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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Afghan bomb kills Mirror reporter The Sunday Mirror's defence correspondent is killed, along with a US Marine, by a blast in Afghanistan's Helmand province. |
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| Trimble calls on Robinson to go Former first minister and UUP leader David Trimble says Peter Robinson can "no longer deliver" as first minister. | |
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| Battle to beat freeze continues The government pledges to do all it can to keep roads and schools open, amid signs the severe wintry weather is easing slightly. | |
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| Schools urged to open for exams The schools secretary urges schools to do all they can to open in the cold snap so pupils can sit exams. | |
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| Togo leave as Nations Cup begins Togo's withdrawal is confirmed as the Africa Cup of Nations gets under way in Angola. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Togo leave as Nations Cup begins Togo's withdrawal is confirmed as the Africa Cup of Nations gets under way in Angola. |
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| Pope call to Italy over migrants Pope Benedict XVI calls on Italians to respect the rights of illegal migrants, after days of clashes in the south. | |
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| UAE sheikh cleared over torture A member of the UAE's ruling family is cleared of torturing a business associate, in an incident which was captured on video. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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| Togo leave as Nations Cup begins Togo's withdrawal is confirmed as the Africa Cup of Nations gets under way in Angola. |
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| US warns of attacks on Air Uganda The US embassy in Khartoum warns of a possible attack on Air Uganda flights between Juba in Sudan and Kampala. | |
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| 'Slow' recovery for South Africa South Africa's President Jacob Zuma warns his country's recovery from the global economic crisis will be slow. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | 'NY bomb plotter' denies charges A Bosnian-born man arrested in New York over links to an alleged bomb plot pleads not guilty to terror-related charges. |
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| US Senate leader in Obama apology US Senate majority leader Harry Reid apologises for comments he made about Barack Obama before the 2008 presidential election. | |
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| Venezuela to devalue its currency Venezuela will devalue its currency, the bolivar, by at least 17% against the US dollar to boost oil revenues. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China 'becomes largest exporter' Chinese exports rose 17.7% in December, suggesting it has overtaken Germany as the world's largest exporter, say reports. |
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| 'Allah' church fire attacks grow More churches in Malaysia have been attacked, in a growing dispute over the use of the word Allah by non-Muslims. | |
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| Sunk WWII hospital ship glimpsed An Australian WWII hospital ship, the Centaur, is seen for the first time since it was torpedoed more than 60 years ago. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Germany suffers more snow misery More than 160 people are trapped in their cars on a German motorway as heavy snow continues to cause misery in Europe. |
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| Pope call to Italy over migrants Pope Benedict XVI calls on Italians to respect the rights of illegal migrants, after days of clashes in the south. | |
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| Croatians await election result Croatia holds a second round of presidential elections, after a campaign focused largely on the issue of corruption. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Israelis reject US loan 'threat' Israeli officials shrug off a US envoy's suggestion that the US could withhold loan guarantees to pressure Israel over peace. |
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| Air strike kills Gaza militants Three Palestinian militants have been killed in the Gaza Strip by an Israeli air strike, Palestinian and Israeli sources say. | |
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| UAE sheikh cleared over torture A member of the UAE's ruling family is cleared of torturing a business associate, in an incident which was captured on video. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | S Lanka 'to keep rebel suspects' Thousands of Tamil Tiger suspects in government custody will not be released soon, a Sri Lankan minister has said. |
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| 'CIA bomber' shown vowing revenge Video of a suicide bomber who killed CIA agents in Afghanistan shows him vowing revenge for a Pakistani Taliban chief's death. | |
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| Afghan bomb kills Mirror reporter The Sunday Mirror's defence correspondent is killed, along with a US Marine, by a blast in Afghanistan's Helmand province. | |
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| UK | |
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| Afghan bomb kills Mirror reporter The Sunday Mirror's defence correspondent is killed, along with a US Marine, by a blast in Afghanistan's Helmand province. |
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| Battle to beat freeze continues The government pledges to do all it can to keep roads and schools open, amid signs the severe wintry weather is easing slightly. | |
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| Tories back quicker spending cuts Conservative leader David Cameron tells the BBC his party would go further than Labour in reducing the UK's budget deficit. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Man dies after icy river plunge A man dies after falling through thick ice on the River Tees in Stockton while trying to rescue his two dogs. |
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| Battle to beat freeze continues The government pledges to do all it can to keep roads and schools open, amid signs the severe wintry weather is easing slightly. | |
