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Police dismiss 'Sarah's Law' fear - Police have dismissed fears that a scheme that allows parents to check if someone with access to their children is a sex offender could lead to vigilante attacks....

Pakistan leader heading to Europe - Pakistan's president is due in Europe later for a trip that will take in the UK, amid tensions over David Cameron's comments about terrorism....

UAE 'to deny Blackberry services' - The UAE is to suspend some Blackberry mobile phone services, having said the devices pose a "national security risk", its state news agency reports....

Dutch troops leave Afghanistan - The Netherlands ends its Afghan military involvement after a domestic split, amid concerns over the US-led alliance's long-term strategy and exit. ...

Child Trust Fund payments to drop - 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....

Pakistan braced for more flooding - One million people remain affected by monsoon flooding in north-west Pakistan, as fears grow that flooding could spread south....

Two quizzed on parcel sent to MI6 - Two men are still being questioned after a suspect package was sent to MI6 headquarters in London....

Race called off after powerboat death - The final day of a powerboat championships is called off after a man died when the boat he was in "flipped over" after hitting a wave....

Cluster bomb ban comes into force - A new global treaty banning cluster munitions enters into force, hailed by campaigners as the most important treaty in 10 years....

Clinton pride at Chelsea wedding - The only child of former US President Bill Clinton, Chelsea, is married to her banker boyfriend at a ceremony cloaked in secrecy. ...

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....

Sondheim receives Proms birthday ovation - Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim is greeted with a standing ovation at the BBC Proms at the close of a concert marking his 80th birthday year....

Live - England v Pakistan - 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....

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....

Murray battles into final in LA - Andy Murray reaches the Farmers Classic final in LA after coming through a topsy-turvy semi-final against Feliciano Lopez in Los Angeles....

Hamilton defiant on title hopes - Lewis Hamilton believes his title challenge is not slipping away despite McLaren falling further behind championship rivals Red Bull and Ferrari....

Farah wins second European gold - Great Britain's Mo Farah wins the European 5,000m title to add to the 10,000m gold he won on Tuesday....

Girls injured in stove explosion - Two children are airlifted to hospital after a camping stove exploded at a family theme park in Northamptonshire....

Blind bank manager's 200mph aim - A bank manager from Greater Manchester will attempt to become the fastest blind man on earth later in a land speed record attempt in west Wales....

Call over Scottish Water's status - Accountants KPMG say politicians should give "detailed consideration" to changing the status of Scottish Water. ...

Motorcyclist dies in crash on A9 - A motorcyclist dies after crashing her bike on a stretch of the A9 just south of Pitlochry on Saturday evening....

Teen charged with Ardoyne rioting - A 19-year-old man has been charged with rioting after handing himself into a police station on Saturday. ...

North Belfast flat stand-off ends - A man is arrested after a four-hour long stand-off with police at a property in Belfast. ...

Cardiff 'must improve night life' - Cardiff needs to do more to attract its own people into the city centre at night warns an AM, as a survey of residents is launched....

Youth search after stab incident - Police are hunting a teenager after a stabbing in the Vale of Glamorgan on Saturday evening....

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....

Everglades on Unesco danger list - A UN panel adds the Florida Everglades and Madagascar's tropical rainforest to a list of world heritage sites at risk....

China manufacturing output slows - Chinese manufacturing output grew at its slowest rate for 17 months in July, as the government continues efforts to rein in rapid economic growth....

Stray mine kills South Korean man - A landmine that apparently drifted along a river from North Korea kills South Korean man and injures another....

Germany mourns Love Parade dead - Germany holds an emotional memorial service for the 21 people killed in a stampede at the Love Parade dance festival in the western city of Duisburg last weekend. ...

Opposition figures held in Moscow - Russian police detain two opposition leaders and dozens of others trying to hold demonstrations in Moscow and St Petersburg. ...

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"....

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....

Lebanon urged to resist violence - Syria's president and the Saudi king call on Lebanon's rival factions to avoid turning to violence amid mounting political tensions in the country....

Hamas fighter dies in air strikes - A Hamas militant is killed and several people hurt in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip, hours after a Palestinian rocket hit the Israeli city of Ashkelon....

Pakistan floods motorway reopens - The main motorway south from flood-hit north-west Pakistan has partially reopened, raising the prospect of relief for thousands of people still waiting for help....

Afghan roadside bomb kills six - Six civilians die after their minibus strikes a roadside bomb in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar....

US economic growth slows to 2.4% - US economic growth slowed between April and June, with GDP growing by an annualised rate of 2.4%, the US Commerce Department says....

