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UK services growth slows slightly

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 11:03
The UK's dominant service sector grew in February, but not as quickly as had been expected, according to a closely-watched survey.
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Tornado toddler dies in hospital

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 11:03
A toddler found alive after her home was destroyed by a tornado that killed her family in the US state of Indiana dies in hospital.
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Ex-Met chief defends stay at spa

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 11:03
A former Met Police chief tells the Leveson Inquiry he accepted free accommodation at a luxury health spa because he was desperate to recover from a serious operation and get back to work.
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US Megaupload extradition request

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 11:03
The US government formally calls on New Zealand to hand over the founder of the Megaupload file-sharing site and three of his co-workers.
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Abu Qatada talks 'positive' - May

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 11:03
Talks with Jordan's government over the deportation of radical cleric Abu Qatada have been "positive", Home Secretary Theresa May says.
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Sun-dried tomatoes hepatitis link

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 11:03
UK health experts believe sun-dried tomatoes could be the cause of a recent outbreak of hepatitis A.
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Poll skewed to Putin say monitors

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 11:03
Russia's presidential election was "clearly skewed" in favour of Vladimir Putin, international monitors say as police arrest protesters at rallies.
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Injured teen's helicopter rescue

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 11:03
A teenager is flown to hospital with suspected spinal injuries after falling on a steep hillside.
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Yemen: Ex-president's loyalists attack airport

AP - World News - Sat, 2025-05-24 11:03
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Loyalists of former Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh seized the country's main airport Saturday as tanks and armored vehicles occupied the tarmac and forced authorities to cancel flights, a day after a military shake-up in which key commanders were fired....

Child benefit - Looking over the edge

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 11:03
Nick Robinson on Cameron's child benefit dilemma
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Joe Biden visit amid drugs debate

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 11:03
US Vice-President Joe Biden is visiting Mexico and Honduras amid calls by regional leaders for a renewed debate on decriminalising drugs.
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Cattermole banned for four games

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 11:03
Sunderland's Lee Cattermole and Stephane Sessegnon have picked up four and three-match suspensions respectively.
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Visitors flock to reopened museum

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 11:03
The refurbished National Museum of Scotland was the most visited attraction outside of London last year, new figures show.
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Scolari warns of Chelsea 'hell'

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 11:03
Working under Roman Abramovich will be "hell" for the next Chelsea manager, according to former Blues boss Luiz Felipe Scolari.
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Concern for 'retaliation attacks'

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 11:03
A Metropolitan Police Commander says he is "very concerned" over the "escalation in gang violence" after eight knife attacks in south London.
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Charges in Polish rail crash case

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 11:03
A Polish rail traffic controller is to be prosecuted over a train crash that left 16 people dead and more than 50 others injured.
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Taliban removes deputy commander

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 11:03
The head of the Pakistani Taliban has removed his deputy commander, the militant group confirms to the BBC, the latest sign of a growing power struggle.
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Red Cross waiting to enter Homs

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-05-24 11:03
The Red Cross is to try for a fourth consecutive day to get relief aid into the shattered Baba Amr district of the central Syrian city of Homs.
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McCain: Bomb Syrian forces

CNN - Top Stories - Sat, 2025-05-24 11:03
Sen. John McCain called for the U.S. to lead an international effort to protect the Syrian population by carrying out piloted airstrikes on Syrian government forces.
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