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Spain\'s Eta \'declares ceasefire\' Armed Basque separatist group Eta says it has decided not to carry out \"armed actions\" in its campaign for independence, the BBC learns. |
\'Banish Pakistan trio if guilty\' Pakistan High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan says the three cricketers accused of spot-fixing should receive life bans from cricket if found guilty. |
Cell assault sergeant facing sack A police officer who was caught on CCTV injuring a woman by throwing her into a cell faces being dismissed. |
UK soldier killed in Afghan blast A British soldier from The Royal Scots Borderers has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says. |
Gove defends free school numbers Michael Gove says demand for new free schools has exceeded expectations but Labour says plans for 16 new institutions next year are \"laughable\". |
Burnt golf course body was a man Police trying to identify a badly-burnt body found on a golf course in East Sussex believe the young man was murdered elsewhere. |
SNP rethink Scots referendum plan The Scottish government is set to shelve plans for an independence referendum before next year\'s election. |
Ex-army head attacks Labour PMs Former head of the Army Gen Sir Richard Dannatt accuses Tony Blair and Gordon Brown of letting down British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
Archbishop backs papal visit cost The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales says taxpayers should help fund the Pope\'s visit because it is an official state event. |
Four charged over \'brothel\' raids Two men and two women are due in court following a series of raids on suspected brothels in Belfast in a UK-wide operation. |
Rooney set to travel with England Wayne Rooney will travel to Switzerland for England\'s Euro 2012 qualifier despite allegations about his private life. |
In for a penny... racers have a bone-shaking ride Penny farthing riders from around the world take to the streets for the 1km Knutsford Great Race. |
Prince and Tony Blair to appear on Daybreak show Prince Charles and ex-prime minister Tony Blair will be guests in the first week of new ITV morning show Daybreak. |
Live Twenty20 - England v Pakistan England require 127 to beat Pakistan in the first Twenty20 international after a disciplined bowling effort in Cardiff. |
Live text - US Open day seven Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Kim Clijsters and Venus Williams are among the players in action on day seven of the US Open at Flushing Meadows. |
Pedrosa wins on tragic MotoGP day Dani Pedrosa wins the San Marino MotoGP, but the race is overshadowed by the death of Japanese rider Shoya Tomizawa in the preceding Moto2 race. |
Moto2\'s Tomizawa dies after crash Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa dies after a crash at the San Marino Grand Prix. |
Jimenez claims European Masters Spain\'s Miguel Angel Jimenez holds off the challenge of his Italian Ryder Cup team-mate Edoardo Molinari to win the European Masters by three strokes. |
Fatal mid-air crash pilot praised A pilot is praised for avoiding a village and landing his plane safely after a mid-air collision which killed a father and son on the Isle of Wight. |
Tube strikes loom for commuters The first of a series of Underground strikes begins later in London, with journeys expected to be severely disrupted this week. |
Motorcycle family speak of loss The family of a father and son killed in a motorbike crash say the tragedy will leave a huge hole in their lives. |
Scotland faces £3.7bn budget cuts Scotland faces nearly £4bn of cuts over the next four years, Finance Secretary John Swinney is warning. |
Seven children have E. coli bug Seven children in the Lurgan area are infected with E. coli 0157, the Public Health Agency has confirmed. |
Petrol bomb attack in Enniskillen A petrol bomb is thrown at the door of a house in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. |
Local identity worry in shake-up Some community identities in Wales may be \"wiped clean\" by proposals to shake up local councils, it is claimed. |
Car crashes into pub toilet wall A pub landlady tells how she discovered a car embedded in the wall of the men\'s toilets. |
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. |
Nigerian economy \'to grow by 10%\' Nigeria\'s economy will hit double-digit growth by the end of 2011 or early 2012, the country\'s finance minister says. |
New Zealand assesses quake damage Officials assess the damage caused by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, as aftershocks continue. |
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. |
Car bomb kills Russian soldiers A suicide car bombing at a military base in the southern Russian region of Dagestan kills five soldiers and wounds about 40 others. |
French hostages \'in good health\' Two French journalists kidnapped in Afghanistan in December are alive, says President Nicolas Sarkozy\'s chief adviser. |
Crash survivors back Chile miners Survivors of a 1972 plane crash in the Andes arrive at the San Jose mine to support the 33 men trapped underground. |
Heavy rains devastate Guatemala A state of emergency is declared in Guatemala where heavy rain has caused widespread flooding and landslides, killing at least 20 people. |
\'US troops\' repel Iraq attackers US forces have helped repel an attack on an army base in Baghdad in which seven people died, security officials tell the BBC. |
Iran stoning woman \'to be lashed\' An Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery now faces being whipped for indecency, her son says. |
Security stepped up at Kabul Bank Armed police are posted outside the main branch of Kabul Bank as customers continue to withdraw money amid fears it may collapse. |
Karzai sets up Taliban talks body Afghan President Hamid Karzai has formed a committee to seek peace talks with the Taliban, his office says. |
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