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Camerons' baby brightens up their summer holiday in Cornwall
PM describes early arrival of fourth child as 'thrilling and exciting' after wife Samantha gives birth during family trip
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Gridlock is a way of life for Chinese
For 10 days, drivers on the Beijing to Mongolia expressway have been stuck in a 60-mile tailback. Is this the world's longest queue?
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Poor families bear brunt of coalition's austerity drive
Front page
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Voice of Chile's trapped miners brings relief to families on surface
Psychologists 'happily surprised' by condition of miners after 19 days on shift foreman's strict rationing in underground bunker
Top stories p3
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Amnesty links British jets to Saudi attacks in Yemen
Group calls on government to suspend arms supplies to Saudi Arabia over deaths of Yemeni civilians in air raids -
'British spy' found dead in bath
The man, believed to have been working for MI6, had been missing for 10 days -
Young at risk as sexually transmitted infections reach record levels
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Sprinter claimed sick pay while competing, court told
Matthew Thomas told bosses he was in so much pain from back injury he could not even dress himself, fraud trial hears
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Nick Clegg: Preparing his party for rocky waters ahead
As Lib Dem support plunges to 12%, its leader becomes dependent on glimmers of hope to keep members on board -
Six white officers to sue Met for discrimination
Move follows acquittal after 2007 incident in which they stopped two teenagers who later accused one officer of assault
UK news p8
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Brief encounter: border officials find £45,000 in German's underpants
St Pancras traveller unable to explain euro banknote stash
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Tube unions plan weekly strikes over threat to 800 jobs
RMT and TSSA expected to announce series of 24-hour strikes next month in dispute over ticket office cuts
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RSPCA to question woman over cat in wheelie bin
Woman was caught on camera in Coventry apparently dumping Lola the cat in bin and walking off -
British national among 14 killed in Nepal air crash
Rescuers reach plane wreckage by foot as monsoon rains hamper efforts to recover bodies
UK news p9
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David Miliband takes 'comfort zone' swipe at Ed in Labour leadership fight
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Richard Branson's kiteboard record attempt blown off course
Strong winds stop safety boats during Channel crossing to mark billionaire businessman's 60th birthday
UK news p11
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Lib Dem rebel warns Nick Clegg to expect rough ride at party conference
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BT ad banned by ASA
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Unison goes to court to block planned NHS shake-up
Union applies for judicial review on grounds that consultation process being conducted by health secretary is a 'sham'
UK news p12
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Mother appears in makeshift court on child murder charges
Theresa Riggi enters no plea during private hearing at Edinburgh royal infirmary over deaths of her three children
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'Bloodgate' rugby scandal: Doctor tells medical council hearing of deep shame
Distraught Wendy Chapman claims 'huge pressure' forced her to go along with Harlequins' fake injury ruse
UK news p13
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GCSE results: pupils at one school in shock at record number of A*s
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GCSE results: Britain's star performers
UK news p15
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Rival Catholic group launched ahead of UK papal visit
Reformist group offers alternative to Catholic Voices, which has recruited 20 media-friendly members to explain traditional views
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Jimi Hendrix experience at Handel museum
The Handel House Museum is marking 40 years since the death of Jimi Hendrix, the composer's neighbour separated by time
UK news p17
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Afghan elections: Record number of women stand for parliament
Despite everyday prejudice and Taliban death threats a record number of female candidates are standing in September polls -
Philippines hostage deaths draws anger from China over gunman's TV view
China demands answers over Manila police tactics with gunman Mendoza watching Swat team moves from the bus TV
International p18
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French Roma expulsions under fire from all sides
Elements of the right growing uneasy with policy, undermining government's claim that only liberal elite oppose it
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Assistant charged with attempted murder of Mexican TV star
Argentinian accused of trying to poison Gabriela Spanic as well as telenovela star's mother, toddler son and maid
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China plane crash leaves 43 dead
Fifty-three injured after Henan Airlines plane overshoots runway and bursts into flames in Yichun
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US drug agency recruits speakers of 'street slang'
DEA seeks people who understand black vernacular English to translate wiretaps and stand up evidence in court
International p19
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Scientists attack court ruling against Barack Obama's stem cell policy
