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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Eurostar moves 'vulnerable' first Eurostar begins transporting 500 passengers to France and Belgium after trains were suspended on Sunday following bad weather. |
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| Adams tells of father's sex abuse Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams reveals that his late father subjected family members to emotional, physical and sexual abuse. | |
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| Rage win Christmas chart battle Rage Against The Machine win the most gripping battle in years for the Christmas number one, beating X Factor winner Joe McElderry. | |
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| Toddler taken from police found An 18-month-old girl who police mistakenly allowed to be taken by an impostor from a station is found. | |
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| 'Hero' killed in Afghan war named A British soldier killed in an explosion in Afghanistan is named by the Ministry of Defence. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Crowds mourn Iran's reform cleric Crowds gather to mourn Iran's reformist cleric Grand Ayatollah Montazeri, raising tensions over fresh opposition protests. |
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| Massive US snowstorm heads north One of the worst US blizzards continues north after dumping nearly 2ft (0.6m) of snow across the East Coast. | |
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| Dutch teenage sailor 'is missing' Dutch police say 14-year-old Laura Dekker, who wants to sail solo around the world, has been missing since Friday. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria runaway truck kills many Up to 100 people people are killed after a runaway truck rams into a crowded market in central Nigeria. |
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| Guantanamo detainees flown home The US transfers 12 detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Afghanistan, Yemen and Somaliland, officials say. | |
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| UN says Copenhagen deal 'a start' UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says a US-backed climate deal is a good beginning, but critics dismiss it as a failure. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Massive US snowstorm heads north One of the worst US blizzards continues north after dumping nearly 2ft (0.6m) of snow across the East Coast. |
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| Colombia beefs up border forces Colombia says it is building a new military base on its border with Venezuela as relations between the two states deteriorate. | |
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| Guantanamo detainees flown home The US transfers 12 detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Afghanistan, Yemen and Somaliland, officials say. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Asian giants hail Copenhagen deal China and Indonesia hail the UN climate summit's outcome, despite its cool reception from some campaigners. |
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| US decries Cambodia's Uighur move The US expresses deep concern about the fate of 20 Uighur asylum seekers deported from Cambodia back to China. | |
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| Strong earthquake strikes Taiwan A strong earthquake rocks parts of Taiwan, rattling buildings in Taipei, although no serious casualties are reported yet. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Cold snap causes havoc in Europe Heavy snowstorms and sub-zero temperatures kill at least 19 people across Europe and severely disrupt transport. |
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| Dutch teenage sailor 'is missing' Dutch police say 14-year-old Laura Dekker, who wants to sail solo around the world, has been missing since Friday. | |
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| Adams tells of father's sex abuse Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams reveals that his late father subjected family members to emotional, physical and sexual abuse. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Crowds mourn Iran's reform cleric Crowds gather to mourn Iran's reformist cleric Grand Ayatollah Montazeri, raising tensions over fresh opposition protests. |
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| Lebanese and Syrian leaders meet Lebanese PM Saad Hariri holds talks in Syria with President Bashar Assad amid efforts to reduce tensions. | |
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| Guantanamo detainees flown home The US transfers 12 detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Afghanistan, Yemen and Somaliland, officials say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan government will not quit Pakistan's government says it will not resign following a ruling quashing an amnesty for politicians facing graft charges. |
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| Guantanamo detainees flown home The US transfers 12 detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Afghanistan, Yemen and Somaliland, officials say. | |
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| Karzai presents cabinet nominees Afghan President Hamid Karzai presents his cabinet nominees to parliament, amid close Western scrutiny over corruption. | |
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| UK | |
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| Eurostar moves 'vulnerable' first Eurostar begins transporting 500 passengers to France and Belgium after trains were suspended on Sunday following bad weather. |
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| Adams tells of father's sex abuse Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams reveals that his late father subjected family members to emotional, physical and sexual abuse. | |
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| Rage win Christmas chart battle Rage Against The Machine win the most gripping battle in years for the Christmas number one, beating X Factor winner Joe McElderry. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Toddler taken from police found An 18-month-old girl who police mistakenly allowed to be taken by an impostor from a station is found. |
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| Spain terror trial man 'released' A family is set to be reunited for Christmas after the release of a man held for four years on terror charges in a Spanish jail. | |
