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 | Snow and ice cause travel chaos Heavy snow and ice are causing problems on the roads, railways and at airports, as hundreds of schools close. |
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| Security scaled up at UK airports Body scanners are being introduced at Heathrow as part of a UK-wide security drive, the home secretary announces. | |
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| US halts Guantanamo-Yemen moves The White House says it is suspending the transfer of prisoners released from Guantanamo to Yemen, following increasing insecurity. | |
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| Soldier killed in Helmand named The first British soldier killed in Afghanistan this year is named as Pte Robert Hayes of 1st Battalion the Royal Anglian Regiment. | |
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| Petrol fire killer gets 21 years A teenager who killed his girlfriend by dousing her in petrol and setting her alight will serve at least 21 years in prison. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Iceland leader vetoes bank bill Iceland's president refuses to sign a controversial bill to repay UK and Netherlands money lost in the banking crisis. |
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| Afghan CIA bomber 'fooled family' The Jordanian bomber who killed CIA agents in Afghanistan lied to his family about his intentions, the BBC is told. | |
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| Google unveils Nexus One handset Search giant Google reveals details of its own-brand of smartphone, called the Nexus One. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Somali militants force WFP exit The UN's World Food Programme suspends its operations in large parts of southern Somali because of threats from Islamist militants. |
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| Kenya 'expels race-hate cleric' Kenyan policy say they have deported a Jamaican-born Muslim cleric, convicted in the UK for soliciting the murder of Jews. | |
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| Congo sacks 3,000 civil servants Congolese President Joseph Kabila sacks almost 3,000 civil servants in what ministers say is a battle against corruption. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Afghan CIA bomber 'fooled family' The Jordanian bomber who killed CIA agents in Afghanistan lied to his family about his intentions, the BBC is told. |
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| Obama set to tighten air security US President Barack Obama is to announce airline security reforms, after officials update him on reviews prompted by a plane bomb plot. | |
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| Google unveils Nexus One handset Search giant Google reveals details of its own-brand of smartphone, called the Nexus One. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Philippines suspect denies murder The chief suspect in the massacre of 57 people in the southern Philippines pleads not guilty to 41 counts of murder. |
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| Homes destroyed by Solomons quake Landslides and a tsunami triggered by a quake in the South Pacific's Solomon Islands have left some 1,000 people homeless. | |
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| Academic fraud 'booming' in China Research by a Chinese university suggests $100m changes hands every year for ghost-written academic papers. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Iceland leader vetoes bank bill Iceland's president refuses to sign a controversial bill to repay UK and Netherlands money lost in the banking crisis. |
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| Bulgaria mafia chronicler killed Boris Tsankov, a prominent crime journalist who reported on Bulgaria's mafia, is killed by gunmen in the capital, Sofia. | |
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| Briatore wins battle against ban Former Renault team boss Flavio Briatore wins his appeal against his lifetime ban from motor racing at a French court. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Afghan CIA bomber 'fooled family' The Jordanian bomber who killed CIA agents in Afghanistan lied to his family about his intentions, the BBC is told. |
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| US halts Guantanamo-Yemen moves The White House says it is suspending the transfer of prisoners released from Guantanamo to Yemen, following increasing insecurity. | |
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| Israel approves Jerusalem homes Israel gives approval for 24 new homes in East Jerusalem, despite international calls for a halt in settlement building. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Afghan CIA bomber 'fooled family' The Jordanian bomber who killed CIA agents in Afghanistan lied to his family about his intentions, the BBC is told. |
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| No progress in India state talks A meeting of political parties in India to discuss a "road map" for the proposed new state of Telangana ends without a breakthrough. | |
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| Pirates free hijack 'mother ship' Somali pirates free a Pakistani vessel used to hijack a UK-owned car-transporting ship in the Indian Ocean. | |
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| UK | |
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| Snow and ice cause travel chaos Heavy snow and ice are causing problems on the roads, railways and at airports, as hundreds of schools close. |
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| Security scaled up at UK airports Body scanners are being introduced at Heathrow as part of a UK-wide security drive, the home secretary announces. | |
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| Seats ballot for Blair grilling A public ballot will be held for people wanting seats to watch ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair's appearance at the Iraq Inquiry. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | England hit by heavy snow storms Hundreds of schools close and airports suspend flights as heavy snowfall disrupts travel across England. |
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| Abuse daubed on 'tortured victim' A man found dead at a house in County Durham had abuse painted in nail polish across his back, a court hears. | |
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| Guard 'planned' fatal store raid A security guard was "instrumental" in planning a robbery in which a store manager was killed, a court hears. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Icy slips lead to cancelled ops An unprecedented number of patients needing surgery after falls has led to the cancellation of several planned operations. |
