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The latest stories from the Home section of the
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| Pakistan says it expects "fruitful" talks between its president and David Cameron despite a row over comments about its alleged links to terror. |
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| British troops targeting a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan have found a cache of bomb-making equipment, the Ministry of Defence says. |
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| Great Britain's Mo Farah becomes the first athlete in 20 years to win both the 5,000m and 10,000m European titles. |
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| Soham murderer Ian Huntley should drop his claim for compensation after having his throat slashed by an inmate, victims campaigners have said. |
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| A man died when the boat he was in "flipped over" during the European and British National Powerboat Championships in Essex, police say. |
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| Four rowers reach the Isles of Scilly from New York, taking 12 days off the 114-year-old Atlantic record. |
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| The worst monsoon floods in living memory kill at least 800 people and affect one million in north-west Pakistan, a local official says. |
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| Germany holds an emotional memorial service for the 21 people killed in a stampede at the Love Parade dance festival in the western city of Duisburg last weekend. |
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| Almost 240,000 people have been mobilised across Russia to tackle wildfires that have killed at least 30 people, officials say. |
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| One year to the day since the death of former England boss Sir Bobby Robson, a ceremony takes place at Newcastle ground, St James's Park. |
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| The only child of former US President Bill Clinton, Chelsea, is due to marry in a ceremony cloaked in secrecy. |
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| Two men from north Wales are being questioned at a central London police station over possible explosives offences. |
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| The fossil of a whale is at the centre of a bizarre customs wrangle at Cairo airport, the BBC's Jon Leyne reports. |
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| Police are searching for a 6ft (1.8m) long snake which escaped through a bathroom window at a house in Essex. |
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| Great Britain's Jessica Ennis wins European heptathlon gold after dominating the 800m finale to fend off her closest rival Nataliya Dobrynska. |
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| England are on course for a resounding win in the first Test after an unbeaten century from Matt Prior and three early wickets in Pakistan's second innings. |
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| Red Bull dominate qualifying for the Hungarian GP, with Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber on the front row ahead of the Ferraris. |
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| Welsh pair Dai Greene and Rhys Williams claim gold and silver for Britain in the final of the men's 400m hurdles. |
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| Arsene Wenger says it is now up to Cesc Fabregas to end speculation over his future at Arsenal. |
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| Spanish police are hunting for a Liverpool man who is suspected of shooting a father-of-two dead in a crowded bar in the Costa del Sol. |
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| A man attempted to abduct a 12-year-old girl at knifepoint as she was walking along a street in Essex. |
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| The Scottish government says the argument for Scotland gaining more financial powers has to be won in order to grow the economy. |
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| A funeral service is held for a toddler who drowned after falling into a garden pond in Edinburgh earlier this month. |
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| A man is arrested after a four-hour long stand-off with police at a property in Belfast. |
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| A 27-year-old woman has died in hospital following a car crash in Cookstown, County Tyrone. |
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| Former heritage minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas says he is concerned there may have been a plot to oust the Welsh-language TV channel S4C's ex-chief executive. |
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| Residents of a village from where a nine-year-old girl from south Wales has died in a rafting accident in Turkey have spoken of their shock and sadness. |
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| Three Kenyans are charged with the murders of 76 people killed when bombs exploded as they watched the World Cup on TV in Kampala, Uganda. |
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| A UN panel adds the Florida Everglades and Madagascar's tropical rainforest to a list of world heritage sites at risk. |
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| A report into Australia's worst bushfires, in 2009, recommends sweeping changes to the way the government responds to natural disasters. |
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| At least 15 people die at a mine in northern China, as a suspected explosives store blows up. |
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| Russian police detain two opposition leaders and dozens of others trying to hold demonstrations in Moscow and St Petersburg. |
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| Greece will use military vehicles to restore fuel supplies cut by a lorry drivers' strike, the government says. |
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| The Colombian government denies accusations by Caracas it is planning a military attack on Venezuela, following claims by President Hugo Chavez that his Colombian counterpart, Alvaro Uribe, was "capable of anything". |
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| Colombia's Farc rebel group issues a call for dialogue with the new government after Juan Manuel Santos's election as president. |
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| Syria's president and the Saudi king call on Lebanon's rival factions to avoid turning to violence amid mounting political tensions in the country. |
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| A Hamas militant is killed and several people hurt in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip, hours after a Palestinian rocket hit the Israeli city of Ashkelon. |
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| Investigators scouring the wreckage of Pakistan's worst-ever air disaster have found the plane's flight data recorder, officials say. |
