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David Cameron: schools should teach mainly in imperial measurements

PM says he would still go for pounds and ounces over metric system in Newsnight interview

Schools should teach pupils mainly in imperial and not metric measurements, David Cameron has said.

Four decades since metres and litres replaced yards and pints on the curriculum, the prime minister suggested he would prefer to see a return to the old system.

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Fatah and Hamas agree deal for unity government to take control of Gaza

Breakthrough agreement negotiated in Cairo is designed to ease blockade and open way to reconstruction after Gaza war

The two main Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, have reached a comprehensive agreement that would turn over the civil administration of Gaza immediately to officials of a Palestinian unity government led by President Mahmoud Abbas.

The agreement, negotiated in Cairo, is designed to ease the long blockade of Gaza by Israel and Egypt and open the way to reconstruction of the war-ravaged coastal entity. A recent Palestinian Authority study estimated the cost of reconstruction in Gaza following this summers 50-day conflict with Israel at $7.8bn (£4.8bn).

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Apple withdraws iOS 8 update just hours after update release

Users of 8.0.1 report problems with network connection and Touch ID, on top of existing wireless and battery bugs

Apple has issued and then immediately withdrawn the first update of its latest mobile operating system, just a week after the release of iOS 8.

It is thought to be the first time that the company has pulled a software update from its App Store.

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US launches air strikes against Isis targets in Syria

Pentagon confirms US and unnamed allies have deployed fighter jets, bombers and Tomahwak missiles against militants

The United States and its allies stepped up their war against the Islamic State militant group, launching air strikes on targets in Syria for the first time.

The Pentagon press secretary, Rear Admiral John Kirby, confirmed that the US and unnamed allied nations sent fighter jets, bomber aircraft and Tomahawk missiles in an operation that he described in a statement as ongoing.

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White House intruder Omar Gonzalez had a knife, attorney's office reveals

US Secret Service initially said Gonzalez was unarmed as he jumped the fence and made his way into executive mansion

Omar Gonzalez, the man arrested on Friday after climbing the fence at the White House, was armed with a knife, the US attorneys office said on Saturday.

Previously, the US Secret Service had said Gonzalez was unarmed.

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Mikhail Khodorkovsky breaks political silence, saying he would lead Russia

The former oil tycoon and adversary of president Vladimir Putin has launched a pro-European political platform from exile

The former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who spent a decade in jail after challenging the Kremlin, says he would be ready to lead Russia if called upon.

Khodorkovskys statement, at the launch of an online movement called Open Russia, appears to break his promise to steer clear of politics, which he made after being pardoned by president Vladimir Putin in December.

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Ukraine negotiators agree to buffer zone to separate warring parties

Deal is intended to solidify the ceasefire agreed two weeks ago and give civilians respite from shelling

Negotiators in Ukrainian peace talks agreed early on Saturday to create a buffer zone to separate government troops and pro-Russian militants and withdraw heavy weapons and foreign fighters to encourage a stable truce in eastern Ukraine.

The deal reached by representatives of Ukraine, Russia, the Moscow-backed rebels and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) marks an effort to add substance to the ceasefire agreement that was signed two weeks ago but has been frequently broken.

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Queen says UK will respect result of Scottish independence referendum

Monarch speaks of strong feelings and contrasting emotions in Scotland after country votes to reject independence from UK



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The Queen has welcomed Scotlands vote to stay as part of the UK as a result that all of us throughout the United Kingdom will respect.

In a rare personal statement, issued from Balmoral, her Scottish estate, she acknowledged there would be strong feelings both in Scotland and the rest of Britain, but urged parties to come together.

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Young 'Nemo' clownfish roam further than thought, study shows

Australian and British scientists reveal why it was so hard to find Nemo baby clownfish can swim up to 400km to find a home

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Scientists have revealed why it may be so difficult to find Nemo baby clownfish can swim up to 400km in search of a new home.

A study, co-authored by James Cook University (JCU) researchers, shows the larvae cross large tracts of ocean to find new coral to settle on, making them better able to cope with environmental change.

