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Labour soul searching as voters jump ship
The Labour Party starts a brain-storming session on Friday to figure out how to win back disillusioned voters, make peace with unions, and lift Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government out of the doldrums.
IVF tourism seen as a growing worry
Thirty years after doctors delivered the world's first test tube baby, Louise Brown, fertility experts say they must tackle a growing problem of reproductive tourism that puts women and babies at risk.
Palau to distribute 'Friendly Dialogue' book at Olympics
The Chinese Government has granted a major evangelist permission to distribute a Christian-atheist book to athletes and coaches during the Beijing Summer Olympics.
Max Mosley wins sex privacy case
Motor racing boss Max Mosley won damages in the High Court on Thursday when a judge ruled his privacy was violated after The News of the World published a story about his part in a sado-masochistic orgy.
Plan agreed to tackle online music piracy
The music and film industries launched a fight back against online piracy on Thursday, persuading the six biggest Internet providers to send warning letters to those suspected of illegal file-sharing.
June retail sales slump at sharp rate
Retail sales slumped in June at the sharpest rate on record, official figures showed on Thursday, more than wiping out May's record rise and dragging three-month growth down to its weakest since late last year.
Afghan army says kills 'dozens' of insurgents
Afghan soldiers killed "dozens" of militants, including foreigners, in a clash on a highway in southern Zabul province on Thursday, the defence ministry said.
Court told Jill Dando accused seen before killing
Celebrity-obsessed Barry George "and no other" person killed popular BBC presenter Jill Dando, a jury was told on Thursday.
Obama to demand more from Europe in Berlin speech
U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama is expected to call on Europe to do more in hotspots like Afghanistan when he speaks in Berlin on Thursday in his only formal address of a week-long foreign tour.
Sudan invites foreign experts to check judiciary
Sudan has invited international experts to inspect its legal system to see whether it is capable of holding trials for war crimes committed in Darfur, the justice minister said on Thursday.
British Energy says in advanced talks
Nuclear power operator British Energy said on Thursday it is in advanced discussions with one party, which industry sources have said is France's Electricite De France.
Russia opens trial of skinhead gang for 20 murders
A Russian court held preliminary hearings on Thursday in the trial of a skinhead gang whose members are charged with murdering 20 people in racist attacks.
Report on 2012 highlights security issues
London Olympic organisers came in for criticism on Thursday when a government committee highlighted uncertainty over legacy and the lack of a fully-costed security plan for the 2012 Games.
Call to save Nazi code-breaking centre
Almost 100 top computer scientists called on Thursday for action to be taken to save Bletchley Park, the code-breaking centre that played a crucial role decrypting German messages during World War Two.
David Cameron seeks return of stolen bicycle
Conservative leader David Cameron appealed on Thursday for the return of his bicycle after a thief stole it from outside a supermarket in west London.
Scots boy must give up Narnia website
A Scottish schoolboy must surrender a Web address tied to the Narnia fantasy world, which his father says he gave him as a present, after a ruling by a United Nations arbitrator, an official report said on Thursday.