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    Police question Pakistan players

    Police are questioning the three Pakistan players accused of corruption, while the ICC says that the players implicated have a disciplinary case to answer.

    Explosion at Hare Krishna temple

    A Hare Krishna temple in Leicester is partly destroyed in an explosion, which is thought to have been caused by gas bottles being used for cooking.

    New phone hacking inquiries call

    Senior Labour politicians urge fresh inquiries into phone hacking claims surrounding the News of the World newspaper.

    Lib Dem veteran Cyril Smith dies

    The former Liberal Democrat MP Sir Cyril Smith has died aged 82, his family and party confirm.

    Fox rules out French 'ship share'

    Defence Secretary Liam Fox rules out the UK sharing aircraft carriers with France as part of closer defence co-operation.

    Ex-MI6 man sentenced over leaks

    A former MI6 worker is given a 12-month jail sentence for trying to sell top secret material for £2m.

    Tycoon Nadir bailed in fraud case

    Fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir is remanded on bail at the Old Bailey at his first court appearance on fraud and theft charges.

    Plane body women face no charges

    Two women who were arrested after trying to take a dead relative on to a plane at Liverpool John Lennon Airport will not face charges.

    G20 death pathologist suspended

    A pathologist at the centre of a row over the death of a man during the G20 protests is suspended from the medical register for three months.

    Mother remanded over son's death

    A County Durham woman accused of murdering her two-year-old son appears in court and is remanded to a secure psychiatric hospital.

    Thompson defends BBC No 10 visit

    Director general denies he compromised the BBC's independence by visiting Downing Street to discuss coverage of the government's spending cuts.

    Farage to contest UKIP leadership

    Nigel Farage says he will stand for the leadership of the UK Independence Party, a position he held until last year.

    County council to axe 1,500 jobs

    Somerset County Council is to cut as many as 1,500 posts by 2013 n an attempt to plug a £75m deficit in its finances.

    Cheryl and Ashley granted divorce

    Cheryl and Ashley Cole are granted a divorce at the High Court after four years of marriage.

    Baby Florence makes Downing Street debut

    Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha show off their baby daughter, Florence, for the first time on the steps of Number 10.

    Viva Forever: Saunders to write Spice Girls the musical

    TV comedienne Jennifer Saunders is to write the story for musical Viva Forever - based on the songs of the Spice Girls.

    PSNI rescue 'trafficking victims'

    Several "potential victims of human trafficking" have been rescued in raids on suspected brothels in Belfast, police say.

    Error 'no bearing on Donagh move'

    The justice minister David Ford says that a clerical error had no bearing in the decision to allow the McDermott brothers to return to Donagh.

    MP says paper 'hacked' his phone

    Welsh MP Chris Bryant says he believes his answer machine messages were intercepted by journalists at a tabloid newspaper.

    Daughter denies murdering father

    A teenager pleads not guilty to murdering her 61-year-old father along with three other people.

    Police raids after drill attack

    Police carry out two days of raids after a man was attacked with a power drill in North Lanarkshire.

    Fans jailed for Uefa screen riot

    Eleven football hooligans who took part in the worst destruction Manchester has suffered "since the Blitz" will be going to jail, a judge has said.

    Probe as police crash seized car

    Two police officers are suspended from driving duties after crashing a car they had seized from a suspected drink-driver.

    Former head guilty of sex abuse

    A former boarding school head teacher is found guilty of more than 50 counts of sexually abusing and beating boys at schools in Norfolk and Suffolk.

    England pressure inspires Capello

    England coach Fabio Capello says he hopes the pressure of expectation over the team's Euro 2012 qualifier with Bulgaria will bring out the best in him.

    Farah out of Commonwealth Games

    Double European champion Mo Farah announces his withdrawal from the Commonwealth Games because of fatigue.

    Murray ready for Jamaica's Brown

    Britain's Andy Murray takes on Dustin Brown of Jamaica in the second round of the US Open, with the threat of Hurricane Earl hanging over New York.

    Propping up a prime minister

    Tony Blair used alcohol as a 'prop' during his time in power but how many of us do the same?

    Been and Gone

    Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser reported - people of the past month.

    Why does PPE rule Britain?

    It is the degree of choice among the Westminster elite, claiming six cabinet members and three Labour leadership contenders among its alumni. Why does Oxford's Politics, Philosophy and Economics course dominate public life?

    Prescott urges phone hack review

    Lord Prescott says he is prepared to take legal action to find out whether News of The World journalists hacked into his phone messages.

    School lottery 'failed in aim'

    England's first city-wide lottery system aimed at solving the problem of allocating places at over-subscribed schools failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say.

    Openness urged on UK's emissions

    The government's chief environment scientist calls for more openness in admitting the UK's cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are an illusion.

    'I was nearly six foot at 11 years old'

    President Barack Obama's daughter, Malia, is now 12 years old and 5ft 9in (1.75m). But what's it like to be a young girl who's taller than the rest?

    Mighty mouse study on St Kilda

    Researchers begin a three-year study to uncover the secrets of St Kilda's super-sized field mice.

    Florence Cameron's Downing St debut

    David and Samantha Cameron have introduced their new daughter, Florence, on the steps of 10 Downing Street.

    'I made baby Cameron's shawl'

    The Cameron's baby daughter Florence has made her debut on the steps of 10 Downing Street. She was swaddled in a white shawl which was sent to the family by a member of the public, Jane Fraser-Cross.

    Tea and biscuits with Led Zeppelin?

    Robert Plant speaks to BBC Breakfast about the artists he works with on his new album, what he thinks of Led Zeppelin covers, and the possibility of the legendary band reforming again.

    Rare tree flowers after 23 years

    A rare Chinese tree has flowered for the first time in 23 years at Kew's country estate in West Sussex.

    Politician Cyril Smith dies at 82

    Former politician Sir Cyril Smith has died at the age of 82.

    BBC denies risking independence

    The BBC has denied that its director general compromised the BBC's independence by visiting Downing Street to discuss coverage of spending cuts.

    The Peter Kay factor

    How many books must Blair sell to beat northern comic?

    Class of its own

    Inside the Royal Navy's newest, most powerful attack submarine

    Midnight feast

    Why bed-bug infestations are on the rise again

    7 days quiz

    How much is a bottle of beer under new price laws on booze?

    Newspaper review

    Papers discuss the existence of God

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