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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Darling raises National Insurance The chancellor raises National Insurance from 2011 and announces a public sector pay cap to tackle the UK's debt. |
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| Man guilty of terror attack plot A British Muslim has been convicted of conspiring to murder civilians in a "deadly terrorist attack". | |
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| Muslim hotel row case dismissed The case against a devout Christian couple accused of insulting a Muslim guest's faith is dismissed by a judge. | |
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| Developing countries split on CO2 A major split between developing countries emerged on the third morning of UN climate talks here. | |
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| Army chief blames Iraq 'amateurs' A senior official tells the inquiry into the Iraq war that "amateurs" who did not have the experience to perform were put into key roles. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Settlers stage Jerusalem protest Thousands of Jewish settlers and their supporters protest in Jerusalem at a curb on West Bank settlement building. |
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| 'No quick success' in Afghanistan A top US general says military success in Afghanistan is likely to be slower than in Iraq after the troop surge there. | |
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| Baghdad security chief 'is fired' The Iraqi PM has fired the head of Baghdad's security forces after bombings killed 127 people on Tuesday, reports say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria brutality claims 'unfair' Nigeria's police say they were unfairly treated after Amnesty issues a report accusing them of murders and brutality. |
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| Nigeria ex-governor in fraud raid Nigerian anti-fraud officials raid a meeting of senior opposition politicians, arresting ex-presidential candidate Attahiru Bafarawa. | |
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| Scouting founder 'executed PoW' Military papers which show Scouting movement founder Lord Baden-Powell executed a prisoner-of-war have been auctioned in Gloucestershire. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | 'No quick success' in Afghanistan A top US general says military success in Afghanistan is likely to be slower than in Iraq after the troop surge there. |
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| US man denies Mumbai plot charge A Chicago man accused of involvement in the deadly attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai last year pleads not guilty. | |
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| Obama hails Democrat health deal President Obama welcomes a healthcare compromise reached by Senate Democrats, calling it "critical progress". | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Charges over Philippines massacre Philippines prosecutors charge 24 people with rebellion, after a massacre last month on the island of Mindanao. |
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| New arrests over Xinjiang riots Ninety-four people are arrested on suspicion of involvement in ethnic violence in China's Xinjiang region in July, officials say. | |
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| S Korea in $10bn Ghana homes deal A South Korean firm will build 200,000 houses in Ghana over the next six years in a $10bn deal, Korean officials say. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Darling raises National Insurance The chancellor raises National Insurance from 2011 and announces a public sector pay cap to tackle the UK's debt. |
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| Tough 2010 Irish budget unveiled The Irish government unveils one of the most severe budgets in the Republic's history, including public sector pay cuts. | |
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| Tigers maul trainer at German zoo An animal trainer is in a critical condition in a German hospital after being attacked by three tigers during a show. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Settlers stage Jerusalem protest Thousands of Jewish settlers and their supporters protest in Jerusalem at a curb on West Bank settlement building. |
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| Baghdad security chief 'is fired' The Iraqi PM has fired the head of Baghdad's security forces after bombings killed 127 people on Tuesday, reports say. | |
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| Jewish settler murder case opens The trial opens in Jerusalem of a Jewish settler charged with murdering two Palestinians and a string of other attacks. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | US man denies Mumbai plot charge A Chicago man accused of involvement in the deadly attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai last year pleads not guilty. |
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| 'No quick success' in Afghanistan A top US general says military success in Afghanistan is likely to be slower than in Iraq after the troop surge there. | |
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| High security for Hyderabad rally Thousands of police in Hyderabad, India, are deployed for rallies seeking secession for part of Andhra Pradesh state. | |
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| UK | |
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| Darling raises National Insurance The chancellor raises National Insurance from 2011 and announces a public sector pay cap to tackle the UK's debt. |
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| Man guilty of terror attack plot A British Muslim has been convicted of conspiring to murder civilians in a "deadly terrorist attack". | |
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| Muslim hotel row case dismissed The case against a devout Christian couple accused of insulting a Muslim guest's faith is dismissed by a judge. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Muslim hotel row case dismissed The case against a devout Christian couple accused of insulting a Muslim guest's faith is dismissed by a judge. |
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| Children's boss axed after death The director of a children's services department which admitted failings in the protection of a murdered toddler is sacked. | |
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| Girl, 12, raped on way to school A 12-year-old girl is attacked and raped after being dragged into a front garden in Leytonstone, east London. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | 'Changes needed' on sex offenders The health minister says more needs to be done to ensure the justice system is effective when sex offenders are released. |
