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 | Brown - I have never hit anyone Gordon Brown denies claims in a new book he hit an adviser as he launches Labour's election slogans. |
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| Many killed as rains lash Madeira At least 32 people die in floods and mudslides as torrential rains hit the Portuguese island of Madeira, authorities say. | |
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| Ex-Secretary of State Haig dies Former US Secretary of State Alexander Haig has died at the age of 85, his family says. | |
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| Tributes paid to dead UK soldier Tributes are paid to L/Sgt David Walker, of 1st Battalion Scots Guards, who was shot while fighting in Afghanistan. | |
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| Nato reassures Afghans over Dutch Nato seeks to reassure Afghans they can rely on its support despite the uncertain future of Dutch troops there. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Many killed as rains lash Madeira At least 32 people die in floods and mudslides as torrential rains hit the Portuguese island of Madeira, authorities say. |
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| Nato reassures Afghans over Dutch Nato seeks to reassure Afghans they can rely on its support despite the uncertain future of Dutch troops there. | |
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| Ex-Secretary of State Haig dies Former US Secretary of State Alexander Haig has died at the age of 85, his family says. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Crowds rally to back Niger coup Thousands of people take to the streets of the Niger capital in a further show of support for Thursday's military takeover. |
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| Key Darfur rebels sign up to deal A major rebel group in Sudan's Darfur region signs a framework ceasefire agreement with the government in Khartoum. | |
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| Guinea killings 'atrocious crime' The killing of opposition supporters in Guinea last year was a crime against humanity, the ICC says in its initial probe. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Ex-Secretary of State Haig dies Former US Secretary of State Alexander Haig has died at the age of 85, his family says. |
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| Repentant Woods sorry for affairs A tearful Tiger Woods makes a frank apology for cheating on his wife, saying he does not know when he will return to competitive golf. | |
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| Sex hormone trial for head injury Progesterone - the sex hormone used in the first contraceptive pills - is to be tested on brain injury patients in a major US trial. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China anger at Dalai Lama visit President Obama's talks with the Dalai Lama in Washington have "seriously undermined" US-China relations, Beijing says. |
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| N Korea declares sea firing zones North Korea declares a naval firing zone near its disputed sea border with South Korea, amid efforts to re-start nuclear talks. | |
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| Pope to canonise first Australian Pope Benedict confirms Australia is to get its first saint - an outspoken nun, Mother Mary MacKillop, who died in 1909. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Many killed as rains lash Madeira At least 32 people die in floods and mudslides as torrential rains hit the Portuguese island of Madeira, authorities say. |
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| Nato reassures Afghans over Dutch Nato seeks to reassure Afghans they can rely on its support despite the uncertain future of Dutch troops there. | |
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| Coma 'miracle' false, say medics A Belgian who apparently began communicating after 23 years in a coma cannot in fact do so, researchers say. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran leader denies nuclear claims Iran's supreme leader denies it is developing nuclear weapons, after a new UN report sparks an international outcry. |
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| ElBaradei greeted by Egypt crowds Former IAEA chief Mohammed ElBaradei is welcomed home by hundreds of people outside Cairo's airport. | |
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| Dubai chief in Mossad arrest call Dubai's police chief calls for the head of Mossad to be arrested if Israel's spy agency was behind the killing of a Hamas boss. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Nato reassures Afghans over Dutch Nato seeks to reassure Afghans they can rely on its support despite the uncertain future of Dutch troops there. |
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| Pakistan air strike 'kills 30' At least 30 militants die in a Pakistani air strike in a restive tribal area near the border with Afghanistan, the military says. | |
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| Jayasuriya eyes parliament seat Veteran Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya says he is contesting April's parliamentary elections after a request by President Rajapaksa. | |
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| UK | |
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| Brown - I have never hit anyone Gordon Brown denies claims in a new book he hit an adviser as he launches Labour's election slogans. |
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| Williams slides to British gold Amy Williams wins Britain's first solo Winter Olympics gold medal for 30 years with victory in the women's skeleton. | |
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| Tributes paid to dead UK soldier Tributes are paid to L/Sgt David Walker, of 1st Battalion Scots Guards, who was shot while fighting in Afghanistan. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Brother remanded over boy's death A 20-year-old man appears before magistrates in Bradford accused of murdering his nine-year-old brother in a knife attack. |
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| Teenager murdered in cinema fight A 17-year-old is stabbed to death following a fight outside a cinema in east London. | |
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| Ryanair 'left us on wrong island' A family complains that budget airline Ryanair left them stranded on the "wrong" Canary Island in storms. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Orange Order 'concern' on parades Leaders of the Orange Order attend a special meeting to discuss the issue of parades in Northern Ireland. |
