54,000 jobs go in August - The US economy shed another 54,000 jobs in August, the third month in a row that jobs have been lost, official figures show....
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BP blowout preventer 'removed' - BP replaces the blowout preventer that failed to stem the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well and says it has paid $8bn (£5.2bn) in damage costs....
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HSBC threatens to quit London HQ - HSBC may quit its London headquarters if the UK government decides to break up big banks, a senior executive says....
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Petrobras files $65bn share offer - The Brazilian state oil company, Petrobras, unveils plans to sell up to $64.5bn of new stock, in one of the world's largest share offers....
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BP says oil spill cost up to $8bn - BP says the cost of its Gulf of Mexico oil spill has risen to $8bn - a rise of more than $2bn in the last month alone....
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Poll 'backs move from New Labour' - A poll commissioned by Ed Miliband's leadership campaign finds voters are less likely to vote Labour if there is not a shift from New Labour policies....
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Lib Dem veteran Cyril Smith dies - The former Liberal Democrat MP Sir Cyril Smith has died aged 82, his family and party confirm....
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Fox rules out French 'ship share' - Defence Secretary Liam Fox rules out the UK sharing aircraft carriers with France as part of closer defence co-operation....
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'No evidence' implants are toxic - Tests on a type of breast implant filled with an unapproved gel have shown no evidence they are unsafe, UK experts say....
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Compost sparks Legionnaire's fear - Gardeners are being warned about the risk of Legionnaire's disease from compost after a pensioner developed the disease after handling compost....
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Clue to egg flaws in older women - British scientists say they are closer to knowing why older women trying to fall pregnant are more likely to produce abnormal eggs....
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Men in short supply in primaries - One in four state primary schools in England has no male teacher, statistics show....
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Music tuition falling, poll says - Fewer children are learning to play a musical instrument than in their parents' generation, a survey suggests....
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School lottery 'failed in aim' - England's first city-wide lottery system aimed at solving the problem of allocating places at over-subscribed schools failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say....
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PS3 hack escapes court challenge - Sony has won a permanent ban in Australia of a hack for its PS3, but the code behind it has been released for free on the web....
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Memristor revolution backed by HP - A potentially revolutionary circuit component, once a laboratory curiosity, is to be mass-produced for the first time....
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Global broadband divide revealed - The global disparity in access to broadband around the world and the cost of a connection is revealed by UN figures....
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Plans for solar 'close encounter' - Nasa is aiming to get closer to the Sun than ever before, with plans to plunge a car-sized unmanned spacecraft into the star's outer atmosphere....
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Wolves fail to halt aspen decline - The re-introduction of wolves to a US National Park has not helped re-establish quaking aspens, as many researchers had hoped....
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Method to trace persistent CFCs - Ultrafine measurements of atmospheric gases could help scientists track down the last sources of CFCs thought to be slowing the recovery of the ozone layer....
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DJs unite for Love Parade track - Three of the world's most successful club DJs join forces to pay tribute to those who died at the Love Parade festival in Germany in July....
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Sarah Kennedy leaves BBC Radio 2 - Veteran broadcaster Sarah Kennedy is leaving BBC Radio 2's Dawn Patrol show - 34 years after joining the station...
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Cheryl and Ashley granted divorce - Cheryl and Ashley Cole are granted a divorce at the High Court after four years of marriage....
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Don't let the bed bugs bite - The world is on the verge of a bed-bug pandemic, according to a report - how did the tiny biting insects come to pose such a threat?...
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Autobiographies of the rich and famous - Tony Blair's memoirs has become the fastest selling autobiography in Britain. But what are the biggest overall sellers?...
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Propping up a prime minister - Tony Blair used alcohol as a 'prop' during his time in power but how many of us do the same?...
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Blair pelted with eggs in Dublin - Eggs and shoes have been thrown by anti-war protestors at former Prime Minister Tony Blair as he arrived at a book signing in Dublin....
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Imran Khan on corruption in cricket - The former Pakistan cricket captain, Imran Khan, has said that if players are found guilty of spot fixing, they should not be given a life ban, which some officials are demanding....
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Making music from children's old toys - The Modified Toy Orchestra is a band made up of five musicians - and 48 tweaked toy instruments....
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?We were woken by the earthquake? - A 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island, causing widespread minor damage and power cuts....
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What does the future hold for television? - Rory Cellan-Jones tries out 3D video equipment and looks at the latest ultra thin and bright OLED TVs....
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Panda twins delight Japanese zoo - New-born twin giant pandas made their first public appearance at a zoo in Japan on Friday in Shirahama....
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Canine Cinema gets audience howling - In an attempt to reach people who do not normally go to the cinema, Shetland film festival is targeting their pets....
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Sharks swarm off Australian coast - Hundreds of sharks have been spotted off the Queensland coast....
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Star Chamber secrets - The spending review's political arm-wrestling contest...
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Five Minutes - Author Ian McEwan on writing, walking and quantum mechanics...
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Eddie who? - The most famous comic you've never heard of...
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Behind the scenes - Israeli and Palestinian talks seen from the inside...
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The real deal - Questions over halal meat as market booms in France...
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Obituary: Sir Cyril Smith - The life and times of Rochdale's larger-than-life MP...
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