Imam Ignores Koran Burn Pastor's Deadline

The pastor at the centre of the Koran-burning row says the imam behind plans to build an Islamic centre near Ground Zero has ignored his deadline to get in touch.

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Troubled England star Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen have appealed for privacy following allegations about his private life.

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Mystery surrounds the fate of a hump-backed whale which was trapped off Shetland.

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A toddler is recovering in hospital after receiving 200 stitches to his face following an attack by his grandmother's dog.

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The Government is to press ahead with controversial plans to privatise the Royal Mail after a report called for "urgent action".

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Six people are now believed to have died and 39 others are injured after a gas explosion sparked a fire that tore through a San Francisco suburb.

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A 25-year-old waitress from Cambridge has become a singing sensation in China, selling 100m records to make her one of the world's biggest-selling artists.

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A justice minister who hired a firm of private detectives to investigate his aides and colleagues has defended the move.

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Hampshire's police force has unveiled plans to axe 1,400 jobs - about a fifth its workforce, including hundreds of officers.

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An armed bank raid was thwarted when a have-a-go hero leapt on the would-be robber's back.

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BAA, which runs six of Britain's airports, suffered a slight fall in passenger numbers last month compared with August 2009, caused by a dip in holiday flights.

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A disgruntled worker has shot dead two female colleagues after being suspended from her job at a factory in Philadephia.

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Britain's biggest boy band has launched a safe sex crusade in order to succeed where the Government has failed.

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President Barack Obama has insisted the US economy is showing improvement from the deepest recession in decades but admitted "progress has been painfully slow".

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Detectives investigating a spate of violent robberies on trains around London and Kent have issued CCTV images of their main suspects.

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About 700 people are to lose their jobs after services firm Connaught collapsed and went into administration.

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Pirates trying to hijack a ship off the coast of Somalia were baffled when they clambered aboard to find it deserted and the engines dead.

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Toast is the nation's favourite smell, bringing back comforting memories of childhood, according to a study.

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A US pastor has declared he will not burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks after his plan sparked international uproar.

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A waitress is missing and feared dead after a river burst its banks and thundered through a pretty coastal village in southern Italy.

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London Mayor Boris Johnson has confirmed he plans to stand for re-election in 2012.

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A former car dealer who attempted to swamp West Yorkshire with heroin has been ordered to pay back more than £10.5m.

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Parents spend around £500 a year on technology for children, with the bill for seven-year-olds averaging £760, research says.

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Fashion and furniture chain Laura Ashley is celebrating after profits leapt nearly 1,000%.

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Animal safety experts are preparing to rescue a humpback whale that is stranded off the Shetland Islands after getting tangled in ropes used to catch shellfish.

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