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BAE in £2bn MoD ammunition deal
BAE Systems signs a 15-year deal with the Ministry of Defence to supply ammunition for UK armed forces, safeguarding 1,700 jobs.

Search for clues in Madrid crash
Accident investigators are to scour the wreckage of the plane that crashed at Madrid's Barajas airport, leaving 153 dead.

Glitter refused Hong Kong entry
Convicted paedophile and former pop star Gary Glitter is refused entry to Hong Kong after being deported from Thailand.

GCSE candidates awaiting results
Hundreds of thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will hear how they did in their GCSE exams.

Obama closing in on running-mate
Speculation is mounting about Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama's choice of running mate.

Census 'should be scrapped now'
The national census is out of date, costly and should be scrapped immediately, a report says.

Labour will win election - Brown
The prime minister, travelling to the Beijing Olympics, says his party will win the next general election.

Man charged with teenager's death
A 30-year-old man is charged the murder of a teenager who was stabbed to death in south London.

Barwick to leave post as FA chief
The Football Association confirms chief executive Brian Barwick is to leave his post at the end of the year.

Colony of Italian snails turns up at Bucks mansion
A snail species from the Mediterranean is found in the UK at historic Cliveden House.