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 | Hospital left patients 'sobbing' Patients were left "sobbing and humiliated" by uncaring staff, an inquiry into Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust says. |
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| Dubai hit squad 'almost double' Dubai police say 15 more people were involved in killing a Hamas commander there, almost doubling the number of suspects. | |
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| Police 'failed' shooting couple Police failures contributed to the deaths of a couple shot in a gangland revenge attack, an inquest jury decides. | |
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| Toyota boss appears for grilling Toyota's president begins his US Congress appearance to face questioning over the firm's handling of safety problems. | |
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| Avalanche sparks rescue operation A search and rescue operation is under way in Glencoe after reports of an avalanche on Buchaille Etive Mor. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Toyota boss appears for grilling Toyota's president begins his US Congress appearance to face questioning over the firm's handling of safety problems. |
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| Dubai hit squad 'almost double' Dubai police say 15 more people were involved in killing a Hamas commander there, almost doubling the number of suspects. | |
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| Castro 'laments' dissident death Cuban President Raul Castro 'laments' the death of a detained activist who had been on hunger strike for nearly three months. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria deputy remains in charge Nigeria's president returns from lengthy medical treatment abroad but his deputy is to stay in charge of state affairs. |
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| Darfur rebels freed in Sudan deal Sudan frees 57 Darfur rebels - a day after a peace deal is signed, and President Omar al-Bashir declares that the "war is over". | |
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| Date set for 'racist video' trial Four white students accused of making a racist video in South Africa will face trial, a judge rules. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Toyota boss appears for grilling Toyota's president begins his US Congress appearance to face questioning over the firm's handling of safety problems. |
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| Castro 'laments' dissident death Cuban President Raul Castro 'laments' the death of a detained activist who had been on hunger strike for nearly three months. | |
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| Falklands oil dispute goes to UN Argentina 's foreign minister is to meet UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to seek backing in its Falklands oil dispute with the UK. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China communists get new ethics The Chinese Communist Party issues a new ethics code, in an attempt to control growing corruption among officials. |
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| Indonesia landslide toll to rise Up to 70 people are feared dead after a huge landslide buries a village in Indonesia, but rescue efforts continue. | |
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| Toyota boss appears for grilling Toyota's president begins his US Congress appearance to face questioning over the firm's handling of safety problems. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Turkey officers in 'coup' charges Seven senior military officers are formally charged in Turkey with attempting to overthrow the government. |
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| Clashes in Greek austerity strike Scuffles break out as hundreds of thousands of Greeks strike to protest at austerity measures imposed to save the economy. | |
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| UK MEP attacks new EU president A British Eurosceptic MEP unleashes a highly personal tirade against the new EU President Herman van Rompuy. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Dubai hit squad 'almost double' Dubai police say 15 more people were involved in killing a Hamas commander there, almost doubling the number of suspects. |
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| Hamas man's son 'was Israeli spy' The son of a jailed Hamas leader who converted to Christianity and moved to California says that he spied for Israel. | |
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| Clinton wants M East talks soon The US Secretary of State calls for a quick start to peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Tendulkar fires record double ton Sachin Tendulkar creates history by firing the first double century in one-day internationals as India pile on the runs against South Africa in Gwalior. |
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| Row before India-Pakistan summit India and Pakistan exchange terse allegations over violence in disputed Kashmir ahead of peace talks in Delhi. | |
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| India snub for luxury Gandhi pen German pen maker Montblanc apologises to an Indian court for a $25,000 pen which critics say is disrespectful of Mahatma Gandhi. | |
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| UK | |
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| Hospital left patients 'sobbing' Patients were left "sobbing and humiliated" by uncaring staff, an inquiry into Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust says. |
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| PM denies 'forces of hell' attack Gordon Brown denies ordering the "forces of hell" to be unleashed on Alistair Darling for predicting the worst recession for 60 years. | |
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| Avalanche sparks rescue operation A search and rescue operation is under way in Glencoe after reports of an avalanche on Buchaille Etive Mor. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Police 'failed' shooting couple Police failures contributed to the deaths of a couple shot in a gangland revenge attack, an inquest jury decides. |
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| 'Son' of stabbed woman, 100, held Detectives arrest a man believed to be the son of a 100-year-old woman found stabbed to death at her home in east London. | |
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| Countdown win for Burnley player A Premier League footballer fulfils a lifelong ambition by appearing on the television show Countdown. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Pair given life for Devlin murder Two Belfast men are given life sentences for murdering teenager Thomas Devlin in the north of the city in August 2005. |
