'Sharp rise' in sexual abuse calls

31 August 2013 Last updated at 04:44 ET A children's charity has said it has seen a sharp rise in the number of reported cases of sexual abuse. The NSPCC said calls to its 24-hour advice line in June and July were nearly twice as high as in...

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Briton arrested over death in Spain

31 August 2013 Last updated at 06:32 ET A British man has been been arrested on suspicion of killing his father at a Spanish camping site, Spanish media reports say. The 45-year-old was said to have been held in L'Estartit, a seaside town on...

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Obama 'respects' PM's Syria approach

31 August 2013 Last updated at 06:53 ET US President Barack Obama has said he fully respects David Cameron's approach after Parliament blocked UK involvement in possible military action in Syria. The men spoke by phone for 15 minutes, and the...

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Delhi gang rape teenager convicted

31 August 2013 Last updated at 06:55 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Shilpa Kannan outside the court says the sentence could include community service or employment A teenager has been found guilty...

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Pope Francis makes key appointment

31 August 2013 Last updated at 07:35 ET Pope Francis has named a new secretary of state, in what is seen as his most significant appointment since he became leader of the Catholic Church in March. Archbishop Pietro Parolin, a 58-year-old Vatican...

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Putin challenges US on Syria claims

31 August 2013 Last updated at 07:47 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner examines what we know about the Syria attack on 21 August Russian President...

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Mum in court over daughter's murder

31 August 2013 Last updated at 08:01 ET A mother charged with murdering her eight-year-old daughter at a block of flats in east London has appeared in court. Paramedics were called to a property in Broomfield Road in Chadwell Heath on Thursday...

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UK recovery 'gathering momentum'

29 August 2013 Last updated at 19:06 ET The British Chambers of Commerce has sharply upped its 2013 growth forecast, saying the economy is gaining momentum. The business lobby group now expects 1.3% growth this year, up from 0.9%. Its forecasts...

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Super Puma helicopter flights resume

30 August 2013 Last updated at 06:23 ET A meeting of industry representatives has recommended that Super Puma helicopters should be cleared to fly. All offshore flights by the Super Puma had been suspended following the crash off Shetland last...

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Poet Seamus Heaney dies aged 74

30 August 2013 Last updated at 07:25 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Nick Higham looks back at the life of Seamus Heaney Seamus Heaney, acclaimed by many as the best Irish poet since WB Yeats,...

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France backs US on Syria action

30 August 2013 Last updated at 08:04 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Jeremy Bowen reports from Damascus: ''You could sense the tension in the face of what feels here like an impending attack'' ...

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Miranda files 'put agents at risk'

30 August 2013 Last updated at 08:08 ET Files seized from a Guardian journalist's partner contain details that could risk intelligence officers' lives, a senior cabinet adviser says. Deputy national security adviser Oliver Robbins said one file...

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PM calls for robust action on Syria

30 August 2013 Last updated at 08:12 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Prime Minister David Cameron: "We must listen to Parliament" A "robust response" to the alleged use of chemical weapons...

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Briton's death sentence appeal fails

30 August 2013 Last updated at 08:15 ET A British woman sentenced to death for drug trafficking in the island of Bali has had her appeal rejected. An Indonesian Supreme Court spokesman said it would not overturn the sentence handed down by...

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Vodafone and O2 launch 4G networks

28 August 2013 Last updated at 19:07 ET By Joe Miller BBC News Mobile networks Vodafone and O2 are rolling out their first 4G data services in three UK cities. The networks will compete against EE, which has been the only company to offer...

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Ex-Wales fly-half Cliff Morgan dies

Wales rugby international and broadcaster Cliff Morgan has died after a long illness aged 83. Morgan was one of the most talented fly-halves in the game, before becoming a respected commentator, writer and head of BBC outside broadcasts. He won 29...

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Labour could still vote no on Syria

29 August 2013 Last updated at 06:54 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Ed Miliband: "I'm determined we learn the lessons of the past, including Iraq" A Commons vote on the UK's response to a...

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Child abuse charges for Rolf Harris

29 August 2013 Last updated at 07:29 ET TV presenter Rolf Harris has been charged with nine counts of indecent assault and four of making indecent images of children, police have said. Mr Harris was first arrested in March by officers investigating...

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Net migration to UK 'shows increase'

29 August 2013 Last updated at 07:49 ET Net migration to the UK increased in the year ending December 2012, the Office for National Statistics says. Latest figures show net migration rose to 176,000 - up from 153,000 people in the year to September...

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UN chief awaits Syria weapons report

29 August 2013 Last updated at 08:05 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The BBC's Jeremy Bowen in Damascus: "People are going about their daily business but there is a lot of anxiety" UN Secretary...

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Bin Laden doctor to be retried

29 August 2013 Last updated at 08:21 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Archive: Orla Guerin reports on Dr Afridi's jailing in May 2012 Officials in Pakistan have overturned the jail sentence and...

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