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 | MPs' anger over expenses payback Some MPs are planning to challenge requests they repay expenses - despite pressure to comply from party leaders. |
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| Postal strike expected next week The union representing Royal Mail workers says postal strikes across the UK could begin from Thursday 22 October. | |
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| Gately 'died of natural causes' The Boyzone singer Stephen Gately died of natural causes, a post mortem examination in Spain establishes. | |
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| Abuse accused also nursery worker A woman charged with child sex abuse after inquiries linked to a Devon nursery, was herself a nursery volunteer in Portsmouth. | |
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| Deal done to save Vauxhall jobs The Unite union says it has reached a deal to protect Vauxhall jobs at Ellesmere Port and Luton. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Senate panel passes health bill A US Senate committee approves a healthcare reform bill, a key step in President Obama's bid to overhaul the system. |
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| Don't pressure Iran, says Russia Threatening Iran with sanctions will not help progress on the nuclear issue, Russia's top diplomat tells Hillary Clinton. | |
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| Russian court rejects Stalin case A Moscow court rejects a lawsuit filed by the grandson of dictator Joseph Stalin claiming a Russian newspaper defamed him. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Guinea confirms huge China deal Guinea says it has sealed a massive mining deal with a Chinese firm, as protests against the ruling junta continue. |
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| UN criticised on Congo offensive UN peacekeepers are criticised for supporting a government military offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | |
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| Ghana's Vodafone deal 'illegal' A leaked government report into the sale of Ghana's state-owned telecoms firm to Vodafone says it was "illegal". | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Senate panel passes health bill A US Senate committee approves a healthcare reform bill, a key step in President Obama's bid to overhaul the system. |
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| Don't pressure Iran, says Russia Threatening Iran with sanctions will not help progress on the nuclear issue, Russia's top diplomat tells Hillary Clinton. | |
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| Bear Stearns ex-managers on trial Two bankers appear in court in New York on fraud charges, the first high profile case since the financial crisis began. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | UN Philippines fund 'falls short' The UN says an appeal for funds to help the Philippines after storms and floods has fallen far short of the amount needed. |
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| Guinea confirms huge China deal Guinea says it has sealed a massive mining deal with a Chinese firm, as protests against the ruling junta continue. | |
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| 'Nuclear threat' to power grids Scientists warn that Iran and North Korea may develop a bomb that could paralyse western electricity grids. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Karadzic immunity appeal rejected Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic loses his appeal that war crimes charges against him be dropped. |
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| Don't pressure Iran, says Russia Threatening Iran with sanctions will not help progress on the nuclear issue, Russia's top diplomat tells Hillary Clinton. | |
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| Russian court rejects Stalin case A Moscow court rejects a lawsuit filed by the grandson of dictator Joseph Stalin claiming a Russian newspaper defamed him. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran's Karroubi faces legal move Iranian cleric Mehdi Karroubi faces legal action over abuse allegations he made during post-election unrest, state media say. |
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| Don't pressure Iran, says Russia Threatening Iran with sanctions will not help progress on the nuclear issue, Russia's top diplomat tells Hillary Clinton. | |
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| Al-Qaeda suspects die in shootout Two suspected al-Qaeda members and a police officer have been killed in a shoot-out in Saudi Arabia, officials say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Karzai questions vote fraud panel President Hamid Karzai says he has "serious doubts" about the UN-backed body investigating election fraud in Afghanistan. |
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| China ire over India border visit China strongly criticises a visit by the Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, to the disputed north-east Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. | |
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| Pakistan's Younus offers to quit Younus Khan tenders his resignation as Pakistan captain, despite being cleared of match-fixing charges by a parliamentary sports committee. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Postal strike expected next week The union representing Royal Mail workers says postal strikes across the UK could begin from Thursday 22 October. |
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| MPs' anger over expenses payback Some MPs are planning to challenge requests they repay expenses - despite pressure to comply from party leaders. | |
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| Deal done to save Vauxhall jobs The Unite union says it has reached a deal to protect Vauxhall jobs at Ellesmere Port and Luton. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Banker guilty of strangling wife A City banker is found guilty of killing his unfaithful wife at their north London home. |
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| Murdered woman had head injuries Detectives investigating the murder of Wiltshire woman Melanie Hall say she suffered "blunt force" injuries to her head. | |
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| Rhys killer's mother loses home A judge rules that a housing association can take possession of the home of the mother of Rhys Jones's killer. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | £64m needed to fight swine flu Finance Minister Sammy Wilson allocates £64m to be spent in the treatment of swine flu in Northern Ireland. |
