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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | UK 'outrage' at passport killing David Miliband says the use of fake UK passports by the alleged killers of a Hamas leader is an "outrage", as an inquiry begins. |
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| Airport raid accused goes on run Suspected Heathrow warehouse armed robber Peter Blake goes on the run from his trial at a court in London while on court bail. | |
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| Two UK soldiers killed in Helmand Two British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan in separate incidents as a major offensive in the south of the country continues. | |
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| Dalai Lama meets Obama amid row US President Barack Obama expresses support for Tibetans at his first meeting with their exiled leader the Dalai Lama. | |
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| Driving school in administration The parent company of driving instructor business Red Driving School, the UK's third largest, goes into administration. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Dubai suspects on Interpol list The 11 people suspected of carrying out the killing of a Hamas commander in Dubai are placed on Interpol's wanted list. |
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| Niger leader 'held by soldiers' Niger's President Mamadou Tandja is being held by soldiers after gun battles in the capital, a government source tells the BBC. | |
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| US plane 'attack on tax office' US officials probe whether a plane that crashed into a building in Texas was a deliberate attack on a tax office. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Niger leader 'held by soldiers' Niger's President Mamadou Tandja is being held by soldiers after gun battles in the capital, a government source tells the BBC. |
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| No Kenya crisis, says president Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki says his country is not in crisis, despite a week of fevered speculation of a bitter power struggle. | |
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| Uganda gay-porn stunt 'twisted' A Ugandan cleric's decision to show gay pornography in church is labelled "twisted, homophobic propaganda" by rights groups. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Dalai Lama meets Obama amid row US President Barack Obama expresses support for Tibetans at his first meeting with their exiled leader the Dalai Lama. |
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| US plane 'attack on tax office' US officials probe whether a plane that crashed into a building in Texas was a deliberate attack on a tax office. | |
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| Ex-NY police chief Kerik jailed Former New York City police chief Bernard Kerik, hailed as a hero after the 9/11 attacks, is sentenced to four years in jail. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Dalai Lama meets Obama amid row US President Barack Obama expresses support for Tibetans at his first meeting with their exiled leader the Dalai Lama. |
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| Judge refuses to quit Anwar trial The sodomy trial of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is delayed, mired in legal wrangling over the judge's role. | |
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| Rare Sumatra rhino expecting calf Conservationists say a captive Sumatran rhino is due to give birth in May, raising hopes for the critically endangered species. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Far-right Czechs to challenge ban The Czech Republic's far right Workers' Party says it will appeal against a court ban, and is determined to run in May polls. |
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| One dead in German school attack An assailant kills a teacher in a rampage at a school in the western German city of Ludwigshafen, police say. | |
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| Haiti tent need urgent, UN says The UN urges countries to rush tents to Haiti to help more than 1m homeless earthquake survivors who may soon face rainstorms. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Dubai suspects on Interpol list The 11 people suspected of carrying out the killing of a Hamas commander in Dubai are placed on Interpol's wanted list. |
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| UN fears Iran nuclear weapon move A leaked UN report expresses concern Iran may currently be trying to develop a nuclear payload for a missile. | |
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| Israeli Peer tests Dubai security Israeli Shahar Peer makes it to the Dubai Championships semi-finals, raising questions around the tournament's security provisions. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Taliban ammunition 'running low' Taliban militants battling troops in southern Afghanistan, are running out of ammunition, Nato officials say citing intelligence reports. |
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| Pakistan avalanche buries village At least 38 people die after an avalanche buries an entire village in north-west Pakistan. | |
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| Nato strike 'kills Afghan police' A Nato air strike mistakenly kills seven policemen during a firefight with Taliban in the north of Afghanistan, officials say. | |
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| UK | |
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| UK 'outrage' at passport killing David Miliband says the use of fake UK passports by the alleged killers of a Hamas leader is an "outrage", as an inquiry begins. |
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| Airport raid accused goes on run Suspected Heathrow warehouse armed robber Peter Blake goes on the run from his trial at a court in London while on court bail. | |
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| Two UK soldiers killed in Helmand Two British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan in separate incidents as a major offensive in the south of the country continues. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Airport raid accused goes on run Suspected Heathrow warehouse armed robber Peter Blake goes on the run from his trial at a court in London while on court bail. |
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| Shock at 'mercy killing' reaction Presenter Ray Gosling did not think revealing on TV he had killed his ailing lover would cause "many ripples", his solicitor says. | |
