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 | Court halts RMT rail strike plans A planned national rail strike by the RMT union is called off after Network Rail challenges it in the High Court. |
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| Business backs Tories in tax row The main UK business groups wade into the row over planned National Insurance rises by backing Tory opposition to it. | |
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| UK sets up Chagos marine reserve The UK government has designated an area around the Chagos Islands as the world's largest marine reserve. | |
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| 'Wet and windy' Easter forecast Snow storms are easing but forecasters say April showers are likely to lead to a wet and windy Easter. | |
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| UN accused over Afghan poll fraud Afghan President Hamid Karzai launches a stinging attack on foreign officials, accusing them of fraud in last year's elections. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | UN accused over Afghan poll fraud Afghan President Hamid Karzai launches a stinging attack on foreign officials, accusing them of fraud in last year's elections. |
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| Sudan opposition quits elections Most Sudanese opposition parties join a presidential poll boycott in a major blow to the credibility of the first multi-party poll in 24 years. | |
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| Peru's Machu Picchu site reopens Peru's greatest archaeological site, Machu Picchu, is formally reopened - two months after landslides cut its rail link. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Sudan opposition quits elections Most Sudanese opposition parties join a presidential poll boycott in a major blow to the credibility of the first multi-party poll in 24 years. |
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| 'Coup' attempt in Guinea-Bissau A group of army officers in Guinea-Bissau is reported to have detained the army chief of staff and the PM in an apparent coup. | |
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| Nigeria mulls return for Ribadu Nigeria wants charges against corruption fighter Nuhu Ribadu to be dropped, possibly so he can become a presidential advisor. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US manufacturing at six-year high The US manufacturing sector expanded at its fastest rate for six years during March, a report says. |
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| Missing girl case shocks Mexico A four-year-old girl whose disappearance was the focus of much media attention in Mexico City is found dead at home. | |
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| Peru's Machu Picchu site reopens Peru's greatest archaeological site, Machu Picchu, is formally reopened - two months after landslides cut its rail link. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Iran takes nuclear case to China Iran's top nuclear official visits China, amid signs Beijing may relax opposition to a new round of sanctions against Tehran. |
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| Malaysia woman's caning commuted Malaysian religious authorities say a woman who admitted drinking beer will not be caned but will instead do community service. | |
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| NZ calls for whaling compromise Allowing whaling nations to kill a limited number of the animals is the only way to control hunting, New Zealand says. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Medvedev visits bomb-hit republic Russia's president makes a surprise visit to Dagestan, a day after a double suicide attack in the North Caucasus republic. |
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| Karadzic loses bid to delay trial An international court rejects an appeal by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to have his war crimes trial delayed. | |
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| Condoms 'can help tackle poverty' The leader of Catholics in England and Wales says contraception is an "attractive" idea in tackling Third World poverty. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Iran takes nuclear case to China Iran's top nuclear official visits China, amid signs Beijing may relax opposition to a new round of sanctions against Tehran. |
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| Prisoners escape from Yemen jail Dozens of prisoners escape from a jail in southern Yemen after an explosion at the prison causes chaos. | |
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| Protest at Saudi sorcery sentence Lebanon's prime minister is urged to intervene to stop the execution of a man accused of sorcery in Saudi Arabia. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| UN accused over Afghan poll fraud Afghan President Hamid Karzai launches a stinging attack on foreign officials, accusing them of fraud in last year's elections. |
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| India launches biometric census India launches a census in which every person over the age of 15 will be fingerprinted to create a biometric national database. | |
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| Sri Lanka president visits Jaffna Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa makes a rare visit to Jaffna, the cultural capital of the country's Tamil minority. | |
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| UK | |
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| Court halts RMT rail strike plans A planned national rail strike by the RMT union is called off after Network Rail challenges it in the High Court. |
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| Business backs Tories in tax row The main UK business groups wade into the row over planned National Insurance rises by backing Tory opposition to it. | |
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| UK soldier killed in Afghanistan A British soldier from the Coldstream Guards is killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence announces. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Lawrence evidence tampered with A Met police officer is demoted for trying to sabotage evidence connected with the Stephen Lawrence inquiry. |
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| 'Brothel' arrests under new laws Three men are arrested at an alleged brothel under a new law aimed at protecting women forced into prostitution. | |
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| Mills tells of breast op bust-up Heather Mills tells an employment tribunal she fell out with her nanny after refusing to pay for her breast enlargement surgery. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Police team to probe priest abuse The police in Northern Ireland are to establish an investigation team to look into cases of alleged child abuse by Catholic priests. |
