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The latest stories from the Home section of the
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| Pakistan's president is due in Europe later for a trip that will take in the UK, amid tensions over David Cameron's comments about terrorism. |
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| A scheme which allows parents to check if someone has a history of child sex offences is to be extended to eight more police forces in England. |
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| The Netherlands is to end its military involvement in Afghanistan, after four years in which its troops have won praise for their effectiveness. |
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| Babies born this weekend will be last in the UK to receive the full payment to Child Trust Funds, as the scheme's phasing out begins. |
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| One million people remain affected by monsoon flooding in north-west Pakistan, as fears grow that flooding could spread south. |
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| A new global treaty banning cluster munitions enters into force, hailed by campaigners as the most important treaty in 10 years. |
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| The only child of former US President Bill Clinton, Chelsea, is married to her banker boyfriend at a ceremony cloaked in secrecy. |
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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. |
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| Fuel tanker drivers could take industrial action later this year over job and pay cuts, a union has warned. |
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| Sudan says UN peacekeepers in Darfur must inform the government of all travel plans, insisting they have failed to stop violence at refugee camps. |
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| Twitter, the social networking site which allows users to say something in up to 140 characters, sees its 20 billionth message sent. |
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| A symphony featuring more than 200 amateur musicians and lyrics by a 98-year-old great grandmother will air later to celebrate Yorkshire Day. |
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| Cyclists who used London's bike hire scheme on its first day will not be billed because of technical problems. |
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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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| Matt Prior says the pressure he faced at Trent Bridge spurred him on to a century that put England on the brink of victory against Pakistan. |
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| Andy Murray reaches the Farmers Classic final in LA after coming through a topsy-turvy semi-final against Feliciano Lopez in Los Angeles. |
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| Lewis Hamilton believes his title challenge is not slipping away despite McLaren falling further behind championship rivals Red Bull and Ferrari. |
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| Great Britain's Mo Farah wins the European 5,000m title to add to the 10,000m gold he won on Tuesday. |
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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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| Accountants KPMG say politicians should give "detailed consideration" to changing the status of Scottish Water. |
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| The Liberal Democrats call on the government to ensure more prisoners take up educational courses while behind bars. |
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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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| Two men from north Wales are being questioned at a central London police station over possible explosives offences. |
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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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| 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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| 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 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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| 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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| Russian police detain two opposition leaders and dozens of others trying to hold demonstrations in Moscow and St Petersburg. |
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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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| Six civilians die after their minibus strikes a roadside bomb in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar. |
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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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| 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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| Four rowers reach the Isles of Scilly 43 days after leaving New York, smashing 12 days off the 114-year-old previous record. |
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| Many young people working free as interns may legally be entitled to pay, a report says. |
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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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| 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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| 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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| There has been a dramatic fall in the number of pupils excluded from schools in England in the past year, official figures 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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| MTV reality show Jersey Shore is the latest example of Italian-Americans being stereotyped on television. Why? |
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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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| 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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| The daughter of former US President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has married her long-term boyfriend at a lavish ceremony. |
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| An international treaty banning the production and use of cluster bombs has come into force. |
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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 marries at lavish New York ceremony |
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| Babe and 19 other films that make men weep |
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| The row over Cameron's remarks on Pakistan goes on |
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| Should we bring much-loved buildings up to date? |
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| The government's academies may seem familiar, writes Mike Baker |
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| Emotional memorial for Love Parade victims |
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