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 | Rail unions announce strike dates Rail workers will take strike action for four days from 6 April in a dispute over jobs and working practices. |
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| Labour cuts 'tougher than 1980s' If Labour is re-elected spending cuts will be "tougher and deeper" than those under Margaret Thatcher, Alistair Darling accepts. | |
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| Pope 'failed to act' on sex abuse Pope Benedict XVI is accused of failing to act, before he became pontiff, against a US priest who allegedly abused 200 deaf boys. | |
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| Shot officer 'killed unlawfully' A police officer who was shot by a colleague during a training exercise in Manchester was killed unlawfully, an inquest finds. | |
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| Charles visits Afghanistan troops The Prince of Wales becomes the most senior royal to visit British troops in Afghanistan, during a surprise trip. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Pope 'failed to act' on sex abuse Pope Benedict XVI is accused of failing to act, before he became pontiff, against a US priest who allegedly abused 200 deaf boys. |
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| Deal reached over Greece's debts France and Germany agree on a safety net involving IMF help for debt-laden Greece - a move that may bolster the euro. | |
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| 'Bin Laden in 9/11 trial threat' A message said to be from Osama Bin Laden threatens to kill Americans if the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks is executed by the US. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Sharp rise in SA police shootings The number of people killed by South African police increased by more than 25% in the past year, new figures show. |
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| 'No proof' Somalia aid diverted The UN World Food Programme denies a claim that much of the food aid to Somalia is diverted to militants and corrupt contractors. | |
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| Somali airport homes demolished Some 500 homes near Mogadishu's airport are demolished by Somali troops, citing security concerns. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US health reform set for new vote The House of Representatives must vote again on amendments to the landmark US healthcare law, after moves in the Senate. |
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| 'Bin Laden in 9/11 trial threat' A message said to be from Osama Bin Laden threatens to kill Americans if the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks is executed by the US. | |
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| Pope 'failed to act' on sex abuse Pope Benedict XVI is accused of failing to act, before he became pontiff, against a US priest who allegedly abused 200 deaf boys. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | N Korea warns Seoul over tour ban North Korea threatens "extraordinary measures" unless South Korea lifts its ban on cross-border tours, an official says. |
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| China faces 'diabetes epidemic' New research suggests diabetes is taking on epidemic proportions in China because of the rapid change in lifestyle. | |
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| Severe drought hits China region Chinese soldiers are sent in to help as parts of the southwest experience their worst drought in a century. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Deal reached over Greece's debts France and Germany agree on a safety net involving IMF help for debt-laden Greece - a move that may bolster the euro. |
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| Pope 'failed to act' on sex abuse Pope Benedict XVI is accused of failing to act, before he became pontiff, against a US priest who allegedly abused 200 deaf boys. | |
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| Rival poised to challenge Sarkozy Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin creates a new party amid speculation he will run for the presidency. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Israeli PM hopeful on peace talks Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says progress has been made on the row over Jerusalem settlements, after US talks. |
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| 'Bin Laden in 9/11 trial threat' A message said to be from Osama Bin Laden threatens to kill Americans if the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks is executed by the US. | |
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| Dubai World to get state bail-out The Dubai government announces it will provide $9.5bn in funding to help its investment vehicle Dubai World restructure its debt. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Two held over UK boy's kidnapping Two men are arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of kidnapping five-year-old British boy Sahil Saeed, who was held for two weeks. |
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| Air strike in Pakistan 'kills 11' Pakistani military aircraft bomb areas near the Afghan border killing at least 11 people, local officials say. | |
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| Dhaka war crimes tribunal set up The Bangladeshi government sets up a tribunal to prosecute those accused of war crimes during the war of independence in 1971. | |
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| UK | |
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| Rail unions announce strike dates Rail workers will take strike action for four days from 6 April in a dispute over jobs and working practices. |
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| Charles visits Afghanistan troops The Prince of Wales becomes the most senior royal to visit British troops in Afghanistan, during a surprise trip. | |
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| Labour cuts 'tougher than 1980s' If Labour is re-elected spending cuts will be "tougher and deeper" than those under Margaret Thatcher, Alistair Darling accepts. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Shot officer 'killed unlawfully' A police officer who was shot by a colleague during a training exercise in Manchester was killed unlawfully, an inquest finds. |
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| Twins jailed for doorstep murder Twin brothers who murdered a father-of-two outside his Greater Manchester home, then tried to kill themselves, are jailed for life. | |
