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BBC Homepage Archive

Welcome to the bbc.co.uk Homepage Archive. Within this area you will find a comprehensive archive of all the Homepages from July 14th 2005 onwards. You can view how the Homepage changed throughout each day and also view a snapshot of the page at various times, using the Time column. There's more information about the archive here. This was a project initiated on backstage.bbc.co.uk.

This page shows how the BBC Homepage changed throughout the day. It shows the time a change was made and what changed.

Please follow the links in the left hand Time column to see a snapshot of the homepage at that time of day. For more information please follow this link.

4th July

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PM's Questions podcast

From the Daily Politics Show

After a baptism of fire, Gordon Brown went to the despatch box for the first time as Britain's leader.

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  • Live - Henin v SerenaJustine Henin and Serena Williams
  • Henin overcomes battling SerenaJustine Henin
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  • Chanderpaul ton punishes EnglandShivnarine Chanderpaul
  • Live - England v West IndiesShiv Chanderpaul
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  • Live - England v West IndiesShiv Chanderpaul
  • Chanderpaul ton punishes EnglandShivnarine Chanderpaul
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  • Live - England v West IndiesMarlon Samuels of West Indies
  • Live - England v West IndiesShiv Chanderpaul
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  • Live - England v West IndiesRyan Sidebottom
  • Live - England v West IndiesMarlon Samuels of West Indies
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    Alan Johnston crossing into Israel from GazaBBC's Alan Johnston is released

    BBC correspondent Alan Johnston says it is "fantastic" to be free as he is handed over to Hamas officials in the Gaza Strip after almost four months in captivity.

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  • Three admit inciting terror actsYounes Tsouli, Waseem Mughal and Tariq Al-Daour
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    Alan Johnston after his releaseBBC's Gaza reporter released

    BBC correspondent Alan Johnston says it is "fantastic" to be free as he is handed over to Hamas officials in the Gaza Strip after almost four months in captivity.

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    Alan Johnston crossing into Israel from GazaBBC's Alan Johnston is released

    BBC correspondent Alan Johnston says it is "fantastic" to be free as he is handed over to Hamas officials in the Gaza Strip after almost four months in captivity.

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  • England drop Panesar and PlunkettRyan Sidebottom
  • Live - England v West Indiesgraphic
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  • Eriksson meets Man City playersSven-Goran Eriksson will return to football at Manchester City
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    Alan Johnston after his releaseBBC's Gaza reporter released

    BBC correspondent Alan Johnston says it is "fantastic" to be free as he is handed over to Hamas officials in the Gaza Strip after almost four months in captivity.

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    BBC Annual Report

    This is the first Annual Report overseen by the BBC Trust. Part One provides the Trust's view on performance; Part Two gives the management's operational review.

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    CoreyLast Man Standing

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    Last Man Standing Watch preview online

    James Purefoy as Marc AnthonyRome

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