Coroner raises rail safety fears
A coroner raises ongoing safety fears as an inquest jury blames a points failure for the 2002 Potters Bar train crash, in which seven died. BBC News - UK
Huntley to sue over prison attack
Soham killer Ian Huntley is to sue the Prison Service after his throat was slashed in an attack by a fellow inmate at a prison in County Durham. BBC News - UK
UK soldiers push to clear Taliban
Hundreds of UK soldiers launch an operation to clear Taliban insurgents from a key stronghold in southern Afghanistan. BBC News - UK
Venables' identity must be secret
The new identity of Jon Venables must be kept secret because there is "compelling evidence" of a threat to his safety, a judge says. BBC News - UK
Immigrant worker limit criticised
Government plans to limit the number of skilled foreign workers allowed into the UK are criticised by the Lord Mayor of London. BBC News - UK
Prescott Iraq intelligence doubts
The intelligence on Iraq's weapons threat was "not very substantial", former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott says. BBC News - UK
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Lebanon urged to resist violence
Syria's president and the Saudi king call on Lebanon's rival factions to avoid turning to violence amid mounting political tensions in the country. BBC News - World
Pakistan flooding death toll soars
Floods caused by heavy monsoon rain kill at least 385 people in Pakistan and Afghanistan, washing away whole villages, roads and bridges. BBC News - World
Farc call to new Colombia leader
Colombia's Farc rebel group issues a call for dialogue with the new government after Juan Manuel Santos's election as president. BBC News - World
Wikileaks denies 'blood on hands'
The founder of Wikileaks rejects US claims he has blood on his hands after releasing leaked documents on the Afghan war. BBC News - World
Greece mobilises military amid strike
Greece will use military vehicles to restore fuel supplies cut by a lorry drivers' strike, the government says. BBC News - World
Israel launches Gaza air strikes
Israel launches air strikes into the Gaza Strip, reports say, hours after a Palestinian rocket hit the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon. BBC News - World
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