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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Designer Alexander McQueen dies One the UK's most influential fashion designers, Alexander McQueen, is found dead at his London home. |
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| EU ready to help Greece on debts EU leaders say they are ready to shore up Greece's finances and ensure eurozone stability - but there is no specific aid pledge. | |
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| Gay clergy get pensions equality The ruling body of the Church of England votes to extend equal pension rights to the civil partners of deceased clergy. | |
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| Minister sparks repossession row Housing Minister John Healey tells the BBC that for some people, having their home repossessed "can be the best option". | |
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| Injured soldiers to get more help Wounded soldiers are to be given more support to help them return to duty or make the transition to civilian life, officials say. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Huge crowds back Iran Revolution Iran's president addresses thousands for the 1979 revolution anniversary, as the opposition tries to stage protests. |
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| EU ready to help Greece on debts EU leaders say they are ready to shore up Greece's finances and ensure eurozone stability - but there is no specific aid pledge. | |
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| SA re-enacts Mandela 1990 release Celebrations are held to mark 20 years since the release of Nelson Mandela in South Africa, a key step towards ending apartheid. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | SA re-enacts Mandela 1990 release Celebrations are held to mark 20 years since the release of Nelson Mandela in South Africa, a key step towards ending apartheid. |
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| Kenya chiefs block 'gay wedding' Local chiefs and officials in Kenya prevent a planned "gay wedding" in Kenya - where such unions are illegal. | |
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| Blatter blasts World Cup critics Fifa president Sepp Blatter says there is a disrespectful prejudice against South Africa hosting the World Cup. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Solar probe lifts off in Florida The Solar Dynamics Observatory launches from Florida on its mission to study the Sun's activity in unprecedented detail. |
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| Volkswagen recalls cars in Brazil Volkswagen recalls nearly 200,000 cars in Brazil because of a potential rear wheel problem that could cause them to fall off. | |
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| US east coast digs out after snow Residents in the Eastern US are digging out after a blizzard hit the area on Wednesday. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Indonesia jails murder official A former Indonesian corruption chief is jailed for 18 years for masterminding the murder of an alleged love rival. |
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| Somali pirates free fishing boat Somali pirates free a Taiwanese fishing boat held for 10 months after the owner pays a ransom, a maritime agency says. | |
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| 'Milkshake murderer' wins appeal Hong Kong's top court quashes the conviction of American woman Nancy Kissel for the murder of her banker husband. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | EU ready to help Greece on debts EU leaders say they are ready to shore up Greece's finances and ensure eurozone stability - but there is no specific aid pledge. |
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| Designer Alexander McQueen dies One the UK's most influential fashion designers, Alexander McQueen, is found dead at his London home. | |
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| Swede held over Auschwitz theft A Swedish man is arrested in Stockholm over the theft of the Arbeit Macht Frei sign from Auschwitz, officials say. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Huge crowds back Iran Revolution Iran's president addresses thousands for the 1979 revolution anniversary, as the opposition tries to stage protests. |
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| Yemen announces truce with rebels The Yemeni authorities say a ceasefire with Shia rebels in the north is to come into effect at midnight. | |
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| West Bank stab suspect 'suicidal' The Israeli authorities say a Palestinian man accused of fatally stabbing an Israeli soldier was 'tired of life'. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Mumbai attack defence lawyer shot A lawyer for a man accused of involvement in the deadly Mumbai attacks in 2008 is shot dead, Indian police say. |
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| Sri Lanka general calls for calm Defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka appeals for calm as police baton charge opposition protesters. | |
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| Blasts at Pakistan police station At least 12 people are killed in twin blasts near a police compound in north-western Pakistan, officials say. | |
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| UK | |
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| Designer Alexander McQueen dies One the UK's most influential fashion designers, Alexander McQueen, is found dead at his London home. |
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| Minister sparks repossession row Housing Minister John Healey tells the BBC that for some people, having their home repossessed "can be the best option". | |
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| 'Bleach' boy case mother accused A mother is charged with the murder of her 12-year-old autistic son who died after drinking a liquid thought to be bleach. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Arrest over children river plunge A man is arrested after a car carrying two children is driven into the River Avon in Worcestershire. |
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| 'Bleach' boy case mother accused A mother is charged with the murder of her 12-year-old autistic son who died after drinking a liquid thought to be bleach. | |
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| Designer Alexander McQueen dies One the UK's most influential fashion designers, Alexander McQueen, is found dead at his London home. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Pair jailed for killing Scotsman Two men are jailed in connection with the death of a Scottish man after a loyalist band parade in 2006. |
