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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | PM staff 'called bully helpline' Several people working in Gordon Brown's office contacted an anti-bullying helpline, its chief executive tells the BBC. |
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| Shopkeeper killed by teenage gang A "well-known and popular" shopkeeper dies after being injured in a robbery by a gang of teenagers in Huddersfield. | |
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| Education aims to top Bafta class The Bafta Awards are under way at London's Royal Opera House after stars of the big screen braved the rain on the red carpet. | |
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| Rescuers search flood-hit Madeira Rescue workers in Madeira search mud-filled streets and houses for missing people after flash floods left at least 40 people dead. | |
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| RBS boss to waive '£1.6m bonus' Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester will not take his bonus, reportedly worth £1.6m, the BBC learns. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Rescuers search flood-hit Madeira Rescue workers in Madeira search mud-filled streets and houses for missing people after flash floods left at least 40 people dead. |
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| Marjah 'tough but just the start' Top US General David Petraeus says the "tough" fighting around the Afghan town of Marjah is just the start of a long campaign. | |
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| Israel unveils new drone aircraft The Israeli Air Force introduces pilotless aircraft that can stay in the air for nearly a day and fly as far as the Gulf. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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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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| Moroccan inquiry into old mosques King Mohammed orders structural examinations of Morocco's ancient mosques after a minaret collapse kills 41 people. | |
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| Drugs 'could stop spread of Aids' Anti-retroviral treatments (ARVs) could stop the spread of Aids in South Africa within five years, a top scientist says. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Marjah 'tough but just the start' Top US General David Petraeus says the "tough" fighting around the Afghan town of Marjah is just the start of a long campaign. |
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| Brazil party endorses candidate Brazil's Workers' Party confirms President Lula's choice, Dilma Rousseff, as its presidential candidate for October elections. | |
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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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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Philippines rebel chief 'killed' A senior Islamic militant was among six killed in an assault by Philippines troops on a rebel camp in the south, officials say. |
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| Japan ire over whale court threat Japan says Australia's threat to take it to an international court if it does not stop whale hunting is "unfortunate". | |
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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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| Rescuers search flood-hit Madeira Rescue workers in Madeira search mud-filled streets and houses for missing people after flash floods left at least 40 people dead. |
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| Lufthansa seeks to avert strike German airline Lufthansa is making last-ditch attempts to avert a four-day strike by about 4,000 of its pilots. | |
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| Greece 'not looking for bailout' Greek PM George Papandreou insists his country is not looking for a bailout from the EU to help it cut its debt levels effectively. | |
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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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| Saudi women to win court access Saudi Arabia plans to bring in a new law to allow women lawyers to argue cases in court for the first time. | |
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| Israel unveils new drone aircraft The Israeli Air Force introduces pilotless aircraft that can stay in the air for nearly a day and fly as far as the Gulf. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Marjah 'tough but just the start' Top US General David Petraeus says the "tough" fighting around the Afghan town of Marjah is just the start of a long campaign. |
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| Dutch troops 'to end Afghan tour' A day after losing cabinet support, the Dutch prime minister says he expects troops to leave Afghanistan as planned in August. | |
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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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| UK | |
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| PM staff 'called bully helpline' Several people working in Gordon Brown's office contacted an anti-bullying helpline, its chief executive tells the BBC. |
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| RBS boss to waive '£1.6m bonus' Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester will not take his bonus, reportedly worth £1.6m, the BBC learns. | |
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| Abbey Road studios 'not for sale' Music group EMI says it is not considering selling London's Abbey Road studios. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Shopkeeper killed by teenage gang A "well-known and popular" shopkeeper dies after being injured in a robbery by a gang of teenagers in Huddersfield. |
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| Silence held for river death girl A minute's silence is held to remember a five-year-old girl who died after the car she was in went into the River Avon. | |
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| Abbey Road studios 'not for sale' Music group EMI says it is not considering selling London's Abbey Road studios. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | PSNI in Robinson council searches Castlereagh Council offices are searched by police as part of their inquiry into allegations made against Iris Robinson. |
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| House hit by petrol bomb attack A man and woman escape injury in a petrol bomb attack on a house at Portglenone, County Antrim. | |
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| Man arrested after lemurs seized A man is released on bail after being arrested for illegally trading lemur monkeys after five of the animals were recovered. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | SNP plans special referendum body The Scottish government is to set up a special body to run an independence referendum, the BBC has learned. |
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| RBS boss to waive '£1.6m bonus' Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester will not take his bonus, reportedly worth £1.6m, the BBC learns. | |
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| Climber hanging from rope rescued A man who fell 50 metres and had to dangle from one of his ropes for up to three hours is rescued in the Cairngorms. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Coins stolen from security depot Robbers are being hunted after a four-figure sum made up of coins was stolen from a security firm's depot in Newport. |
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| Man, 30, goes missing during run A plea for information is made after a man aged 30 disappears while on a run after leaving his home in Skewen. | |
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| Villagers face 50-mile round trip People living in a village near Machynlleth face a 50-mile round trip to the shops for six weeks while a footpath is built. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| PM staff 'called bully helpline' Several people working in Gordon Brown's office contacted an anti-bullying helpline, its chief executive tells the BBC. |
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| Tories plan bank shares sell-off The public could be offered discounted shares in state-owned banks under a "people's bonus" proposed by the Tories. | |
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| SNP plans special referendum body The Scottish government is to set up a special body to run an independence referendum, the BBC has learned. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | RBS boss to waive '£1.6m bonus' Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester will not take his bonus, reportedly worth £1.6m, the BBC learns. |
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| Tories plan bank shares sell-off The public could be offered discounted shares in state-owned banks under a "people's bonus" proposed by the Tories. | |
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| Greece 'not looking for bailout' Greek PM George Papandreou insists his country is not looking for a bailout from the EU to help it cut its debt levels effectively. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Education aims to top Bafta class The Bafta Awards are under way at London's Royal Opera House after stars of the big screen braved the rain on the red carpet. |
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| Abbey Road studios 'not for sale' Music group EMI says it is not considering selling London's Abbey Road studios. | |
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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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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Drugs 'could stop spread of Aids' Anti-retroviral treatments (ARVs) could stop the spread of Aids in South Africa within five years, a top scientist says. |
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| Singing 'rewires' damaged brain Teaching stroke sufferers to sing "rewires" their brains and help them recover their speech, researchers say. | |
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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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| 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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 | Charity seeks MS drug scheme end The government is urged to scrap a scheme which offers disease-modifying drugs to some people with multiple sclerosis. |
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| Drugs 'could stop spread of Aids' Anti-retroviral treatments (ARVs) could stop the spread of Aids in South Africa within five years, a top scientist says. | |
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| Singing 'rewires' damaged brain Teaching stroke sufferers to sing "rewires" their brains and help them recover their speech, 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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| 1972: Nixon makes historic visit to China US President Richard Nixon arrives in China at the start of a week-long summit aimed at ending 20 years of frosty relations between the two countries. | |||
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| 1965: Black nationalist leader shot dead Controversial black leader Malcolm X, who once called for a "blacks-only" state in the US, has been assassinated. | |||
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| 1997: 'Bridgewater Three' freed Three men jailed 18 years ago for the murder of 13-year-old paper boy Carl Bridgewater are released after their convictions are ruled unsafe. | |||
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