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September 08, 2010

Rugby ref backs suicide campaign

A top rugby referee who took an overdose as he struggled with his sexuality is backing a campaign to reduce suicides amongst men.


Extradition laws to be reviewed

The government orders an independent review of the UK's extradition laws, which will examine if the US-UK treaty is "unbalanced".


Two missing in China rig accident

At least 30 workers are rescued and at least two are missing after a storm causes an oil rig off China's north-east coast to list dangerously.


Church defiant over Koran burning

A small US church says it will defy international condemnation and go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary.


'Racism missed' at attack school

A school where a boy was attacked with a hammer failed to recognise a series of racist incidents prior to the assault, a serious case review finds.


Murder charge changes supported

Calls for different degrees of murder charges have received the backing of the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, the BBC learns.


'Many failures' caused BP spill

BP's internal investigation into the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico finds that "a series of failures" was to blame.


MP met Claudy bomb suspect priest

The priest suspected of being involved in the 1972 Claudy bombing met Martin McGuinness shortly before he died, the deputy first minister confirms.


Sir Ranulph fined over car crash

Sir Ranulph Fiennes is fined £1,000 after a court is told he fell asleep at the wheel of his car and crashed into another vehicle.


Fungus threatening film history

A fungus that 'eats' cine film threatens to irreversibly damage important film archive and record of British social history.


Heat pumps 'need tighter rules'

Domestic heat pumps need to be subject to tighter regulations in order for them to deliver widespread energy savings, a report suggests.


Cuts 'must be resisted' says SF

Sinn Fein says cuts "proposed or imposed by the British goverment must be challenged and resisted", following Peter Robinson's call for savings.


Homecoming impact 'overestimated'

The economic impact of Scotland's year-long Homecoming celebrations was "substantially" overestimated, a report claims.


European police in pirate raids

Premises across Europe, including a Swedish university, have been raided by police in a piracy crackdown


Live: Prime Minister's questions

All the action, reaction and analysis in video and text as Nick Clegg stands in for David Cameron at prime minister's questions.


Cameron flies to see ill father

David Cameron misses prime minister's questions, flying to be with his father in France after he suffered a stroke while on holiday.


Kampusch releases book on ordeal

Natascha Kampusch, who was kidnapped and held in a cellar for more than eight years as a child, launches her autobiography in Vienna.


Blair cancels second book event

Tony Blair pulls out of a second event related to his memoirs amid threats of disruption by an anti-Iraq war protest.


Autocracy fear as Sri Lanka votes

Sri Lankan MPs are to vote on proposals to let President Mahinda Rajapaksa seek a third term, in a move critics warn marks a slide to dictatorship.


Concern for missing girl and baby

Police are concerned about a 14-year-old girl from Bristol who has been missing with her 11-month-old daughter since Friday.


Castro criticises Iranian leader

Cuba's Fidel Castro criticises Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for what he called his anti-Semitic attitudes.


Papal tours

The UK visits of Benedict XVI and John Paul II compared


Hannan seeks 'in or out' EU vote

Tory MEP Daniel Hannan pushes for a referendum on whether the UK should stay in the European Union, calling it a "matter of major constitutional significance".


UK factory output rises by 0.3%

UK manufacturing output rises 0.3% in July from the month earlier, thanks to increased output in the machinery sector.


UK moviegoers Exorcised by horror

Horror movie The Last Exorcism debuts at the top of the UK and Ireland box office, taking £1.1m in its opening weekend.


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