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Breaking News – UK

• Pakistan bomb attack leaves at least 42 dead
  Attack on Shiite Muslim rally in south-western city of Quetta is the second major strike by militants within 48 hours. […]
• MI6 worker jailed for trying to sell secrets
  Software engineer Daniel Houghton given 12-month sentence for trying to sell sensitive computer files for £2 million. […]
• Suicide bombings kill 23 in Pakistan
  Further sectarian attack, in the city of Quetta, heaps more pressure on government struggling to cope with flooding crisis. […]
• Asil Nadir tagged after appearing at Old Bailey
  Polly Peck tycoon placed under curfew after making first court appearance since fleeing Britain 17 years ago. […]
• Asil Nadir appears in the dock at the Old Bailey
  Polly Peck tycoon makes first court appearance since fleeing Britain 17 years ago following £34m fraud allegations. […]
• Asil Nadir arrives for first court appearance since fleeing Britain
  Polly Peck tycoon arrives for his first court appearance since fleeing Britain following £34m fraud allegations. […]
• Mark Thompson: BBC chief talks to No 10 about selling the cuts
  Mark Thompson accused of risking independence with private meeting about coverage of spending cuts. […]
• William Hague: for same-sex marriage and against Section 28 repeal
  As Tory leader, William Hague faced off rebellion from within his own party over his uncompromising stance on the teaching of homosexuality in schools. […]
• Osteoporosis drug 'doubles cancer risk'
  Drug taken by more than a million people with osteoporosis could increase risk of cancer of the oesophagus, study warns. […]
• MI6 spy's body padlocked into sports bag, inquest told
  The body of Gareth Williams, the British spy found murdered in London, had been padlocked into the sports bag in which it was hidden, a coroner has disclosed. […]