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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Troop bomb training 'inadequate' The coroner at an inquest into the death of four soldiers in an Afghan blast says there were training "inadequacies". |
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| PM hails 'historic' justice vote The devolution of policing and justice powers to NI marks the end to decades of strife, Gordon Brown says. | |
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| Facebook killer monitoring probed Merseyside Police refers its monitoring of the murderer of Ashleigh Hall to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. | |
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| Israel backs East Jerusalem build Israel announces 1,600 new homes for east Jerusalem, threatening to overshadow the US vice-president's visit. | |
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| Irish 'plot to kill cartoonist' Seven people are arrested in the Irish Republic over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for depicting the Prophet Muhammad. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Israel backs East Jerusalem build Israel announces 1,600 new homes for east Jerusalem, threatening to overshadow the US vice-president's visit. |
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| Dutch bishops order abuse inquiry Dutch bishops order an inquiry into alleged sexual abuses of children by Catholic priests, threatening a new scandal. | |
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| Irish 'plot to kill cartoonist' Seven people are arrested in the Irish Republic over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for depicting the Prophet Muhammad. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria 'ignored attack warnings' A Nigerian Christian group accuses the army of ignoring warnings of attacks, as communal tension remains high near Jos. |
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| Somali hope for Chandlers release Somalia's president says efforts are being made to release a Kent couple held by pirates at the "earliest possible date". | |
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| Row over exhuming Rwanda leader The son of Rwanda's first President, Dominique Mbonyumutwa, protests at orders to exhume his father's remains. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | EU concern over end of tanker bid Brussels says it hopes European aerospace group EADS was not prevented from fairly bidding for a major US defence deal. |
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| Brazil puts trade sanctions on US The Brazilian government announces trade sanctions against US imports in retaliation for illegal US subsidies to cotton farmers. | |
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| Oscars 'most watched since 2005' This year's Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles was the most watched in the US for five years, early figures suggest. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Raids 'kill Indonesia militants' Indonesian security forces kill three alleged militants and investigate whether one is key Bali bomb suspect Dulmatin. |
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| Japan-US nuclear pact confirmed Japan confirms the existence of a secret Cold War pact allowing nuclear-armed US vessels to call at its ports. | |
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| Thailand invokes emergency laws Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says he will use emergency security laws to help cope with opposition rallies. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Irish 'plot to kill cartoonist' Seven people are arrested in the Irish Republic over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for depicting the Prophet Muhammad. |
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| Dutch bishops order abuse inquiry Dutch bishops order an inquiry into alleged sexual abuses of children by Catholic priests, threatening a new scandal. | |
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| PM hails 'historic' justice vote The devolution of policing and justice powers to NI marks the end to decades of strife, Gordon Brown says. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Israel backs East Jerusalem build Israel announces 1,600 new homes for east Jerusalem, threatening to overshadow the US vice-president's visit. |
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| Israel and Syria in nuclear bids Israel and Syria both tell a conference in Paris they want to use nuclear power to generate electricity. | |
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| Israeli 'spymaster' dies aged 82 A former Israeli spy who played a key role in Africa, the Middle East and the 1980s Iran-Contra scandal has died. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Indian MPs approve women's bill India's upper house sees a second day of uproar as it backs a bill to reserve a third of all parliamentary seats for women. |
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| Burma refugees 'face starvation' Bangladesh's government is ignoring the plight of thousands of starving Burmese refugees, a US medical charity warns. | |
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| US warns of 'hard Afghan fight' US Defence Secretary Robert Gates warns of "hard fighting" ahead, in his first Afghan trip since a major offensive there. | |
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| UK | |
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 | PM hails 'historic' justice vote The devolution of policing and justice powers to NI marks the end to decades of strife, Gordon Brown says. |
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| Troop bomb training 'inadequate' The coroner at an inquest into the death of four soldiers in an Afghan blast says there were training "inadequacies". | |
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| Two dead British soldiers named The Ministry of Defence names two British soldiers killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan on Sunday. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Fraudster ran £34m pyramid scheme A professional gambler is found guilty of running a £34m pyramid scam which targeted people on low incomes. |
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| Facebook killer monitoring probed Merseyside Police refers its monitoring of the murderer of Ashleigh Hall to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. | |
