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  • Security stepped up at Kabul Bank
    Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:14:41 GMT
    Armed police are posted outside the main branch of Kabul Bank as customers continue to withdraw money amid fears it may collapse.
  • Rovers takeover man left UK debts
    Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:02:53 GMT
    The Indian businessman hoping to buy Blackburn Rovers, Ahsan Ali Syed, left a trail of debt from his time in the UK, 5 live Investigates reveals.
  • BP well 'poses no further risk'
    Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:27:10 GMT
    The official in charge of cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill says the well which caused the damage is no longer a risk to the environment.
  • Tourism near the Gaza border
    Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:43:21 GMT
    At the Zikim Kibbutz, near Ashkelon in southern Israel, tourists come in to see what life is like living just a short distance from the Gaza border.

BBC News

  • Daybreak appearance for Charles
    Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:44:08 GMT
    Prince Charles and ex-prime minister Tony Blair will be guests in the first week of new ITV morning show Daybreak.
  • SNP rethink Scots referendum plan
    Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:35:19 GMT
    The Scottish government is set to shelve plans for an independence referendum before next year's election.
  • Ex-army head attacks Labour PMs
    Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:35:15 GMT
    Former head of the Army Gen Sir Richard Dannatt accuses Tony Blair and Gordon Brown of letting down British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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