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| Aug 1 2010 12:01pm | Child Trust Fund payments to drop |
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| Babies born this weekend will be last in the UK to receive the full payment to Child Trust Funds, as the scheme's phasing out begins.... more | |
| Aug 1 2010 12:00pm | Tight security at Chelsea wedding |
| The daughter of former US President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has married her long-term boyfriend at a lavish ceremony.... more | |
| Aug 1 2010 11:57am | Treaty enacted to ban cluster bombs |
| An international treaty banning the production and use of cluster bombs has come into force.... more | |
| Aug 1 2010 11:56am | Farc call to new Colombian leader |
| Colombia's Farc rebel group issues a call for dialogue with the new government after Juan Manuel Santos's election as president.... more | |
| Aug 1 2010 11:50am | Dutch troops to leave Afghanistan |
| The Netherlands is to end its military involvement in Afghanistan, after four years in which its troops have won praise for their effectiveness.... more | |
| Aug 1 2010 11:13am | Pakistan floods 'kill 800' people |
| The worst monsoon floods in living memory kill at least 800 people and affect one million in north-west Pakistan, a local official says.... more | |
| Aug 1 2010 10:30am | Sudan to monitor UN peacekeepers |
| Sudan says UN peacekeepers in Darfur must inform the government of all travel plans, insisting they have failed to stop violence at refugee camps.... more | |
| Aug 1 2010 9:54am | Action call over prison education |
| The Liberal Democrats call on the government to ensure more prisoners take up educational courses while behind bars.... more | |
| Aug 1 2010 9:53am | Clintons confirm Chelsea marriage |
| The only child of former US President Bill Clinton, Chelsea, is married to her banker boyfriend at a ceremony cloaked in secrecy.... more | |
| Aug 1 2010 9:31am | Call over Scottish Water's status |
| Accountants KPMG say politicians should give "detailed consideration" to changing the status of Scottish Water.... more | |
| Aug 1 2010 9:27am | 80s idea rebranded? |
| The government's academies may seem familiar, writes Mike Baker... more | |
| Aug 1 2010 9:03am | Twitter user sends world's 20 billionth tweet |
| Twitter, the social networking site which allows users to say something in up to 140 characters, sees its 20 billionth message sent.... more | |
| Aug 1 2010 8:18am | North-west Pakistan 'a massive lake' |
| Lyse Doucet has travelled to north-west Pakistan, where the worst monsoon floods in living memory have killed at least 800 people and affected one million more.... more | |
| Aug 1 2010 7:19am | Man dies as powerboat overturns |
| A man died when the boat he was in "flipped over" during the European and British National Powerboat Championships in Essex, police say.... more | |
| Aug 1 2010 6:11am | Farah claims second European gold |
| Great Britain's Mo Farah becomes the first athlete in 20 years to win both the 5,000m and 10,000m European titles.... more | |
| Aug 1 2010 5:21am | Bogota denies Venezuela war plan |
| The Colombian government denies accusations by Caracas it is planning a military attack on Venezuela, following claims by President Hugo Chavez that his Colombian counterpart, Alvaro Uribe, was "capable of anything".... more | |
| Aug 1 2010 5:20am | Opposition figures held in Moscow |
| Russian police detain two opposition leaders and dozens of others trying to hold demonstrations in Moscow and St Petersburg.... more | |
| Aug 1 2010 5:13am | Wenger puts pressure on Fabregas |
| Arsene Wenger says it is now up to Cesc Fabregas to end speculation over his future at Arsenal.... more | |
| Aug 1 2010 5:04am | Ennis crowned European champion |
| Great Britain's Jessica Ennis wins European heptathlon gold after dominating the 800m finale to fend off her closest rival Nataliya Dobrynska.... more | |
| Aug 1 2010 4:53am | Prior guides England towards win |
| England are on course for a resounding win in the first Test after an unbeaten century from Matt Prior and three early wickets in Pakistan's second innings.... more |








