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 | BA crew to strike as talks fail A strike by British Airways cabin crew will go ahead after talks between the airline and the Unite union collapsed. |
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| Dog attack killer jailed for life A murderer from south London who used his dog as a weapon on a 16-year-old boy before stabbing him is jailed for life. | |
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| Lloyds predicts a profitable 2010 Lloyds Banking Group says it expects to make a profit this year - having made heavy losses due to bad loans in 2009. | |
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| UKIP in Eurosceptics poll pledge The UK Independence Party will not stand against hardline Eurosceptic rivals in other parties at the general election, its leader has said. | |
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| Mother not told of rapist's past Agencies failed to tell a mother that a man living in her house, who later went on to rape her daughter, was a sex offender. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Quartet urges settlement freeze The international Quartet of Mid-East peace mediators calls on Israel to freeze all settlement activity in occupied territories. |
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| Obama hails 'historic' health bid US President Barack Obama says the weekend's congressional vote on healthcare reform is a "historic" opportunity. | |
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| SA students riot over star's bail Students in South Africa throw stones at police after a musician accused of killing pupils in a car race is freed on bail. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | SA students riot over star's bail Students in South Africa throw stones at police after a musician accused of killing pupils in a car race is freed on bail. |
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| Swiss probe asylum seeker's death Switzerland halts special flights to deport asylum seekers after a Nigerian man on hunger strike died at Zurich airport. | |
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| Egypt prayers for Mubarak health Government-run mosques across Egypt offer prayers for President Hosni Mubarak's recovery on Friday. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama hails 'historic' health bid US President Barack Obama says the weekend's congressional vote on healthcare reform is a "historic" opportunity. |
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| Colombia rights activist killed The killing of a Colombian human rights activist sparks calls for an urgent investigation into his death. | |
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| Davy Crockett's Parker dies at 85 Actor Fess Parker, famous for playing American pioneer Davy Crockett in Disney's 1950s TV series, dies in California at the age of 85. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Rio Tinto signs China mine deal Rio Tinto signs a big West African venture deal with China, days before four of its officials go on trial in Shanghai. |
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| PM Abhisit says Thailand divided Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva tells the BBC his country is divided, as protests continue in the capital. | |
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| Appeal over Nina Wang's fortune A feng shui master launches an appeal, after a court rejected his claim to Hong Kong tycoon Nina Wang's fortune. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Papal letter on Irish sex abuse Pope Benedict writes a letter to the Catholics of Ireland on how to deal with the sexual abuse of children by priests. |
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| Swiss probe asylum seeker's death Switzerland halts special flights to deport asylum seekers after a Nigerian man on hunger strike died at Zurich airport. | |
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| Slovak patriotism law sent back The president of Slovakia vetoes a controversial law on patriotism approved recently by the country's parliament. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Quartet urges settlement freeze The international Quartet of Mid-East peace mediators calls on Israel to freeze all settlement activity in occupied territories. |
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| Egypt prayers for Mubarak health Government-run mosques across Egypt offer prayers for President Hosni Mubarak's recovery on Friday. | |
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| Leading Iranian reformist jailed Leading Iranian reformist and former Vice-President Hossein Marashi is jailed for spreading an anti-government propaganda. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Taliban arrests halt UN contacts The former UN special envoy in Afghanistan says Pakistan's arrest of Taliban leaders halted a channel of secret UN communications. |
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| Mumbai plotter sought by India India says it will ask for access to a Chicago man who has pleaded guilty to scouting targets for the 2008 Mumbai attacks. | |
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| India and US unite over piracy Film-makers in the US and India form a coalition to fight piracy in the South Asian nation, one of the biggest film markets | |
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| UK | |
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| BA crew to strike as talks fail A strike by British Airways cabin crew will go ahead after talks between the airline and the Unite union collapsed. |
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| Mother not told of rapist's past Agencies failed to tell a mother that a man living in her house, who later went on to rape her daughter, was a sex offender. | |
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| Dog attack killer jailed for life A murderer from south London who used his dog as a weapon on a 16-year-old boy before stabbing him is jailed for life. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Mother not told of rapist's past Agencies failed to tell a mother that a man living in her house, who later went on to rape her daughter, was a sex offender. |
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| Dog attack killer jailed for life A murderer from south London who used his dog as a weapon on a 16-year-old boy before stabbing him is jailed for life. | |
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| Ex-BT man tapped village phones A former BT employee who tapped into villagers' private phone lines to call adult chat services is given a community order. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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| Papal letter on Irish sex abuse Pope Benedict writes a letter to the Catholics of Ireland on how to deal with the sexual abuse of children by priests. |
