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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | New post strike talks scheduled Talks aimed at resolving the postal workers strike are to be held in London on Monday, the TUC says. |
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| Anglican group mulls Rome switch Some Anglican clergy signal they are ready to join the Roman Catholic Church, following a meeting of about 600 priests. | |
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| 'Hero' pilot killed in Caribbean A pilot who died when his aircraft ditched in the Caribbean is hailed a hero for saving the lives of his nine passengers. | |
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| Protesters urge end to Afghan war Around 5,000 people join a march in London calling for UK military operations to pull out of Afghanistan. | |
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| Pakistan 'takes key Taliban town' Pakistan's army says it has captured the hometown of the country's Taliban leader, in its South Waziristan offensive. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Pakistan 'takes key Taliban town' Pakistan's army says it has captured the hometown of the country's Taliban leader, in its South Waziristan offensive. |
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| US declares swine flu 'emergency' President Obama declares H1N1 swine flu a national emergency, in a move to help medical teams handle the outbreak. | |
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| Lashes for Saudi woman journalist A Saudi woman journalist is sentenced to 60 lashes over a TV show in which a man described his extra-marital sex life. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Zimbabwe police 'raid MDC office' Police in Zimbabwe have raided a house belonging to PM Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC party, a top party official says. |
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| 'Poll win' for Niger ruling party The party of Niger's president has won a clear majority in the country's controversial poll, national election officials say. | |
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| Bishops castigate African leaders More than 200 Roman Catholic bishops from Africa tell corrupt political leaders in the continent to repent or step down. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US declares swine flu 'emergency' President Obama declares H1N1 swine flu a national emergency, in a move to help medical teams handle the outbreak. |
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| US balloon mother 'admits hoax' The mother of the boy believed swept away in a helium balloon has confessed to making it up, court documents suggest. | |
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| 'Hero' pilot killed in Caribbean A pilot who died when his aircraft ditched in the Caribbean is hailed a hero for saving the lives of his nine passengers. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Asian leaders eye EU-style bloc Asian leaders meeting in Thailand are discussing plans to "lead the world" by forming an EU-style community. |
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| Strong quake hits off Indonesia A magnitude 7.0 quake strikes off the coast of Indonesia, with a tsunami alert issued and then withdrawn. | |
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| N Korea human rights 'abysmal' A UN envoy criticises the rights situation in North Korea as "abysmal", saying a third of the population was going hungry. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | German coalition agrees tax cut Germany's coalition allies agree on 24bn euros of tax cuts as part of an accord to form Germany's next government. |
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| Major French smear trial closes The trial of ex-French PM Dominique de Villepin, accused of conspiring to damage Nicolas Sarkozy's presidential bid, ends. | |
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| Service for last Titanic survivor The ashes of the last survivor of the Titanic are scattered at the Southampton Docks berth from which the ship set sail. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran delays reply on nuclear plan Iran says it will respond to a proposed deal on its controversial nuclear programme next week, missing a UN deadline. |
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| Lashes for Saudi woman journalist A Saudi woman journalist is sentenced to 60 lashes over a TV show in which a man described his extra-marital sex life. | |
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| Deadly train collision in Egypt Two passenger trains collide near the Egyptian capital, Cairo, killing at least 15, officials and witnesses say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Pakistan 'takes key Taliban town' Pakistan's army says it has captured the hometown of the country's Taliban leader, in its South Waziristan offensive. |
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| Taliban vow to attack Afghan poll Campaigning opens for Afghanistan's run-off presidential election, but the Taliban threatens anyone taking part. | |
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| Bangladesh Islamist group banned The Islamist organisation, Hizb-ut Tahrir is banned in Bangladesh, the home ministry announces. | |
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| UK | |
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| New post strike talks scheduled Talks aimed at resolving the postal workers strike are to be held in London on Monday, the TUC says. |
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| 'Hero' pilot killed in Caribbean A pilot who died when his aircraft ditched in the Caribbean is hailed a hero for saving the lives of his nine passengers. | |
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| Protesters urge end to Afghan war Around 5,000 people join a march in London calling for UK military operations to pull out of Afghanistan. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | CID man holds retirement for case A detective on the case of a Wiltshire woman murdered 13 years ago has vowed to stay on after retirement until her killer is caught. |
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| 'Hero' pilot killed in Caribbean A pilot who died when his aircraft ditched in the Caribbean is hailed a hero for saving the lives of his nine passengers. | |
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| Service for last Titanic survivor The ashes of the last survivor of the Titanic are scattered at the Southampton Docks berth from which the ship set sail. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Empey warns DUP over justice deal The executive must be fully involved in any decision to devolve policing and justice powers, Sir Reg Empey tells the UUP conference. |
