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Schools 'on track' for new exams

BBC - News - Sat, 2024-11-30 05:34
A report into controversial changes to the Scottish secondary school exam system concludes they are on track to be fully implemented on time.
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Blackburn in state of 'confusion'

BBC - News - Sat, 2024-11-30 05:34
Blackburn co-owner Venkatesh Rao says "everything is in confusion" at the club, more than two weeks after relegation.
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Rolling pin killing 'unlawful'

BBC - News - Sat, 2024-11-30 05:34
A woman found battered with a rolling pin at her Hampshire home was killed in a prolonged attack involving elements of torture, a coroner says.
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Day in pictures: 23 May 2012

BBC - News - Sat, 2024-11-30 05:34
24 hours of news photos: 23 May
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Gunter Sachs' art sells for £35m

BBC - News - Sat, 2024-11-30 05:34
Art owned by German billionaire playboy Gunter Sachs, including an Andy Warhol portrait of his ex-wife Brigitte Bardot, fetches £35m at auction.
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AUDIO: 'Ronald Reagan's blood' for sale?

BBC - News - Sat, 2024-11-30 05:34
Radio 5 live asked the director of the Reagan Foundation about the sale of a vial of blood taken from President Reagan.
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Disused school fire 'deliberate'

BBC - News - Sat, 2024-11-30 05:34
A major fire at a derelict school in the east end of Glasgow was started deliberately, police say.
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S Africa illegal miners trapped

BBC - News - Sat, 2024-11-30 05:34
Three illegal miners in South Africa digging for diamonds are killed and 15 others remain trapped after some tunnels collapse, police say.
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£20m solar park plan on farmland

BBC - News - Sat, 2024-11-30 05:34
Plans to build a £20m solar park with 60,000 panels are submitted to Pembrokeshire council.
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Beijing toilets in 'two fly rule'

BBC - News - Sat, 2024-11-30 05:34
Beijing authorities set new standards for public toilets, including a stipulation that they should contain no more than two flies.
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Nations need food security goals

BBC - News - Sat, 2024-11-30 05:34
The biggest environmental summit for a decade needs to deliver meaningful progress on global food security sustainable agriculture, say researchers.
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Alert over allergy injector fault

BBC - News - Sat, 2024-11-30 05:34
People using a certain type of adrenaline injector used to treat severe allergic reactions are being told to consult their doctors after a fault was found with the product.
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Saudis pledge $3.5bn for Yemen

BBC - News - Sat, 2024-11-30 05:34
Saudi Arabia pledges $3.5bn in aid to neighbouring Yemen, which is facing political instability and a possible humanitarian catastrophe.
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Apple's Jonathan Ive is knighted

BBC - News - Sat, 2024-11-30 05:34
Jonathan Ive - the British designer behind Apple's iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad - is knighted at Buckingham Palace.
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Museum thefts: Are cuts to blame?

BBC - News - Sat, 2024-11-30 05:34
Are cuts in council funding to blame for recent museum thefts?
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Rapists have jail terms doubled

BBC - News - Sat, 2024-11-30 05:34
Two men who raped an 11-year-old girl in Luton have their "unduly lenient" sentences more than doubled.
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Bank eyed case for more stimulus

BBC - News - Sat, 2024-11-30 05:34
Bank of England policymakers voted by 8-1 this month against pumping more money into the economy, but the decision was "finely balanced" for some.
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Guinea-Bissau army cedes control

BBC - News - Sat, 2024-11-30 05:34
Guinea-Bissau's military junta hands back power to civilians, six weeks after staging a coup that derailed presidential elections - but retains a position in the new cabinet.
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Dell focuses on touchscreen PCs

BBC - News - Sat, 2024-11-30 05:34
The US computer maker hopes new Windows 8 touchscreen computers can turn around a slump in sales to consumers.
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Lambert angry at exit speculation

BBC - News - Sat, 2024-11-30 05:34
Norwich City boss Paul Lambert describes speculation he is ready to leave Carrow Road as "absolute nonsense".
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