International News

Telecoms boss warns of '4G curse'

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-26 11:59
Up-to-the-minute news, pictures and video from Europe's biggest mobile phone festival in Barcelona.
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Boxer denies fight-rigging claims

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-26 11:51
Boxer Herbie Hide denies claims made by a national newspaper that he can rig fights and knows drug dealers.
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Eastleigh by-election: Some thoughts

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-26 11:43
Lib Dems bedded in; Tories to take flak, and other musings
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Egypt suspends Luxor balloon flights

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-26 11:31
The Egyptian authorities suspend all hot air balloon flights near Luxor and launches an investigation following the deaths of 19 tourists in a crash.
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England release Hartley and Lawes

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-26 11:29
Northampton duo Dylan Hartley and Courtney Lawes are two of 10 England players released for next weekend's league games.
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VIDEO: Cardinal 'upset' over resignation

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-26 11:28
The BBC is told Cardinal Keith O'Brien is "very upset" over the circumstances of his resignation.
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Rennard case: '10 women involved'

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-26 11:25
Nine other women had similar experiences with Lord Rennard, says a woman who has accused the ex-Lib Dem chief executive of inappropriate behaviour.
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VIDEO: London rape unit 'failed victims'

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-26 11:16
Police officers at a specialist rape unit in south London "encouraged" victims to withdraw their allegations in order to improve detection rates, the police watchdog has said.
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Rape victim asked to withdraw claim

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-26 11:14
A police officer at a sex crime unit encouraged a woman to retract a rape claim against a man who later killed his children, a report says.
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Fire deaths mortuary 'a circus'

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-26 11:11
A court hears a mortuary visit by the mother and father accused of killing their six children in a house fire was "like a circus".
Categories: International News, National / International News

Italy left in 'dramatic situation'

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-26 10:59
Centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani says Italy is in a "dramatic situation" after election results that leave the country in political deadlock.
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ICC Kenya trial 'may be delayed'

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-26 10:50
International Criminal Court proceedings against four prominent Kenyans over 2007 election violence may be delayed after the defence complained.
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EU orders UK to return £85m in funds

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-26 10:25
The European Union orders the UK to return £85m (99.4m euros) for failing to comply with rules on agricultural payments.
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Swansea fans welcome victory parade

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-26 10:22
Thousands of Swansea City fans brave the cold weather to welcome home their League Cup-winning heroes as they parade on an open-top bus.
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'Six strikes' piracy crackdown begins

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-26 10:17
A "six strikes" policy to tackle internet piracy in the US gets under way, but internet service providers shy away from banning copyright infringers.
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Out and about in Eastleigh

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-26 10:15
BBC's Norman Smith out and about ahead of key by-election
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Silent Witness 'broke BBC rules'

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-26 10:13
An episode of BBC One drama Silent Witness that featured scenes of sexual violence broke the corporation's guidelines, the BBC Trust rules.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Burnham backs NHS boss Nicholson

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-26 10:13
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham says NHS chief executive David Nicholson should remain in post, following the public inquiry into the failings at Stafford Hospital.
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Adele's 21 tops 2012 global chart

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-26 10:11
Adele's is named as the world's biggest seller for a second year as global sales figures show the first increase in music revenues for 14 years.
Categories: International News, National / International News

VIDEO: Candidate challenged over Lib Dem scandal

BBC - Tue, 2013-02-26 10:10
The Liberal Democrat candidate in the Eastleigh by-election Mike Thornton has been challenged in the street over allegations that the Party's former Chief Executive sexually harassed women.
Categories: International News, National / International News
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