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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | UK economy emerges from recession The UK economy leaves recession, after figures show the economy grew by 0.1% in the last three months of 2009. |
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| Straw rejected Iraq legal advice Jack Straw ignored advice from his own Foreign Office lawyers that the invasion of Iraq would be illegal, it emerges. | |
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| UK hostage tells of 'executions' Former hostage Peter Moore speaks about his kidnap ordeal in Iraq and reveals how he was subjected to mock executions. | |
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| All-party NI crisis talks begin A special all-party session of talks aimed at averting the collapse of Northern Ireland's devolved government over policing powers is under way. | |
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| Boys' torture sentences reviewed The attorney general reviews the minimum terms imposed on two brothers for brutally attacking two boys in South Yorkshire. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | France report backs face veil ban Muslim women should not be allowed to wear face-covering veils in public facilities, a French parliament report says. |
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| Ethiopia plane 'flew wrong way' The Ethiopian jet that crashed in the sea near Beirut on Monday did not turn as directed to avoid a storm, officials say. | |
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| Iraq crime lab bomber kills many A suicide car bomber kills at least 18 people and injures 80 at an Iraqi forensics centre in Baghdad, police say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Big hitter enters Sudan poll race Sudan's ex-Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi says he will stand for president in April, vowing to take action on Darfur. |
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| Ethiopia plane 'flew wrong way' The Ethiopian jet that crashed in the sea near Beirut on Monday did not turn as directed to avoid a storm, officials say. | |
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| US suspends Kenya school funding The US freezes $7m of funding for free primary schools in Kenya until fraud allegations are investigated, officials say. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Haiti in urgent appeal for tents Haitian President Rene Preval calls for 200,000 more tents to house those left homeless by the quake two weeks ago. |
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| US deficit 'set to hit $1.35tn' The US budget deficit is expected to reach $1.35 trillion (£837bn) in 2010, according to US Congress estimates. | |
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| Bin Laden is weakened, says Obama US President Barack Obama says the latest tape said to be from Osama Bin Laden shows a "weakened" al-Qaeda. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Dalai Lama envoys in China talks Talks resume between envoys for the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and Chinese officials after a 15-month break. |
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| Fresh Indian attacks in Australia Two Indian students are attacked in Melbourne, as the Australian PM's nephew stages a controversial anti-racism protest. | |
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| HK lawmakers quit for democracy Five pro-democracy legislators in Hong Kong have resigned their seats in a bid to pressure Beijing for full democracy. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Saab being sold to Dutch carmaker General Motors agrees to sell its Saab subsidiary to Dutch luxury carmaker Spyker and vows to suspend wind-down activities. |
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| France report backs face veil ban Muslim women should not be allowed to wear face-covering veils in public facilities, a French parliament report says. | |
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| Romania 'tops EU sex worker list' Romania has overtaken Russia as the top country of origin of migrant sex workers in the EU, a new survey finds. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iraq crime lab bomber kills many A suicide car bomber kills at least 18 people and injures 80 at an Iraqi forensics centre in Baghdad, police say. |
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| Ethiopia plane 'flew wrong way' The Ethiopian jet that crashed in the sea near Beirut on Monday did not turn as directed to avoid a storm, officials say. | |
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| 'Chemical Ali' executed in Iraq Ali Hassan al-Majid, Saddam Hussein's notorious cousin known as "Chemical Ali", is hanged for crimes against humanity in Iraq. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Sri Lankans await election result Votes are counted after a bitter campaign in Sri Lanka's first peacetime presidential election for more than 25 years. |
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| Bomber strikes near US Kabul base A suspected suicide bomber strikes near a US military base in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, causing casualties, officials say. | |
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| Pakistan demands India IPL probe Pakistan demands India investigate why none of its cricketers were signed at the Indian Premier League auction. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Straw rejected Iraq legal advice Jack Straw ignored advice from his own Foreign Office lawyers that the invasion of Iraq would be illegal, it emerges. |
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| UK economy emerges from recession The UK economy leaves recession, after figures show the economy grew by 0.1% in the last three months of 2009. | |
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| UK hostage tells of 'executions' Former hostage Peter Moore speaks about his kidnap ordeal in Iraq and reveals how he was subjected to mock executions. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Freed child rapist is identified A teenager from Merseyside who stalked and sexually assaulted two little girls is identified after a court order was lifted. |
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| 'End it now' heard at care home The boss of a Somerset care home was heard to say "shall we end it now" to a resident who later died, a murder trial is told. | |
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| Pay dispute hotel staff lay siege Staff at a closed hotel in Malvern board themselves inside the building and refuse to come out until they are paid. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | All-party NI crisis talks begin A special all-party session of talks aimed at averting the collapse of Northern Ireland's devolved government over policing powers is under way. |
