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 | Government loses torture appeal The government loses its bid to prevent the disclosure of secret information relating to the alleged torture of a UK resident. |
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| More money for wounded soldiers Armed forces personnel injured in Afghanistan and Iraq are to receive increased compensation payments, following a review. | |
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| Curry poison murder woman guilty A woman is found guilty at the Old Bailey of murdering her former lover by poisoning his curry at his home in west London. | |
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| PM attacked on elderly care plans Gordon Brown and David Cameron clash over how free personal care for many elderly people in England will be funded. | |
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| Greeks strike over austerity plan Greek public sector workers go on a national strike with thousands rallying against measures to tackle the deficit. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Greek PM pledges to slash deficit Prime Minister George Papandreou vows to "take any necessary measures" to reduce Greece's government deficit. |
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| Afghan avalanche toll exceeds 165 Rescuers in Afghanistan dig through snow to reach hundreds trapped by avalanches that have killed at least 165 people. | |
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| Rebels 'pour into Somali capital' Hundreds of Somali Islamist rebels pour into Mogadishu, witnesses say, as at least 16 people die in clashes in the city. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Rebels 'pour into Somali capital' Hundreds of Somali Islamist rebels pour into Mogadishu, witnesses say, as at least 16 people die in clashes in the city. |
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| Rwanda leaders 'bullying critics' A rights group accuses Rwandan leaders of intimidating critics, including Victoire Ingabire, in the build-up to an August election. | |
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| Kenya embarks on zebra round-up Kenyan wildlife rangers begin a programme to stop lions preying on cattle - by shipping in thousands of zebras. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | North-eastern US hit by blizzards Blizzard conditions paralyse parts of the north-eastern US, with government offices and many schools shut. |
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| Haiti quake toll rises to 230,000 The death toll from the Haiti quake could be 230,000, the government says - close to the number killed in the 2004 Asian tsunami. | |
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| US expands Iran Guards sanctions The US Treasury imposes sanctions against companies connected with the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Honda issues global airbag recall Honda heaps more woe on Japanese carmakers by extending an existing airbag safety recall by 437,700 cars worldwide. |
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| Rio Tinto workers 'to face trial' China has indicted four Rio Tinto employees on charges of bribery and violating commercial secrets, reports say. | |
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| Uzbek photographer found guilty Uzbek photographer Umida Akhmedova is found guilty for photos and a film which the government says destroy "spiritual values". | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Greek PM pledges to slash deficit Prime Minister George Papandreou vows to "take any necessary measures" to reduce Greece's government deficit. |
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| Yanukovych urges rival to concede Viktor Yanukovych, winner of Ukraine's presidential election, calls on rival Yulia Tymoshenko to abandon her protests and resign as PM. | |
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| Baltic pipeline safe, says Putin Russian PM Vladimir Putin defends his country's Nord Stream gas pipeline against claims it will damage the Baltic Sea. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | US expands Iran Guards sanctions The US Treasury imposes sanctions against companies connected with the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards. |
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| Iran arrests reformist 'plotters' Iranian police have arrested a number of people it says were plotting demonstrations during Thursday's anniversary of the revolution. | |
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| Lebanon warns of Israel 'threat' Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri tells the BBC he is concerned about the "escalating" threat posed by Israel. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Sri Lanka arrest sparks clashes Government supporters and opposition activists clash in Sri Lanka after the arrest of the defeated presidential candidate. |
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| Afghan avalanche toll exceeds 165 Rescuers in Afghanistan dig through snow to reach hundreds trapped by avalanches that have killed at least 165 people. | |
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| Arrests made in Khan cricket row Police in India arrest more than 1,100 people following protests against a new Bollywood film starring Shah Rukh Khan. | |
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| UK | |
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| Government loses torture appeal The government loses its bid to prevent the disclosure of secret information relating to the alleged torture of a UK resident. |
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| Curry poison murder woman guilty A woman is found guilty at the Old Bailey of murdering her former lover by poisoning his curry at his home in west London. | |
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| More money for wounded soldiers Armed forces personnel injured in Afghanistan and Iraq are to receive increased compensation payments, following a review. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Curry poison murder woman guilty A woman is found guilty at the Old Bailey of murdering her former lover by poisoning his curry at his home in west London. |
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| Stabbed man arrested over murder A businessman arrested after a man was found stabbed to death at his Cheshire mansion is released from hospital. | |
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| Slaughtered lamb teacher resigns A head teacher at the centre of a row about the slaughter of a school lamb resigns for "personal reasons". | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Man questioned over woman's death A man is being questioned about the death of a woman in Newcastle, County Down on Tuesday night. |
