Hacking Row: MP Calls For Murdoch Evidence

There has been a call for Rupert Murdoch to be asked to give evidence over the News Of The World phone hacking row - as MPs referred the matter to the Commons' Standards and Privileges Committee.

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A bull run spectator has been gored to death after she poked her head through a barrier in central Spain, authorities have said.

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British boxing star David Haye has unrepentantly refused to apologise for comments that his fight against Audley Harrison will be "as one-sided as a gang-rape".

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High-riding bike enthusiasts have come farthing wide to the streets of Cheshire to prove their endurance aboard some of the world's oldest cycle contraptions.

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A number of hostages shot dead during a botched mission to save them from a bus hijacker in the Philippines may have been hit by police fire.

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Britney Spears is being sued by a former bodyguard over claims she subjected him to "repeated unwanted sexual advances" and harassment.

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Defence giant BAE Systems is to axe more than 900 jobs from its military divisions.

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A video in which a cancer patient declares his love for his wife has become a surprise internet hit - thanks in part to cameo appearances from a Hollywood star and a prime minister.

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A tropical storm has swept through Texas in the US leaving at least two dead and thousands evacuated from their homes amid flooding and tornados.

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A search is on for a missing teenager who has gone on the run with her ex-boyfriend and their 11-month-old baby.

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Two planes narrowly avoided a mid-air collision over London, an air accident report has revealed.

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Supermarket chain Morrisons is to open convenience stores and may sell groceries online, the chain announced today.  

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The Reverend Ian Paisley has urged the Government to cancel next week's state welcome for the Pope.

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A US clergyman at the centre of a global row over plans to burn copies of the Koran on September 11 says he might call the protest off if asked by Barack Obama.

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At least 17 people have died in a suicide car bombing at a market in Russia's North Caucasus region.

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The interest rate is staying unchanged at 0.5% for the 18th consecutive month, the Bank of England has announced.

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If Wayne Rooney thinks the press attention into his off-field woes could not get any worse, he has obviously not been trawling through Asian news sites.

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A school in Canada has come up with a novel way to make drivers slow down but critics fear it could actually end up causing more car accidents.

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The Prime Minister has paid tribute to his father and said the family "will miss him terribly".

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Nick Clegg has called for a greater emphasis on long-term decisions as he warns the Government will announce "painful" cuts in its Spending Review.

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Fabio Capello has confirmed he will quit as England coach after Euro 2012.

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A top budgerigar breeder believes his champion bird was stamped to death in a sabotage attack by a rival.

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Vitamin B could prove to be a revolutionary weapon against age-related memory loss and Alzheimer's.

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The price of petrol in the UK is now 50% more than it was before the nationwide fuel protests 10 years ago.

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