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Ugandan women strip in protest

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 20:04
A group of women strip to their bras in protest at the alleged sexual assault by Ugandan police of Ingrid Turinawe, the women's league leader of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change.
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Man 'forced to work as slave'

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 20:04
A man tells a court how he was picked up from the streets and forced to work as a "slave" before managing to escape six months later.
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Cavendish & Wiggins ride together

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 20:04
Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins compete together in Team Sky colours for the first time at the six-day Tour de Romandie.
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Suspended term over sex assault

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 20:04
A teen receives an 18-month suspended sentence for sexually assaulting a girl he met online.
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Tate's oil tanks to fuel live art

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 20:04
Tate Modern's underground oil tanks are to become the world's first permanent museum galleries dedicated to live art.
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Boy, 11, impaled on metal spike

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 20:04
An 11-year-old boy is held up by a passer-by for 45 minutes after becoming impaled on a metal fence.
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Pinterest clones flooding China

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 20:04
Pinterest clones have flooded China's web world - only months after the social image-sharing website reached massive popularity.
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Officials and PM differ on Qatada

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 20:04
The Home Office refuses to agree with remarks made by the prime minister about the advice the government received about Abu Qatada's deportation appeal.
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Fraud bank manager 'humiliated'

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 20:04
A bank manager who fraudulently claimed £35,100 in benefits is given a suspended jail sentence, and her former partner is sent to prison.
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Key Iranian oil terminal 'hacked'

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 20:04
Iran has been forced to disconnect key oil facilities after suffering a malware attack on Sunday, say reports.
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Man on trial over wife's murder

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 20:04
The trial of a man accused of murdering his wife, who disappeared in Moray in 1998, gets under way.
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Bolton boss rues 'freak injuries'

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 20:04
Owen Coyle says Bolton have suffered a 'freak season in terms of injuries' as he prepares to give a debut to 18-year-old Josh Vela.
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MP brands PM 'arrogant posh boy'

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 20:04
Tory MP Nadine Dorries describes David Cameron and George Osborne as "two arrogant posh boys" with "no passion to want to understand the lives of others".
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Syria army 'kills dozens in Hama'

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 20:04
Shells and gunfire from Syrian security forces have killed 33 people in the city of Hama, activists say, as the EU imposes a new round of sanctions.
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VIDEO: Inquest into MI6 spy death begins

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 20:04
The inquest has begun into the death of an MI6 officer whose body was found padlocked inside a large bag, with the coroner saying intelligence agents could give evidence anonymously.
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Men set to live as long as women

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 20:04
The gap between male and female life expectancy is closing and men could catch up by 2030, according to an adviser for the Office for National Statistics.
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Which workers are really key?

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 20:04
Tanker drivers, teachers, Tube drivers - 2012 has been dominated by the threat of key workers striking. But who's the "keyest"?
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Day in pictures: 23 April 2012

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 20:04
24 hours of news photos: 23 April 2012
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Boat Race swim accused in court

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 20:04
A man who has been accused of halting the University Boat Race by swimming in the River Thames appears in court.
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Life-saver dachshund up for award

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 20:04
A dog who has twice saved the life of her owner when she suffered a seizure is in the running for an award.
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