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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Labour hit back over tax plan row Labour launch a fierce attack on Tory "fantasy" savings, as David Cameron says they are "rattled". |
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| Kyrgyz president refuses to quit Kyrgyzstan's president refuses to resign after the opposition takes control in a bloody uprising that forced him to flee. | |
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| Sex Pistols manager McLaren dies Malcolm McLaren, the former manager of punk group the Sex Pistols, has died in New York aged 64. | |
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| Duchess of Cornwall breaks a leg Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall breaks her leg while hill-walking in Scotland, Clarence House has said. | |
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| 'New human-like species' revealed The remarkable remains of two ancient human-like creatures (hominids) have been found in South Africa. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Kyrgyz president refuses to quit Kyrgyzstan's president refuses to resign after the opposition takes control in a bloody uprising that forced him to flee. |
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| Iran sanctions meeting under way Six world powers start a meeting at the UN in New York to discuss sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme. | |
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| 'New human-like species' revealed The remarkable remains of two ancient human-like creatures (hominids) have been found in South Africa. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | 'New human-like species' revealed The remarkable remains of two ancient human-like creatures (hominids) have been found in South Africa. |
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| Sudan leader predicts fair vote Sudan's president says forthcoming polls will be free and fair, as opposition parties pull out over alleged fraud. | |
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| Nigeria doctors in kidnap strike Doctors in southern Nigeria's Edo state go on strike after a colleague is kidnapped by unidentified gunmen. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Fresh Rio mudslide 'buries 200' A mudslide sweeps away dozens of homes near Rio as the number of dead as a result of Monday's rains rises. |
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| US and Russia hail nuclear treaty The US and Russia sign a "historic" nuclear arms treaty, with Barack Obama promising further disarmament steps. | |
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| Diplomat freed after plane alert A Qatari diplomat is released from custody after allegedly causing a bomb scare on board a US domestic flight. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Kyrgyz president refuses to quit Kyrgyzstan's president refuses to resign after the opposition takes control in a bloody uprising that forced him to flee. |
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| Warrants ahead of Thai protests Thailand has issues arrest warrants for seven people involved in recent unrest, ahead of planned mass protests. | |
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| N Korea 'freezes Kumgang assets' North Korea says it will freeze South Korean assets at a key tourist resort and restart the venture with a new partner. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | US and Russia hail nuclear treaty The US and Russia sign a "historic" nuclear arms treaty, with Barack Obama promising further disarmament steps. |
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| BA-Iberia merger agreement signed British Airways and Spanish airline Iberia have signed a deal to merge and create one of the world's biggest airline groups. | |
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| Markets hit by Greek debt fears European financial markets have been hit by renewed fears over the state of Greece's debt-ridden economy. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Israel lifts espionage gag order The Israeli authorities lift a gagging order preventing the Israeli media from reporting the case of a former soldier accused of leaking top secret files. |
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| Iran sanctions meeting under way Six world powers start a meeting at the UN in New York to discuss sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme. | |
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| Diplomat freed after plane alert A Qatari diplomat is released from custody after allegedly causing a bomb scare on board a US domestic flight. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan to curb president powers The parliament of Pakistan votes unanimously to approve measures which limit key presidential powers. |
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| Sri Lanka legislative polls close Voting closes in Sri Lanka's general election, with the president seeking to strengthen his hold on power. | |
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| New US soldier video is released The Taliban release a new video which appears to show an American soldier who was captured in Afghanistan in June last year. | |
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| UK | |
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| Labour hit back over tax plan row Labour launch a fierce attack on Tory "fantasy" savings, as David Cameron says they are "rattled". |
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| Price of petrol hits record high The average price of unleaded petrol has hit a record high of 119.9p a litre, beating the previous record set in 2008. | |
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| Sex Pistols manager McLaren dies Malcolm McLaren, the former manager of punk group the Sex Pistols, has died in New York aged 64. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Policemen jailed over 'cruelty' Two policemen are jailed for 18 months after inflicting "deliberate cruelty" on a 19-year-old woman in custody in Greater Manchester. |
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| Deadly 'rum' was liquid cocaine A man died after unwittingly drinking liquid cocaine concealed in a rum bottle given to him as a gift, a court hears. | |
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| UKIP candidate in race remark row A UKIP parliamentary candidate is allowed back into the party after posting racist remarks on a social care website. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Boy drowns after fleeing police The Police Ombudsman's Office appeals for witnesses to the drowning of a teenager in the River Faughan to come forward. |
