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Victoria Wood to star in Morecambe and Wise film
Comedians Victoria Wood and Vic Reeves sign up to star in a feature-length film about the comic duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise.
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Alien 'killer' shrimp found in UK
An invasive species of predatory shrimp has been found in the UK for the first time.
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Parties unite over carriers fears
Scottish ministers and opposition politicians join forces in a bid to ensure the future of two Royal Navy aircraft carriers.
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MPs vote to stay in Afghanistan
MPs overwhelmingly back keeping UK troops in Afghanistan - the first time they have voted on the issue.
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Committee to examine MP phone-hacking claims
MPs have decided to hold a new inquiry into allegations that some of their phones were hacked by journalists at the News of the World.
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Living under fire in a US Army outpost
Captain Henry Hansen of the US Army's 101st Airborne shows Quentin Sommerville around their combat outpost near Afghanistan's border with Pakistan.
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Bodies of seven dogs discovered
The RSPCA appeals for information after the bodies of seven dead dogs are found at stables, including one who was probably buried alive.
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Saudi website for fatwas closes
The popular Islam Today website, run by the Saudi cleric Salman al-Awdah, has closed its section offering thousands of Islamic religious rulings.
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Two killed by lorry on motorway
A lorry kills two men as they walk along the M6 close to Sandbach in Cheshire.
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Model politician
British-born ex-Miss Bolivia on why she has gone into politics
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China U-turn on enforced blackout
Thousands of people in China are to have their electricity restored after the reversal of an order for enforced power cuts to meet energy-saving goals.
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US exports near to two-year high
The US trade gap in July narrowed thanks to increased exports of large US-made items such as aircraft.
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Riaz to face police questioning
Pakistan bowler Wahab Riaz will be questioned by Scotland Yard on 14 September in relation to allegations of corruption.
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Second death linked to Legionnaires'
Health officials are investigating a second death which is being linked to a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in south Wales.
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Unity over future of aircraft carriers
Alex Salmond tells MSPs as many as 10,000 jobs could go if the UK government scraps the building of two new aircraft carriers, during first minister's question time.
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Smartphone chip battle heats up
Intel is to launch its first chip with built-in graphics, while established phone chipmaker ARM releases a fast new chip.
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Suicide raid hits Somalia airport
A carload of suspected Islamist suicide bombers attack Mogadishu airport, killing soldiers and civilians, officials say.
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Gillan agrees referendum question
Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan says next year's referendum on further Welsh powers will use a revised question by the Electoral Commission.
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Trains sent on collision course
A Tube train was sent into the path of another train during Wednesday morning's rush hour, it emerges.
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Defoe out for at least six weeks
Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe is ruled out for at least six weeks because of an ankle injury.
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