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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | BBC stations face axe in shake-up The BBC confirms plans to close digital radio stations 6 Music and Asian Network and scale back its website significantly. |
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| Pleas for calm amid Chile rubble Chile's president calls for calm in the quake-ravaged city of Concepcion, vowing a stern response to any renewal of looting and violence. | |
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| Boy quizzed on fatal scooter fire A 15-year-old boy is arrested following the deaths of an elderly couple at a sheltered housing complex in Rugby. | |
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| Agreement on leaders' TV debates The three main parties and BBC, ITV and Sky agree rules for live leaders' debates ahead of the general election. | |
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| Soldiers' vehicle 'not adequate' The sole survivor of a 2008 blast in Afghanistan has told an inquest he believed a vehicle he was in was "not adequate for the job". | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Pleas for calm amid Chile rubble Chile's president calls for calm in the quake-ravaged city of Concepcion, vowing a stern response to any renewal of looting and violence. |
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| Landslide 'kills 100' in Uganda More than 100 people are killed in a landslide in Uganda's eastern region of Bududa, a minister tells the BBC. | |
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| Egg shells illustrate human story Inscribed ostrich shell fragments found in South Africa are among the earliest examples of the use of symbolism by modern humans, scientists say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Landslide 'kills 100' in Uganda More than 100 people are killed in a landslide in Uganda's eastern region of Bududa, a minister tells the BBC. |
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| Rwanda president's widow arrested The widow of assassinated Rwandan President Habyarimana is arrested in France, accused of helping to plan the 1994 genocide. | |
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| Somali pirates 'in land attack' The hijacking of three UN trucks by Somali pirates may be a cause for concern, a UN spokesman tells the BBC. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Pleas for calm amid Chile rubble Chile's president calls for calm in the quake-ravaged city of Concepcion, vowing a stern response to any renewal of looting and violence. |
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| Ford outsells GM after sales jump Ford reports a jump in US sales of 43% last month, selling more cars than its great rival General Motors, as Toyota sales slip. | |
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| Texas makes posthumous pardon Texas Governor Rick Perry posthumously pardons a man who died in jail after being wrongly convicted of rape. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China firm on Iran nuclear talks China calls for talks on Iran's nuclear programme, as US diplomats arrive in Beijing seeking support for new sanctions on Tehran. |
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| Pilots die as S Korea jets crash Three pilots die as two South Korea fighter jets crash into a mountain in the east of the country, say military officials. | |
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| Protests at Indonesia bank vote Indonesia's parliament fails to reach consensus on the 2008 Bank Century bailout, prompting angry protests. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Karadzic denies Bosnia atrocities Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic denies as myths the alleged two worst atrocities of the Bosnia war in the 1990s. |
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| Ukraine ruling alliance collapses The ruling coalition of Ukrainian PM Yulia Tymoshenko has disintegrated, says the speaker of parliament. | |
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| German court orders data deletion Vast amounts of telephone and e-mail data held in Germany must be deleted, the country's highest court rules. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| China firm on Iran nuclear talks China calls for talks on Iran's nuclear programme, as US diplomats arrive in Beijing seeking support for new sanctions on Tehran. |
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| Iran arrests critical film maker Iranian police arrest internationally acclaimed film director Jafar Panahi but prosecutors deny the move is connected to politics. | |
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| New East Jerusalem plan unveiled Israel unveils a new plan for a district of luxury hotels and gardens in East Jerusalem, but then immediately puts it on hold. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Top militant 'killed in Pakistan' The head of militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi died in a drone attack in north-west Pakistan last week, the BBC learns. |
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| Afghans ban live attack coverage Afghanistan bans live coverage of militant assaults in the country saying broadcasts could help gunmen during attacks. | |
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| Publisher killed in south Nepal Unidentified gunmen shoot dead a newpaper publisher in southern Nepal, in the latest attack on journalists in the country. | |
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| UK | |
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| BBC stations face axe in shake-up The BBC confirms plans to close digital radio stations 6 Music and Asian Network and scale back its website significantly. |
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| Boy quizzed on fatal scooter fire A 15-year-old boy is arrested following the deaths of an elderly couple at a sheltered housing complex in Rugby. | |
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| UK soldier killed in Afghanistan A soldier from 3rd Battalion The Rifles has died in Afghanistan, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defence says. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Boy quizzed on fatal scooter fire A 15-year-old boy is arrested following the deaths of an elderly couple at a sheltered housing complex in Rugby. |
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| Tributes to 'talented' presenter Tributes are paid to BBC TV presenter Kristian Digby who was found dead at his flat in east London. | |
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| Tetley's ale to leave Yorkshire Production of Tetley's cask ale is to leave Yorkshire for the first time in 188 years as a deal is struck with Marston's in Wolverhampton. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Ian Paisley to stand down as MP Former DUP leader Ian Paisley confirms he will not stand for re-election in North Antrim after 40 years as a MP. |