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| Bomb attack officer 'recovering' A police officer injured in a dissident republican car bomb attack in County Antrim moves out of intensive care. | |
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| Battle to save sword victim's arm Seven men are still being questioned about a sword attack in west Belfast in which a man suffered a serious arm injury. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | RMT agrees to talks with bosses Talks will be held next week in an effort to end a dispute which has resulted in rail workers in Scotland striking. |
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| Anti-racism demo held in capital Anti-racism campaigners stage a rally and march in Edinburgh in response to a threatened protest by a right-wing group. | |
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| Longest-serving whip is to retire A Scottish Labour MP who has been the longest-serving government whip says he will not stand for re-election. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Call for troops to be withdrawn A call for troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan is made by Elfyn Llwyd MP at the Plaid Cymru conference. |
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| Job adverts warning by NHS trust An NHS trust warns would-be job applicants that is never asks for a fee after fraud scam was uncovered. | |
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| Brittany's Welsh bar burns down The owner of a Welsh bar in Brittany says he is determined to reopen after the building was destroyed in a fire. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| Brown - I have never hit anyone Gordon Brown denies claims in a new book he hit an adviser as he launches Labour's election slogans. |
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| Brown in election plea to voters Gordon Brown urges voters to take a second look at Labour as he unveils his election campaign themes. | |
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| English Democrats launch campaign The English Democrats launched their general election campaign at their spring conference in Doncaster. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Experts back spending cuts delay More than 60 economists sign two open letters backing the government's decision to delay spending cuts until 2011. |
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| Credit card rates 'unjustified' A former government advisor calls for an investigation into the profit margins of credit card companies, and says rates are too high. | |
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| Dollar rises on surprise Fed move The dollar rises against a basket of currencies after the US Federal Reserve increases interest rates for emergency bank loans. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Live EastEnders watched by 16.6m A peak of 16.6 million viewers tuned in to Friday's EastEnders episode to see who murdered Archie Mitchell, the BBC says. |
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| Polanski wins Berlin film award Roman Polanski wins the Silver Bear for best director at the Berlin Film Festival for his new political thriller, The Ghost Writer. | |
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| Actor and director Jeffries dies Actor and film director Lionel Jeffries, best known for The Railway Children and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, dies at the age of 83. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Sex hormone trial for head injury Progesterone - the sex hormone used in the first contraceptive pills - is to be tested on brain injury patients in a major US trial. |
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| Science 'damaged' by climate row Recent controversies surrounding climate research have eroded public trust in scientists, says a leading US scientist. | |
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| Dolphins have diabetes off switch A study in dolphins has revealed genetic clues that could help medical researchers to treat type 2 diabetes. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Microsoft offers browser choice Millions of Internet Explorer users in Europe will get the chance to change their web browser from 1 March. |
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| US school accused of web spying Parents in the US have accused a school of spying on children by remotely activating webcams on laptops. | |
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| Alex laptop aids computer novices A laptop called Alex aimed at people who are not regular computer users is being launched in the UK. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Talks back levy for care funding The government has been told to back a compulsory fee to pay for social care after holding a day of talks. |
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| 'Myth-busting' pregnancy advice Pregnant women do not need to "eat for two", or even alter how much food they eat for the first six months, NHS experts say. | |
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| Coma 'miracle' false, say medics A Belgian who apparently began communicating after 23 years in a coma cannot in fact do so, researchers say. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | US school accused of web spying Parents in the US have accused a school of spying on children by remotely activating webcams on laptops. |
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| Claim of U-turn on sex education The government is accused of doing a U-turn over compulsory sex education in faith schools. | |
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| Graduates sought for social work Graduates in England will receive at least £15,000 to retrain as children's social workers under a new government-funded scheme. | |
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| 1986: Soviets launch space station Mir The Soviets open a new phase in space exploration with the launch of the world's biggest space station, Mir. | |||
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| 1993: Two boys charged with toddler's murder Two 10-year-old boys are charged with the abduction and murder of two-year-old James Bulger in Liverpool. | |||
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| 1983: Hundreds die in Assam poll violence Hundreds of people are reported to have died in Assam as fierce fighting rages in the run-up to Indian elections. | |||
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