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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Cannabis row drugs adviser sacked The UK's chief drug adviser Professor David Nutt is sacked after criticising government policies on cannabis. |
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| EU strikes climate funding deal EU leaders agree a conditional deal to help other nations fight global warming, ahead of the Copenhagen climate summit. | |
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| New postal strike dates announced The Communication Workers Union says all its members at the Royal Mail will strike on Friday, 6 and Monday, 9 November. | |
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| Couple's ransom demand 'expected' A ransom demand for a British couple being held by Somali pirates is to be made later, the BBC learns. | |
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| Mandelson: Blair does want EU job Tony Blair does want to be the first president of the European Council despite not publicly commenting, Lord Mandelson has told the BBC. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | EU strikes climate funding deal EU leaders agree a conditional deal to help other nations fight global warming, ahead of the Copenhagen climate summit. |
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| Fourth storm lashes Philippines The fourth storm to hit the Philippines in a month has made landfall, bringing heavy rain and winds to the eastern region. | |
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| Nine survive Brazil jungle crash An Indian tribe in Brazil has found at least nine survivors of a plane crash in the Amazon region, Brazil's air force says. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | UN's Zimbabwe trip 'provocative' The failed attempt by the UN's torture investigator to visit Zimbabwe was "calculated" to provoke, a Zanu-PF minister says. |
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| Nigerian MP's election 'rigged' An election appeals tribunal in Nigeria sacks an influential senator, ruling his election two years ago was rigged. | |
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| Semenya tests 'must be annulled' South Africa's governing ANC calls for gender test results carried out on the runner Caster Semenya to be annulled. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Nine survive Brazil jungle crash An Indian tribe in Brazil has found at least nine survivors of a plane crash in the Amazon region, Brazil's air force says. |
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| BP fined $87m for Texas explosion BP is fined a record $87m by the US authorities for failing to correct safety violations at its Texas oil refinery. | |
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| Obama to lift HIV entry ban soon President Barack Obama says he will end the 22-year ban on people with HIV entering the US from the start of 2010. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Fourth storm lashes Philippines The fourth storm to hit the Philippines in a month has made landfall, bringing heavy rain and winds to the eastern region. |
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| Internet addresses set for change The internet regulator approves plans to allow non-Latin-script web addresses, in a move set to transform the online world. | |
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| Release of Turkmen activist urged An environmentalist sentenced to prison in Turkmenistan was jailed on trumped-up charges, human rights campaigners say. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| EU strikes climate funding deal EU leaders agree a conditional deal to help other nations fight global warming, ahead of the Copenhagen climate summit. |
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| Magistrate calls for Chirac trial Former French President Jacques Chirac is ordered to stand trial over alleged false contracts dating from his time as Paris mayor. | |
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| Medvedev blasts Stalin defenders Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hits out at those seeking to rehabilitate former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Israel endorses Iran nuclear plan Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu praises a UN proposal on Iran's nuclear enrichment programme as a "positive first step". |
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| Yemen civilians die in shellfire A number of displaced Yemenis have been killed during a clash between the army and rebels, the UN's refugee agency says. | |
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| Internet addresses set for change The internet regulator approves plans to allow non-Latin-script web addresses, in a move set to transform the online world. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Clinton ends tough Pakistan trip US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets tribal leaders on the final day of a testing trip to Pakistan. |
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| Peshawar blast search continues Rescuers are still searching for the missing days after a massive blast ripped through a busy market in Peshawar. | |
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| Indian politician has swine flu The chief minister of India's Gujarat state Narendra Modi tests positive for swine flu, officials say. | |
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| UK | |
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| Cannabis row drugs adviser sacked The UK's chief drug adviser Professor David Nutt is sacked after criticising government policies on cannabis. |
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| New postal strike dates announced The Communication Workers Union says all its members at the Royal Mail will strike on Friday, 6 and Monday, 9 November. | |
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| Father uses son's ashes in tattoo A father from Herefordshire decides to use his son's ashes to tattoo a portrait of the child on his chest. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Lake death husband loses appeal A man convicted of killing his wife at their French home and dumping her body in a lake loses his appeal. |
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| Couple's ransom demand 'expected' A ransom demand for a British couple being held by Somali pirates is to be made later, the BBC learns. | |
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| Father uses son's ashes in tattoo A father from Herefordshire decides to use his son's ashes to tattoo a portrait of the child on his chest. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Payment plan to former reservists The government is to make a £20m payment to former members of the police part-time reserve in Northern Ireland. |
