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| Wednesday, 21 October, 2009, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta |
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 | UK postal strike is to go ahead A nationwide postal strike will go ahead on Thursday and Friday the Communication Workers Union (CWU) confirms. |
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| BBC to allow BNP on Question Time The BBC Trust rejects appeals against British National Party leader Nick Griffin appearing on Question Time. | |
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| 'Crash for cash' scam man jailed A man is jailed for staging at least 93 car crashes in an insurance scam that cost the industry about £1.6m. | |
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| Second pupil with swine flu dies A second child from Foyleview special school in Londonderry dies after contracting swine flu. | |
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| UK population 'to rise to 71.6m' The UK population could hit 71.6m by 2033, the fastest rate in a century, if current growth trends continue, says the Office for National Statistics. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Iran nuclear fuel deal 'agreed' The UN nuclear chief gives Iran, the US, France and Russia a draft deal aimed at easing concerns over Tehran's nuclear plans. |
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| Terror suspect arrested in Boston A man is arrested on terrorism-related charge that includes plotting to kill people in a US shopping centre. | |
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| Attack shuts all Pakistan schools All schools and universities are closed across Pakistan a day after a suicide attack at an Islamic university in Islamabad. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Guinea junta faces EU sanctions Guinea's military junta is facing an EU arms embargo after the killing opposition supporters in the capital, Conakry, sources say. |
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| Islamists break Somali port truce Two Somali militant Islamist groups clash in the southern port of Kismayo, breaking a tentative ceasefire. | |
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| US boosts Seychelles piracy fight The US hands several drone planes to the Seychelles to help the island nation battle Somali pirates. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US jails Colombian drug kingpin A former leader of one of Colombia's most powerful drug cartels is sentenced in Miami to 45 years in prison. |
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| Design changes cause Boeing loss Aircraft maker Boeing blames a net loss of $1.6bn (£974m) on rising production costs and poor market conditions. | |
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| Terror suspect arrested in Boston A man is arrested on terrorism-related charge that includes plotting to kill people in a US shopping centre. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Many 'missing' after China riots Dozens of ethnic Uighurs have disappeared in the wake of the riots in China's Xinjiang region, a human rights group says. |
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| DNA prompts Japan murder retrial A Japanese man who spent 17 years in jail for murder pleads not guilty at retrial held after new DNA evidence emerged. | |
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| Kyrgyz insider chosen as premier Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev appoints a close ally as his new prime minister, after the previous premier resigns. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Swiss admit US Polanski tip-off Swiss authorities say they acted correctly in informing the US that director Roman Polanski was travelling to Zurich. |
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| Poland signs up to new US shield Poland's prime minister tells the US vice-president his country is ready to take part in a revised US missile defence plan. | |
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| White wines 'bad for the teeth' Enjoying a glass of white wine on a frequent basis can damage the teeth by eroding the enamel, German researchers warn. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Iran nuclear fuel deal 'agreed' The UN nuclear chief gives Iran, the US, France and Russia a draft deal aimed at easing concerns over Tehran's nuclear plans. |
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| Israel joins US for defence drill Israel and the US are due to begin a two-week military defence exercise, thought to be the largest of its kind in Israel's history. | |
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| Syria rights veteran faces trial Syrian dissident Haitham Maleh, 78, is put under formal arrest after being detained following an interview with opposition TV. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan poll fraud officials fired Officials involved in flawed Afghan elections are being removed ahead of next month's run-off, the UN says. |
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| Attack shuts all Pakistan schools All schools and universities are closed across Pakistan a day after a suicide attack at an Islamic university in Islamabad. | |
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| Afghan opium 'funding terrorism' Afghanistan's opium funds global terrorism, caters to 15 million addicts, and kills 100,000 people a year, the UN says. | |
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| UK | |
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| UK postal strike is to go ahead A nationwide postal strike will go ahead on Thursday and Friday the Communication Workers Union (CWU) confirms. |
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| BBC to allow BNP on Question Time The BBC Trust rejects appeals against British National Party leader Nick Griffin appearing on Question Time. | |
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| Gately's label complains to PCC Polydor Records files an official complaint at the Press Complaints Commission over a Daily Mail column Stephen Gately's death. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | 'Crash for cash' scam man jailed A man is jailed for staging at least 93 car crashes in an insurance scam that cost the industry about £1.6m. |
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| Two charged over Scarlett death Two men are charged over the death of Devon teenager Scarlett Keeling whose body was found on a beach in Goa in 2008. | |
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| Swine flu tests after girl dies Tests are carried out to discover if swine flu was a contributory factor in the death of a nine-year-old West Sussex girl. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Second pupil with swine flu dies A second child from Foyleview special school in Londonderry dies after contracting swine flu. |
