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 | Court blocks BA Christmas strike British Airways has won a High Court injunction blocking the 12-day strike that had been planned for Christmas. |
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| Father jailed for 'honour' murder A father is jailed for life with a minimum of 22 years for murdering his daughter, 15, in a so-called honour killing. | |
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| Warning over heavy snow forecast Commuters are braced for travel chaos on Friday after forecasters predict significant snowfall over south-east England. | |
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| Climate summit solves key issues A deal at the UN climate summit looks more likely after a frantic day of diplomacy, as China offers to make concessions. | |
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| Blair evidence 'will be public' The chairman of the Iraq Inquiry says Tony Blair will give evidence in public and rejects claims the panel is too secretive. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Climate summit solves key issues A deal at the UN climate summit looks more likely after a frantic day of diplomacy, as China offers to make concessions. |
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| Iraq rebels 'hack into US drones' Insurgents in Iraq have hacked into live video feeds from unmanned American drone aircraft, US media reports say. | |
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| Many missing in Lebanon shipwreck Rescuers search for about 80 people after a Uruguayan ship capsized off the northern Lebanese coast during stormy weather. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria drops big corruption case A Nigerian judge quashes 170 charges against ex-state governor James Ibori, who was accused of massive corruption. |
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| Guinea leader 'should face trial' Guinea's leader Capt Moussa Dadis Camara could be held responsible for September's massacre, says a report. | |
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| Saharan activist sent to hospital A Western Sahara independence activist who has been on hunger strike for more than a month is taken to hospital in Lanzarote. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Air France jet 'black box' call Experts probing June's Air France disaster over the Atlantic recommend flight recorders emit signals for longer. |
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| Iraq rebels 'hack into US drones' Insurgents in Iraq have hacked into live video feeds from unmanned American drone aircraft, US media reports say. | |
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| Urgent op for Brazil needle boy A Brazilian toddler found with 40 sewing needles inside him has been airlifted to hospital for urgent surgery. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Philippine volcano 'still a risk' A major eruption of the volatile Mount Mayon in the Philippines is still likely, and could be just weeks away, scientists warn. |
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| Climate summit solves key issues A deal at the UN climate summit looks more likely after a frantic day of diplomacy, as China offers to make concessions. | |
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| Chinese man sets himself on fire A Chinese man is being treated in hospital after setting himself on fire in Beijing, to protest against the demolition of his home. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Climate summit solves key issues A deal at the UN climate summit looks more likely after a frantic day of diplomacy, as China offers to make concessions. |
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| Court blocks BA Christmas strike British Airways has won a High Court injunction blocking the 12-day strike that had been planned for Christmas. | |
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| Air France jet 'black box' call Experts probing June's Air France disaster over the Atlantic recommend flight recorders emit signals for longer. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Many missing in Lebanon shipwreck Rescuers search for about 80 people after a Uruguayan ship capsized off the northern Lebanese coast during stormy weather. |
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| Yemen forces 'foil al-Qaeda plot' Yemeni security forces kill 34 suspected al-Qaeda militants and arrest 17 who were planning multiple suicide attacks, officials say. | |
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| Iraq rebels 'hack into US drones' Insurgents in Iraq have hacked into live video feeds from unmanned American drone aircraft, US media reports say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Zardari faces resignation demands Pakistan's opposition urges President Asif Zardari to resign after the Supreme Court annuls an amnesty on corruption. |
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| India court hears euthanasia plea India's Supreme Court hears a plea to end the life of a woman who has been in a vegetative state for the past 36 years. | |
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| US diplomats in Pakistan visa row US diplomats complain that Pakistan is delaying the extension of visas of more than 100 US officials. | |
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| UK | |
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| Court blocks BA Christmas strike British Airways has won a High Court injunction blocking the 12-day strike that had been planned for Christmas. |
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| Father jailed for 'honour' murder A father is jailed for life with a minimum of 22 years for murdering his daughter, 15, in a so-called honour killing. | |
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| Warning over heavy snow forecast Commuters are braced for travel chaos on Friday after forecasters predict significant snowfall over south-east England. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Father jailed for 'honour' murder A father is jailed for life with a minimum of 22 years for murdering his daughter, 15, in a so-called honour killing. |
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| Care home death resident arrested An 82-year-old man is arrested in connection with the death of a 92-year-old woman at a residential care home in Devon. | |
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| Charges could follow Tors death A criminal case could be opened into the death of a 14-year-old schoolgirl who died on a Dartmoor training exercise. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | McAleese UDA guns plan 'failed' It emerges that an intiative steered by the husband of the Irish president is being blamed for the UDA's failure to fully decommission. |
