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Conrad Black released from Florida jail – but judge rules he has to stay in US
Disgraced peer freed from low-security prison on bail of $2m ahead of court appearance in Chicago
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Raoul Moat manhunt enlisted Ray Mears
Northumbria police confirm survival expert had assisted in search for fugitive gunman -
Nick Clegg's 'illegal' Iraq war gaffe prompts legal warning
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Clegg nicks it against the oddities
The first Liberal leader to take PMQs since 1922 came off better than Harriet Harman's understudy Jack Straw
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Clegg signals end of child detention with Yarl's Wood family unit closure
Lib Dems hail decision as sign of party's influence but announcement causes confusion
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Shakeup call for vascular surgery over patients death rates
Audit finds too many trusts are unable to offer latest surgery techniques
UK news p4
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Unseen Christine Keeler pictures to go on show
Mayor Gallery in London to exhibit photographs and letters that shine a light on the Profumo affair
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Facebook reaches 500 million users
College-room project that started in Harvard has become world's biggest social network in just six years
UK news p5
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Freedom of a sort as Conrad Black looks forward to life on the outside
No return to lavish lifestyle as former peer is released on $2m bail with travel ban and criminal record
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Conrad Black's bail guarantor: Roger Hertog
The man who guaranteed the former newspaper baron's $2m bail launched the New York Sun in 2002, with Black as an investor
Top stories p6
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Q&A: Conrad Black fraud case
The details of the former media mogul's appeal against a six-and-a-half-year sentence for fraud and obstruction of justice
Top stories p7
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University and college teaching budgets slashed by £82m
Higher education body reveals austerity measure for this current financial year will go ahead despite promises
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BBC defends Qur'an incident in EastEnders
Gay character of Syed Masood dropped religious text in frustration during episode screened earlier this week -
World Cup effect prompts primary school to ban playground football
Head says pupil behaviour has become more boisterous because of the poor example players set during the tournament
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Military Cross holder died marking Afghan mine
Acting Sergeant Michael Lockett MC was killed on the day he was due to fly home from Afghanistan
UK news p8
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Secret files reveal lobbying behind axeing of Sheffield Forgemasters loan
No 10 denies ministers acted improperly as papers reveal warning from Conservative donor
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Ed Miliband secures Unison backing for Labour leadership bid
Second big union recommendation helps former energy minister gains more ground on the frontrunner, his brother David Miliband
UK news p9
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Muslim schoolgirls show that faith and fashion are not incompatible
Students gave traditional dress a makeover after winning places on an Islamic fashion course
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Melvyn Bragg: ITV 'taken over by slide rules and suits'
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Vuvuzelas fall foul of hearing charities
Campaigners seek ban on tuneless horns, which they say put football fans at risk of tinnitus and long-term hearing loss
UK news p10
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Cinema takings at record high
Box office receipts in 2009 were highest ever, thanks to continuing growth of 3D and success of Avatar
Gallery: 2009's top grossing films
UK news p11
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Mandelson memoirs a hit with bookbuyers, if not colleagues
Despite frosty reception from critics and fellow politicians, The Third Man is an immediate success at the tills
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Mercy killer appeals against murder conviction for giving son fatal overdose
Frances Inglis's family say laws governing medical staff's power over people in vegetative states need urgent overhaul
UK news p12
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Armed forces face sweeping reforms to combat modern threats
Government signals cuts in senior personnel to fund battle against cyber threats and technologically-advanced weapons
UK news p13
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Business to drive foreign policy as PM announces diplomatic reshuffle
World trade expert Simon Fraser given top Foreign Office role in commercially oriented shakeup
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Alex Salmond defends Megrahi release
Scotland's first minister urges US senate investigation to focus on Labour government's dealings with Libya
UK news p14
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Conservatives warn of mixed signals on withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan
David Cameron says there is 'absolutely no change in policy' on Afghanistan from previous government
UK news p15
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Barack Obama 'hurt' by global Aids funding criticism
Bill Clinton and president's HIV/Aids tsar defend US contribution amid anger at Vienna conference
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Zaha Hadid tipped to win Stirling prize for architecture
The British-Iraqi designer was nominated for her museum of 21st century art in Rome
UK news p16
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War crimes court orders retrial of Kosovo leaders
Trial of former Kosovo prime minister Ramush Haradinaj and KLA hierarchy was marred by witness intimidation, judge rules
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Kosovo holds its breath as international court prepares to rule on independence
Serbia not ready to give up its claim to former province ahead of ruling from ICJ on territory's unilateral declaration in 2008
International p17
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Hugo Chávez tweets in celebration as coffin of hero Bolívar is opened
Venezuelan leader orders exhumation of Simon Bolívar's body on hunch that 19th-century independence leader was murdered
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Romania exhumes bodies in row over fate of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu
Graves opened in military cemetery in Bucharest in bid to solve dispute over whereabouts of former ruler and his wife
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Franz Kafka papers should be made public, Israeli judge rules
Czech author's unpublished works, reportedly including handwritten short story, to be revealed for first time
International p18
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White House forced into U-turn over Shirley Sherrod race row
Senior black official in agriculture department had been forced to resign after misleadingly edited speech caused outrage on internet
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US increases sanctions against North Korea
Hillary Clinton says measures aim to punish North Korea for sinking South Korean ship and pursuing nuclear weapons
