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 | UK braced for weekend icy blasts The UK braces itself for more freezing temperatures as the government steps in to ration supplies of gritting salt. |
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| Robinson defiant despite pressure Northern Ireland's First Minister wants an inquiry to assess whether he breached any rules in relation to his wife's affairs. | |
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| 'Not guilty' plea in Detroit case A "not guilty" plea is entered on behalf of the suspect in the Detroit plane bomb case at his first court appearance. | |
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| Officer critically ill after bomb The PSNI officer injured in a dissident republican car bomb attack in County Antrim is now critically ill in hospital. | |
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| Togo footballers shot in ambush An attack on a bus carrying Togo's football team to the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola injures players and reportedly kills the driver. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | 'Not guilty' plea in Detroit case A "not guilty" plea is entered on behalf of the suspect in the Detroit plane bomb case at his first court appearance. |
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| Togo footballers shot in ambush An attack on a bus carrying Togo's football team to the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola injures players and reportedly kills the driver. | |
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| Germany prepares to face blizzard German households are told to stock up on food, medicines and drinking water as the nation braces for a blizzard. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Togo footballers shot in ambush An attack on a bus carrying Togo's football team to the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola injures players and reportedly kills the driver. |
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| 'Not guilty' plea in Detroit case A "not guilty" plea is entered on behalf of the suspect in the Detroit plane bomb case at his first court appearance. | |
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| Interim Guinea junta leader 'ill' Guinean interim military leader Sekouba Konate is to be flown to Senegal amid reports that he is sick, as fears grow of instability. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| 'Not guilty' plea in Detroit case A "not guilty" plea is entered on behalf of the suspect in the Detroit plane bomb case at his first court appearance. |
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| Chill shocks the 'sunshine state' Plummeting temperatures shock residents and animals in the US sunshine state of Florida, prompting citrus farmers to harvest their crops early. | |
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| Two arrested over 'NY bomb plot' US agents detain two alleged associates of an Afghan-born suspect accused of plotting a bomb attack in New York. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Churches attacked in Kuala Lumpur Three churches in Malaysia are attacked as a row over non-Muslims' use of the word Allah for God intensifies. |
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| Australia condemns Indian cartoon Australia condemns an Indian newspaper cartoon likening its police to the Ku Klux Klan, in a row over attacks on Indians. | |
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| Increase in corruption in China China's anti-corruption agency says there was an increase in the number of officials found guilty of corruption last year. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Germany prepares to face blizzard German households are told to stock up on food, medicines and drinking water as the nation braces for a blizzard. |
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| GM winding down Saab operations General Motors begins the process to close Swedish carmaker Saab, but says it is continuing efforts to find a buyer. | |
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| Portugal backs same-sex marriage Portugal's parliament passes a law to legalise same-sex marriage, but rejects proposals to allow same-sex couples to adopt. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran reformist's car 'fired on' Iran opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi's car is fired on in the northern city of Qazvin but he is not hurt, his website says. |
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| Palestinians die in Gaza strike Three people, including a 14-year-old-boy, are killed in Israeli air strikes on Gaza, Palestinian medics say. | |
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| Arrests after Egypt Copt killings Egyptian police arrest three suspects in a drive-by shooting that killed six Coptic Christians and one security official. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Sri Lanka rejects UN video claims Sri Lanka rejects UN claims that footage which apparently shows extra-judicial killings by Sri Lankan troops is genuine. |
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| Eight killed in Karachi explosion At least eight people are killed in a blast at a house where explosives were being stored in the Pakistani city of Karachi. | |
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| Australia condemns Indian cartoon Australia condemns an Indian newspaper cartoon likening its police to the Ku Klux Klan, in a row over attacks on Indians. | |
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| UK | |
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| UK braced for weekend icy blasts The UK braces itself for more freezing temperatures as the government steps in to ration supplies of gritting salt. |
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| Robinson defiant despite pressure Northern Ireland's First Minister wants an inquiry to assess whether he breached any rules in relation to his wife's affairs. | |
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| Swine flu vaccine talks under way The government makes plans to offload millions of swine flu vaccine doses amid predictions a pandemic "third wave" is unlikely. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Brothers killed in ice lake fall Two brothers die after falling through ice while reportedly scattering ashes on a frozen lake in Leicestershire. |
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| Parade protester's 'truth' claim A man accused of calling soldiers murderers at a Luton homecoming parade denies intending to upset anyone, a court hears. | |
