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VIDEO: House of Commons

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 01:17
MPs have clashed over whether proposals in a recent report on employment law would "help more people get back into work" or have a "huge detrimental impact on consumer confidence".
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Archdioceses, Catholic schools sue over Obama contraception plan

The archdioceses of New York, Washington, D.C. and St. Louis and the University of Notre Dame filed lawsuits over President Obama's contraception mandate Monday, along with dozens of other Catholic dioceses, schools and charities in a major legal challenge to a key part of Mr. Obama's health care overhaul law.

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Germany restates eurobond unease

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 01:17
Germany restates its opposition to so-called eurobonds as the new French finance minister prepares to meet his German counterpart for the first time.
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Boyfriend guilty of model's death

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 01:17
The boyfriend of an aspiring model from New Zealand is found guilty of killing her in a jealous rage at his home in Dorset.
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Big bird reunited with its owner

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 01:17
A big bird - thought to be an emu or a rhea - is reunited with its owner after it was found roaming a south Wales valleys golf course.
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High court won't reduce student's fine for downloading music

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has refused to take up a Boston University student's constitutional challenge of a $675,000 penalty for illegally downloading 30 songs and sharing them on the Internet.

The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Joel Tenenbaum of Providence, R.I., who ...

Windies were stern test - Strauss

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 01:17
Captain Andrew Strauss admits England were forced to "dig deep" before sealing a five-wicket victory over West Indies.
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Bee Gees 'on a par with Beatles'

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 01:17
Bee Gees 'on a par with The Beatles', songwriters say
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Jail for US webcam spy student

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 01:17
A US student who used a webcam to secretly film his room-mate in a gay encounter is sentenced to 30 days in prison by a judge.
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Police blamed by Morgan report

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 01:17
The collapse of a trial of three men charged with committing one of Britain's most notorious unsolved murders has been blamed on failures by police and prosecution.
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Ex-Gaddafi spy chief 'charged'

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 01:17
Muammar Gaddafi's ex-spy chief Abdallah al-Senussi - wanted by Libya and the ICC - is charged with illegal entry into Mauritania, officials say.
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MPs back new NI executive probe

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 01:17
MPs refer three ex-News International executives to their standards committee over claims that they misled Parliament, which they deny.
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Pa. judge refuses to delay Sandusky trial

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The June child-sex-abuse trial of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky will not be delayed, a judge ruled Monday.

The one-sentence order by Judge John Cleland did not explain his reasons, but it means the case very likely will begin with jury selection inside ...

Dyer signs one-year QPR contract

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 01:17
Kieron Dyer signs a new one-year deal at QPR, who also offer contracts to Radek Cerny, Clint Hill and Akos Buzsaky.
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Firms' expansion creates 120 jobs

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 01:17
The expansion of a supermarket and a haulage company in Deeside, Flintshire, will create 120 jobs, with the help of Welsh government financial backing.
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Appeal refused for Whyte's firm

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 01:17
A sheriff refuses an appeal lodged by Rangers owner Craig Whyte over a bill of £86,127 owed to a roofing firm.
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Widow 'disgusted' at sentence

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 01:17
Two men will serve minimum sentences of 25 and 14 years before being considered for release for the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll in Craigavon in 2009.
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In pictures: Chelsea Flower Show

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 01:17
Press day at the Chelsea Flower Show
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Nadal defeats Djokovic in Italy

BBC - News - Sun, 2026-05-03 01:17
Rafael Nadal beats world number one Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win a record sixth Italian Open title.
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