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| Omagh bomb accused is acquitted The only man jailed in connection with the 1998 Omagh bombing is cleared following a retrial in Dublin. | |
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| Court backs extradition dismissal Senior Northern Ireland judges uphold throwing out extradition proceedings against a Basque man wanted in Spain. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Sturgeon 'sorry' over court plea Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon apologises for asking a court to consider alternatives to custody for a fraudster. |
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| Avalanche sparks rescue operation A search and rescue operation is under way in Glencoe after reports of an avalanche on Buchaille Etive Mor. | |
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| Call over council chief's payout Shetland MSP Tavish Scott calls on the islands' council to reveal how much it paid its controversial chief executive to quit his job. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Cleaning fluid killed teacher, 24 An open verdict is recorded on a teacher working in Abu Dhabi who died after drinking cleaning fluid in her apartment. |
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| Tories to oppose housing powers Conservatives will oppose a transfer of powers to the Welsh assembly which could end the right to buy council houses. | |
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| Tests to show tar pool's contents A study of a toxic tar pool may finally reveal what it contains, thought to be more than 1,100 chemical drums. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | PM denies 'forces of hell' attack Gordon Brown denies ordering the "forces of hell" to be unleashed on Alistair Darling for predicting the worst recession for 60 years. |
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| Tories 'will prioritise debt cut' George Osborne says a Conservative government would work "flat out" to deal with the UK's budget deficit. | |
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| Sturgeon 'sorry' over court plea Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon apologises for asking a court to consider alternatives to custody for a fraudster. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Toyota boss appears for grilling Toyota's president begins his US Congress appearance to face questioning over the firm's handling of safety problems. |
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| RBS set to announce £5bn losses RBS will announce losses for 2009 of around £5bn on Thursday morning, as it struggles with the fallout from bad loans. | |
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| Record repayment for bad advice An independent financial advice business is being ordered to repay customers a record amount after a catalogue of failings. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Panorama in breach of BBC rules BBC current affairs programme Panorama will broadcast an apology after an independent watchdog said it breached editorial guidelines. |
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| BBC cancels circus sitcom Big Top Amanda Holden's circus sitcom Big Top has been cancelled by the BBC, it is confirmed. | |
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| Actor Charlie Sheen enters rehab Two And A Half Men star Charlie Sheen enters rehab and will be taking a break from filming, his publicist says. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | 'Rubbish patch' blights Atlantic Plastic debris tends to accumulate in a well defined region of the western North Atlantic, scientists say. |
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| Ocean robot 'plans experiments' US scientists use an underwater vehicle that can "plan its own experiments" on the seafloor. | |
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| Giant predatory shark unearthed The fossilised remains of a gigantic 10m-long predatory clam-busting shark have been unearthed in Kansas. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Google bosses convicted in Italy Google executives are convicted in Italy after a video showing an autistic teenager being bullied was posted online. |
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| Robin Hood hacker exposes bankers A hacker intent on revealing the finances of leading Latvian firms has become an unlikely TV star in the country. | |
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| Ocean robot 'plans experiments' US scientists use an underwater vehicle that can "plan its own experiments" on the seafloor. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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| Hospital left patients 'sobbing' Patients were left "sobbing and humiliated" by uncaring staff, an inquiry into Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust says. |
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| Ovarian transplant double success A mother has given birth to a second child after a pioneering ovarian transplant operation. | |
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| Teenage pregnancy rate falls Teenage pregnancies in England and Wales have fallen by 4%, statistics show but a target to halve rates is set to be missed. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | UK student visa system fraud exposed An undercover investigation by BBC Newsnight has exposed fraud at the heart of the student visa system. |
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| Teenage pregnancy rate falls Teenage pregnancies in England and Wales have fallen by 4%, statistics show but a target to halve rates is set to be missed. | |
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| Plan to put tobacco in curriculum Health education about tobacco should be inserted into a range of subjects in schools in England and Wales, say public health advisers. | |
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| 1955: Britain's big freeze Deep snow and freezing temperatures continue to cause havoc across much of Britain. | |||
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| 1968: South Vietnamese recapture Hue The South Vietnamese celebrate the recapture of the country's third city, Hue, after a battle lasting three weeks. | |||
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| 1950: Labour wins slim majority Clement Attlee returns as prime minister of Britain but with a single-figure majority. | |||
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