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| 52 jobs go at drink firm Britvic More than 50 jobs are being lost at at the Britvic soft drinks company in Northern Ireland, the employment minister confirms. | |
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| Alerts cause city road gridlock A number of security alerts cause widespread traffic disruption on Belfast's roads on Friday. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Bravery honours for Black Watch Awards recognising acts of bravery during operations in Afghanistan are announced for members of the Black Watch. |
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| Strong winds blow flats roof off A family have been forced out of their flat in Perth in the middle of the night, after high winds blew off part of the roof. | |
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| Former SNP chief Billy Wolfe dies Tributes are paid to former Scottish National Party leader William "Billy" Wolfe, who has died at the age of 86. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Apology over deaths of teenagers Agencies promise to learn lessons from mistakes as they apologise over the unconnected deaths of three 16-year-olds. |
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| Fundraiser 'died following punch' A financial adviser wearing fancy dress while raising money died when he hit his head after being punched, a court hears. | |
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| Pub crawl organiser hit man, 61 An organiser of Carnage UK student pub crawls is found guilty of hitting a 61-year-old man who complained about noise. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | New expenses file passed to CPS Scotland Yard passes a new file of evidence against a parliamentarian suspected of abusing expenses to prosecutors. |
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| Tory 'spring of discontent' claim The Tories seize on strikes by BA and railway workers to claim Britain is facing a "spring of discontent" because of Labour. | |
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| UKIP in Eurosceptics poll pledge The UK Independence Party will not stand against hardline Eurosceptic rivals in other parties at the general election, its leader has said. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| BA crew to strike as talks fail A strike by British Airways cabin crew will go ahead after talks between the airline and the Unite union collapsed. |
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| RMT signal staff vote for strikes Railway signal workers have voted in favour of strikes in a row over jobs and safety, the RMT union has said. | |
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| Pound falls on 'recession risk' The pound drops against the dollar and the euro after a Bank of England policymaker said the UK could fall back into recession. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Bullock husband 'sorry for grief' Sandra Bullock's husband Jesse James apologises to his wife and children following accusations he had an affair. |
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| Price pays damages to ex-manager Katie Price agrees to pay "substantial" slander damages to her former manager over a claim she had an affair with Price's ex-husband Peter Andre. | |
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| Ex-soap star's dangerous driving Former Coronation Street star Bruce Jones, who played Les Battersby, admits dangerous driving and drink-driving. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | LHC smashes energy record again The Large Hadron Collider has smashed the record for highest-energy particle beams again in its quest to uncover new physics. |
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| Consortium wins big weather prize A Franco-German consortium will enter into negotiations for a 1.3bn-euro contract to build Europe's next weather satellites. | |
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| Ice mission given lift-off date Europe's Cryosat spacecraft is set to launch on 8 April on a mission to map the world's ice fields. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Uncharted leads Bafta nominations PlayStation 3 game Uncharted 2 leads the nominations for the Bafta video game awards, ahead of the event on Friday night. |
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| YouTube hits back in Viacom row YouTube accuses Viacom of secretly uploading content to the video-sharing site whilst publicly complaining about its presence. | |
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| Tech addicts offered treatments Young people who spend excessive amounts of time online can now get treatment if they are diagnosed with addiction. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Stem cell windpipe op 'success' A 10-year-old British boy has become the first child to undergo a windpipe transplant with an organ crafted from his own stem cells. |
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| Obese maternity care risk warning Maternity services for obese women are not good enough and may be putting mothers-to-be at risk, experts warn. | |
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| Infection warning on child deaths Greater vigilance by doctors for childhood infections could have a significant impact on child deaths, say researchers. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Student loan delays 'may reoccur' The public spending watchdog criticises the Student Loans Company and warns of another year of delays. |
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| University in 'anti-English' slur Edinburgh University rejects claims it is "anti-English" over its selection process after criticism from teachers in England. | |
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| Teachers 'may seize mephedrone' Teachers are allowed to confiscate mephedrone from pupils although it is not illegal, the schools minister has said. | |
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| 1982: Argentine flag hoisted on S Georgia A group of Argentines land at the British colony of the Falkland Islands in the south Atlantic and plant their nation's flag. | |||
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| 1976: Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon to split Buckingham Palace announces that Princess Margaret will separate from Lord Snowdon after 16 years of marriage. | |||
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| 1970: Willi and Willy meet in East Germany Crowds of East Germans cheer West Germany's Chancellor Willy Brandt as he meets East Germany's leader Willi Stoph for the first time since the two countries were divided. | |||
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