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 | Thousands return after ash chaos Thousands of air passengers return to the UK after a six-day flight ban caused by volcanic ash. |
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| Would-be chancellors in IMF clash Alistair Darling, George Osborne and Vince Cable clash over whether a hung parliament could be harmful for the UK economy. | |
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| Boycott threatens Sats test chaos Head teachers have announced plans to boycott next month's Sats tests for primary school pupils in England. | |
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| Former IOC chief Samaranch dies Former International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch dies in hospital after being taken ill at the weekend. | |
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| UK unemployment increases to 2.5m The number of people unemployed rose by 43,000 to 2.5 million in the three months to February, official figures show. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Europe's skies open for business European skies reopen to flights after almost a week of paralysis caused by ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland. |
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| Oil platform blaze off Louisiana US coast guards search the Gulf of Mexico for at least 11 people missing after an explosion and fire on an oil rig. | |
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| Former IOC chief Samaranch dies Former International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch dies in hospital after being taken ill at the weekend. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Luxury South Africa train crashes A South African luxury tourist Rovos Rail train carrying 55 people derails in Pretoria, killing at least two people. |
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| Kagame rival arrested in Rwanda A Rwandan opposition leader is arrested on charges that include collaborating with a terrorist organisation and denying the genocide. | |
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| Reprisal killings in Jos, Nigeria Nigeria's military exhumes seven bodies from shallow graves near Jos, as apparent revenge killings continue. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Oil platform blaze off Louisiana US coast guards search the Gulf of Mexico for at least 11 people missing after an explosion and fire on an oil rig. |
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| Brazil awards Amazon dam contract A consortium of nine companies wins the right to build a controversial dam on a tributary of the Amazon in Brazil. | |
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| Civil rights leader Height dies One of the pioneering voices of the US civil rights movement, Dorothy Height, dies at the age of 98. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China remembers earthquake dead Flags fly at half mast across China as it holds a national day of mourning for the more than 2,000 victims of the Qinghai quake. |
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| Thai reds fortify city barricades Thai anti-government protesters build up barricades in Bangkok, as hints emerge of possible new talks. | |
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| Bakiyev defiant over Kyrgyz role Ousted Kyrgyzstan President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, in exile in Belarus, says he is still his country's legitimate leader. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Europe's skies open for business European skies reopen to flights after almost a week of paralysis caused by ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland. |
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| Pope promises 'action' on abuse Pope Benedict XVI promises that the Church will take "action" over child abuse by priests, in some of his most explicit comments yet. | |
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| Former IOC chief Samaranch dies Former International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch dies in hospital after being taken ill at the weekend. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Lebanese PM denies missile claim The Lebanese PM Saad Hariri denies Israel's allegation that militant group Hezbollah has been supplied with Scud missiles. |
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| Anger over Israel settler 'riot' Israel's military dubs as "intolerable" what it described as a riot by settlers in the West Bank. | |
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| US Navy man denies Iraq cover-up A US Navy officer goes on trial over an alleged attack on a man accused of killing four Blackwater private security guards. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | India steps up tax probe into IPL Indian tax officials widen their investigation into alleged corruption in the Indian Premier League as semi-finals begin. |
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| India sex scandal guru arrested Police in India say a Hindu holy man facing charges of obscenity over a video sex scandal has been arrested. | |
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| New Sri Lankan premier sworn in Sri Lanka's president appoints a party veteran as prime minister after his coalition wins a landslide in elections. | |
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| UK | |
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| Thousands return after ash chaos Thousands of air passengers return to the UK after a six-day flight ban caused by volcanic ash. |
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| Boycott threatens Sats test chaos Head teachers have announced plans to boycott next month's Sats tests for primary school pupils in England. | |
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| Five cleared over da Vinci plot Five men accused of conspiring to extort £4.25m for the return of a Leonardo da Vinci painting are cleared. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Mother jailed for neglecting baby A mother whose 13-month-old son was found in front of a gas fire at their Manchester home is jailed for neglect. |
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| Charity boss tortured prostitutes The ex-boss of a Liverpool children's charity is jailed for the "sadistic torture" of women in a string of sex attacks. | |