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| Police fire shots in disturbance Shots are fired by police officers and four men are arrested during a disturbance in County Down. | |
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| NI Tories explain poll withdrawal Former Conservative nominees say a possible DUP-UUP pact was partly to blame for their election withdrawal. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | 'One in four' admits taking drugs A quarter of adults have admitted taking illegal drugs at some point in their lives, a Scottish government report suggests. |
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| Officers hurt in riot at prison A second prison officer was injured in a disturbance which broke out at Scotland's newest prison, it emerges. | |
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| Murray through after Nadal injury Andy Murray reaches the semi-final of the Australian Open after Rafael Nadal is forced to retire hurt from their quarter-final. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Virus closes eight hospital wards An outbreak of a bug which causes vomiting leads to eight hospital wards being closed or partially closed in Swansea. |
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| Jobs fear despite recession's end While figures show the UK is out of recession, there are warnings Wales may face a round of public sector job cuts. | |
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| Rapist admits another sex attack A convicted rapist pleads guilty to attacking a woman, 12 years after he was convicted of a sex attack on a teenager. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| Straw rejected Iraq legal advice Jack Straw ignored advice from his own Foreign Office lawyers that the invasion of Iraq would be illegal, it emerges. |
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| UK economy emerges from recession The UK economy leaves recession, after figures show the economy grew by 0.1% in the last three months of 2009. | |
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| Parties locked in NI crisis talks A second day of political talks aimed at averting the collapse of devolved government in Northern Ireland are under way. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| UK economy emerges from recession The UK economy leaves recession, after figures show the economy grew by 0.1% in the last three months of 2009. |
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| Saab being sold to Dutch carmaker General Motors agrees to sell its Saab subsidiary to Dutch luxury carmaker Spyker and vows to suspend wind-down activities. | |
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| Mortgage approvals 'on the rise' The number of mortgages approved for house purchases rose at the end of the year, figures from UK banks show. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Mariah Carey joins Haiti single Mariah Carey is the latest star to agree to sing on the charity single being organised by Simon Cowell for the people of Haiti. |
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| Weisz and Law win theatre awards Rachel Weisz and Jude Law are among the recipients of this year's Critics' Circle Theatre Awards, held in London. | |
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| Joanna Lumley wins Oldie honour Actress Joanna Lumley is honoured with this year's Oldie of the Year Award for her Gurkha campaign. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Nasa concedes defeat over Spirit The US space agency concedes defeat in its battle to free the Spirit rover from its Martian sand trap. |
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| 'Echoes' in bat and dolphin DNA Scientists find striking similarities in the DNA that enables some bats and dolphins to echolocate. | |
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| Esa tech satellite views eclipse Proba-2, one of smallest satellites ever flown by the European Space Agency, pictures January's annular eclipse. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Piracy campaign 'nets innocents' More than 150 people have come forward claiming to be wrongly accused of illegal file-sharing, a consumer group reveals. |
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| EU to monitor anti-piracy trial The European Commission agrees to monitor Virgin Media's trial of anti-piracy software after a complaint from privacy activists. | |
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| Newspapers block aggregator site The Daily Mirror joins a growing number of newspapers that block news aggregator NewsNow from trawling their websites. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Low-carb diet 'heart benefits' A low carbohydrate diet is better at cutting blood pressure than the weight loss pill Alli combined with a low fat diet, according to US research. |
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| Smoke 'harms baby blood pressure' Smoke exposure during pregnancy damages a baby's blood pressure control, which may explain why their risk of cot death is higher, say experts. | |
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| WHO defends its swine flu warning The World Health Organization (WHO) defends its handling of the swine flu pandemic last year, saying drug firms did not influence it. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Sats boycott ballot for teachers Primary school teachers and head teachers are to be balloted on plans for a boycott of Sats tests in England. |
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| Severe child poverty 'going up' Research suggests that the number of children living in "severe poverty" has increased in the past four years. | |
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| UK and Pakistan to share degree A British university is to offer degrees with a leading institute of information technology in Pakistan. | |
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| 2001: Thousands die in Gujarat quake A massive earthquake strikes western India and parts of Pakistan, killing many thousands of people. | |||
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| 1950: India becomes a republic The independent republic of India is born as the new president replaces the King as head of state and a new constitution is adopted. | |||
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| 1952: Britons killed in Cairo riots Reports from Egypt say at least 20 people have been killed and hundreds injured in anti-British riots in Cairo. | |||
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