| Pakistan trio hit by ICC charges
| Three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption are set to be questioned again by police, after being charged and provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council.
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| Middle East talks 'constructive'
| Israeli and Palestinian leaders meet in Washington for the first direct peace talks in nearly two years and agree a framework for negotiations.
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| School lottery 'failed in aim'
| England's first city-wide lottery system aimed at solving the problem of allocating places at over-subscribed schools failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say.
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| Mexican clash 'kills 27 gunmen'
| Twenty-seven suspected drug gang members are killed in a clash with troops near the US border, Mexico's army says, hours after the country's president vows to continue the fight against drug cartels.
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| Openness urged on UK's emissions
| The government's chief environment scientist calls for more openness in admitting the UK's cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are an illusion.
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| BBC defends Thompson No 10 visit
| The BBC denies the director general compromised its independence by visiting Downing Street to discuss coverage of the government's spending cuts.
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| Compost sparks Legionnaire's fear
| Gardeners are being warned about the risk of Legionnaire's disease from compost after a pensioner developed the disease after handling compost.
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| UKIP meets as leader hunt begins
| UK Independence Party members gather for their autumn conference in Torquay with the search for a new leader top of its agenda.
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| England pressure inspires Capello
| England coach Fabio Capello says he hopes the pressure of expectation over the team's Euro 2012 qualifier with Bulgaria will bring out the best in him.
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| Federer progresses as seeds fall
| Roger Federer overcomes windy conditions to beat Andreas Beck and reach the US Open third round, but seeds Nikolay Davydenko and Maran Cilic crash out.
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