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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | 'Last hours' for death row Briton A British man found guilty of drug smuggling in China is facing what could be his final hours on death row as supporters make last-minute pleas for clemency. |
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| Al-Qaeda claims US jet bomb plot Al-Qaeda says it carried out the failed plot to bomb a US-bound jet, according to a US monitoring group. | |
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| Children dead in US building fire Nine people are killed, including six children, in a fire at a two-storey apartment block in the US state of Mississippi, officials say. | |
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| UK soldier killed in Afghanistan A British soldier has been killed in an explosion while on patrol in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence confirms. | |
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| Met Office warning of heavy snow An early warning of heavy snow during Tuesday and Wednesday in parts of Wales and central England has been issued. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Suicide attack on Pakistan Shias At least 30 people are killed in a suicide attack on a Shia Muslim march in the Pakistani city of Karachi, officials say. |
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| Afghan children 'die in fighting' At least 10 Afghan civilians, most of them children, are killed during Western military operations, says President Hamid Karzai. | |
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| Iran arrests opposition figures A number of opposition figures are arrested in Iran, a day after at least eight people were killed in violent protests. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Ship released by Somali pirates Somali pirates have released a Singapore-flagged ship held for nearly 10 weeks, an EU naval force in the area says. |
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| 'Saudi tourists killed in Niger' Three Saudi tourists are killed and three more wounded in an attack by unidentified gunmen in Niger, local officials say. | |
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| Guinea deputy 'to visit Camara' The interim leader of Guinea is to visit wounded junta head Capt Camara in hospital in Morocco, say officials. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US asks why 'jet bomber' had visa The US homeland security chief asks how a Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a jet could have a visa. |
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| Brazilians flee Suriname clashes At least 25 people were hurt during Christmas clashes between Brazilian migrants and locals in Suriname, Brazilian officials say, | |
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| Children dead in US building fire Nine people are killed, including six children, in a fire at a two-storey apartment block in the US state of Mississippi, officials say. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Thai army deports Hmong to Laos Thailand begins deporting thousands of ethnic Hmong back to communist Laos, despite international objections. |
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| Ship released by Somali pirates Somali pirates have released a Singapore-flagged ship held for nearly 10 weeks, an EU naval force in the area says. | |
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| 'Last hours' for death row Briton A British man found guilty of drug smuggling in China is facing what could be his final hours on death row as supporters make last-minute pleas for clemency. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Bomb suspect was on UK watch-list A man charged with trying to blow up a plane had been on a UK watch-list, Home Secretary Alan Johnson says. |
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| Russia dispute 'could cut EU oil' Russia has warned a price dispute with Ukraine could cause it to cut oil deliveries to three EU countries, Slovakia says. | |
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| Finland ski star in assault probe A four-time Olympic ski jump champion is being investigated for an alleged Christmas Day attack on his wife, Finnish police say. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran arrests opposition figures A number of opposition figures are arrested in Iran, a day after at least eight people were killed in violent protests. |
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| Al-Qaeda claims US jet bomb plot Al-Qaeda says it carried out the failed plot to bomb a US-bound jet, according to a US monitoring group. | |
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| Gaza marchers go on hunger strike Groups trying to cross Egypt's border to Gaza to mark the anniversary of an Israeli offensive have gone on hunger strike. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Suicide attack on Pakistan Shias At least 30 people are killed in a suicide attack on a Shia Muslim march in the Pakistani city of Karachi, officials say. |
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| Afghan children 'die in fighting' At least 10 Afghan civilians, most of them children, are killed during Western military operations, says President Hamid Karzai. | |
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| India uproar over abandoned match There is uproar in India after a cricket match between India and Sri Lanka on Sunday was called off because the pitch was deemed unfit for play. | |
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| UK | |
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| 'Last hours' for death row Briton A British man found guilty of drug smuggling in China is facing what could be his final hours on death row as supporters make last-minute pleas for clemency. |
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| Bomb suspect was on UK watch-list A man charged with trying to blow up a plane had been on a UK watch-list, Home Secretary Alan Johnson says. | |
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| UK soldier killed in Afghanistan A British soldier has been killed in an explosion while on patrol in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence confirms. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| 'Last hours' for death row Briton A British man found guilty of drug smuggling in China is facing what could be his final hours on death row as supporters make last-minute pleas for clemency. |
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| 'Peacemaker' dies after attack A passer-by dies after being hurt in a fight between two groups in east London that he had tried to break up. | |