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| At least two people are killed in Indian-administered Kashmir in a second deadly day of protests against Indian rule. |
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| US economic growth slowed between April and June, with GDP growing by an annualised rate of 2.4%, the US Commerce Department says. |
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| The founder of Wikileaks rejects US claims he has blood on his hands after releasing leaked documents on the Afghan war. |
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| Many more people will face having to pay back some of the money paid to them as tax credits because of Budget changes, experts say. |
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| Many young people working free as interns may legally be entitled to pay, a report says. |
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| Counties appear set to be dropped from postal addresses in future years after complaints about out-of-date names. |
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| Labour leadership contender David Miliband warns that the party could be out of power for years at the final hustings meeting before the vote. |
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| The intelligence on Iraq's weapons threat was "not very substantial", former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott says. |
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| Merging all tax credits and benefits into a single payment is one option being considered by Iain Duncan Smith in a "radical" welfare shake-up. |
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| A lack of specialist medics to care for rape victims could be hampering conviction rates, doctors believe. |
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| Calcium supplements taken by many older people could be increasing their risk of a heart attack, research shows. |
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| The right of women to choose whether they have home births is being questioned by a leading medical journal. |
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| The Education Secretary insists there no is rush for schools in England to become academies, after criticism over the number of schools coming forward. |
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| Plans to reform A-levels could put students off maths and lead to university department closures, an academic body warns. |
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| More than 150 top schools in England have applied to become academies, government documents show. |
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| Owners of mobile phones are being asked to test the security of their network to see if enough is being done to stop eavesdropping. |
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| Newsbeat's had an exclusive look at new training being given to UK soldiers at the Royal School of Artillery in Wiltshire. |
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| Security researcher Ron Bowes tells BBC News why he collected and published the personal details of 100m Facebook users. |
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| The largest wildlife census of its kind conducted in Chernobyl reveals evidence of mammals declining in the exclusion zone. |
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| Land in the north of Chile is "ready" for another major earthquake, say researchers, adding that authorities did not act on previous warnings. |
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| The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico. |
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| Sports presenter Clare Balding makes an official complaint to the Press Complaints Commission over an article which mocked her sexuality. |
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| Comedienne and chat show host Ellen DeGeneres is leaving American Idol after one season on the judging panel. |
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| Ben Shephard bids farewell to GMTV after 10 years telling viewers: "I'm going to miss all of you, every single one of you." |
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| The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions - plus the Weekly Bonus Question. |
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| They frequently end in disaster and can be anything but relaxing. Why do we persist with the ordeal of family holidays? |
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| Tug of war, croquet and cricket have all featured at the Olympics. See what else has been in and out over the years. |
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| Lyse Doucet has travelled to north-west Pakistan, where the worst monsoon floods in living memory have killed at least 800 people and affected one million more. |
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| A silent march and mass balloon release has taken place in Duisberg to honour 21 people who died at last weekend's Love Parade dance festival |
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| A report into the bushfires that tore across Victoria, Australia, in early 2009 has called for sweeping changes to the way the authorities respond to natural disasters. |
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| Jonathan Sumption, one of Britain's top barristers, talks to Matt Stadlen about whether judges have too much power, why history matters, the secret to a good cross-examination and why he applauds inequality. |
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| A bank manager from Sale, Greater Manchester, is hoping to become the first blind person to drive a car at more than 200mph. |
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| Punting would normally be seen as a tranquil way to pass a summer day on the river, but race punting is an altogether different affair. |
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| Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former US president Bill Clinton, is to marry long-term boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky at a private ceremony. |
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| The first gay weddings have taken place in Argentina after the implementation of a law approved by parliament earlier this month. |
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| Emotional memorial for Love Parade victims |
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| Why Chelsea Clinton continues to fascinate |
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| Striking pictures from around the world this week |
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| The sisters who had surgery to combat family cancer threat |
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| Polish town's struggle to emerge from shadow of Nazi horror |
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| How did cast of Jersey Shore rile Italian-Americans? |
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