International News

Lawyer jailed for 'prison smuggling'

BBC - Fri, 2013-05-17 03:27
A Dunfermline solicitor caught trying to smuggle drugs and phones into a prison is jailed for four years.
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The people with a religious duty to have children

BBC - Fri, 2013-05-17 03:13
A Christian evangelical movement where followers avoid contraception and have as many children as they can is spreading to the UK.
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Graduate social workers fast-tracked

BBC - Fri, 2013-05-17 03:09
Graduates on a new fast-track scheme for trainee social workers will co-handle caseloads after just five weeks of intensive initial training.
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Director Greenaway to return to UK

BBC - Fri, 2013-05-17 03:06
British director Peter Greenaway is returning to the UK to film an adaptation of Thomas Mann's Death in Venice, according to reports.
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Childcare costs will be tackled - PM

BBC - Fri, 2013-05-17 03:00
David Cameron indicates he is ready to compromise over changes to childcare, after concerns were raised by Lib Dem coalition partners.
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Hi-de-Hi! actor Paul Shane dies

BBC - Fri, 2013-05-17 02:56
Tributes are paid to the actor Paul Shane, best known for starring in 1980s BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi!, following his death at the age of 72.
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Man lists 12,000 call menu options

BBC - Fri, 2013-05-17 02:55
An IT manager who grew frustrated with call centre menus has catalogued shortcuts to thousands of phone services
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Severn toll fee cut hope hit by debt

BBC - Fri, 2013-05-17 02:54
Hopes are dashed that Severn bridge toll fees can be reduced soon after the crossings revert to public ownership as the UK government has amassed over £88m in debt.
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On-the-run raccoon Ronnie recaptured

BBC - Fri, 2013-05-17 02:51
A raccoon who escaped from a Perthshire wildlife park is captured after more than three months on the run.
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Fire service 'needs transforming'

BBC - Fri, 2013-05-17 02:42
Fire and rescue services in England need to be "transformed" to become more efficient and effective, a review commissioned by the government says.
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Bob Dylan joins US Arts Academy

BBC - Fri, 2013-05-17 02:37
US singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is made an honorary member of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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Watchdog criticised over Rigg death

BBC - Fri, 2013-05-17 02:31
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) made a series of mistakes in investigating the death of a man in custody, a review finds.
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Council Costa Coffee bid 'ludicrous'

BBC - Fri, 2013-05-17 02:16
Basingstoke Council is criticised over plans to spend £800,000 on the lease of a drive-through coffee shop.
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Ferguson on 'incredible' 1,500 games

BBC - Fri, 2013-05-17 02:14
Retiring Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is relishing his 1,500th - and final - game in charge on Sunday.
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VIDEO: Islands start 'puffin census'

BBC - Fri, 2013-05-17 02:12
A "puffin census" has started on the Farne Islands in Northumberland, with National Trust rangers surveying how many breeding pairs of the birds live there.
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Death rate review at heart hospital

BBC - Fri, 2013-05-17 02:08
A leading Scottish heart hospital conducts an internal review after an audit reported higher than expected mortality rates.
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Russia 'sends modern arms to Syria'

BBC - Fri, 2013-05-17 02:07
Russia has sent sophisticated anti-ship missiles to Syria which could be used to deter future military intervention, US media reports say.
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In pictures: Paul Shane on TV

BBC - Fri, 2013-05-17 02:02
Images from Paul Shane's career in television
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Killer of soldier in Cyprus jailed

BBC - Fri, 2013-05-17 01:54
A man who admitted killing a British soldier outside a Cyprus nightclub is jailed for eight years.
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AUDIO: 'We're a nation of lazy porkers'

BBC - Fri, 2013-05-17 01:51
The number of people under 40 with type 2 diabetes in the UK has risen sharply in the past 20 years, research shows.
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