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The latest stories from the Home section of the BBC News web site.
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Morgan explained hacking - Paxman
Piers Morgan spoke of knowing about Ulrika Jonsson's conversations and explained how to access phone messages, Jeremy Paxman tells the Leveson Inquiry.
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Apple's Jonathan Ive is knighted
Jonathan Ive - the British designer behind Apple's iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad - is knighted at Buckingham Palace.
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Skydiver makes jump without chute
A stuntman lands safely after making the first wingsuit flight without a parachute.
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Tax crackdown on civil servants
Danny Alexander announces new tax rules for senior civil servants after it emerged more than 2,400 could have avoided paying the full rate.
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Powers begin Iran nuclear talks
A group of six world powers begin fresh talks with Iran in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, about Tehran's controversial nuclear programme.
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Man denies boat race swim charge
A man accused of halting the University Boat Race by swimming in the River Thames denies a charge of causing a public nuisance.
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Olympic tickets on general sale
The remaining 500,000 tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games go on general sale, with anyone eligible to buy a ticket for a range of events.
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Four held over police 'bribes'
One Scotland Yard detective and three former officers are arrested in connection with claims that anti-corruption officers were bribed.
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Lebanese pilgrims 'to be freed'
Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour announces that 13 Lebanese Shia pilgrims kidnapped in Syria have been found and should be released soon.
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Secret Service scandal in hearing
A US senator is to challenge claims the Secret Service sex scandal was an isolated incident, at the first congressional hearing into the affair.
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Facebook and banks face lawsuit
Facebook, its founder Mark Zuckerberg, and the banks leading its flotation are sued over claims that financial information was not disclosed.
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Afghan aid workers are kidnapped
Two foreign doctors and three Afghan colleagues are kidnapped by criminals in the country's north-eastern province of Badakhshan, officials say.
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BAE signs £1.9bn Saudi jet deal
British defence giant BAE signs a £1.9bn ($3bn) deal with Saudi Arabia to supply Hawk trainer jets, safeguarding over 200 UK jobs.
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PM rebuked on 'idiot' Balls jibe
Prime Minister David Cameron is rebuked for unparliamentary language after calling shadow chancellor Ed Balls a "muttering idiot".
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On the Road is unveiled at Cannes
A long-awaited film adaptation of Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road is screened for the first time at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Sister 'drank bleach in Pakistan'
Shafilea Ahmed drank bleach on a trip to Pakistan after her mother told her she would not return to the UK, a court hears.
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Sats test scoring angers heads
Head teachers in England criticise arrangements for scoring this year's Sats tests taken by 11-year-olds.
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Thousands flee Somalia advance
Thousands of Somalis flee fighting as African Union troops advance on Afgoye, a stronghold near the capital of the Islamist militant group al-Shabab.
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The cult of lawn
Why are people obsessed with the perfect lawn?
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EU's austerity agenda challenged
European Union leaders meeting in Brussels on Wednesday will hear the new French president challenge the EU's German-led austerity drive.
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