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| Life term for baby killer father A man convicted of murdering his baby daughter in a "vicious attack" is jailed for a minimum of 16 years. | |
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| Cash box found after Lisburn raid Police recover the cash box from an armed robbery in Lisburn as a security alert following the raid ends. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Teenage canoeist body recovered Rescue teams recover the body of a teenage canoeist who died after capsizing on the River Tay. |
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| Parties on attack over tax claims The main political parties attack each other's tax policies, as campaigning in the UK continues in Scotland. | |
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| Life term for baby killer father A man convicted of murdering his baby daughter in a "vicious attack" is jailed for a minimum of 16 years. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Boy, 8, dies after bus incident A young cyclist has died in hospital after his bicycle and a bus collided in Pontypool, Torfaen. |
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| Murder inquiry after body found Police are treating the death of a 37-year-old man as murder after his body was found in a property in Merthyr Tydfil. | |
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| Power station plans move forward Councillors do not oppose plans for a new power station which could create 1,000 construction jobs in Neath Port Talbot. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Brown confirms election on 6 May Prime Minister Gordon Brown, flanked by members of his cabinet in Downing Street, calls the UK General Election for 6 May. |
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| Live: General election 2010 Live text and video coverage of all the latest developments as the 2010 general election campaign gets under way. | |
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| Election is 'not two-horse race' Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says the election will not be the usual "two-horse race" between Labour and Conservatives. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Price of petrol hits record high The average price of unleaded petrol has hit a record high of 119.9p a litre, beating the previous record set in 2008. |
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| Markets hit by Greek debt fears European financial markets have been hit by renewed fears over the state of Greece's debt-ridden economy. | |
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| AA staff in bank holiday strike AA patrol staff are to hold the first in a series of two-day strikes over the Spring bank holiday, starting on 2 May. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Sex Pistols manager McLaren dies Malcolm McLaren, the former manager of punk group the Sex Pistols, has died in New York aged 64. |
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| Law accepts damages from Hello! Actor Jude Law accepts damages of £9,500 from Hello! magazine over photos of his children on a beach in the Caribbean. | |
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| Winfrey to appear on OWN channel Talk show star Oprah Winfrey is to host a night-time programme on the cable TV channel she is launching next year. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Launch success for 'ice explorer' Europe's Cryosat-2 spacecraft launches successfully from Baikonur on a mission to map Earth's polar ice. |
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| 'New human-like species' revealed The remarkable remains of two ancient human-like creatures (hominids) have been found in South Africa. | |
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| First oxygen-free animals found Scientists find the first animals able to survive and reproduce entirely without oxygen, deep in the Mediterranean. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | HP outlines memory of the future Researchers at Hewlett Packard show off a new class of computing devices that could allow faster, more efficient machines |
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| Anger about digital 'stitch-up' Ministers are accused of a "stitch-up" to pass digital piracy laws but the measures are approved by MPs. | |
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| Ruling puts US net plans in flux US regulators say parts of its plans to give its citizens high speed net access are threatened by a court ruling on net neutrality. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Conjoined twins separated in op A 14-hour operation to separate four-month-old conjoined twins has been successful, doctors at London's Great Ormond St say. |
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| Tough checks on foreign GPs urged Urgent changes must be made to the system of vetting foreign doctors in order to protect patients, MPs say. | |
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| Prostate test 'causes distress' Men should be warned that testing for prostate cancer can lead to unnecessary distress, researchers warn. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Balls drops key education reforms Schools Secretary Ed Balls drops key reforms for England, including compulsory sex education, after the Conservatives refuse to back them. |
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| Caine backs Tories' youth scheme Actor Sir Michael Caine backs David Cameron's plans for a voluntary "national citizen service" for all 16-year-olds. | |
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| Call to reform child abuse probes The NSPCC calls for a major overhaul of the way the deaths of vulnerable children are investigated. | |
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| 1953: Seven years' hard labour for Kenyatta Jomo Kenyatta is sentenced to seven years hard labour accused of playing a leading role in the Mau Mau movement. | |||
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| 1994: Rock musician Kurt Cobain 'shoots himself' The lead-singer of grunge rock band Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, is found dead in his Seattle home. | |||
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| 1995: Death Row Briton is executed British-born Nicholas Ingram has been executed in the electric chair in the US after two appeals to the US Supreme Court were turned down. | |||
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