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Points failure caused rail crash

added on 2010-07-30 15:30:39 (BBC News - News Front Page)
A points failure caused the Potters Bar train crash which killed seven people, an inquest jury decides. ...more.

British pair die in Jordan crash

added on 2010-07-30 15:00:50 (BBC News | UK | UK Edition)
Two British women are among six people killed when their tourist bus crashed near the Dead Sea in Jordan. ...more.

Sri Lanka and India ends in draw

added on 2010-07-30 15:00:48 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)
The second Test between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo ends in an inevitable draw to leave the hosts 1-0 up going into the final match of the series. ...more.

UK soldiers push to clear Taliban

added on 2010-07-30 15:00:48 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)
Hundreds of British soldiers have launched an operation against Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan ...more.

Nepal upholds killer's life term

added on 2010-07-30 15:00:47 (BBC News | World | UK Edition)
A court in Nepal rejects an appeal by Frenchman Charles Sobhraj over his life sentence for the murder of a US backpacker. ...more.

Grim task of China oil clean-up

added on 2010-07-30 15:00:44 (BBC News - News Front Page)
China is struggling with an arduous clean up after the country's worst oil spill, with grim conditions for those involved. ...more.

Did they really play croquet at the Olympics?

added on 2010-07-30 15:00:42 (BBC News - News Front Page)
The tug of war, croquet and cricket have all featured as Olympic sports in games gone by, with two years to go until the London Olympics we chart all those sports that have come and gone in over a century of competition. ...more.

Suspect mail found at US embassy

added on 2010-07-30 15:00:41 (BBC News - News Front Page)
Employees at the US embassy in Paris are receiving medical checks after a suspect package is found, reports say. ...more.

Call to explain S4C chief's exit

added on 2010-07-30 15:00:40 (BBC News - News Front Page)
The reasons behind the sudden departure of S4C's chief executive should be made public, says the channel's former head. ...more.

Police officer in murder arrest

added on 2010-07-30 14:31:00 (BBC News | UK | UK Edition)
A policeman is arrested on suspicion of murdering a man who died after a Merseyside pub fight, thought to have started over a spilt pint. ...more.