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Vicar jailed for sham marriages

BBC News - Mon, 06/09/2010 - 14:31
A Sussex vicar found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages is jailed for four years.
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Zero tolerance?

BBC News - Mon, 06/09/2010 - 14:20
US Muslims are free but that's not enough, argues Michael Goldfarb
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Israel settlement ban 'will end'

BBC News - Mon, 06/09/2010 - 14:19
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman vows his party will block any attempt to extend the partial freeze on settlements in the West Bank.
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Hokey cokey world record bid

BBC News - Mon, 06/09/2010 - 14:15
They put their right foots in, they put their right foots out and broke the world hokey cokey record.
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Quacking profit: Expenses MP sells duck island

BBC News - Mon, 06/09/2010 - 14:03
The ornamental duck island which sank the career of a Tory MP at the height of the expenses scandal is sold for charity.
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City fire brought under control

BBC News - Mon, 06/09/2010 - 13:48
A major fire at a tyre storage centre on the south side of Glasgow leads to disruption on roads in the area.
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Shady world of Indian illegal bookies

BBC News - Mon, 06/09/2010 - 13:31
The role of the gambling syndicates that can make millions from the outcome of a single game has been highlighted by the allegation that three Pakistani cricket players were involved in a betting scam.
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Lessons for Mumbai tiffin workers

BBC News - Mon, 06/09/2010 - 13:29
Tiffin carriers in the Indian city of Mumbai learn English and basic computer skills to improve their business prospects.
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Mozambique arrests for food riots

BBC News - Mon, 06/09/2010 - 13:22
Police in Mozambique arrest 142 people over last week's riots which led to 10 deaths in the capital, Maputo.
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Red Planet 'may not be lifeless'

BBC News - Mon, 06/09/2010 - 13:18
Carbon-rich organic molecules, which serve as the building blocks of life, may be present on Mars after all, say scientists.
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Former head jailed for sex abuse

BBC News - Mon, 06/09/2010 - 13:14
A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils.
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Brit Awards to move to O2 Arena

BBC News - Mon, 06/09/2010 - 13:12
The Brit Awards are to move to the O2 Arena in east London from Earl's Court in the west of the city.
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Schoolboy: 'I found a pipe bomb'

BBC News - Mon, 06/09/2010 - 13:08
The suspicious object was left in the playground of St Comgall's Primary School and picked up by an eight -year-old pupil.
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'Car thieves as young as seven'

BBC News - Mon, 06/09/2010 - 13:05
Children as young as seven are stealing and driving cars on the streets of Oxford, the city's priority crime team reveals.
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Gove defends free school numbers

BBC News - Mon, 06/09/2010 - 13:04
Michael Gove says demand for new free schools has exceeded expectations but Labour says plans for 16 new institutions next year are "laughable".
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Chinese pilots lied about records

BBC News - Mon, 06/09/2010 - 12:55
China is checking the qualifications of all its commercial pilots, after it emerged that more than 200 of them lied about their experience.
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Spain dismisses Eta 'ceasefire'

BBC News - Mon, 06/09/2010 - 12:48
The Spanish government says an Eta ceasefire is "insufficient" and calls on the Basque separatist group to renounce violence forever.
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Rooney flies with England squad

BBC News - Mon, 06/09/2010 - 12:43
England striker Wayne Rooney joined the rest of the squad on a flight from Luton Airport.
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Bookie cuts Weller Mercury odds

BBC News - Mon, 06/09/2010 - 12:43
The odds of Paul Weller winning the Mercury Prize are slashed after a bookmaker takes an "unprecedented" rush of bets backing him.
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Bill Clinton due in NI next month

BBC News - Mon, 06/09/2010 - 12:41
The former US president Bill Clinton is to make a brief visit to NI ahead of an economic summit next month.
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