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| Devlin drugs alibi not backed-up One of the men accused of killing Thomas Devlin claimed he was smoking cannabis in a car park when the youth was attacked. | |
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| Robbers threaten to kill family A gang of masked men with guns hold a family hostage in their home as they ransack it, taking cash and phones. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Terror student's 'boredom' claim A man freed after judges quashed one of his terrorism convictions says he was trying to find out "the other side of the story". |
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| Minister intervenes in fraud case Scotland's deputy first minister writes a letter of support for a man who could be jailed over an £80,000 benefit fraud. | |
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| Ryanair hangar to create 200 jobs Budget airline Ryanair is to build a second maintenance hangar at Prestwick Airport creating up to 200 new jobs. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | 200 jobs boost at cosmetics plant A French firm which bought a former L'Oreal factory near Llantrisant says it is to create around 200 new jobs at the site. |
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| Club attacker's sentence increase A man who made a "frenzied" knife attack on a clubber he mistook for someone else has his jail term increased. | |
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| 'Assault' playgroup stays shut A playgroup at the centre of an allegation of sexual assault is to remain closed for at least another two weeks. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| Government loses torture appeal The government loses its bid to prevent the disclosure of secret information relating to the alleged torture of a UK resident. |
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| Phillips facing contempt inquiry The UK equalities chief may be investigated by Parliament over claims he tried to influence a committee drawing up a report. | |
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| PM attacked on elderly care plans Gordon Brown and David Cameron clash over how free personal care for many elderly people in England will be funded. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Dismay at Cadbury closure plans Kraft's decision to close Cadbury's Somerdale factory in Keynsham prompts dismay among workers. |
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| Bank warns of further inflation Bank of England governor, Mervyn King, predicts that inflation will rise above 3% in the coming weeks, before falling back. | |
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| Ethel Austin announces job cuts Clothing retailer Ethel Austin, which entered administration this week, is to cut 469 jobs and close 129 stores. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Channel 4 to drop Friends repeats US comedy Friends will no longer be shown on Channel 4 and its sister station E4 from next autumn. |
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| Warner quits free music streaming Record label Warner Music is to stop licensing its music to free online streaming services because they are "clearly not positive for the industry". | |
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| DeGeneres praised for Idol debut US critics praise chat show host Ellen DeGeneres' debut as a judge on American Idol. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | DNA reveals ancient human's face DNA analysis of a tuft of human hair preserved for 4,000 years in Greenland's permafrost has given scientists clues as to what the owner looked like. |
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| Winds ground Solar observatory High winds at Cape Canaveral, Florida, prevent the US space agency from launching its latest Sun probe. | |
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| First video of clouded leopard The Sundaland clouded leopard, a new recently described species of big cat, is caught on camera in the wild for the first time, along with other rare cats of southeast Asia. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Google to build US fibre network Google announces that it is plans to offer 'ultra high-speed' broadband to up to half a million homes in the US. |
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| Hacktivists turn to web attacks Digital activists are starting to use sophisticated attacks on nations and organisations they oppose, reveals a report. | |
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| Flickr founder unveils games site One of the co-founders of popular photo-sharing site Flickr unveils his latest web venture, an online game called Glitch. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Brain blood vessels clue to MS More than 55 percent of multiple sclerosis patients have been found to have constricted blood vessels in their brains, a US study says. |
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| Swine flu drop sees service close The National Pandemic Flu Service in England is to close because of the sharp decline in cases of the H1N1 swine flu virus. | |
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| War wounded 'straining' hospitals Afghan and UK hospitals are being stretched by the number of troops wounded in Helmand, the National Audit Office says. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Rise in 'school terror attacks' Teachers and schools are being deliberately targeted as a tactic of terror and political violence, says a United Nations report. |
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| Parents face childcare fees rise Politicians are called to make a greater investment in childcare, as a survey suggests costs continue to rise. | |
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| Voters 'favour grammar schools' A survey suggests growing numbers of people want more grammars, despite a lack of support for them from politicians. | |
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| 1996: Docklands bomb ends IRA ceasefire The IRA admit planting the bomb that exploded in the Docklands area of London last night. | |||
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| 1983: British police on trail of mass murderer Police launch a mass murder investigation in London after discovering human remains in drains. | |||
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| 1962: Russia frees US spy plane pilot American spy plane pilot Captain Francis "Gary" Powers is freed from prison in the Soviet Union in exchange for a Russian spy jailed in the US. | |||
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