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| Sub-postmaster stole to save shop Villagers help a sub-postmaster repay more than £28,000 which he stole from the Royal Mail to keep his struggling shop afloat. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Fears over Mephedrone stockpiling Politicians warn that delays in banning mephedrone could lead to people stockpiling the drug for sale on the black market. |
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| Assembly calls for abuse inquiry The Health Committee agrees the only way forward in pursuing the full extent of child sex abuse in Northern Ireland is a public inquiry. | |
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| MP Hermon quits Ulster Unionists The Ulster Unionists' only MP, Lady Sylvia Hermon is to stand as an independent candidate in North Down. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Nimrod move 'puts lives at risk' A senior RAF officer says he fears lives will be put "at risk" by the MOD's decision to withdraw the Nimrod aircraft. |
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| STV loses news bulletin contract A group of Scottish newspaper publishers is named as the preferred bidder to run the news service on STV. | |
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| Airline taking over isles route Scottish regional airline Loganair is to fly a route previously flown by financially troubled Highland Airways. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Fan sentenced for racist attack A Cardiff City football fan is given a suspended jail sentence for a "cowardly" racial attack on a fellow supporter. |
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| Boy sexually assaults woman, 35 A woman is sexually assaulted by a boy aged about 13 or 14 after she got inside her car, police reveal. | |
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| Consortium picked to run ITV news A newspaper and TV consortium is chosen as the preferred bidder to run ITV Wales news, as a media review is published. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Labour cuts 'tougher than 1980s' If Labour is re-elected spending cuts will be "tougher and deeper" than those under Margaret Thatcher, Alistair Darling accepts. |
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| MP faces £28,000 expenses payback MP David Curry is told to repay £28,000 and apologise to Parliament after a "serious breach" of the expenses rules. | |
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| MP Hermon quits Ulster Unionists The Ulster Unionists' only MP, Lady Sylvia Hermon is to stand as an independent candidate in North Down. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Rail unions announce strike dates Rail workers will take strike action for four days from 6 April in a dispute over jobs and working practices. |
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| Lebedev buys Independent for £1 The Independent newspaper is sold to Russian billionaire Alexander Lebedev, owner of the Evening Standard. | |
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| Deal reached over Greece's debts France and Germany agree on a safety net involving IMF help for debt-laden Greece - a move that may bolster the euro. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Dennis Hopper 'is terminally ill' Actor Dennis Hopper is terminally ill and unable to undergo chemotherapy to treat prostate cancer, his lawyer says. |
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| Stars celebrate Edward Woodward Stars including Barbara Windsor mark the life and work of Equalizer actor Edward Woodward at a memorial service in London. | |
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| Cameron slams 3D film conversion Avatar director James Cameron criticises the process some film-makers use to convert a film shot in 2D into the 3D format. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Forest loss slows as China plants The speed of forest loss across the world has slowed markedly over the last decade, reports the UN. |
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| Cuts cast doubt on asteroid plan Funding cuts could threaten a plan by astronomers to refine the orbital path of an asteroid which has a very small chance of colliding with Earth in 2036. | |
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| Food push urged to avoid hunger Big investments in agriculture are needed if the world is to feed its swelling population, a major report warns. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Ada Lovelace voted tech heroine Nineteenth century mathematician Ada Lovelace has retained her crown as technology's most inspiring woman. |
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| Chinese mobile firm drops Google China Unicom is to stop putting Google search services on phones that use the search giant's Android software | |
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| Promoters pilot 'digital' tickets The world's largest concert promoter Live Nation says it's piloting digital wristbands to combat online ticket scams and fakes. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | 'Do an hour of daily exercise' The recommended half an hour of exercise a day may not be enough to stop weight gain, according to a US study. |
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| China faces 'diabetes epidemic' New research suggests diabetes is taking on epidemic proportions in China because of the rapid change in lifestyle. | |
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| NHS managers rise to 45,000 The number of managers working for the NHS in England rose by just under 12% last year. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Islamic school 'favours Sunnis' An Islamic state secondary school has been told it is breaking the law by favouring Sunni pupils over Shia ones. |
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| Truancy in England hits new high The truancy rate in England's schools has risen slightly - to the highest level ever recorded. | |
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| 20,000 university places pledged The chancellor pledges to create 20,000 more university places this year with a one-off £270m payment. | |
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| 1975: Saudi's King Faisal assassinated King Faisal of Saudi Arabia has died after a gun attack despite the efforts of doctors to keep him alive. | |||
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| 1975: National Front rallies against Europe Members of an extreme right-wing UK party, flanked by 2,000 police officers, march through north London protesting against integration with Europe. | |||
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| 1980: Britain will go to Moscow Olympics The British Olympic Association votes by a large majority to defy government requests and send athletes to the Olympic Games in Moscow. | |||
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