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| DUP in 'cultural apartheid' blast The DUP's Nelson McCausland accuses the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition of trying to introduce "cultural apartheid". | |
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| Buyers pay for flats' lost value Four buyers who agreed to buy flats in 2008 but failed to complete will pay a property developer thousands of pounds. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Sex predator student faces prison A student described as one of Scotland's most dangerous sexual predators admits 32 charges relating to the abuse of children. |
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| Salmond backs fraud plea minister Alex Salmond backs his deputy first minister after she wrote a letter in support of a man who could be jailed for fraud. | |
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| Expert struck off over wrong foot A prosthetics expert who fitted a man with the wrong limb is struck off following a hearing at the Health Professions Council. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Health waiting time target missed Figures show the Welsh Assembly Government narrowly failed to meet its long-term target on hospital waiting times. |
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| Tory 'poverty of ambition' attack Conservative shadow chancellor George Osborne criticises what he calls Labour's "poverty of ambition" for Wales. | |
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| Last of heroin ring are sentenced The last seven members of a drugs gang which brought heroin with a street value of £700,000 into Wales are sentenced. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Salmond backs fraud plea minister Alex Salmond backs his deputy first minister after she wrote a letter in support of a man who could be jailed for fraud. |
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| Expenses MP attacks media reports A Labour MP facing charges over his expenses says he is the victim of "selective reporting and outlandish claims". | |
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| Mandelson sparks spending cut row A fresh spending row erupts after the Tories seize on comments by Lord Mandelson appearing to signal cuts starting this year. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| EU ready to help Greece on debts EU leaders say they are ready to shore up Greece's finances and ensure eurozone stability - but there is no specific aid pledge. |
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| BA suspends staff over web posts British Airways says staff have posted "inappropriate comments" the Unite union website. | |
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| Diageo hits out at UK tax regime The head of drinks giant Diageo tells the BBC that the firm will consider moving its headquarters abroad if the tax regime worsens. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Tributes paid to designer McQueen Friends and fashionistas pay tribute to Alexander McQueen, following the designer's sudden death aged 40. |
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| Rage to play free show as reward Rage Against The Machine reveal details of a free gig in London in June rewarding fans for getting them to last year's Christmas number one. | |
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| Baldwin's daughter makes 911 call Actor Alec Baldwin is examined in hospital after an argument with his daughter, it is reported. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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| Solar probe lifts off in Florida The Solar Dynamics Observatory launches from Florida on its mission to study the Sun's activity in unprecedented detail. |
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| Climate e-mails inquiry under way A panel of independent experts has officially begun its inquiry into the "Climategate" affair. | |
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| Copenhagen response 'is pathetic' One of India's negotiators at the Copenhagen climate change summit says industrialised nations have responded in a "pathetic" way to the need to cut carbon emissions. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | MEPs condemn Iran 'surveillance' MEPs "strongly" criticise telecoms firm Nokia Siemens for providing "surveillance technology" to the Iranian authorities. |
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| Mobile firms 'must tackle theft' The government calls on the mobile phone industry to do more to protect handset owners against theft and other crimes. | |
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| Yahoo 'talks tough' about search Despite it's falling market share and the rise of Microsoft's Bing and Google, web portal Yahoo says it is still in the search business. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Poorest 'die seven years earlier' People in the poorest neighbourhoods in England live an average 7 years less than those in the richest areas, says a major report on health inequalities. |
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| Expert struck off over wrong foot A prosthetics expert who fitted a man with the wrong limb is struck off following a hearing at the Health Professions Council. | |
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| Council chiefs back 'death tax' Pressure is growing on the government to come clean over the so-called "death tax" after social services chiefs and charities backed the levy. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | More 'will miss out on degrees' Lord Mandelson admits more students than usual will miss out on university degrees, saying creating more places is not the answer. |
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| Marriages dip again to record low Marriage rates in England and Wales fall for the fourth year in a row to reach their lowest level since records began. | |
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| Call for higher university fees Universities in England should charge tuition fees of at least £5,000 a year for courses, a think tank says. | |
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| 1990: Freedom for Nelson Mandela Leading anti-apartheid campaigner Nelson Mandela has been freed from prison in South Africa after 27 years. | |||
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| 1956: 'Cambridge spies' surface in Moscow Two British diplomats, Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean, who vanished in mysterious circumstances five years ago re-appear in the Soviet Union. | |||
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| 1979: Victory for Khomeini as army steps aside Supporters of the Ayatollah Khomeini appear to be in control of the Iranian capital, Tehran tonight. | |||
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