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BlackBerrys pose 'security risk'

BBC News - Mon, 26/07/2010 - 13:40
The United Arab Emirates says that it is considering restrictions on BlackBerry phones, as they pose a "national security risk".
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Hunt for 600-year-old China ship

BBC News - Mon, 26/07/2010 - 13:37
Chinese archaeologists are due to begin searching for the remains of a Chinese ship believed to have sunk off the Kenyan coast 600 years ago.
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Four dead in Iraq TV bomb attack

BBC News - Mon, 26/07/2010 - 13:31
A suicide car bomber kills four people in an attack near the Baghdad offices of the Saudi-owned pan-Arab news channel, al-Arabiya.
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Fast-track deportation 'unlawful'

BBC News - Mon, 26/07/2010 - 13:28
The fast-track deportation of foreign nationals refused permission to remain in the UK is declared unlawful by the High Court.
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Fire damages pupils' station art

BBC News - Mon, 26/07/2010 - 13:24
Artwork created by children to spruce up Harlech railway station in Gwynedd is damaged by arsonists.
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'Longest' tapestry unveiled

BBC News - Mon, 26/07/2010 - 13:20
One of the longest tapestries in the world has been unveiled in East Lothian.
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Fog from peat fires covers Moscow

BBC News - Mon, 26/07/2010 - 13:12
An acrid fog from forest and peat fires blankets Moscow, as the Russian capital swelters in a record heat wave.
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Somali forces raid militant base

BBC News - Mon, 26/07/2010 - 13:07
A cell of the Somali Islamist group al-Shabab is attacked for the first time in the Puntland region.
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IMC to report on Moffett shooting

BBC News - Mon, 26/07/2010 - 13:02
The Independent Monitoring Commission is to produce a special report on the murder of Bobby Moffett, who was shot dead on the Shankill Road in May.
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Fans get shirty

BBC News - Mon, 26/07/2010 - 12:53
Supporters' groups hit out at increased kit changes
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Health watchdogs 'are to be axed'

BBC News - Mon, 26/07/2010 - 12:38
The Health Protection Agency that handles public health emergencies such as swine flu is to be axed under reforms, the government confirms.
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Police question L'Oreal heiress

BBC News - Mon, 26/07/2010 - 12:33
Police are questioning France's richest woman, L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, over claims of illegal political donations and tax evasion.
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UK 'laments' Afghan records leak

BBC News - Mon, 26/07/2010 - 12:31
The government "laments" the leak of documents allegedly revealing cases of Afghan civilians killed by UK troops, Downing Street says.
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Space age sub explores slick

BBC News - Mon, 26/07/2010 - 12:22
David Shukman takes a dive in a research sub as it investigates the effects of the oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico's coral reefs.
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Men deny murdering Aamir Siddiqi

BBC News - Mon, 26/07/2010 - 12:06
Two men denying murdering Cardiff teenager Aamir Siddiqi and attempting to murder his parents.
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Cambodia's Duch is found guilty

BBC News - Mon, 26/07/2010 - 12:04
Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch is found guilty of crimes against humanity by Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes tribunal.
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Wiggins to end his season early

BBC News - Mon, 26/07/2010 - 11:54
Bradley Wiggins will not ride for England at the Commonwealth Games after deciding to end his season in September.
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Footballer jailed for gun murder

BBC News - Mon, 26/07/2010 - 11:52
Former Millwall, Bradford and Wycombe striker Gavin Grant must spend at least 25 years in prison for murdering a man in north-west London.
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Wikileaks news conference

BBC News - Mon, 26/07/2010 - 11:43
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange gives a news conference about the 90,000 classified US records on the Afghanistan war, published by his website.
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Robinson to make rugby comeback

BBC News - Mon, 26/07/2010 - 11:40
World Cup winner Jason Robinson will come out of retirement to play rugby for Lancashire club Fylde next season.
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