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| Deal details may be made public The First and Deputy First Minister hold another meeting with the Prime Minister at Downing Street on Wednesday. | |
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| Paisley told of dissident threat DUP assembly member Ian Paisley Jnr says police have told him that dissident republicans were planning to murder him. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Man admits eight-hour sex attack A man admits dragging a woman into a makeshift den and subjecting her to an eight-hour rape ordeal. |
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| Family wait for DNA bone results The family of Samantha Wright wait to hear if human remains discovered in Edinburgh belong to the missing woman. | |
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| Salmond to repay £700 in expenses Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond is to repay more than £700 following the review of MPs' expenses. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | At-risk baby died in mother's bed A baby on the child protection register died after her mother took her into bed with her, an inquest hears. |
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| Nurse force fed medicine to OAPs A nurse accused of force-feeding medicine to two elderly hospital patients is found guilty of ill treatment and neglect. | |
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| Assembly overseas work criticised A row over staff expenses is followed by heavy criticism of the Welsh Assembly Government's overseas business promotion arm. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| MPs' anger over expenses payback Some MPs are planning to challenge requests they repay expenses - despite pressure to comply from party leaders. |
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| Iraq inquiry told of 'war lies' A relative of a soldier killed in Iraq tells the inquiry into the conflict that the UK was "lied to" about the reasons for war. | |
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| Postal strike expected next week The union representing Royal Mail workers says postal strikes across the UK could begin from Thursday 22 October. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Postal strike expected next week The union representing Royal Mail workers says postal strikes across the UK could begin from Thursday 22 October. |
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| Deal done to save Vauxhall jobs The Unite union says it has reached a deal to protect Vauxhall jobs at Ellesmere Port and Luton. | |
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| Pound hit by falling UK inflation Consumer price inflation in the UK falls to an annual rate of 1.1% - pushing sterling to a six-month low against the euro. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Gately 'died of natural causes' The Boyzone singer Stephen Gately died of natural causes, a post mortem examination in Spain establishes. |
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| Corrie star's condition improves Coronation Street star Maggie Jones, best known for playing Blanche Hunt, is written out for a while as she recovers from an operation. | |
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| Ross will return to Comedy Awards Jonathan Ross is returning as host of this year's British Comedy Awards after pulling out of last year's ceremony in the wake of his BBC suspension. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | European commands space station Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne talks of his pride at taking command of the International Space Station. |
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| Lizards filmed 'walking on water' Remarkable slow-motion film is taken of two lizards that seem to do the impossible - walk on water. | |
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| Mother can pass on cancer in womb Scientists have proved that it is possible for a mother's cancer cells to be passed to her unborn child. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Data losses in Snow Leopard bug Users are reporting a bug in the Mac's latest operating system that deletes their entire accounts when they log in as a guest. |
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| Go online to 'earn and save more' Digitally excluded households could save £270 by being online, says the UK's Digital Champion. | |
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| Phone sales hit by Sidekick loss The data loss resulting from a technical glitch affecting Sidekick mobile phones hurts the future of cloud computing, say analysts. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Bans 'do not cut abortion rate' Restricting the availability of legal abortion does not appear to reduce the number of women trying to end unwanted pregnancies, a report finds. |
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| Mother can pass on cancer in womb Scientists have proved that it is possible for a mother's cancer cells to be passed to her unborn child. | |
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| NHS reform 'left dentists behind' NHS dentistry has been left behind in the drive to improve the health service, dental leaders say. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Facebook 'cuts student drop-outs' Social networking websites such as Facebook are being used by colleges to help improve attendance and to keep students engaged with courses. |
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| Child neglect cases 'overlooked' A fifth of staff working with young children lack training to combat child neglect, a charity claims. | |
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| Childcare swaps 'outside rules' Childcare regulations should not apply to arrangements between friends, says Children's Secretary Ed Balls. | |
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| 1976: Bolivian plane crashes in Santa Cruz Dozens die on the ground when a Boeing 707 crashes into a busy city street in the west of Bolivia. | |||
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| 1994: Loyalists announce a ceasefire Three main loyalist paramilitary groups announce a ceasefire in Northern Ireland following the IRA announcement seven weeks ago. | |||
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| 1992: Thousands of miners to lose their jobs The government announces plans to close one third of Britain's deep coal mines, putting 31,000 miners out of work. | |||
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