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| Three people dead in crash named The names of three people who died in a car crash in County Down on Thursday have been released. | |
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| Four in court over fight death Four men have appeared in court charged in connection with the murder of Trevor Spiers in Portstewart on Sunday. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Anthrax found in dead heroin user A heroin user who died in hospital in Glasgow had traces of anthrax in their blood, a health board confirms. |
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| 550 jobs lost at failed airline The administrators for collapsed airline Flyglobespan say 550 workers have been made redundant with immediate effect. | |
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| Minister's blog row legal threat Education Secretary Mike Russell threatens to sue his former constituency aide amid a row over attack blogging. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Para's death stolen bullet theory A soldier shot by a make of bullet used by British and Nato forces is likely to have been killed by enemy fire, a coroner rules. |
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| Promise to replace fire-hit lido A leisure complex badly damaged in a fierce fire will either be rebuilt or replaced, a council pledges. | |
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| Snow flurries hit parts of Wales Drivers are urged to take care as roads in parts of south Wales are hit by a snow shower. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | 80 MPs fight expenses repayments More than 80 MPs say they will challenge an auditor's request to repay money claimed on expenses up to five years ago. |
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| Blair evidence 'will be public' The chairman of the Iraq Inquiry says Tony Blair will give evidence in public and rejects claims the panel is too secretive. | |
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| Lax parents 'fuel binge drinking' England's top doctor criticises the approach of some parents to alcohol, as official guidance says under-15s should not drink any. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Court blocks BA Christmas strike British Airways has won a High Court injunction blocking the 12-day strike that had been planned for Christmas. |
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| UK retail sales in surprise fall UK retail sales fell 0.3% in November, according to official figures, despite analysts' predictions of a rise. | |
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| Watford rescue bid suffers blow Former Watford chairman Jimmy Russo says he will put the club into administration after refusing to defer a loan repayment. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Gately's partner complains to PCC Stephen Gately's civil partner Andrew Cowles makes a formal complaint to the press watchdog over a Daily Mail article about his death. |
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| 5 live sorry over Rage swearing The BBC apologises after Radio 5 live listeners hear Rage Against the Machine swearing in a live performance of Killing In The Name. | |
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| Clooney film gathers awards pace Up in the Air, Precious and Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds earn three nominations apiece in the race for the Screen Actors Guild awards. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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| Climate summit solves key issues A deal at the UN climate summit looks more likely after a frantic day of diplomacy, as China offers to make concessions. |
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| Fossil find: breakthrough of 2009 The discovery a "central character in the story of human evolution" is named the scientific breakthrough of 2009. | |
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| 'Coldest place' found on the Moon The coldest place in the Solar System yet measured by a spacecraft has been found to be on our Moon. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | YouTube post leads to movie deal A producer from a small company in Uruguay is offered a $30m contract after Hollywood directors saw his YouTube film. |
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| Community groups win free wi-fi Youth groups and churches are among winners of a competition to promote wi-fi in remote areas of the UK. | |
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| PCs enjoy end of year sales boost Mobile computers helped the PC market recover in the third quarter of 2009, ending almost a year of falling sales. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Lax parents 'fuel binge drinking' England's top doctor criticises the approach of some parents to alcohol, as official guidance says under-15s should not drink any. |
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| Fall in swine flu cases continues Swine flu cases are continuing to fall as the second peak of the pandemic seems to be coming to an end. | |
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| Donors in Israel get op priority Israel is to give donor card carriers a legal right to priority treatment if they should require an organ transplant. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | No end to student loans delays The latest figures from the Student Loans Company suggest 28,000 people are still waiting to receive their loans. |
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| London set for Swedish schools Richmond Council in London approves plans for two of its schools to be run as Academies managed by a Swedish company. | |
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| Changes to exams 'destabilising' Constantly making changes to the exams system "destabilises" it, says qualifications watchdog Ofqual. | |
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| 1944: Germany counter-attacks in Ardennes German tanks, aircraft and paratroops cross the Luxembourg and Belgian borders in massive counter-offensive. | |||
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| 2003: Ian Huntley guilty of Soham murders Former school caretaker Ian Huntley is convicted of the murders of 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. | |||
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| 1968: Mary Bell found guilty of double killing An 11-year-old girl is sentenced to life in detention at Newcastle Assizes for killing two small boys. | |||
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