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| No pre-budget cuts to NI grant The Finance Minister says he is relieved that the Treasury is not going to cut the block grant they give to the NI Executive. | |
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| Shakin' Stevens denying assault A photographer who claims he was assaulted by pop star Shakin' Stevens gives evidence at Ballymena Magistrates Court. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Budget plans 'damaging Scotland' The Scottish government criticises the Chancellor's pre-Budget report, because it contains no move to accelerate cash. |
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| MSPs back call for greater powers The Scottish government wins a vote on a call for more powers to come to Holyrood before the general election | |
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| Heather the weather to leave BBC Weather presenter Heather Reid is to leave BBC Scotland after a total of 15 years working on Reporting Scotland. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Dead quad bikers' burglary link Police believe two men on quad bikes killed when they were hit by a train, had just fled the scene of a £40,000 shop burglary. |
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| Boy died in blind cord 'accident' A toddler who died after getting tangled in the cord of blinds at home was left alone for just a few minutes, an inquest hears. | |
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| Car hits home as woman makes tea A woman says her bungalow will have to be demolished after a car crashes into it while she is inside making a cup of tea. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| Darling raises National Insurance The chancellor raises National Insurance from 2011 and announces a public sector pay cap to tackle the UK's debt. |
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| Labour has lost trust - Osborne Labour should "never be trusted" with people's money again, says George Osborne, calling the pre-Budget a "catastrophe". | |
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| UK facing 'hard slog' says Cable The Lib Dems say ministers are not being honest about the "hard slog" facing the economy after a "Budget for bingo and boilers". | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Darling raises National Insurance The chancellor raises National Insurance from 2011 and announces a public sector pay cap to tackle the UK's debt. |
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| Tough 2010 Irish budget unveiled The Irish government unveils one of the most severe budgets in the Republic's history, including public sector pay cuts. | |
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| Gatorade drops Tiger Woods drink Pepsi axes its Gatorade Tiger Woods-endorsed drink, but says it is not related to recent scandals surrounding the golfer. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | MacColl campaign to disband The campaign seeking justice for the death of singer Kirsty MacColl in 2000 is to disband its activities, it is announced. |
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| Watchdog rules on BBC dog expose Ofcom rules that a BBC documentary on pedigree dogs was not "unfair" to The Kennel Club, but criticises some elements of the show. | |
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| Band Aid tops Christmas hit list Band Aid's 2004 version of Do They Know It's Christmas? is the decade's best-selling seasonal tune, according to new figures. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Ancient Med flood mystery solved Research reveals details of a catastrophic flood that refilled the Mediterranean Sea more than five million years ago. |
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| Developing countries split on CO2 A major split between developing countries emerged on the third morning of UN climate talks here. | |
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| New drug threat to Asian vultures A veterinary pain drug can be lethal to vultures that eat the carcasses of treated livestock, say scientists. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Facebook enhances privacy control Social network Facebook is allowing users to control who sees each piece of content they post on the site. |
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| Darling rolls out broadband tax The Chancellor has given details of the broadband tax as he delivers his pre-Budget report to parliament | |
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| AOL Time Warner completes split Media firm Time Warner and AOL formally split into two companies, almost 10 years after their much-lauded merger. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | NHS staff to see payrises capped Chancellor Alistair Darling announces a two-year 1% cap on pay increases for NHS workers, including doctors and nurses. |
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| Child cancer heart checks urged Children who battle and survive cancer are at increased risk of heart problems and must be closely screened, say experts. | |
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| Stem cells 'to fix cloudy cornea' Umbilical cord stem cells could help treat people whose vision is damaged by a cloudy cornea, research suggests. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | More pupils get free school meals The chancellor has promised free school meals to another half a million primary school children in his pre-Budget report. |
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| Next year's student loans delayed The start of the applications process for next year's student loans for England is being postponed. | |
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| Home educators mass petition MPs More than 70 MPs have handed in petitions from opponents of plans for the compulsory registration in England of families who educate their children at home. | |
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| 1973: Sunningdale Agreement signed Tripartite talks on Northern Ireland end in an historic agreement to set up a Council of Ireland. | |||
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| 1952: London fog clears after days of chaos The sunshine returns following four days of thick fog that brought the capital to a standstill. | |||
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| 1993: Astronauts put Hubble back in action A record-breaking mission to repair the faulty Hubble telescope in outer space is declared an unqualified success. | |||
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