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| 'Pretend' police officer jailed A man who pretended to family and friends, including his wife, that he was a Metropolitan Police officer is jailed. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Robinson defiant despite pressure Northern Ireland's First Minister wants an inquiry to assess whether he breached any rules in relation to his wife's affairs. |
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| Officer critically ill after bomb The PSNI officer injured in a dissident republican car bomb attack in County Antrim is now critically ill in hospital. | |
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| Victorian site demolition quashed A High Court judge quashes decisions to demolish an historic Victorian building in Belfast city centre. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Big freeze brings coldest night Scotland experiences the coldest night of the winter with temperatures reaching as low as -22.3C in one area. |
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| Trains run on emergency timetable Scotrail introduces an emergency train timetable in response to the continued freezing weather. | |
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| Closing speeches at murder trial The trial of a man accused of killing and dismembering a Nepalese student hears closing speeches at court in Glasgow. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Calls for exams to be postponed Calls for A-level and GCSE exams in Wales to be postponed until the the weather improves are made. |
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| Man cleared of killing new father An ex-boxer is cleared of killing a man, who was punched outside a pub where he was celebrating the birth of his son. | |
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| Two offshore wind farms unveiled Details of two giant wind farms, one off the south Wales coast and another off Anglesey, are unveiled. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Robinson under pressure over wife NI's First Minister Peter Robinson comes under increased pressure over allegations about his wife's financial affairs. |
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| Harman fined for careless driving Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman is fined £350 after pleading guilty to driving without due care and attention. | |
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| Leadership plot over, admits Hoon Ex-cabinet minister Geoff Hoon admits his push for a secret ballot on Gordon Brown's leadership "is over". | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | GM winding down Saab operations General Motors begins the process to close Swedish carmaker Saab, but says it is continuing efforts to find a buyer. |
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| Virgin deal paves way for UK bank Virgin Money positions itself for an assault on the UK retail banking market as it buys regional bank Church House Trust. | |
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| New wind farm zones are announced Successful bids for nine new offshore wind farm zone licences within UK waters have been announced. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Ellie Goulding tops Sound of 2010 Singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding comes out on top of the BBC Sound of 2010 list, which showcases the best rising music stars. |
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| Avatar on course to sink Titanic Sci-fi epic Avatar is on course replace Titanic as the highest grossing film of all time, making $1.14bn since its release. | |
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| 3D TV to be 'saviour' of industry TV manufacturers hammered by the recession pin their hopes on 3D tv as a way to boost sales | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Grey squirrels 'don't harm birds' Grey squirrels have little impact on woodland bird species in England, a study by the British Trust for Ornithology shows. |
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| Tackle science fraud, China urged An editorial in the medical journal the Lancet has urged China's authorities to do more to prevent scientific fraud. | |
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| 'Wildlife in crisis' in frozen UK Britain's wildlife is on "the brink of a crisis" as harsh winter conditions continue to grip the nation, warn conservationists. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | 3D TV to be 'saviour' of industry TV manufacturers hammered by the recession pin their hopes on 3D tv as a way to boost sales |
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| Privacy threatened by online life Online exhibitionists who share intimate photos and life stories affect the privacy of everyone, claims an academic. | |
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| France considers Google tax plan A report, commissioned by the French government, seeks ways to counteract digital dominance over content. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Swine flu vaccine talks under way The government makes plans to offload millions of swine flu vaccine doses amid predictions a pandemic "third wave" is unlikely. |
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| MPs demanding alcohol clampdown MPs called for a fundamental overhaul of government policy to curb excessive drinking, warning too much attention is paid to the views of the drinks industry. | |
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| 'Smoked' flavour food concerns The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) says one of the flavourings used to give smoke flavour to meat cheese or fish, may be toxic to humans. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Schools told 'open if possible' England's education department has said schools should open "wherever reasonably practicable" despite severe weather. |
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| Snow may hit thousands of exams Candidates unable to take GCSE and A-level exams next week will have to wait until June. | |
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| Fewer schools hold 'excess' funds The number of schools in England holding more money than they should has fallen below a third - but more are in deficit. | |
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| 1989: Dozens die as plane crashes on motorway A Boeing 737 airplane crashes onto the M1 motorway near East Midlands airport, killing 46 people. | |||
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| 1996: France's former president Mitterrand dies France mourns its longest serving president Francois Mitterrand who died today. | |||
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| 2001: Bulger killers win anonymity for life The identities and whereabouts of the two boys who murdered toddler James Bulger in 1993 will be kept secret for the rest of their lives, the High Court has ruled. | |||
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