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 | Pope apology for Irish sex abuse Pope Benedict XVI apologises to victims of child sex abuse by priests in Ireland and says bishops made "serious mistakes". |
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| BA fights to limit strike impact BA says measures to deal with a strike by cabin crew are working well but unions say scores of planes have been grounded. | |
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| Dozens arrested at Bolton protest Sixty-seven arrests are made as English Defence League and Unite Against Fascism supporters clash with police in Bolton. | |
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| Cameron announces bank tax plan Tory leader David Cameron announces plans for a special tax on banks - even without other countries' agreement. | |
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| SNP's pledge on cuts protection SNP leader Alex Salmond puts party on a UK election footing, declaring: "More Nats means less cuts." | |
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| WORLD | |
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| Pope apology for Irish sex abuse Pope Benedict XVI apologises to victims of child sex abuse by priests in Ireland and says bishops made "serious mistakes". |
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| Obama in final health vote push US President Barack Obama rallies support for healthcare reform among Democratic lawmakers ahead of a key vote. | |
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| Nepalese statesman Koirala dies Nepal's four-time Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has died in Kathmandu, his aides and state TV say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Somali Islamist commander killed A senior commander of the Somali Islamist group, al-Shabab, is assassinated inside an area held by his own forces. |
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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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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama in final health vote push US President Barack Obama rallies support for healthcare reform among Democratic lawmakers ahead of a key vote. |
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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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| US moots official data 'YouTube' In a BBC interview, US technology chief Vivek Kundra calls on developers to build the "YouTube" of government data. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Thai protesters parade in Bangkok Thousands of anti-government protesters in Thailand stage a mass rally in Bangkok in the latest stage of their campaign. |
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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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| Beijing shrouded in orange dust Beijing is shrouded in orange dust as a sandstorm from drought-struck northern China blew hundreds of miles into the capital. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Pope apology for Irish sex abuse Pope Benedict XVI apologises to victims of child sex abuse by priests in Ireland and says bishops made "serious mistakes". |
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| Russians protest against PM Putin Dozens of people are arrested at a banned rally in Moscow - one of several anti-Putin protests in Russian cities. | |
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| Serbia snub mars EU-Balkans talks Balkan leaders urge the EU to keep faith in them as potential members, after Serbia withdraws from an EU-Balkans conference. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | UN chief says settlements illegal UN chief Ban Ki-moon - beginning a Mid-East trip - reiterates international demands for a halt to Israeli settlement building. |
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| US renews offer of Iran dialogue President Obama says the US offer of dialogue with Iran still stands, in a New Year message to the Iranian people. | |
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| Allawi urges fast Iraq poll count The narrow frontrunner in the race to become Iraq's next prime minister says poll results are taking too long to declare. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Nepalese statesman Koirala dies Nepal's four-time Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has died in Kathmandu, his aides and state TV say. |
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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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| England shade first day honours Bangladesh compile 330-8 on the opening day of the second Test against England in Mirpur. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Dozens arrested at Bolton protest Sixty-seven arrests are made as English Defence League and Unite Against Fascism supporters clash with police in Bolton. |
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| BA fights to limit strike impact BA says measures to deal with a strike by cabin crew are working well but unions say scores of planes have been grounded. | |
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| Pope apology for Irish sex abuse Pope Benedict XVI apologises to victims of child sex abuse by priests in Ireland and says bishops made "serious mistakes". | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| Dozens arrested at Bolton protest Sixty-seven arrests are made as English Defence League and Unite Against Fascism supporters clash with police in Bolton. |
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| New arrest on carpet remains find A fourth man is arrested after human remains were found wrapped in carpet in a garden in south-west London. | |
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| Google SAS photos 'irresponsible' Google is labelled "irresponsible" by an MP for showing images of the SAS headquarters in Herefordshire online. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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| Pope apology for Irish sex abuse Pope Benedict XVI apologises to victims of child sex abuse by priests in Ireland and says bishops made "serious mistakes". |
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| Victims react to pontiff's letter Groups representing victims of clerical abuse have given a mixed reaction to the Pope's letter to Catholics in Ireland about the issue. | |
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| Morrow banned after betting probe Coleraine's Sammy Morrow is banned for three months for betting on a number of games which he played in. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | SNP's pledge on cuts protection SNP leader Alex Salmond puts party on a UK election footing, declaring: "More Nats means less cuts." |
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| Two die and one injured in crash A man and a woman have died and another person has been seriously injured in a crash in Dumfries and Galloway. | |
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| Call for red coat army memorial A military historian says government soldiers who fought at the battle of Culloden should be "dignified by a memorial". | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Photo plea to find baby's mother Police say an abandoned baby who died was no more than a day old, as detectives renew their efforts to trace his mother. |
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| Husband died setting fire to home A man died of burns after petrol splashed on him as he set light to his home to stop his wife from having it, an inquest hears. | |
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| Insurer will sponsor Welsh rugby One of Wales' largest employers, insurance firm Admiral, is revealed as the new sponsor of the national rugby team. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Cameron announces bank tax plan Tory leader David Cameron announces plans for a special tax on banks - even without other countries' agreement. |
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| Miliband issues message to Iran The foreign secretary uses an Iranian New Year message to say he hopes people there will be able to express themselves freely. | |
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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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| BUSINESS | |
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 | BA fights to limit strike impact BA says measures to deal with a strike by cabin crew are working well but unions say scores of planes have been grounded. |
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| Cameron announces bank tax plan Tory leader David Cameron announces plans for a special tax on banks - even without other countries' agreement. | |
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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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 | £29m raised by Sport Relief event More than £29m is raised for global causes by celebrities and the public taking part in the BBC's Sport Relief charity event. |
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| Hurt to receive lifetime honour John Hurt is to receive an lifetime achievement award at the Bradford International Film Festival later. | |
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| Batman takes best game at Baftas British developed Batman: Arkham Aslyum took the coveted title of best game at the 2010 Bafta video game awards. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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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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| 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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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Batman takes best game at Baftas British developed Batman: Arkham Aslyum took the coveted title of best game at the 2010 Bafta video game awards. |
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| US moots official data 'YouTube' In a BBC interview, US technology chief Vivek Kundra calls on developers to build the "YouTube" of government data. | |
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| Smartphone overseas web warning The consumers' association Which? is warning that people going abroad with smartphones can face huge bills if they connect to the internet. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Setback for cancer test hopes Testing for a virus linked with cervical cancer during traditional screening does not help identify high risk women, say doctors. |
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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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| 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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| 2003: US launches missiles against Saddam American missiles hit the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, signalling the start of the US-led campaign to topple Saddam Hussein. | |||
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| 1993: Child killed in Warrington bomb attack One boy is dead and more than 50 people are injured as two bombs explode in the centre of Warrington. | |||
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| 1989: Senior RUC men die in gun attack Two senior RUC officers negotiating cross-border security co-operation in south Armagh are ambushed and shot dead by the IRA. | |||
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