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- Arrest over Pc Blakelock murder
A 40-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of murdering Pc Keith Blakelock during the Broadwater Farm riots in London in 1985.
- Afghans ‘trapped in battle zone’
Explosive devices are stopping Afghans leaving an area where a major operation is due to begin, the defence secretary says.
- Cadbury’s Bristol plant to close
Cadbury’s new owner, Kraft, says it plans to close the company’s Somerdale factory with the loss of 400 jobs.
- Labour Corrie star calls banned
Automated Labour voice messages by ex-Coronation Street star Liz Dawn broke privacy rules, the party is told.
- Toyota in global recall of Prius
Carmaker Toyota is recalling 400,000 hybrid cars worldwide, including 8,500 in the UK, because of braking problems.
- ‘Sex assault’ arrest at nursery
A person is questioned and bailed on suspicion of sexual assault at a playgroup in Ceredigion, say police.
- Sri Lankan parliament dissolved
Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa dissolves parliament to set up early elections, a day after his main rival was arrested.
- City regulator boss steps down
Hector Sants, chief executive of the Financial Services Authority, announces he is to step down as head of the City regulator.
- Straw backs election night counts
Election counts will have to begin within four hours of polls closing under laws backed by Jack Straw.
- BBC reveals total performer pay
The BBC reveals it paid £229m to its performers who broadcast on radio and television last year – more than 6% of the licence fee.
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