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The latest stories from the Home section of the BBC News web site.

  • Spain's Eta 'declares ceasefire'
    Armed Basque separatist group Eta says it has decided not to carry out "armed actions" in its campaign for independence, the BBC learns.

  • Second soldier's death announced
    A British soldier dies in hospital of injuries he received in an explosion in Afghanistan, the second British casualty in 24 hours.

  • Hameed hits out at fixing 'sting'
    Pakistan's Yasir Hameed says a meeting he had with the News of the World that was secretly recorded has been "inaccurately reported" by the tabloid.

  • Gove defends free school numbers
    Michael Gove says demand for new free schools has exceeded expectations but Labour says plans for 16 new institutions next year are "laughable".

  • Cell assault sergeant facing sack
    A police officer who was caught on CCTV injuring a woman by throwing her into a cell faces being dismissed.

  • US troops summoned in Iraq attack
    US troops are called in to help Iraqi forces battle insurgents behind a deadly attack on an Iraqi army base in Baghdad, security officials tell the BBC.

  • Burnt golf course body was a man
    Police trying to identify a badly-burnt body found on a golf course in East Sussex believe the young man was murdered elsewhere.

  • Ex-army head attacks Labour PMs
    Former head of the Army Gen Sir Richard Dannatt accuses Tony Blair and Gordon Brown of letting down British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Father and son die in air crash
    A father and son are killed when their plane crashes after a mid-air collision with another aircraft during a race.

  • Further landslides hit Guatemala
    Up to 100 people are feared buried by landslides in Guatemala, where 36 are confirmed dead following torrential rain.


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