Order blocking government funding of stem cell research is a serious setback in search for cures to diseases, say scientists
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Al-Qaida group hints at ransom payment for freed Spanish hostages
North African arm of terrorist group says two aid workers were released after some of its demands were met
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Egyptian minister detained over stolen Van Gogh worth £32m
Deputy culture minister to be investigated on suspicion of 'professional delinquency' after theft from Cairo museum
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Congo rebels 'raped women and babies near UN base'
US aid worker and doctor say Rwandan and Congolese fighters attacked up to 200 people over four days
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Iranian activist sues telecoms firm over 'spying system'
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Somali MPs among 32 killed in Mogadishu hotel massacre
Suicide bomber and gunmen dressed in army uniforms storm hotel, triggering deadly shootout with police in Somali capital
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Palestinian children in East Jerusalem face classroom shortage, says report
Almost half attend private and unofficial schools as city spends four times as much on elementary schooling for Jewish students
International p22
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Pakistan floods: people return home to find nothing left, nothing at all
The monsoon deluge turned mud houses in north-west Pakistan into a sodden mess
International p23
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Technology industry faces chip shortage
Smartphone makers are now finding it harder to lay their hands on chips and display screens, leading to supply delays on some handsets
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Fears grow of double-dip slump after US home sales plummet
Gloomy news that US property transactions fell by 27% last month has prompted a Bank of England member to predict trouble for the UK economy
Financial p25
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India blocks Vedanta mine on Dongria-Kondh tribe's sacred hill
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Zurich Insurance fined £2m for losing customer details
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Persimmon reinstates half-year dividend after soaring profits
Healthy sales have restored the builder's confidence in the property market
Financial p26
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WPP's first-half pre-tax profits up 36%
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Shares in Promethean tumble as education austerity measures bite
Whiteboard maker shares plunge 20% despite increase in six-monthly operating profits
Financial p27
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A brief history of Sir Bill Gammell
Former rugby star and friend of presidents and prime ministers, the Scottish oil baron has gained new notoriety among environmentalists for potentially opening up the Arctic to oil drilling
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Greenland happy to be the new oil frontier
Financial p29
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Deluges after the deluge
Comment & debate p30
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In the name of purity, public funds are wasted on the rich
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Diary
Hugh Muir: They will speak and the pope will listen. He always listens. But for how long?
Comment & debate p31
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Country diary: Wenlock Edge
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Corrections and clarifications
Pension percentages | Haaretz credit | Royal Mail campaign | Wotan's ring of fire -
The emergency budget: Taking from the poor
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In praise of … Twentysomething Brook Street
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GCSE results: Tongues tied
Editorials & reply p32
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Focus on pupils' achievements
Letters: Rather than a situation where 'almost half our young people leave school with no qualifications', we have an examination system that is failing our young people at 16 -
Cost dilemmas over expensive drugs
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Female logic
Letters: I managed Arto Inkala's sudoku in 28 minutes by applying female logic -
Don't blame the wedding industry. It's not wrong to celebrate in style
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Past mistakes and future options
Letters: If Labour wishes us to work with it, it should demonstrate an alternative workable coalition – as it did not in May 2010 -
Uniform approach ties up school time
Letters: Let's move on from the 19th century, when girls were allowed into secondary education only if they were made to look like boys -
Playgroup jubilee
Letters: Forty-nine years ago today, a letter to the Guardian called for more nursery schools and play facilities for under-fives
Editorials & reply p33
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Christoph Schlingensief obituary
Theatre director, artist and film-maker with a fresh, radical take on Germany's past
Obituaries p34
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George Gibbings obituary
Other lives: My uncle, George Gibbings, who has died aged 90, was a highly respected TV cameraman who worked on programmes such as Dixon of Dock Green, Z Cars, Doctor Who, The Forsyte Saga, The Good Life and Bergerac
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Ghazi al-Gosaibi obituary
Saudi politician and poet known for his modernising spirit
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George David Weiss obituary
US writer of many memorable hit songs