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Fiji election day arrives, bringing hope of exit from coup era

Party of military ruler Voreqe Bainimarama predicted to dominate poll that promises to restore international relations

Thousands of Fijians begin voting for the first time in eight years on Wednesday in an election that promises to restore democracy to the south Pacific nation of 900,000.

Questions remain about how far the military ruler, Voreqe Bainimarama, has tilted the outcome in his favour. Bainimarama is running as a candidate and polls indicate his party is the most popular of the seven contesting the election.

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Richard Kiel, Jaws actor from James Bond, dead at 74

Towering figure, famous for two Roger Moore era instalments of spy series, had been in hospital after breaking his leg

The actor Richard Kiel, famous for playing the steel-toothed villain Jaws in James Bond films, has reportedly died at the age of 74.

TMZ said the towering 7ft 2in (218cm) character actor died in a hospital in Fresno, California, on Wednesday, a week after breaking his leg.

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Lord's Prayer to Hugo Chávez angers Catholic church in Venezuela

Socialist party congress directs prayer to Our Chávez who art in heaven, drawing church retort that text is untouchable

Venezuelas Roman Catholic church has admonished the ruling Socialist party for rewriting the Lords Prayer into an ode to its beloved late leader Hugo Chávez.

The Lords Prayer, the typical prayer for Christians around the world, comes from the very lips of our Lord Jesus Christ and is therefore untouchable, the local Catholic church said in a statement.

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US urges Israel to reverse appropriation of land for West Bank settlement

Israel has claimed almost 1,000 acres near Bethlehem, in a move Palestinians say will only increase tension

The United States has criticised Israels announcement of a land appropriation for possible settlement construction in the occupied West Bank as counterproductive to peace efforts, and urged the Israeli government to reverse the decision.

Israel laid claim to nearly 1,000 acres (400 hectares) in the Etzion settlement bloc near Bethlehem, a move which an anti-settlement group termed the biggest appropriation in 30 years and a Palestinian official said would cause only more friction after the Gaza war.

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Death toll rises in Paris apartment block explosion

At least six dead, including two children, in blast initially thought to have been caused by a gas leak

Six people were killed on Sunday when an explosion ripped through an apartment building outside Paris, reducing half a residential block to rubble, emergency services said.

The bodies of a child described as about 10 years old, a boy aged 14-18 and two women were recovered from the remains of the four-storey building in the north-eastern suburb of Rosny-sous-Bois.

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Filipino UN peacekeepers escape from Syrian rebels, military chief says

More than 70 peacekeepers who had been held for several days reportedly escaped after seven-hour siege

More than 70 Filipino peacekeepers have escaped from two areas in the Golan Heights that came under attack by Syrian rebels, the Philippines military chief says.

General Gregorio Pio Catapang said on Sunday in Manila the peacekeepers had separately moved to positions that were safely away from any further threat.

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Chelseas Diego Costa seals win over Everton in nine-goal thriller

Saturday Clockwatch as it happened

Martínez unhappy at Diego Costas taunts

It was a scoreline that felt like a throwback to the era when football was watched in black and white and by the end of a wild, eccentric game Chelsea had emerged with an immaculate record to the new season and maybe, at the back of his mind, José Mourinho remembered the days when he used to say results like this belonged to hockey rather than football.

That period in the second half when the two sides shared five goals in 10 minutes certainly did not feel like the orthodox Mourinho experience. It incorporated a goal from Samuel Etoo against his former club and, in brief passages, the gathering sense that Chelsea were straying dangerously close to being caught by persistent opponents. Instead, it ended up as a rout, with Diego Costa at the heart of it and ironic cries of boring, boring Chelsea from the away end.

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Two killed in border skirmish between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

Clash in remote Ferghana Valley left one guard and one civilian dead in latest incident across tense border between Central Asias two poorest nations

Two Tajiks were killed in a border shootout between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, the bloodiest clash so far this year on the frontier between the former Soviet neighbours.

Tajik police said gun fire from Kyrgyzstan on Monday evening had killed a border guard and one civilian and wounded four other civilians.

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