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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Ministers lining up behind Brown Members of the cabinet oppose calls by two ex-ministers for a secret ballot of Labour MPs on Gordon Brown's leadership. |
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| Freezing weather keeps grip on UK Much of the UK remains in the grip of freezing conditions as heavy snow continues to cause chaos. | |
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| Iris Robinson attempted suicide The wife of Northern Ireland's first minister Peter Robinson has said she tried to kill herself while suffering depression after an affair. | |
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| Power line upgrade given go-ahead Controversial plans for a new line of electricity towers to carry power between the Highlands and central Scotland are approved. | |
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| BA to hold fresh talks with union British Airways is to hold fresh talks with its main union in a bid to avert the renewed threat of strike action by cabin crew. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Japan replaces finance minister Japan's PM Yukio Hatoyama is forced to replace his experienced finance minister, who has resigned over ill health. |
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| Obama Senate ally Dodd steps down Senate banking chief Chris Dodd says it is his "moment to step aside", before November's congressional elections. | |
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| Snow brings disruption in Europe Severe winter weather brings hazardous conditions and transport disruption to parts of northern Europe. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | US screening 'risks Nigeria ties' The US inclusion of Nigeria on a list of countries facing stiffer security checks threatens relations with Abuja, officials say. |
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| 'Flaws' in key Lockerbie evidence A BBC Newsnight investigation casts doubts on the key piece of evidence which linked convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi to the 1988 attack on Pan Am flight 103. | |
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| Row over SA king's secession bid A tribal king plunges South Africa into a constitutional row after he threatens to secede - and take 60% of the country with him. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama Senate ally Dodd steps down Senate banking chief Chris Dodd says it is his "moment to step aside", before November's congressional elections. |
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| Chile copper miners' strike ends Work is set to resume at the world's second biggest copper mine in Chile after workers voted to end a strike over pay. | |
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| Farc rebels admit governor murder Farc rebels in Colombia say they were behind the kidnap and murder of a regional governor last month. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Japan replaces finance minister Japan's PM Yukio Hatoyama is forced to replace his experienced finance minister, who has resigned over ill health. |
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| New tainted milk scandal in China A year after China's tainted milk scandal, three dairy executives face trial for allegedly selling contaminated milk. | |
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| Turkmenistan opens Iran gas link Turkmenistan has opened a second gas pipeline to Iran, further eroding Russia's historical domination of its energy sector. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Ministers lining up behind Brown Members of the cabinet oppose calls by two ex-ministers for a secret ballot of Labour MPs on Gordon Brown's leadership. |
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| French Socialists anti burka ban France should not have a law banning the burka, the country's opposition Socialists say, but Muslim women should be discouraged from wearing the veil. | |
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| Poland police want to quiz Swedes Polish police want to question two Swedes over the theft of the "Arbeit macht frei" sign from the Nazis' notorious Auschwitz death camp. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Fatal clash at Gaza-Egypt border An Egyptian soldier dies and eight Palestinians are injured in clashes at the Gaza border, after aid trucks are refused entry. |
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| Yemen 'arrests al-Qaeda suspects' Yemeni forces have arrested three al-Qaeda suspects who were wounded in a raid on Monday, reports say. | |
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| Land row mars Orthodox Christmas Palestinian Christian groups boycott celebrations of Orthodox Christmas in Bethlehem, accusing their Church of selling land to Israel. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Threats to Afghan future, says UN The top UN official in Afghanistan says "negative trends" threaten to make the country's situation unmanageable. |
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| Gun and bomb attacks rock Kashmir Militants kill at least three Pakistani soldiers and an Indian policeman in separate attacks in disputed Kashmir. | |
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| Deadly drone strikes in Pakistan Two suspected US drone strikes kill at least 12 people in a tribal region of north-west Pakistan, Pakistani security officials say. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Freezing weather keeps grip on UK Much of the UK remains in the grip of freezing conditions as heavy snow continues to cause chaos. |
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| Ministers lining up behind Brown Members of the cabinet oppose calls by two ex-ministers for a secret ballot of Labour MPs on Gordon Brown's leadership. | |
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| Iris Robinson attempted suicide The wife of Northern Ireland's first minister Peter Robinson has said she tried to kill herself while suffering depression after an affair. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Ice warnings follow snow storms The Met Office warns of severe frost and ice following heavy snow storms across England. |
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| Warrant out for horse sex accused An arrest warrant is issued for a Leicester man accused of having sex with a horse and a donkey, after he fails to turn up to court. | |