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| Part-time RIR soldiers win case More than 1,000 part-time soldiers who took a case against the Ministry of Defence win £6.7m in compensation. | |
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| Two in hospital after boat fire A man is in a critical condition in hospital after a fire on a fishing boat in Warrenpoint, County Down, on Friday. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Child porn teacher pleads guilty A former head teacher of a Fife school pleads guilty to possessing thousands of images of children being sexually abused. |
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| 'Whitewash' over cancer blunder A ruling which allows a clinician who botched a teenage cancer patient's treatment to keep on working is branded a "whitewash". | |
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| Sperm whale found dead at beach A 40ft-long sperm whale weighing an estimated 40 tonnes is found dead at Balmedie Beach in Aberdeenshire. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Jail for 'evil' family abuse men Two brothers and their brother-in-law are jailed for a total of 35 years for raping young girls in their own family. |
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| Man jailed for pub glass attack A man who attacked a 21-year-old with a pint glass, partially paralysing his face, is sentenced to nearly five years. | |
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| Murder arrest after body is found Police launch a murder investigation and arrest a man after the body of another is discovered at a house. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| Cannabis row drugs adviser sacked The UK's chief drug adviser Professor David Nutt is sacked after criticising government policies on cannabis. |
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| Mandelson: Blair does want EU job Tony Blair does want to be the first president of the European Council despite not publicly commenting, Lord Mandelson has told the BBC. | |
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| Speaker attacks 'poison' of BNP Speaker John Bercow wins an ovation from Youth Parliament members for attack on BNP at historic Commons sitting. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | House prices higher than year ago UK house prices were higher year-on-year in October - the first annual rise for 19 months, the Nationwide says. |
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| Shares slump on US spending data Global shares fall sharply after figures showing a drop in US consumer spending raise doubts about US economic recovery. | |
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| New postal strike dates announced The Communication Workers Union says all its members at the Royal Mail will strike on Friday, 6 and Monday, 9 November. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Tennant describes 'sad' farewell Doctor Who actor David Tennant says he had to keep a "stiff upper lip" while filming his final scenes as the Time Lord. |
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| Cowell praying for 'Jedward' exit X Factor judge Simon Cowell says a win for X Factor twins John and Edward Grimes would be a 'disaster' for the talent show. | |
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| This Is It makes $20m in one day Michael Jackson concert documentary This Is It earned $20.1m (£12.1m) at box offices worldwide on its first day, studio bosses say. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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| EU strikes climate funding deal EU leaders agree a conditional deal to help other nations fight global warming, ahead of the Copenhagen climate summit. |
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| Polar bear plus grizzly equals? A new study reveals what happens when a polar bear is crossed with a grizzly. | |
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| Rocket booster damaged on return The booster used on the Ares 1-X test rocket on Wednesday was damaged when it fell back into the ocean, Nasa says. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Internet addresses set for change The internet regulator approves plans to allow non-Latin-script web addresses, in a move set to transform the online world. |
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| Fallout 3 crowned 'game of year' Fallout 3 scoops ultimate game of the year at the Golden Joysticks, with Call of Duty also taking home a trio of awards. | |
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| Video gamers to play for 'real' Gamers could soon get the chance to compete side by side against real sportsmen in real events thanks to a new technology. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Call for better bowel cancer care There are still gaps in bowel cancer surgery care, an audit suggests. |
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| Donor sperm safety 'in question' Experts are questioning how rigorously sperm donors must be screened after nine children inherit a heart condition. | |
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| 'Unacceptable' teeth health gap There is an "unacceptable and growing chasm" between good and poor dental health in the UK, dentists warn. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Brown says primary Sats must stay Gordon Brown says Sats must stay for 11-year-olds to ensure school accountability. |
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| Infant place appeals up by a half Almost 50% more parents appealed over the infant school places their children were given last year. | |
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| Grants rise for 75,000 students A students' union welcomes a £30m increase in grants and support announced by the Scottish Education Secretary. | |
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| 1991: Bush opens historic Mid East peace conference US President George Bush encourages Arabs and Israelis to "lay down the past" in his opening speech to the Middle East peace conference in Spain. | |||
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| 1984: Pro-Solidarity priest is murdered Father Jerzy Popieluszko, an outspoken supporter of Poland's banned trade union, is found dead 11 days after he was kidnapped. | |||
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| 1981: Euthanasia chief jailed over suicides The secretary of the UK's pro-euthanasia group Exit is sentenced to two and a half years for aiding and abetting suicide. | |||
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