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| Watchdog probes river death case The police watchdog investigates the case of a father accused of attempting to kill two children in the River Avon, one of whom later died. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Robinson slams 'shoddy' PMS probe The NI First Minister has accused a Westminster committee of "buck passing" in its examination of the failed Presbyterian Mutual Society. |
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| Man guilty over cyclist death A man is found guilty of causing the death by dangerous driving of top Irish road racing cyclist David McCall. | |
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| NI 'could become al-Qaeda target' The NI secretary says control of national security matters will not be transferred to local politicians due to the threat of al-Qaeda. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Third SPT expense row resignation Scotland's largest transport authority is hit by a third resignation amid an ongoing row over expenses. |
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| Cyclist finishes Americas journey Record-breaking cyclist Mark Beaumont finishes his mammoth journey across the Americas from Alaska to the southern tip of Argentina. | |
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| Strike 'will not affect trains' Rail bosses claim they will be able to operate at least "nine out of 10" trains when staff strike in Scotland on Saturday. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Cement firm's £250,000 smoke fine A cement firm must pay more than £300,000 after a potential cancer-causing risk following two fires. |
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| Mother who fed baby drugs jailed A mother is jailed for three years after giving her baby potentially lethal amounts of the heroin substitute methadone. | |
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| Tribute as Grenadier flown home The friends and family of a Grenadier Guard who was killed in Afghanistan pay tribute as his body is flown home. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Brown to unveil election slogan Gordon Brown will unveil the four main themes of his party's election campaign in a speech at the weekend, the BBC learns. |
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| UK finances deteriorate further The government was forced to borrow £4.3bn last month - the first time it has borrowed in January since records began. | |
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| Council fears over pay disclosure Ministers defend plans to name the highest-paid council executives after some councils said it could endanger their families. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | UK finances deteriorate further The government was forced to borrow £4.3bn last month - the first time it has borrowed in January since records began. |
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| Microsoft-Yahoo tie-up approved Microsoft's plans to buy Yahoo's internet search and search advertising business are cleared by European and US regulators. | |
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| Driving school in administration The parent company of driving instructor business Red Driving School, the UK's third largest, goes into administration. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Rowling to fight plagiarism claim Harry Potter author calls claims that she plagiarised parts of her best-selling book series "absurd". |
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| Church to judge Lloyd-Webber show Charlotte Church, John Partridge and Sheila Hancock are announced as judges on forthcoming TV talent show. | |
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| 5 live loses commentary to rival BBC Radio 5 live loses rights to two of its football commentary packages for the next three years to commercial rival TalkSport. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Top UN climate official resigns Yvo de Boer, the UN's top climate change official has said he will resign after nearly four years in the post. |
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| Nasa sky probe sends back images Nasa has published the first images from its Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or Wise, which has been scanning the skies since January. | |
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| Archbishop in genome health study Scientists analyse the genomes of five southern Africans, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Microsoft-Yahoo tie-up approved Microsoft's plans to buy Yahoo's internet search and search advertising business are cleared by European and US regulators. |
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| 'Rob me' site reveals empty homes A Dutch website called PleaseRobMe claims to reveal the location of empty homes based on what people post online. | |
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| Call 'to block' BBC iPhone apps Newspaper publishers urge the BBC Trust to block the corporation's plans to launch iPhone applications. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Ageing 'a problem for councils' Councils will struggle to cope with the financial challenge posed by England's ageing population, a regulator says. |
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| NHS hospital to be privately run A failing hospital looks set to become the first of its kind to be run by a private firm, after the only NHS bidder withdrew from the race to manage it. | |
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| TV 'mercy killing' probe extended Police are given another 12 hours to question TV presenter Ray Gosling after he tells a BBC documentary that he killed his lover. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Children 'missing out on sleep' Children questioned for the BBC's Newsround programme admit video games and mobile phones are keeping them up at night. |
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| Foundation degrees soar in number The number of students signing up for foundation degree courses in England has grown 40% since 2007. | |
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| Don't sexualise children - Tories Conservative leader David Cameron calls for an end to the "inappropriate sexualisation" of children by companies. | |
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| 1996: Bomb blast destroys London bus Three people are feared dead after a bomb explodes on a London bus, nine days after the IRA ended its ceasefire. | |||
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| 1978: Belfast bomb suspects rounded up Police in Northern Ireland arrest at least 20 people in connection with the La Mon restaurant bomb. | |||
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| 1981: Thatcher gives in to miners Mrs Thatcher's Conservative Government withdraws plans to close 23 pits in its first major U-turn since coming to power two years ago. | |||
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