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| 'Evil man' guilty of town murder A meat plant worker is found guilty of murdering a vulnerable woman in Ballymena and dumping her body in a carpark. | |
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| Digger used in new ATM theft bid Thieves using a digger try to steal a cash machine in Ardglass - the third such incident in NI in the last four days. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Mother and child die after fire A newly-wed mother and her eight-year-old daughter die following a fire at their home in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire. |
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| Flat body murder probe launched A murder investigation is launched following the discovery of a woman's body in an Edinburgh flat. | |
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| Warship launches on River Clyde Thousands of people attend the launch of the Royal Navy's latest Type 45 Destroyer on the River Clyde. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | 'Swine flu' closes second school Two primary schools close after staff and pupils develop flu-like symptoms, as the first swine flu vaccines are rolled out in Wales. |
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| 'Marriage jealousy before murder' A woman found dead after going missing was jealous and wanted to end her lover's marriage, a court hears. | |
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| Hartson's cancer warning to men Retired footballer John Hartson urges men who find a lump in their testicles to act on it and not take a 'liberty' like him. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Postal leaders attack Mandelson Post strike leaders blame Lord Mandelson and Royal Mail chiefs for the failure to reach a deal. |
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| BBC to allow BNP on Question Time The BBC Trust rejects appeals against British National Party leader Nick Griffin appearing on Question Time. | |
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| 'Scary' UK climate ad faces probe A £6m government ad warning about climate change is to be investigated by the Advertising Standards Authority. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| UK postal strike is to go ahead A nationwide postal strike will go ahead on Thursday and Friday the Communication Workers Union (CWU) confirms. |
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| Pound soars on Bank meeting notes The pound rallies after the Bank of England says its policymakers voted 9-0 not to pump more money into the UK economy. | |
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| BAA agrees Gatwick airport sale BAA reaches agreement to sell Gatwick, the UK's second busiest airport, to Global Infrastructure Partners for £1.5bn. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | BBC to allow BNP on Question Time The BBC Trust rejects appeals against British National Party leader Nick Griffin appearing on Question Time. |
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| Universal cancels Blanchett film Film studio Universal cancels historical drama Indian Summer, which was to star Cate Blanchett and be directed by Joe Wright. | |
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| Gately's label complains to PCC Polydor Records files an official complaint at the Press Complaints Commission over a Daily Mail column Stephen Gately's death. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Primate fossil 'not an ancestor' The exceptionally well-preserved fossil primate known as "Ida" is not a missing link as some have claimed, according to a study. |
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| UK urged to lead on future food The UK should plough £2bn into food research to help stave off world hunger, says the Royal Society. | |
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| 'Giant' orb web spider discovered Scientists identify a new species of "giant" golden orb-weaving spider - the biggest of its group. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Microsoft bets on Windows success Microsoft is hoping its new operating system will please customers more than its predecessor Vista. |
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| Government opens data to public A new website will make reams of government data freely available for the first time. | |
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| M&S website voted user-friendly Marks and Spencers and WHSmith are the most useable of high street brands, according to a new report. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Swine flu vaccination under way The first of 14m people classed as priority cases are to be given a swine flu jab as the UK-wide vaccination programme begins. |
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| Big variation in life expectancy Average life expectancy varies widely around the UK, with Scotland bottom of the list and the South of England at the top, figures show. | |
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| Heart valve operations are halted A Nottingham surgeon agrees to stop heart valve operations until an investigation into an infection which killed four patients, has ended. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | More students on degree courses The number of UK students who took up a place at university this autumn rose 6% on the previous year, but many applicants were disappointed. |
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| 'Hoodies down' call for colleges Further education colleges are to be given guidance on making students safer from knife and gang crime. | |
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| Committee's powers 'seem a sham' MPs' scrutiny powers over appointments are "a charade and a sham", education committee chair Barry Sheerman says. | |
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| 1966: Coal tip buries children in Aberfan Tragedy hits the Welsh village of Aberfan as a coal slag tip engulfs a school burying at least 130 people and injuring many more. | |||
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| 1952: Kenyatta arrested in security raid The President of the Kenya African Union, Jomo Kenyatta, is arrested following the declaration of a state of emergency in the British colony of Kenya. | |||
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| 2001: Anthrax claims third victim in US A post office worker in Washington becomes the third person to be diagnosed with anthrax. | |||
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