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Man held over power drill attack

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A 19-year-old man is arrested after a serious assault in North Lanarkshire in which a man was attacked with a power drill.
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Shark swarm off Australian coast

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Hundreds of sharks have been spotted off the Queensland coast.
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BP says oil spill cost up to $8bn

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BP says the cost of its Gulf of Mexico oil spill has risen to $8bn - a rise of more than $2bn in the last month alone.
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'Big drop' in alcohol consumption

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Alcohol consumption has fallen faster than ever, figures from the British Beer and Pub Association suggest.
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England pressure inspires Capello

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England coach Fabio Capello says he hopes the pressure of expectation over the team's Euro 2012 qualifier with Bulgaria will bring out the best in him.
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Montenegro v Wales (Fri)

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Team news ahead of Wales' 2012 European Championship Group G opener in Montenegro on Friday.
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Asil Nadir faces Old Bailey hearing

Guardian - 1 hour 34 min ago

Fugitive tycoon returns to UK after 17 years
• Q&A: Asil Nadir trial
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Fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir will appear in court today for the first time since fleeing Britain 17 years ago, during which a provisional trial date may be fixed and his bail renewed during a brief hearing at the Old Bailey.

Nadir was given bail in his absence on 30 July on condition he returns to the UK and attends court today.

Old Bailey judge Mr Justice Bean said he hoped it would end the "legal limbo" which existed since Nadir fled Britain for Northern Cyprus.

He also quashed an arrest warrant for him and imposed 10 conditions on bail, including Nadir, 69, being electronically tagged.

Nadir was facing 66 counts of theft involving £34m fraud allegations in May 1993 when he flew from Britain to the Mediterranean island, which has no extradition treaty with the UK.

The Conservative Party donor was secretly flown out in a private plane after his Polly Peck business empire collapsed.

He had appeared in court the previous year but had not technically surrendered to his bail.

So, the judge said, a subsequent arrest warrant issued on the basis that he had breached his bail, was not valid.

Nadir's legal team told the court he was willing to return to face trial if he was granted bail.

The Serious Fraud Office had agreed not to oppose bail if the stringent conditions were imposed.

The conditions include depositing £250,000 with the court as a security and surrendering travel documents.

Defence barrister William Clegg, QC, said Nadir had a "determined intention" to stand trial.

Nadir, who now has new business interests in Northern Cyprus, arrived at Luton airport a week ago with his 26-year-old wife, Nur.

The couple are renting a £20,000-a-month town house in Mayfair, central London, as Nadir's legal team prepare his defence.


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Schnabel's true romance inspires tale of love across cultural divide

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The real-life romance behind the film could not have better advertised its subject matter: a Jewish American film director and son of a Zionist mother meets a Palestinian woman at an art exhibition, falls in love, reads about her traumatic childhood under Israeli occupation and brings her moving story to the screen.



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Depardieu vs Binoche: feud that's got France flummoxed

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The French actress Juliette Binoche, known for her sweetness on and off screen, has gently savaged the actor Gérard Depardieu for publicly questioning her talent. In an interview with an Austrian magazine, Mr Depardieu last week attacked the Oscar-winning Ms Binoche as "an absolute nothing".



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UKIP meets as leader hunt begins

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Middle East talks 'constructive'

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Israeli and Palestinian leaders meet in Washington for the first direct peace talks in nearly two years and agree a framework for negotiations.
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Andean gold in $3bn bidding war

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Chinese consider rival Potash bid

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The 33 miners trapped in Chile will soon be able to share some wine.
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French honour for WWII veteran

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A World War II veteran receives France's highest decoration for bravery, 66 years after liberating a town there.
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Missing boy found safe and well

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A four-year-old boy who was allegedly abducted by his foster parents in Lincolnshire is found safe and well by police.
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Portugal's child sex verdict due

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The panel of judges in a child sex abuse trial in Portugal is to deliver its verdict, more than five years after court hearings began.
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Portable video 'is the future'

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Toshiba’s UK business manager says its Foilo 100 tablet PC complements trends in media usage.
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First Asperger's college opening

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The first specialist college for young people with Asperger syndrome in Wales opens its doors.
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