Crew's new Atlantic rowing record - Four rowers reach the Isles of Scilly 43 days after leaving New York, smashing 12 days off the 114-year-old previous record....

Interns are 'entitled to be paid' - Many young people working free as interns may legally be entitled to pay, a report says....

Warning of tanker drivers' action - Fuel tanker drivers could take industrial action later this year over job and pay cuts, a union has warned....

Tax credit repayments 'to soar' - Many more people will face having to pay back some of the money paid to them as tax credits because of Budget changes, experts say....

Labour 'could be out for years' - Labour leadership contender David Miliband warns that the party could be out of power for years at the final hustings meeting before the vote....

Prescott Iraq intelligence doubts - The intelligence on Iraq's weapons threat was "not very substantial", former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott says....

Benefits face 'radical' shake-up - Merging all tax credits and benefits into a single payment is one option being considered by Iain Duncan Smith in a "radical" welfare shake-up....

Concern over rape medic shortage - A lack of specialist medics to care for rape victims could be hampering conviction rates, doctors believe....

Calcium pills 'raise' heart risk - Calcium supplements taken by many older people could be increasing their risk of a heart attack, research shows....

Pregnant women rights questioned - The right of women to choose whether they have home births is being questioned by a leading medical journal....

Maths fears over A-level reforms - Plans to reform A-levels could put students off maths and lead to university department closures, an academic body warns....

150 schools ask to be academies - More than 150 top schools in England have applied to become academies, government documents show....

Dramatic fall in pupil expulsion - There has been a dramatic fall in the number of pupils excluded from schools in England in the past year, official figures show. ...

Call to check on mobile security - Owners of mobile phones are being asked to test the security of their network to see if enough is being done to stop eavesdropping....

UK troops use iPad app for fire mission training - Newsbeat's had an exclusive look at new training being given to UK soldiers at the Royal School of Artillery in Wiltshire....

Facebook data hoarder speaks out - Security researcher Ron Bowes tells BBC News why he collected and published the personal details of 100m Facebook users....

Mammals decline in Chernobyl zone - The largest wildlife census of its kind conducted in Chernobyl reveals evidence of mammals declining in the exclusion zone. ...

Further Chile quakes 'possible' - Land in the north of Chile is "ready" for another major earthquake, say researchers, adding that authorities did not act on previous warnings. ...

BP boss scaling back oil effort - The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico. ...

Sexuality comment angers Balding - Sports presenter Clare Balding makes an official complaint to the Press Complaints Commission over an article which mocked her sexuality....

DeGeneres leaving American Idol - Comedienne and chat show host Ellen DeGeneres is leaving American Idol after one season on the judging panel....

Ben Shephard says goodbye to GMTV - Ben Shephard bids farewell to GMTV after 10 years telling viewers: "I'm going to miss all of you, every single one of you."...

Is this reality show offensive? - MTV reality show Jersey Shore is the latest example of Italian-Americans being stereotyped on television. Why?...

Quiz of the week's news - The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions - plus the Weekly Bonus Question....

Family getaway or get away? - They frequently end in disaster and can be anything but relaxing. Why do we persist with the ordeal of family holidays?...

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....

India's 'production line' heart hospital - The rising costs facing healthcare systems in Western nations often make the headlines. But could the way a heart hospital in India is offering cutting edge medical care, while keeping costs extremely low, be the way forward?...

On board with search and rescue - Alex Bushill joins a search and rescue team from the Royal Marine Barracks in Chivenor as they prepare for their busiest time of year....

Thousands at Belfast's gay pride - Thousands of people take part in the annual Belfast Pride march....

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. ...

Treaty enacted to ban cluster bombs - An international treaty banning the production and use of cluster bombs has come into force. ...

Silent march for Love Parade dead - A silent march and mass balloon release has taken place in Duisberg to honour 21 people who died at last weekend's Love Parade dance festival...

Australia bushfires: What went wrong? - A report into the bushfires that tore across Victoria, Australia, in early 2009 has called for sweeping changes to the way the authorities respond to natural disasters....

In pictures - Chelsea Clinton marries at lavish New York ceremony...

No crying shame - Babe and 19 other films that make men weep...

Newspaper review - The row over Cameron's remarks on Pakistan goes on...

'Pell-mell' adventure - Images of record-smashing rowing trip across the Atlantic...

Grand designs - Should we bring much-loved buildings up to date? ...

80s idea rebranded? - The government's academies may seem familiar, writes Mike Baker...