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Europe diary: Franco and Finland
BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell reflects on an MEP's unexpected homage to Franco, and prospects for the Finnish presidency.

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Down with blogs... so here's another
Depending on your take, blogs are either a liberation, a waste of time, or a complete mystery. So is it really necessary for the BBC to launch another one?

Newsnight complaint upheld
The BBC's Editorial Complaints Unit has upheld a complaint that Newsnight used stereotypical language in a profile of Lord Levy.

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Ann Coulter - did she beat Paxman?
Peter Barron reflects on a testing interview between Jeremy Paxman and US polemicist Ann Coulter.

Different views of Gaza deaths
The BBC has been criticised over its TV coverage of the deaths of eight Palestinians on a beach in Gaza. A senior editor responds to viewers' comments.

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Competition winner on Question Time
Twenty-year-old student Matt Pollard appeared alongside politicians after winning the competition for a place on the Question Time panel.

July 7 anniversary marked
BBC News is marking the anniversary of the London bombings on July 7th last year with a range of broadcasts.

Have your say with Mr Putin
President Vladimir Putin is to answer questions from the BBC audience worldwide on the interactive programme, Have Your Say.

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Citizen journalist: My week
Citizen journalist Frankie Roberto wanted to find out more about what separates professional reporters from amateur enthusiasts such as himself - so he gave up a week's holiday to spend time in the BBC News website offices. What did he find?

The dangers of access
In war zones it is sometimes only possible for journalists to report by "embedding" with military units - but is even that getting too dangerous?

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Top of the Pods
Editor Peter Barron considers the success of Newsnight's podcast rival, the incomparable Ms Kitka...