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Updated: 15 min 43 sec ago

Erdogan raps rivals ahead of poll

40 min 32 sec ago
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticises the tactics of his opponents, in a BBC interview ahead of Sunday's constitutional referendum.
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Fees rise 'best' for universities

51 min 48 sec ago
Vice chancellors are expected to be told raising student tuition fees is the best way to ensure future finding for higher education.
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Brilliant Federer beats Soderling

1 hour 9 min ago
Five-time champion Roger Federer produces a stunning display to beat Robin Soderling and reach the semi-finals of the US Open.
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Colorado fire destroys 136 homes

1 hour 35 min ago
A forest fire in the US state of Colorado has destroyed at least 136 homes, officials say.
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Honduras massacre 'gang rivalry'

1 hour 45 min ago
A mass shooting in a shoe factory in Honduras is blamed on rival street gangs linked to Mexican drug cartels.
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UN aid chief Amos visits Pakistan

3 hours 16 min ago
The newly appointed head of UN humanitarian relief Lady Valerie Amos has spent her first day in office touring Pakistan.
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Mexico rejects drug 'insurgency' analogy

3 hours 24 min ago
Mexico has rejected remarks from the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, that drug-related violence in Mexico increasingly has the hallmarks of an insurgency.
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Empty shops highlighting 'divide'

3 hours 38 min ago
The number of shops closing in Britain is slowing but a north-south divide has emerged, a survey by retail analysts the Local Data Company suggests.
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Rig firms hit back at BP report

4 hours 52 min ago
Contractors who worked for BP on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig criticise the company's report into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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Dr Dre or The Cure? Study into music on prescription

5 hours 6 min ago
Patients could be prescribed music tailored to their needs as a result of new university research.
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Nutrient clue to common birth defect

5 hours 8 min ago
Scientists begin a study to determine if an everyday vitamin supplement could help prevent a common birth defect.
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Boundary move 'gives Tories hope'

5 hours 11 min ago
Boundary changes for the next Scottish Parliament elections suggest a possible boost to the Conservatives, according to experts.
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Low pay and squalor

5 hours 19 min ago
The plight of Commonwealth Games workers in Delhi
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Shot boy's family still suffering

5 hours 22 min ago
Police use the anniversary of the killing of Manchester schoolboy Jessie James to once again appeal for help to catch his killer.
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Off the dial

5 hours 36 min ago
What happened to Mercury, as in Mercury music prize?
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Planes in 'near-miss' over London

5 hours 42 min ago
A business jet and a passenger plane carrying 232 people came close to a mid-air collision over London in July, a report reveals.
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Shoppers turning to card payments

5 hours 46 min ago
The number of cash machines in the UK has fallen and withdrawals have dropped as shoppers turn to cards, figures show.
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Child detention 'harm' documented

5 hours 47 min ago
A medical charity says it has documented for the first time the effects of immigration detention on children facing removal from the UK.
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Capello eyes life as a pensioner

6 hours 3 min ago
Fabio Capello is looking forward to his retirement as the Italian confirms he will stand down as England coach after Euro 2012.
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Taliban chief says victory close

6 hours 32 min ago
Taliban leader Mullah Omar says his fighters are on the verge of victory in Afghanistan and the Nato-led campaign has been "a complete failure".
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