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| 'Spiderman' wheel climber guilty A man who climbed to the top of Belfast's Big Wheel is found guilty of disorderly behaviour and aggravated trespass. | |
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| Boxer's attack conviction quashed Former world boxing champion Eamonn Magee wins an appeal against his conviction for head-butting a man in north Belfast. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Men guilty over 'wicked' death Two men are found guilty over the "wicked" killing of a father whose body was found buried in sand dunes on an Orkney island. |
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| Council leader Purcell steps down The former leader of Glasgow City Council, Steven Purcell, is being treated for exhaustion after announcing his resignation. | |
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| Gardener pursued da Vinci raiders A court hears how a gardener ran to challenge raiders making off with a masterpiece from a Dumfriesshire castle. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | 'Girl's body driven past house' A woman tells a jury how her ex drove past her home before he was stopped and her daughter's body was found in his car. |
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| Powell admits 'golf buggy' charge Wales rugby international Andy Powell is banned from driving after admitting driving a golf buggy while unfit through drink. | |
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| Final Welsh digital switch starts Nearly 650,000 homes in south east Wales will become the last part of the nation to begin the digital broadcasting switch. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Agreement on leaders' TV debates The three main parties and BBC, ITV and Sky agree rules for live leaders' debates ahead of the general election. |
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| Lords rebuff Ashcroft probe call The House of Lords appointments commission rejects calls for an investigation into the Tory peer Lord Ashcroft over his tax status. | |
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| MEP Farage fined over 'insults' UKIP MEP Nigel Farage is fined about 3,000 Euros after refusing to apologise for a tirade in the European Parliament. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Real top football rich list again Real Madrid beat Barcelona and Manchester United to head the 2008/09 list of the richest football clubs in the world. |
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| High Court halts BAE settlement The High Court grants an injunction to stop the Serious Fraud Office striking further deals with BAE Systems. | |
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| Euro drops to lowest in 10 months The euro falls to its lowest level against the dollar in 10 months amid continuing concerns over Greece's debt crisis. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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| BBC stations face axe in shake-up The BBC confirms plans to close digital radio stations 6 Music and Asian Network and scale back its website significantly. |
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| Tributes to 'talented' presenter Tributes are paid to BBC TV presenter Kristian Digby who was found dead at his flat in east London. | |
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| Pussycat Dolls lose two members Two members of chart-topping US band the Pussycat Dolls quit the band, it is confirmed. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Ice deposits found at Moon's pole A radar experiment aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 lunar spacecraft detects large deposits of water ice near the Moon's north pole. |
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| Egg shells illustrate human story Inscribed ostrich shell fragments found in South Africa are among the earliest examples of the use of symbolism by modern humans, scientists say. | |
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| New scan could nose out criminals Noses could be an even better method of identification than iris and fingerprint scanning, says a UK study. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Apple sues HTC over phone patents Apple has launched legal action against phone maker HTC alleging it has infringed patented technology. |
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| PlayStation 3 clock bug 'fixed' Sony says a millennium-style bug that prevented thousands of PlayStation 3 owners from using its online games network is "resolved". | |
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| Money sharing comes to Facebook An application called Buxter allows Facebook friends to share money with each other for small value transactions. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | NHS IT deal 'stitch up' claims The Conservatives say revamped contracts for the government's NHS IT system would "tie the hands" of the next administration. |
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| Cocaine use rise alarms advisers Government advisers are to review the effects of cocaine amid fears young people are taking it in the belief it is safe. | |
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| Diets 'can help blocked arteries' Three diets - low-carbohydrate, low-fat diet and Mediterranean - are equally effective in helping reverse blocked arteries, say Israeli researchers. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Delay over for parents on places Parents in London are finding out if their child got the secondary school place of their choice after a website went down. |
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| Tories want politician-free exams The Conservatives want politicians to lose control of A-levels - and they promise another curriculum overhaul. | |
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| 'Modest gains' from pupil premium Targeting extra funds at poor pupils will produce only modest reductions in the gap between rich and poor, a report says. | |
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| 1991: Sri Lankan hardliner among 19 killed in blast The Tamil Tigers are being blamed for the assassination of Sri Lanka's Deputy Defence Minister, Ranjan Wijeratne. | |||
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| 1970: Ian Smith declares Rhodesia a republic Prime Minister of Rhodesia Ian Smith declares his country a republic, cutting its last link with the British Crown. | |||
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| 1969: Concorde flies for the first time The supersonic airliner Concorde makes a "faultless" maiden flight. | |||
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