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No 10 aide denies hacking claims
Posted by: | CommentsDowning Street communications chief Andy Coulson says he is happy to meet police after fresh claims of phone tapping while he was editor of the News of the World – which he denies.
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Children die in Pakistan bombing
Posted by: | CommentsChildren on their way to school are among 17 people killed after a suicide bomber rammed an explosives laden pick-up truck into a police station in north-west Pakistan.
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Met to probe phone-hack evidence
Posted by: | CommentsThe Metropolitan Police says it will consider new evidence about allegations of phone hacking by the News of the World.
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Vehicle Incident – Europe – Russia [Asia]
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EDIS Number: VIV-20100906-27702-RUS
Date / time: 06/09/2010 03:18:43 [UTC]
Event: Vehicle Incident
Area: Europe
Country: Russia [Asia]
State/County: Unknow
City: Unknow
Number of Deads: None or unknow
Number of Injured: None or unknow
Damage level: Minor
Description:
A search for six sailors who are missing following the sinking of a tugboat in the Laptev Sea has been suspended because of heavy fog, a local emergencies spokesman said. The Alexei Kulakovsky tugboat carrying 14 crewmembers sank 20 miles off the town of Tiksi in the Sakha republic on August 27. Three crewmembers were saved after a tanker rushed to the sinking tugboat, and five dead bodies were recovered. The rescue operation has been suspended since Sunday as high waves and poor visibility in the water made it impossible for divers to inspect the sunken vessel, the spokesman said. The Kapital Babichev ice-breaker involved in rescue efforts has temporarily returned to the port of Tiksi, he said. On Monday, air temperature in the area is 5 degrees Celsius (41 degrees Fahrenheit) and water temperature is 4 degrees Celsius (39.2 degrees Fahrenheit), he added.
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Pakistan bomb hits police station
Posted by: | CommentsA suspected suicide bombing in north-west Pakistan has killed at least 14 people at a police station, officials say.
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Diabetes drug advice ‘not heeded’
Posted by: | CommentsA type two diabetes drug is still being prescribed in the UK two months after it is recommended for withdrawal, BBC Panorama learns.
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Blair criticises prison policies
Posted by: | CommentsFormer prime minister Tony Blair criticises the government’s prison policies, saying the coalition is soft on crime.
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Fire – Australia – New Zealand
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EDIS Number: FR-20100905-27690-NZL
Date / time: 05/09/2010 12:35:17 [UTC]
Event: Fire
Area: Australia
Country: New Zealand
State/County: Northern Island
City: loc: Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland
Number of Deads: None or unknow
Number of Injured: None or unknow
Damage level: Minor
Description:
Firefighters battled a blaze at Ports of Auckland where stacks of timber ignited at Freyburg Wharf. Three pumps and a hazardous materials unit attended the fire just after 2pm today. Brent Dunn, shift manager at the northern fire communications centre, told NZPA the timber had been treated with a substance called methyl bromide. "The decontamination unit had to be brought in to make the area safe, and we used the port's fork hoist to get to the timber and douse it down," he said. It is not known at this stage what caused the fire or how much timber was damaged. One fire crew is still at the scene.
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Student migration ‘unsustainable’
Posted by: | CommentsThe number of foreign students let into the UK is “unsustainable”, minister Damian Green will say in his first major speech on immigration.
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Met ‘may reopen phone hack probe’
Posted by: | CommentsThe Metropolitan Police says it may reopen the investigation into allegations of phone hacking by the News of the World if new evidence is uncovered
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