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| Man fined over Turkey PM dog art An artist, originally from County Durham, charged with mocking Turkey's prime minister by portraying him as a dog is handed a fine. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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| PM hails 'historic' justice vote The devolution of policing and justice powers to NI marks the end to decades of strife, Gordon Brown says. |
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| Second man accused of teen rape A second man has been charged with raping and sexually abusing a 15-year-old schoolgirl over a three-day period. | |
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| Irish 'plot to kill cartoonist' Seven people are arrested in the Irish Republic over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for depicting the Prophet Muhammad. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Father denies murdering baby girl A man goes on trial charged with murdering his five-month-old daughter by hitting her on the head and body. |
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| Vigil held for tower block deaths A vigil has been held in honour of a father, mother and son who died after falling from a Glasgow tower block. | |
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| Police to retrace mother's steps Officers will reconstruct the last known movements of a mother who has been missing for more than two weeks. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Chevron looks for refinery buyer The Chevron oil firm is looking for bids for a refinery that directly employs around 1,400 people in Pembrokeshire. |
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| Pensioner admits making hoax bomb A pensioner has admitted making a hoax bomb and leaving it outside a dental surgery he believed had overcharged him. | |
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| Buyer found for £85m development A buyer is found to proceed with plans to build 200 apartments and a hotel on the site of Rhyl's former funfair. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| PM hails 'historic' justice vote The devolution of policing and justice powers to NI marks the end to decades of strife, Gordon Brown says. |
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| Crime row reopens amid Tory claim The Tories say new figures back up its case that violent crime has risen under Labour, reopening a long-running political row. | |
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| BNP rules 'still discriminatory' Planned new BNP constitution allowing non-white members may still be discriminatory, a court is told. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | UK trade gap unexpectedly widens The UK goods trade deficit with the rest of the world widens in January, causing the pound to dip below $1.50. |
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| Aer Lingus to make 670 job cuts Aer Lingus announces plans to lay off 670 staff, including nearly a quarter of its cabin crew, as part of restructuring plans. | |
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| Payment protection rules delayed The Financial Services Authority is delaying its plans to combat the mis-selling of payment protection insurance. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Wonderland film breaks 3D record Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland enters the UK and Ireland box office at number one, with record opening takings for a 3D movie. |
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| Floyd take music label to court Rock band Pink Floyd launch legal action in the High Court against EMI over payment of online royalties and marketing of their music. | |
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| Music stars 'still need labels' Record labels say they want to counter the "myth" that artists can forge a successful career on their own in the digital age. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Third of EU emissions 'imported' Research shows some EU countries "import" about a third of their carbon emissions from developing countries. |
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| Nanotech 'fuse' for novel battery A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers. | |
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| Superweed predator to be released A plant-eating predator that preys on aggressive superweed Japanese knotweed is to be given a trial release in England. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Hard drive evolution could hit XP Hard drives are about to undergo one of the biggest format shifts in 30 years but it could cause problems for users of Windows XP. |
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| Porn net domain name plan revived A plan to create a net domain for adult content could be revisited three years after it was rejected by regulators. | |
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| Nanotech 'fuse' for novel battery A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Illegal cord blood sample warning Parents, hospitals and private firms are being warned over risky and illegal collections of umbilical cord blood |
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| 'London bomb stress' recognised Psychologists say they have treated hundreds of survivors of the 2005 London bombings for post-traumatic stress disorder. | |
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| Patients 'get care in cupboards' Patients are being treated in mop cupboards, storerooms and kitchens due to wards being full, a survey suggests. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Call to scrap 50% student target Targets for getting young people into higher education should be scrapped and top-up fees raised, say graduate recruiters. |
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| Tory review urges science boost A Tory-backed report urges incentives for schools and tax breaks for researchers to raise the profile of science. | |
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| TV 'makes up for history lessons' TV documentaries like the Seven Ages of Britain fill in the gaps left by a "less impressive" school curriculum, says David Dimbleby. | |
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| 1967: Stalin's daughter defects to the West Svetlana Stalin, daughter of the Soviet dictator, requests asylum at the United States Embassy in India. | |||
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| 1973: Northern Ireland votes for union The people of Northern Ireland vote overwhelmingly to remain within the United Kingdom. | |||
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| 1956: Britain deports Cyprus Archbishop The British authorities order the deportation of the Greek Cypriot leader, Archbishop Makarios, in the hope of restoring law and order to the island. | |||
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