Prison scheme backed by investors
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:15 GMT
A "payment-by-results" project to cut reoffending is being officially launched, with investors getting a return only if reoffending drops.
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US pastor cancels Koran burning
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:19:41 GMT
US pastor Terry Jones cancels his Koran-burning event, claiming those behind an Islamic centre near New York's "Ground Zero" had agreed to relocate it.
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Soldiers 'kept Afghan body parts'
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:33:06 GMT
A group of US soldiers murdered a number of Afghan civilians and took body parts as trophies, documents released by military officials suggest.
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MPs back new phone hacking probe
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:44:16 GMT
MPs back calls for a fresh parliamentary investigation into phone hacking claims after criticism of News of the World journalists.
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Welfare bill 'to be cut by extra £4bn'
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:58:36 GMT
The government is planning to reduce the annual welfare bill by a further £4bn, Chancellor George Osborne tells the BBC.
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Defence firm BAE cuts 1,000 jobs
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:29:50 GMT
BAE Systems announces it is to axe almost 1,000 jobs across the UK, with 740 to go from five sites in England.
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Iran is to release US woman hiker
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:35:42 GMT
Iran is set to release on Saturday Sarah Shourd - one of three detained US hikers held since last July and accused of espionage, officials say.
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MPs vote to stay in Afghanistan
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:33:28 GMT
MPs overwhelmingly back keeping UK troops in Afghanistan - the first time they have voted on the issue.
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British hostage freed in Pakistan
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:56:08 GMT
A British journalist held captive by militants in north-west Pakistan since March is released.
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Euro MPs condemn France over Roma
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:38:43 GMT
Euro MPs call on France to suspend its deportations of Roma (Gypsies), as Paris seeks co-operation from Romania.
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Alien 'killer' shrimp found in UK
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:03:07 GMT
An invasive species of predatory shrimp has been found in the UK for the first time.
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Rodney King tying the knot with his juror
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:53:38 GMT
Nineteen years after his brutal beating by four LA police officers, Rodney King is marrying a juror from the case.
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Victoria Wood to star in Morecambe and Wise film
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:10:12 GMT
Comedians Victoria Wood and Vic Reeves sign up to star in a feature-length film about the comic duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise.
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Live text - Nadal v Verdasco
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:14:34 GMT
Rafael Nadal takes on Fernando Verdasco in the US Open night session, with a semi-final against Mikhail Youzhny up for grabs.
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Redknapp eyes England manager job
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:42:18 GMT
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp would find the England job "hard to turn down" should he be asked to replace manager Fabio Capello.
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