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Fever Pitch and the rise of middle-class football

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-04-19 10:27
In the 20 years since Nick Hornby's acclaimed football book Fever Pitch was published, the national game has changed beyond recognition. Is it too middle-class?
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'Masked men' kill Somali reporter

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-04-19 10:27
Gunmen in Somalia shoot dead a journalist in the north-central town of Galkayo - the third such killing this year.
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Sony confirms Jackson music hack

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-04-19 10:27
The music company says a number of Michael Jackson tracks have been stolen after its website was hacked.
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How France helped Argentina in the Falklands

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-04-19 10:27
How France helped both sides in the Falklands War
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'Largest fox in UK' shot on farm

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-04-19 10:27
A fox believed to be the biggest killed in Britain was shot after attacking lambs on an Aberdeenshire farm.
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Jamaica debates republic option

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-04-19 10:27
Will Jamaica remove the Queen as head of state?
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Town measles outbreak totals 33

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-04-19 10:27
A further three children are diagnosed with measles in Gwynedd, bringing the total number of cases to 33.
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Children 'denied joy of outdoors'

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-04-19 10:27
National Trust boss warns children are being denied the enjoyment of the outdoors with consequences for their health.
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Day in pictures: 5 March 2012

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-04-19 10:27
24 hours of news photos: 5 March
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Rhythmic gymnasts win 2012 appeal

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-04-19 10:27
Great Britain's rhythmic gymnasts are set to compete at the London 2012 Olympics having won an appeal against their governing body.
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Malawi's donors 'can go to hell'

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-04-19 10:27
Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika tells foreign donors to 'go to hell', accusing them of plotting with civil society groups to topple his government.
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Carroll accused 'case to answer'

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-04-19 10:27
The judge in the Constable Carroll murder trial rejects a defence application to throw out the prosecution case.
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'Drugs' businessman to lose home

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-04-19 10:27
A Cheshire businessman must hand over his home to the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), a court rules.
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Baby P's father gets £75k damages

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-04-19 10:27
The natural father of Baby Peter is awarded £75,000 in damages after the publishers of The People wrongly accused him of being a sex offender.
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UK services growth slows slightly

BBC - News - Sat, 2025-04-19 10:27
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, 2025-04-19 10:27
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, 2025-04-19 10:27
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, 2025-04-19 10:27
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, 2025-04-19 10:27
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, 2025-04-19 10:27
UK health experts believe sun-dried tomatoes could be the cause of a recent outbreak of hepatitis A.
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