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Tibet protesters fired on by Chinese security forces in 2008 – report
Human Rights Watch alleges forces broke international law on multiple occassions during unrest that started in Lhasa
International p19
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Israeli army to get humanitarian affairs officers in wake of Gaza war
Measures designed to reduce civilian casualties outlined in official report into three-week offensive
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Mothers of US hikers held in Iran hope to cause Tehran embarrassment
Nora Shourd and Cindy Hickey tell Ian Black why a series of events planned for the end of the month may goad Tehran into releasing Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal
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Israeli troops get orders to protect civilian welfare
Move among measures outlined in official Israeli report submitted to the UN following Gaza assault
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Iran stoning case woman ordered to name campaigners
Mother interrogated in prison over photograph and children advised to stay silent or face arrest
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Argentina prison's dummy sentinel allows two inmates to escape
Convicted armed robbers abscond right under the nose of Wilson, a football with a guard's cap that manned a watchtower
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Solomon's Temple in Brazil would put Christ the Redeemer in the shade
Huge replica planned for Sâo Paulo would be twice the height of the iconic statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro
International p22
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Arnold Schwarzenegger awards Geena Davis new women's rights role
Oscar-winning actor – and Democrat – appointed to California commission on status of women -
Paris stages 'festival of errors' to teach French schoolchildren how to think
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China's worst-ever oil spill threatens wildlife as volunteers assist in clean-up
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Dead penguins wash up on Brazil's beaches
Scientists suspect starvation from changing water temperatures or overfishing after 500 birds found in 10 days
International p23
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Penguin biscuit firm could be p-p-p-picked up
Private equity owners put United Biscuits up for sale
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Takeover fever grows as Reckitt agrees £2.5bn takeover of Durex firm
Consumer group behind Cillit Bang adds the Durex and Scholl shoes 'power brands' to its business
Financial p24
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Goldtrail collapse to cost £20m in compensation
Rescues and refunds of holidaymakers expected to hit government-backed Atol scheme hard
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Federal Reserve chairman warns of 'unusually uncertain' outlook for US
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BP chief Tony Hayward to outline strategy that restores firm's fortunes
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Bank of England could start new stimulus package
Financial p25
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Farnborough Airshow pulls in £16bn of aircraft orders
A surge in aircraft orders has taken the value of deals at the Farnborough International Airshow to more than $25bn (£16bn)
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Yorkshire and Clydesdale mortgage customers face repayments rise
Financial p26
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Investor protest over Experian boss on day of pay revolts
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GlaxoSmithKline makes £304m loss
Massive cost of settling legal bills plunges GlaxoSmithKline, world's second-largest drugs firm, into the red
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Ocado shares slump on stock market debut
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Gala Coral chief executive Dominic Harrison to quit
Financial p27
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Diary
Hugh Muir: Never mind about the Conservative future Mr Cox. What about the past? -
Obama must wish he were Cameron. You reach out and get things done
Comment & debate p29
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Food Standards Agency: what a carve up
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How petty-minded will this coalition be? Here is the test
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Penguin's next march
Comment & debate p30
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Now Afghanistan too shows the limits of American power
Comment & debate p31
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Country Diary: The Burren, Ireland
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Corrections and clarifications
Barnardo's | HIV/Aids | Jennie Churchill | Stieg Larsson -
In praise of … Christopher Nolan
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Banks: Dirty linen day
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Defence spending: Too little, too much
Editorials & reply p32
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Cameron Mao
Letters: Another leader had the "big society" vision of getting volunteers all over his country to carry out essential services. His name? Chairman Mao. -
NHS: back to the 30s
Letters: The underlying principle of social solidarity which gave birth to the NHS, treatment according to clinical need rather than ability to pay, will have been defiled. It will be an NHS, but with a feel of the 1930s rather than the 2010s -
The Liberal Democrats' commitment to civil liberties is beyond question
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Stop squabbling over 'death tax'
Letters: The pressures of our ageing population are one of the most urgent concerns facing this country, yet for years the question of funding for care has been brushed under the political carpet
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Police forces ready for action on slashed budgets
Letters: Our work is far more complex than bobbies on the beat, and much is invisible to the public, but we have seen a political obsession with measuring the effectiveness of policing by the number of police officers, not on what the total workforce is achieving -
Cathedrals and commercialism
Letters: This country's greatest spiritual spaces are in danger of becoming temples awash with money changers
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Hand skills still on the curriculum
Letters: Design and technology teaches pupils of all ages designing and practical skills, it draws on knowledge and understanding from other subjects, but particularly science and maths, and provides students with the opportunity to be innovative and creative
Editorials & reply p33
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Stephen Schneider obituary
Pioneering climate change scientist who fought for informed public engagement
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Hank Cochran obituary
Country songwriter with a string of hits
Obituaries p34
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Alan Rogers obituary
BBC executive with a key role in developing popular radio shows
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Bill Hope obituary
Other lives: A former teacher and inspector, he set up the first part-time diploma course for youth workers
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Laurent Terzieff obituary
'Dostoevskian' French actor with an aura of tormented youth