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| Bus driver reading while driving A bus driver is suspended after a passenger films him reading while driving along a dual carriageway in Birmingham. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Easing of Quinn's UK trading ban Ireland's Financial Regulator partially lifts restrictions placed on Quinn Insurance that prevented it from issuing new cover in the UK. |
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| Flights resume as air ban lifted Some flights arrive and take off from Belfast International Airport and George Best City Airport after restrictions on UK airspace are eased. | |
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| Minister unveils education budget The education minister admits her budget allocations for the coming year have involved "difficult decisions". | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Five cleared over da Vinci plot Five men accused of conspiring to extort £4.25m for the return of a Leonardo da Vinci painting are cleared. |
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| Man guilty of murdering soldier A 28-year-old man is found guilty of stabbing a soldier to death outside his family home in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire. | |
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| Volcanic ash disruption continues Passengers begin arriving home after a six-day airspace shutdown but the ash cloud continues to cause disruption. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Recovery 'fragile' admits Brown Gordon Brown sets out how Labour would tackle the economic recovery on his first election campaign visit to Wales. |
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| Warning as Cardiff flights resume Cardiff Airport managers say a number of flights are resuming after a six-day no-fly ban imposed because of volcanic ash. | |
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| Aamir murder appeal over vehicle Police investigating the murder of teenager Aamir Siddiqi seek information about a car seen in the area the day he died. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | UK unemployment increases to 2.5m The number of people unemployed rose by 43,000 to 2.5 million in the three months to February, official figures show. |
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| Global recovery faster, says IMF The global economy will grow a faster than expected 4.2% in 2010, but is not yet secure, says the International Monetary Fund. | |
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| Airlines dispute passenger rights Some airlines have been challenged over their financial treatment of passengers affected by the volcano ash disruption. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Ben Shephard to leave GMTV sofa GMTV presenter Ben Shephard announces he is leaving the ITV breakfast show after 10 years. |
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| Worthington tipped to be next 007 Avatar actor Sam Worthington is tipped to become the next 007 in the wake of news the 23rd Bond film has been placed on indefinite hold. | |
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| Oasis attacker under house arrest A man who attacked Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher on stage is sentenced to 12 months house arrest by a court in Canada. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | 'Paltry' carbon curbs point to 3C Pledges made at the Copenhagen summit are very unlikely to keep global warming below 2C, researchers find. |
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| Sun 'microscope' returns images Nasa's Solar Dynamics Observatory reveals our convulsing star in remarkable new detail. | |
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| Light shed on bee-tricking orchid The secrets of orchids that trick male insects into pollinating them by mimicking females are revealed by scientists. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Banking virus is back warns firm A new version of Zeus, a virus that steals usernames and passwords, is spreading fast say experts. |
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| Google shows official data calls For the first time Google releases data on how often countries ask it to hand over user data or to censor information. | |
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| Facebook shuts down its Lite site Facebook shuts its Lite site, a stripped down version of the original aimed at users with slow or poor internet connections. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Cancer gene therapy result hailed Strathclyde University scientists believe they may have made a "breakthrough" in using gene therapy to treat tumours. |
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| Hospital death rates 'poor test' Death rates are a poor measure of hospital care and should not be used to trigger public inquiries, experts say. | |
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| Brain training 'boost' questioned Brain training games do not improve overall brain power, a scientific study launched by the BBC suggests. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Boycott threatens Sats test chaos Head teachers have announced plans to boycott next month's Sats tests for primary school pupils in England. |
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| Governors 'attack' Sats boycott School governors say they are disappointed that a boycott of England's Sats tests is to go ahead. | |
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| University staff vote for strikes Staff at two London universities ballot in favour of strike action over a dispute about funding cuts. | |
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| 1945: Red Army enters outskirts of Berlin Russian troops capture some outlying suburbs of Berlin at the beginning of what promises to be a bitter battle for control of the city. | |||
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| 1987: Tamil Tigers blamed for bus garage blast More than 100 people have been killed after a bomb exploded in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. | |||
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| 1975: Vietnam's President Thieu resigns The President of South Vietnam steps down accusing the United States of betrayal in a blistering attack broadcast to the nation | |||
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