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| Mother's snow death 'a mystery' Police try to piece together the last movements of a Tyneside mother who died after being found in the snow. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Trimble calls on Robinson to go Former first minister and UUP leader David Trimble says Peter Robinson can "no longer deliver" as first minister. |
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| NI man hurt in Afghan bomb attack A newspaper photographer from Larne is seriously hurt in a roadside bomb attack in southern Afghanistan. | |
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| Winter weather closes NI schools A number of schools are expected to be closed on Monday as Northern Ireland remains in the grip of severe winter weather. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Most schools to open amid freeze Thousands of pupils are expected to return to schools across Scotland on Monday despite the freezing weather. |
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| Woman found outside church dies A woman aged in her 30s dies after being found lying on a path outside a church in South Lanarkshire. | |
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| Praise for work of 'snow heroes' Volunteers who have helped others in Scotland's big freeze are hailed as "snow heroes" by the government. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Snow predicted overnight in Wales As severe weather warnings for several areas of Wales are stepped down, forecasters say some snow is still expected. |
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| 'Queue row' death probe continues Inquiries continue into the death of a 62-year-old man following an alleged row over queue jumping at a petrol station. | |
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| Warnings to stay off frozen ponds People are urged to stay off frozen ponds and lakes after children are spotted playing on an iced-over reservoir. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Tories back quicker spending cuts Conservative leader David Cameron tells the BBC his party would go further than Labour in reducing the UK's budget deficit. |
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| Coup bid was 'silliness', says PM Gordon Brown says last week's challenge to his leadership has made him determined to remain as prime minister. | |
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| Trimble calls on Robinson to go Former first minister and UUP leader David Trimble says Peter Robinson can "no longer deliver" as first minister. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Retailers face 'very tough' 2010 Retailers face a difficult 2010, despite posting upbeat Christmas sales figures, the British Retail Consortium warns. |
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| China 'becomes largest exporter' Chinese exports rose 17.7% in December, suggesting it has overtaken Germany as the world's largest exporter, say reports. | |
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| Tories back quicker spending cuts Conservative leader David Cameron tells the BBC his party would go further than Labour in reducing the UK's budget deficit. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Evans eager to start Wogan slot Chris Evans says he "can't wait" to start BBC Radio 2's breakfast show which he takes over on Monday. |
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| Lythgoe suggests US job for Ross American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe, who was involved in Jonathan Ross's early career, says he plans to contact him about opportunities in the US. | |
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| Cowell insists Idol will flourish American Idol judge Simon Cowell says the hit reality TV show "will flourish" with or without him - as talks continue over his future. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Neanderthal 'make-up' discovered Scientists claim to have the first evidence that Neanderthals wore "body paint" 50,000 years ago. |
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| Science body sued over job loss The former director of the UK's Royal Institution (RI) is to sue for sexual discrimination after losing her job. | |
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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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| 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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 | Urine test for dangerous snoring A urine test that can differentiate between dangerous and safe snoring is possible, say researchers in Chicago. |
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| World first heart op for UK boy A six-year-old boy has become the first person to have a heart valve widened using an MRI scan rather than X-ray imaging. | |
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| Coloured lasers may curb epilepsy Coloured lights could be used to find treatments for brain disorders like epilepsy, early findings suggest. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Schools urged to open for exams The schools secretary urges schools to do all they can to open in the cold snap so pupils can sit exams. |
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| Most schools to open amid freeze Thousands of pupils are expected to return to schools across Scotland on Monday despite the freezing weather. | |
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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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| 1991: Last ditch efforts to avoid Gulf War The United Nations Secretary General is leaving shortly for Baghdad in a final diplomatic effort to avoid war against Iraq. | |||
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| 1954: Comet jet crashes with 35 on board Thirty-five people are missing, feared dead, after a BOAC Comet jet airliner crashes into the Mediterranean. | |||
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| 1985: Gas blast kills eight in Putney Eight people die and dozens are injured when an explosion destroys a block of exclusive flats in south-west London. | |||
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