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Safety questions after flat fire

Questions are raised about the design of a South London block of flats after a fire which killed six people.

Calm urged after N Korea missiles

Russia, China and the US call for calm after North Korea test-fires a series of missiles off its east coast, defying UN sanctions.

Serena powers to Wimbledon title

Serena Williams ends her sister's recent dominance at Wimbledon with a straight-sets victory in the final.

Brown facing fresh 10p tax fight

Gordon Brown may face a fresh backbench revolt over the scrapping of the 10p bottom rate of income tax.

UK investigates Iran charge claim

A staff member at the British Embassy in Iran is to face trial on security charges, reports suggest.

Court law 'hinders terror police'

A former senior counter-terror officer calls for limits on reporting cases involving suspected terrorists to be eased.

US community fears serial killer

A teenage girl's death from a gunshot wound brings to five the victims of a suspected serial killer in a rural South Carolina community.

Brown threatens new Burma sanctions

UK PM Brown threatens new sanctions against Burma after it refused to let the UN chief meet the jailed opposition leader.

Beatles 'shark' Klein dies at 77

Ruthless music entrepreneur Allen Klein, blamed by many for contributing to The Beatles' demise, dies in New York at 77.

Super Lions grab consolation win

The British and Irish Lions roar back with a commanding consolation victory at Ellis Park to end the 2009 series 2-1 down in South Africa.

Murray urged to change mentality

Andy Murray is "stuck playing defensive tennis" and needs to "change his mentality" in order to win grand slams according to top coach Larry Stefanki.

Federer ready for historic final

Roger Federer will try to win a sixth Wimbledon and record 15th Grand Slam title when he takes on Andy Roddick.

Australian sailors in hot water as navy probes 'sex game'

Australia's navy is investigating claims sailors competed with each other to bed female crew, for cash prizes.

Young Slumdog Millionaire star moves into new home

One of the child stars of the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire moves from his Mumbai shanty dwelling into a new home.

Have you been to the beach recently? Was it clean?

Have you been to the beach recently? Was it clean or did you find evidence of sewage and pollution?

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Man's body found near shot girl

A teenage girl is found seriously injured with gunshot wounds and the body of a man is found in a nearby field in Lincolnshire.

Bangladeshi banking to help Scots

A radical form of banking pioneered in Bangladesh could be brought to Scotland to help people out of poverty.

Eight hurt in multiple M4 pile-up

At least eight people are taken to hospital as 10 vehicles collide on the M4 near Bridgend, closing the motorway for a time.

Appeal over mystery head injuries

Detectives in Coleraine are trying to establish how a man received head injuries which left him critically ill in hospital.

African move on Bashir dismissed

The African Union's decision not to help arrest Sudan's president will not affect the international court's work, its prosecutor says.

Zelaya vows to return to Honduras

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya vows to return home on Sunday accompanied by several Latin American leaders.

Mousavi 'must face treason trial'

A conservative Iranian daily says the main protest leader should be tried for treason for inciting unrest after June's elections.

Fans and foes pray for ill Aquino

Former Philippine President Cory Aquino has stopped treatment for cancer, prompting prayer vigils by fans and foes.

Chechen police die in Ingushetia

Nine Chechen police are killed in Russia's volatile republic of Ingushetia in one of the deadliest attacks in recent months.

US soldiers killed in Afghanistan

The US military says two of its soldiers have been killed in a sustained attack on a military base in eastern Afghanistan.

BT offers holidays for pay cuts

BT offers staff the chance of long holidays in return for a big pay cut in a bid to reduce costs during the economic downturn.

Tory anger over homophobia claim

Alan Duncan reacts angrily to Labour claims many Tory MPs are 'homophobic", as Harriet Harman wades into the row.

Majority 'do not exercise enough'

Nearly two thirds of UK adults risk their health through insufficient exercise, a survey shows.

Fears over student place shortage

Ministers must fund more university places in England, or risk forcing tens of thousands of teenagers onto the dole, an MP warns.

Honeybee mobs overpower hornets

Bees smother hornets in a "bee ball" that kills the giant predators with heat and carbon dioxide.

Fans scramble for Jackson tickets

More than half a million Michael Jackson fans have already applied for 17,500 free tickets to the singer's public memorial service next week.

Mixed results for green IT goals

A majority of tech workers in the public sector do not know about the emission reduction targets they face, says a survey.