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Iran faces tough new sanctions, targeted at certain sections of its economy. But so so-called smart sanctions work?

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Ben Story left his car unlocked with a peanut butter sandwich on the back seat.

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Tommy Godwin, a British medal-winning cyclist from the 1948 Olympics, tours the London 2012 velodrome with the BBC’s Sophie Raworth.

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In 1948, athletes slept in military huts. Two years out from London’s 2012 Games, what lessons can be learned?

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Rich, large independent schools in England devote less of their income to bursaries than smaller, poorer ones, a study suggests.

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What happens when 1,000 particle physicists meet? BBC News visited the 35th International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP) in Paris to find out.

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Ships involved in the effort to secure the Gulf of Mexico blown-out oil well are preparing to resume work after a tropical storm weakens.

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Mourners light candles near the scene of a stampede where 19 people died at Germany’s Love Parade festival.

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The UK’s first new private sector university college for more than 30 years is being announced by the universities minister.

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Futuristic computers that learn to see and listen could result from research into the ways nerve cells communicate.

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The end of empire saw the Union Jack lowered around the world – but the wind of change continues to blow, says David Cannadine.

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Liam Fox has admitted that mentoring and training forces may be needed in Afghanistan “for some time”.

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The value of UK retail sales rose 0.7% in June, beating market expectations, led by household goods sales.

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The US and South Korea’s plans to hold joint military exercises pose a major danger to the region, Pyongyang says.

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Two British soldiers are shot dead in Afghanistan while trying to rescue a wounded colleague in a “courageous and selfless act”.

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