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| Police make appeal over town rape Detectives appeal to the public for information one week after a girl in her late teens was attacked in County Armagh. | |
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| 'Bittersweet return' for soldiers Troops from a battalion which lost 13 men during a six-month tour of Afghanistan return home to Northern Ireland. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | France road crash kills Britons Two British women in their seventies die in a road crash in south-west France. |
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| Attack on teenager 'unprovoked' A teenager is in a serious condition after he was stabbed in an "unprovoked attack" in Glasgow, police said. | |
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| 'Brave' driver praised for rescue A motorist tells how he rescued a young woman from a burning car following a three-vehicle crash in West Lothian. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Two held over 'unexplained' death A man aged 44 and a 29-year-old woman are in custody as police investigate the death of a man at a house. |
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| Houses searched under Terror Act Three men continue to be questioned and two houses are searched after arrests under the Terrorism Act. | |
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| Rats shut section of holiday park Officials order the closure of part of a holiday park after finding "significant rat activity" in its main entertainment building. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Protesters urge end to Afghan war Around 5,000 people join a march in London calling for UK military operations to pull out of Afghanistan. |
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| New post strike talks scheduled Talks aimed at resolving the postal workers strike are to be held in London on Monday, the TUC says. | |
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| BNP support in poll sparks anger The Welsh secretary says his fears have been proved right, after a poll suggests support for the BNP rose after Nick Griffin's Question Time appearance. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| New post strike talks scheduled Talks aimed at resolving the postal workers strike are to be held in London on Monday, the TUC says. |
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| Record recession for UK economy The UK economy unexpectedly shrank 0.4% between July and September, making the recession the longest since records began. | |
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| US bank failures top 100 for year The number of US bank failures this year surpasses 100 after US federal regulators shut down a trio of Florida banks. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Sir Elton pulls out of second gig Singer Sir Elton John is advised to cancel a second concert, at Newcastle Metro Radio Arena, after being diagnosed with flu. |
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| Timberlake wins restraining order Justin Timberlake is granted a temporary restraining order against a woman described by his lawyer as "an obsessed stalker". | |
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| Kanye cleared in airport scuffle Rapper Kanye West is cleared of criminal charges following a scuffle with a photographer at an airport last year. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Copenhagen 'backup' group meets Legislators from 16 major economies meet to hammer out climate policies ahead of December talks in Copenhagen. |
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| Panel supports commercial space Experts asked to review the US human spaceflight programme give strong support to the use of commercial services to launch astronauts. | |
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| Epic humpback whale battle filmed The greatest of all animal battles is filmed in its entirety for the first time by a BBC crew. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Universal phone charger approved A new charger that will work with all handsets has been approved by the International Telecommunication Union. |
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| Europe backs down on piracy plans The European Parliament has dropped an amendment that required member states to get court orders before cutting people off from the net. | |
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| Pirate Bay back in the courtroom Filesharing website The Pirate Bay has been ordered to remove all links to the copyright material of a Netherlands-based group. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Eye gene therapy boost for young Gene therapy can be particularly effective in treating inherited sight problems in children, fresh trials show. |
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| Genome analysis changes diagnosis A critically ill Turkish boy has had his life saved after scientists were able to read his genome quickly and work out that he had a wrong diagnosis. | |
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| New way to 'stop' premature birth A drug used to treat cancer can stop contractions and may prevent premature labour, researchers say. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Road map for universities awaited Mike Baker is wondering what has become of the promised New Framework for Higher Education. |
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| Loans firm tightens debt recovery The Student Loans Company tightens its debt recovery procedures as it writes off £29m | |
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| Child services are 'inadequate' Children's services in Cornwall have been ruled as "inadequate" in a detailed report by Ofsted inspectors. | |
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| 1945: United Nations Organisation is born Allies of World War II ratify the UN Charter at a ceremony in Washington DC. | |||
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| 2001: Swiss tunnel ablaze after head-on crash At least 10 people die after two lorries crash head-on and catch fire inside the Gotthard road tunnel in Switzerland. | |||
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| 1983: Nilsen 'strangled and mutilated' victims Civil servant Dennis Nilsen goes on trial accused of six murders and two attempted murders. | |||
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