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| Woman 'poisoned ex-lover's curry' A man died and his new fiancee became seriously ill after his "jealous" former lover poisoned their curry, a court hears. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Iris Robinson attempted suicide The wife of Northern Ireland's first minister Peter Robinson has said she tried to kill herself while suffering depression after an affair. |
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| UDA confirm guns decommissioned Loyalist paramilitary group the Ulster Defence Association announces that it has put its weapons beyond use. | |
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| MP faces copyright breach claims DUP MP and gospel singer Reverend William McCrea faces legal action over an alleged copyright breach. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Power line upgrade given go-ahead Controversial plans for a new line of electricity towers to carry power between the Highlands and central Scotland are approved. |
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| More snow shuts schools and roads Heavy snow in the Borders has led the council to warn people not to travel unless it is "absolutely necessary". | |
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| 'Anthrax heroin' cases spreading Health officials say contaminated heroin - thought to be responsible for anthrax cases in Glasgow - may be circulating elsewhere. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Majority of Welsh schools closed Schools close, trains and flights are cancelled and motorists are urged to take care as snow hits Wales. |
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| Rivers warning after boy's death A coroner warns of the dangers of tidal rivers after a nine-year-old boy drowned wading through water while on a fishing trip. | |
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| Fireman dies after fall on snow A part-time firefighter dies suddenly after falling on snow and hitting his head on his way home from a drill at a fire station. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| Ministers lining up behind Brown Members of the cabinet oppose calls by two ex-ministers for a secret ballot of Labour MPs on Gordon Brown's leadership. |
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| Iris Robinson attempted suicide The wife of Northern Ireland's first minister Peter Robinson has said she tried to kill herself while suffering depression after an affair. | |
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| Carey in immigrant 'values' call Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey says immigrants should understand the UK's Christian heritage. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Snow battle stations for stores Supermarkets have faced some difficulties taking deliveries in the snowy weather but are confident that shelves will remain full. |
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| M&S sales disappoint the market Shares in Marks and Spencer fall 6.8% after its increase in sales for the Christmas period fails to meet market expectations. | |
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| BA to hold fresh talks with union British Airways is to hold fresh talks with its main union in a bid to avert the renewed threat of strike action by cabin crew. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Russell Brand to marry Katy Perry Russell Brand gets engaged to US singer Katy Perry while on holiday, the comedian's publicist confirms. |
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| Moira Stuart lands Radio 2 role Moira Stuart will read the news during the Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2, it is announced. | |
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| BBC to assess science coverage A review of the BBC's science coverage is to be carried out to assess its impartiality, the corporation's Trust announces. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Tracks record oldest land-walkers The earliest evidence of a four-legged animal walking on land is discovered in a disused Polish quarry. |
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| Dark matter 'beach ball' unveiled The halo of dark matter surrounding our galaxy is shaped like a "squashed beach ball", according to astronomers. | |
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| Methane release 'looks stronger' Scientists have uncovered a further apparent increase in the leakage of methane gas that is seeping from the Arctic seabed. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | China sued by US software company A US software company lawsuit accuses China of stealing its code for a program used to block certain internet sites. |
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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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| Google phone to protect ad empire Google looks to defend its online ad empire with a new mobile phone that will compete with the iPhone. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Cancer survivors 'face neglect' A cancer charity says the increased survival rate is not all good news - as many survivors are neglected as they struggle with other serious illnesses. |
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| 'Inappropriate' tube feed warning Leading doctors say some dying patients are inappropriately having stomach tubes inserted to feed them artificially. | |
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| Study challenges ME 'virus link' UK scientists find no proof that a retrovirus is the cause of ME, contrary to recent claims. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | More than 10,000 UK schools shut Thousands of schools across the UK are closed because of the widespread snow and ice. |
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| Firms criticise school closures Businesses criticise head teachers for closing schools too readily in the snowy weather. | |
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| University heads tackle extremism University leaders are to examine how to tackle violent extremism on campus without damaging academic freedom. | |
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| 1994: Mystery assailant attacks top US skater American figure-skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked by a man brandishing a metal crowbar. | |||
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| 1977: EMI fires Sex Pistols The music publisher EMI ends its contract with the notorious punk rock group after reports of abusive behaviour at Heathrow Airport. | |||
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| 2000: Flu outbreak stretches NHS resources Hospitals around the UK are feeling the strain of the current flu outbreak even though it has not been classed as an epidemic. | |||
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