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BBC News and Sport Search: gems
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BBC News and Sport Search: gems
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Oxfam auctions historic rare coin
A rare gold coin handed in to an Ayrshire charity shop by a member of the public fetches almost £900 in an online auction.
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Country profile: India
Details of the key facts, figures and dates.
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Timeline: Botswana
A chronology of key events
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The anatomy of a cut
With all parties committed to cuts in public services, how is a cut actually made? Who decides on it, who enforces it and how do the rank-and-file react?
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BBC shake-up: Your comments
BBC News website readers have been giving us their reaction to the BBC's strategy review. Here is a selection of your comments.
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Diamond bought for record $35.3m
A rare, uncut diamond achieves a record sale price of $35.3m at an auction in South Africa.
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Muse and Kasabian scoop NME glory
Muse and Kasabian tie for the top honours at the NME Awards, winning best British band and best album respectively.
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Park's clock marks centenary year
The unveiling of a boathouse clock marks the opening of a year-long series of celebrations to mark the centenary of a Manchester park.
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Pakistan v England: Second T20 as it happened
Abdul Razzaq smashes 46 from 18 deliveries as Pakistan level the Twenty20 series against England following a four-wicket win in Dubai.
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Mugabe in diamond export threat
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe threatens to quit the international body regulating diamond sales.
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Ruby 'will make company a profit'
The new owners of the "Gem of Tanzania", once valued at £11m but bought for £8,000, say they will cut it up and sell the pieces off.
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African viewpoint: Lucky mistakes
In our series of viewpoints from African journalists, Ghanaian Elizabeth Ohene wonders what is in a name.
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'Small gem' pub best in Britain
A Sheffield pub is named as the Campaign for Real Ale's pub of the year for the second year in a row.
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Ruby valued at £11m sold for £8k
A ruby thought to be valued at £11m and used to support an insolvent Shropshire construction firm is sold for £8,000.
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Divulging the secrets of Belfast
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Tributes paid to designer McQueen
Friends and fashionistas pay tribute to Alexander McQueen, following the designer's sudden death aged 40.
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Millions spent on casual gaming
Some 13.3m Britons play casual games online with 2.4m spending over £100 a year on them says new study.
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Jewellery robbers pose as roadmen
Robbers disguised as road workers hold a jeweller at knifepoint and steal gems valued at more than £900,000.
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List to protect town's heritage
A list of 79 historic buildings in Middlesbrough is drafted in order for them to be recognised within the planning system.
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World's most famous 'unseen' diamond
The BBC's Jane O'Brien gets a rare glimpse of one of the world's most extraordinary gems as it goes on display in Washington DC.
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