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| Met Office warning of heavy snow An early warning of heavy snow during Tuesday and Wednesday in parts of Wales and central England has been issued. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Illness forces DUP MP to quit The wife of Northern Ireland's first minister Peter Robinson announces she is to quit politics after suffering bouts of depression. |
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| Cardinal Cahal Daly seriously ill Ireland's most senior Catholic cardinal, Dr Cahal Daly, is taken to hospital where he is believed to be seriously ill. | |
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| Big freeze hits water supply Northern Ireland Water says it has taken 4,000 calls in the last 24 hours as freezing weather causes disruption to supplies. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Ice alert as cold spell continues Fresh travel warnings are issued as the wintry conditions continue to cause problems on Scotland's roads. |
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| Teacher cutbacks 'short-sighted' Scotland's largest teaching union, the EIS, attacks the government over "short-sighted" cuts in teacher training numbers. | |
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| Christmas murder probe continues Police investigating the murder of a man on Christmas Day have received a good response to appeals for information. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Boy dies in motorcycle accident Police say a boy has died after an accident while riding on a child's motorcycle at a closed cattle market ground. |
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| Fresh snow 'blizzards' warning The Met Office warns of heavy snow across south and mid Wales with blizzard conditions on higher ground. | |
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| Remand over assault on girl, 15 A man of 18 is remanded in custody after a teenager suffered severe facial injuries in an assault. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Lib Dems deny Tory 'similarities' The Liberal Democrats dismiss David Cameron's claim there are fewer policy differences between the two parties than in the past. |
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| Bomb suspect was on UK watch-list A man charged with trying to blow up a plane had been on a UK watch-list, Home Secretary Alan Johnson says. | |
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| DPP rejects self-defence law call A call by the Tories to make it harder for people who tackle burglars to be prosecuted is rejected by the Director of Public Prosecutions. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | House price increase 'slows down' Growth in house prices in England and Wales slowed in December to just 0.1% as demand from new buyers fell, a survey suggests. |
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| 'Record high' Boxing Day shopping The number of people who went shopping on Boxing Day was at its highest since records began, it emerges. | |
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| New rise in Japan factory output Japanese factory output rose in November for the ninth month in a row, up 2.6% from October, official figures show. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Animal Collective album tops poll Dance act Animal Collective's record Merriweather Post Pavilion is hailed album of the year in a critics' poll. |
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| Avatar tops Christmas box office Sci-fi epic Avatar tops the Christmas box office in a record-breaking weekend at the north American box office. | |
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| O Fortuna is 'most listened to' The 30 most listened to classical music pieces of the last 75 years are revealed on BBC Radio 2. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | 'Back to nature' cuts flood risks Reconnecting flood-plains to rivers will help reduce the risk of future flooding, a study by US researchers suggests. |
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| Plant chemical 'manipulates' ants Acacia plants have chemical control over the armies of ants that guard them, scientists discover. | |
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| Disinfectants 'train' superbugs Disinfectants could effectively train bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics, research suggests. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Tech changes 'outstrip' netbooks Netbooks are being superseded by more powerful alternatives, say industry watchers. |
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| AI aims to solve in-game chatter Prize-winning "chatbot" technology is being used in an attempt to solve one of "the last uncracked problems" in games design. | |
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| HP camera 'can't see' black faces An online video comparing a webcam's facial recognition response to a white woman and a black man is a big hit on YouTube. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Disinfectants 'train' superbugs Disinfectants could effectively train bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics, research suggests. |
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| Heart study targets immune cells Scientists want to target harmful immune cells in the arteries that are believed to trigger many heart attacks. | |
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| Genes 'drive deadly brain cancer' Scientists have discovered two genes that appear responsible for one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | School absence higher among poor Persistent absence in the poorest areas is five times that in the richest, analysis of government statistics shows. |
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| Teacher cutbacks 'short-sighted' Scotland's largest teaching union, the EIS, attacks the government over "short-sighted" cuts in teacher training numbers. | |
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| Minister backs 'brain' games role Education Secretary Michael Russell says computer games can play a key role in encouraging children's learning. | |
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| 1980: Green light for breakfast television A shake-up of broadcasting franchises paves the way for breakfast television. | |||
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| 2003: Britain gives go-ahead for 'sky marshals' The British Government announces plans to tighten airline security by allowing armed guards on some British flights to the USA. | |||
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| 1993: Mafia link in cocaine haul British customs officials seize £70m of Colombian cocaine thought to be linked to the Mafia. | |||
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