News UK- Fatal flats blaze inquiry startsJuly 3, 2009Investigations begin into the cause of a tower block fire which left six people, including three children, dead.
- UK seeks Iran trial clarificationJuly 3, 2009British diplomats are trying to establish if Iran intends to act on its threat to prosecute staff from the UK's Tehran embassy.
- BT offers holidays for pay cutsJuly 4, 2009BT offers staff the chance of long holidays in return for a big pay cut in a bid to reduce costs during the economic downturn.
- UK forces 'encounter few Taliban'July 4, 2009British forces on a major operation in Afghanistan say they have encountered little resistance from the Taliban.
- Fatal flats blaze inquiry startsJuly 3, 2009
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- Russia 'agrees US troop transit'July 3, 2009An Obama administration official says Russia has agreed to let US troops bound for Afghanistan fly through its airspace.
- Serbia jails Muslim 'terrorists'July 3, 2009Twelve alleged Serbian Muslim radicals are jailed for up to 13 years for plotting attacks.
- Demjanjuk cleared to stand trialJuly 3, 2009The alleged Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk is declared fit enough to stand trial in Germany.
- Europe nears gas pipeline accordJuly 3, 2009Five European governments are due to sign an agreement on 13 July for a major new pipeline from Central Asia.
- Russia 'agrees US troop transit'July 3, 2009