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| Cardinal Daly 'prophetic figure' Former Catholic Primate of All-Ireland, Cardinal Cahal Daly, was a "prophetic" figure, mourners at his funeral are told. | |
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| Explosives 'airport alert test' Irish police release a man held over an explosives find, after Slovakian authorities admit planting them in his luggage. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Big chill shuts schools and roads Schools are closed and roads shut as freezing temperatures cause problems for people returning after the festive break. |
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| Petrol fire killer gets 21 years A teenager who killed his girlfriend by dousing her in petrol and setting her alight will serve at least 21 years in prison. | |
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| Snow derailment problems continue Train services between Inverness and Aviemore continue to be disrupted after a freight train was derailed at a Highlands station. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Grit shortage fears during snow Some councils in Wales say grit supplies are reducing rapidly as the country faces more snow and icy conditions. |
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| Man killed 'wetting baby's head' A court hears how a Wrexham man died after being punched while on a night out toasting the birth of his third child. | |
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| Veteran pilot killed in US crash A 78-year-old pilot is killed after his light aircraft crashes into a partially-frozen river in the United States. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Seats ballot for Blair grilling A public ballot will be held for people wanting seats to watch ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair's appearance at the Iraq Inquiry. |
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| I'm not a king-maker, says Clegg Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg says there will be "no backroom deals" with other parties ahead of the election. | |
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| Mandelson's 'core vote' warning Lord Mandelson says Labour must not simply rely on its core vote - but denies it is a warning about the pre-election campaign. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Iceland leader vetoes bank bill Iceland's president refuses to sign a controversial bill to repay UK and Netherlands money lost in the banking crisis. |
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| Kraft's Cadbury plans dealt blow Kraft Foods' plans to buy Cadbury are hit by news that one of its key shareholders is wary of the bid move. | |
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| Google unveils Nexus One handset Search giant Google reveals details of its own-brand of smartphone, called the Nexus One. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Sci-fi trio leads award shortlist Sci-fi movies Avatar, Star Trek and District 9 lead the shortlist for the Producer's Guild of America's best picture award. |
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| Ant and Dec up for three TV gongs TV stars Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly are up for three National Television Awards, to be presented later this month. | |
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| Kravitz confirms Jacko song leak Lenny Kravitz has posted a video saying he wasn't to blame for the online leak of a Another Day, a track he recorded with Michael Jackson before the star's death. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Two killer whale types identified Scientists reveal there is not one but two types of killer whale living in UK waters. |
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| 'Grow your own' strategy unveiled Plans to boost food production in Britain and reduce its impact on the environment have been unveiled. | |
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| Planet-hunter spots five worlds Nasa's planet-hunting Kepler telescope spots its first five worlds beyond our Solar System, scientists report. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Google unveils Nexus One handset Search giant Google reveals details of its own-brand of smartphone, called the Nexus One. |
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| Tech titans to unveil new toys A slew of new technologies will take centre stage at the world's biggest consumer electronics meeting in Las Vegas this week. | |
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| File-sharing student fights fine A US student fined $675,000 for illegally downloading music has asked for damages to be reduced. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Plans to use more generic drugs Proposals to increase the prescription of cheaper generic medicines in primary care have been set out in England. |
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| Diabetes link to quitting smoking Giving up smoking sharply increases the risk of developing type-two diabetes, a US study suggests. | |
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| Depression treatment 'too narrow' Three quarters of GPs have prescribed anti-depressants even though they think another treatment would be better, a survey finds. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Schools shut due to snow and ice Hundreds of schools from the north of England through to the south west have faced closure and disruption in the cold weather. |
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| Cambridge considers issuing bonds Cambridge University is considering issuing bonds of up to £300m for the first time on its 800-year history. | |
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| Big chill shuts schools and roads Schools are closed and roads shut as freezing temperatures cause problems for people returning after the festive break. | |
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| 1985: Israel ends major Ethiopian rescue mission Thousands of Jewish refugees from Ethiopia are airlifted from Sudan to Israel in a secret operation. | |||
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| 1976: Ten dead in Northern Ireland ambush Ten Protestant men are shot dead as they return home from work in a mini-bus in Northern Ireland. | |||
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| 1993: Oil tanker runs aground off Shetland A tanker carrying 85,000 tonnes of crude oil is aground in hurricane force winds off the Shetland Islands. | |||
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