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| Family saved from snowbound house The police helicopter has had to help rescue a snowbound family from their County Tyrone home. | |
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| First Trust staff shocked at sale The finance workers' union says staff at First Trust are shocked by the decision by AIB to sell it off to raise 7.4bn euros. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Tribute to coach crash schoolgirl The head teacher of the school involved in the fatal bus crash in South Lanarkshire pays tribute to the 17-year-old who died. |
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| Man jailed for road rage killing A member of a notorious Glasgow crime family is sentenced to 12 years for killing a van driver on the M74 motorway. | |
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| Mother in court after son's death A 35-year-old woman appears in court following the discovery of her toddler son's body in Renfrewshire. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Apology over injury during birth The parents of a four-year-old boy who was left with a disability after errors made at birth receive an apology. |
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| Driver arrested after boy injured A motorist is arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a boy is injured in a road collision. | |
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| School abuse inquiry 'a failure' The serious case review process in Wales is criticised over a "failed" inquiry into a six-year-old girl's abuse by 23 classmates. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Business backs Tories in tax row The main UK business groups wade into the row over planned National Insurance rises by backing Tory opposition to it. |
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| Rise in £100,000 council workers The number of UK council bosses earning £100,000 or more rose by 14% last year, according to a campaign group. | |
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| PM admits migration data 'misuse' Gordon Brown admits he "misused" immigration figures after being criticised by the statistics watchdog. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Motorists hit by fuel duty rise Motoring organisations predict petrol prices could hit a record over Easter after fuel duty rises by one penny a litre. |
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| Court halts RMT rail strike plans A planned national rail strike by the RMT union is called off after Network Rail challenges it in the High Court. | |
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| Toyota sees its US sales rebound Toyota's US sales bounce back as substantial discounts help to win back customers shaken by the firm's mass safety recalls. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Mills tells of breast op bust-up Heather Mills tells an employment tribunal she fell out with her nanny after refusing to pay for her breast enlargement surgery. |
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| Tunick calls for naked Big Chill Artist Spencer Tunick is inviting volunteers to take part in a mass disrobing for this year's Big Chill Festival in Herefordshire. | |
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| Reunited Libertines play pub gig The Libertines play together for the first time since 2004 and pledge to stay together for their summer festival dates. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | UK sets up Chagos marine reserve The UK government has designated an area around the Chagos Islands as the world's largest marine reserve. |
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| Science writer wins libel appeal A science writer wins the right to rely on the defence of fair comment in a libel action in a landmark appeal. | |
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| NZ calls for whaling compromise Allowing whaling nations to kill a limited number of the animals is the only way to control hunting, New Zealand says. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Facebook duo's fight with founder Two brothers awarded millions of dollars after claiming they had come up with the idea for Facebook tell BBC News their legal battle isn't over. |
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| Ordnance Survey offers free data Mapping agency Ordnance Survey frees up more data for re-use by the public as part of a government initiative. | |
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| Police back down over domain name The Government's police inspectorate backs down after protests from social media activists over its choice of name for a website. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Herbal therapists regulation call The government has announced plans to force all providers of unlicensed herbal medicines to register with the complementary therapy regulator. |
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| Science writer wins libel appeal A science writer wins the right to rely on the defence of fair comment in a libel action in a landmark appeal. | |
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| Top hospitals face tough censure A dozen NHS trusts meant to be among the elite have been told to improve or face tough sanctions. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Ofsted changed Shoesmith report A damning Ofsted report on the council at the centre of the Baby Peter case was changed 17 times, court documents show. |
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| Tribute to coach crash schoolgirl The head teacher of the school involved in the fatal bus crash in South Lanarkshire pays tribute to the 17-year-old who died. | |
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| Majority of women in university For the first time, more than half of young women are now entering university, figure reveal. | |
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| 1957: BBC fools the nation The BBC receives a mixed reaction to a spoof documentary about spaghetti crops in Switzerland. | |||
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| 1990: Rioting inmates take over Strangeways Up to 1,000 prisoners run amok at Strangeways Prison in Manchester in a violent protest against overcrowding. | |||
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| 2001: Ex-Yugoslav leader arrested after siege Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic is arrested and taken to prison | |||
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