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| Teacher suspended in prayer row A Christian supply teacher is suspended from her job teaching children at home after offering to pray for a sick pupil. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Adams tells of father's sex abuse Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams reveals that his late father subjected family members to emotional, physical and sexual abuse. |
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| Police raid on fake DVD factory Three men are arrested after thousands of counterfeit DVDs are seized by the PSNI's organised crime squad on Sunday. | |
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| Met Office warns of further snow The Met Office says there will be further snow showers across Northern Ireland on Sunday with up to 10cm expected in places. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Scotland braced for further snow Motorists are warned to take extra care on the roads after further snow showers were forecast across Scotland. |
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| Bomber's condition 'deteriorates' The condition of the Lockerbie bomber has deteriorated, with cancer spreading throughout his body, it is confirmed. | |
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| Globespan collapse inquiry call A comprehensive investigation is needed into the collapse of the Flyglobespan airline, the finance secretary says. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Teacher suspended in prayer row A Christian supply teacher is suspended from her job teaching children at home after offering to pray for a sick pupil. |
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| Missing woman's car on crossing A car used by a woman missing following a night out has been discovered on the Second Severn Crossing. | |
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| Fire damaged house now 'unstable' Part of a three-storey terraced property in Powys which caught fire is likely to have to be pulled down after becoming unstable. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Climate summit a 'chaotic show' The UK's climate change secretary says arguments strangled negotiations at the UN Copenhagen summit. |
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| Tories pledge householder rights The Conservatives would consider strengthening the rights of householders who tackle burglars, the shadow home secretary says. | |
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| Balls' watchdog decision 'shabby' The children's secretary is accused of sidestepping Parliament by naming the Ofqual chief without involving MPs. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Christmas shoppers defy weather UK shoppers are defying the harsh winter weather to spend during the last weekend before the Christmas holidays. |
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| Spyker submits new Saab bid to GM Dutch luxury car maker Spyker submits a new offer to General Motors for its soon-to-be-closed Swedish car brand Saab. | |
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| England's World Cup bid gets loan The UK government is to give a £2.5m loan to back England's bid for the 2018 World Cup, Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe says. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Rage win Christmas chart battle Rage Against The Machine win the most gripping battle in years for the Christmas number one, beating X Factor winner Joe McElderry. |
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| Strictly final is watched by 11m More than 11m people tuned in to watch the Strictly Come Dancing final, won by sports presenter Chris Hollins, the BBC says. | |
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| X Factor's Lucie gets model deal X Factor contestant Lucie Jones, who left the show in November, has been signed to a top modelling agency. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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| Asian giants hail Copenhagen deal China and Indonesia hail the UN climate summit's outcome, despite its cool reception from some campaigners. |
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| Data to expose 'ghost mountains' Scientists who have mapped one of the most enigmatic mountain ranges on Earth give a first glimpse of their data. | |
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| The first glimpse of dark matter? US scientists have reported detecting signals that could indicate the presence of dark matter. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | New camouflage for British Army UK armed forces are to get a new camouflage design for their uniforms, the first major change since the 1960s. |
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| 'Iranian cyber army' hits Twitter Micro blogging service Twitter has suffered another embarrassing security breach. | |
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| Chinese plan to meter net traffic China is seeking international agreement to let it meter net traffic that passes through its borders. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Parents 'misled' by food labels Nine out of 10 mothers questioned in a British Heart Foundation survey misunderstood the nutrition information on children's foods. |
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| Whisky effects 'worse than vodka' A study suggests vodka produces less of a hangover than whisky - but has the same effect on performance at work. | |
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| Wales seeks organ opt-out powers Wales may become the first part of the UK to introduce an opt-out system of organ donation under assembly government plans. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Balls' watchdog decision 'shabby' The children's secretary is accused of sidestepping Parliament by naming the Ofqual chief without involving MPs. |
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| Outcry over funding body bonuses The Conservatives attack the payment of £5m in bonuses to staff at a funding body criticised for poor management in a report. | |
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| 36,000 pupils take new Diplomas Official figures show more teenagers are taking new Diploma courses in England. | |
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| 1973: Spanish prime minister assassinated The Spanish Prime Minister, Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco, is killed in a car bomb attack in Madrid. | |||
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| 1995: 'Divorce': Queen to Charles and Diana The Queen has urged the Prince and Princess of Wales to seek "an early divorce". | |||
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| 1989: US forces oust General Noriega President George Bush orders the invasion of Panama but US troops fail to capture dictator Manuel Noriega. | |||
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