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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Adviser resigns over mephedrone Another member of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs quits over the way mephedrone has been "criminalised". |
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| Labour on 'wrong side' over NI David Cameron says Labour is "on the wrong side" of working people and companies over proposed rises to National Insurance. | |
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| Abuse furore 'like anti-Semitism' Attacks on the Pope and Church over sex abuse could be likened to "collective violence" against Jews, a key Vatican figure says. | |
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| US concern at Karzai fraud claim The US seeks clarification over claims by the Afghan president that foreign observers were responsible for electoral fraud. | |
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| Dead UK soldier named by the MoD A British soldier killed in an explosion while on patrol in Afghanistan is named as Guardsman Michael Sweeney. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Abuse furore 'like anti-Semitism' Attacks on the Pope and Church over sex abuse could be likened to "collective violence" against Jews, a key Vatican figure says. |
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| US concern at Karzai fraud claim The US seeks clarification over claims by the Afghan president that foreign observers were responsible for electoral fraud. | |
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| US steps up air security checks The US announces that it will begin profiling US-bound passengers to determine who should get extra screening. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Sudan opposition gives ultimatum A key northern opposition party in Sudan issues an ultimatum to President Omar al-Bashir to ensure fair elections this month. |
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| Nigeria clerics meet ill leader Senior clerics meet Nigeria's ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua, saying he had difficulty speaking. | |
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| Kenya MPs pass draft constitution The Kenyan parliament approves a draft constitution, after nearly 20 years of acrimonious debate. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama to step up pressure on Iran Barack Obama says he aims to "ratchet up" pressure on Iran over its nuclear policy, as Tehran says sanctions are "ineffective". |
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| US steps up air security checks The US announces that it will begin profiling US-bound passengers to determine who should get extra screening. | |
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| Dynasty star John Forsythe dies John Forsythe, the former Dynasty star and voice of Charlie in Charlie's Angels, dies aged 92 after battling cancer. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China mine rescuers 'hear people' Rescuers trying to reach 153 miners trapped in a flooded pit hear "continuous tapping" from inside the pit, state media reports. |
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| South Korea ship torpedo 'likely' South Korea's defence minister renews speculation a torpedo could have caused the blast that sank a warship off its coast. | |
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| Korea 'web neglect' couple tried A South Korean couple go on trial charged with allowing their baby daughter to starve to death while they played games online. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Abuse furore 'like anti-Semitism' Attacks on the Pope and Church over sex abuse could be likened to "collective violence" against Jews, a key Vatican figure says. |
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| Teenage widow 'was Moscow bomber' Russian authorities say they are almost sure one of the Moscow metro suicide bombers was a teenage girl from Dagestan. | |
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| Germans killed in Afghan attack Three German soldiers have been killed in clashes with the Taliban in northern Afghanistan, military officials say. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Hamas 'to rein in Gaza militants' Hamas leaders in Gaza say they are working to curb rocket attacks against Israel, a day after Israeli air strikes on Gaza. |
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| Sadr holds referendum on Iraq PM The Iraqi political grouping of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr holds its own a referendum on who should be the country's prime minister. | |
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| Saudi 'reprieve' in sorcery case A Lebanese man sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for sorcery has been given a temporary reprieve, his lawyer says. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | US concern at Karzai fraud claim The US seeks clarification over claims by the Afghan president that foreign observers were responsible for electoral fraud. |
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| Kashmir railway tracks blown up Separatist militants blow up a section of railway track in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say. | |
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| Pakistan debates president powers Pakistan's parliament debates a bill on constitutional amendments that would strip the president of his sweeping powers. | |
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| UK | |
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| Adviser resigns over mephedrone Another member of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs quits over the way mephedrone has been "criminalised". |
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| Labour on 'wrong side' over NI David Cameron says Labour is "on the wrong side" of working people and companies over proposed rises to National Insurance. | |
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| Dead UK soldier named by the MoD A British soldier killed in an explosion while on patrol in Afghanistan is named as Guardsman Michael Sweeney. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Police linking campus sex attacks Police investigate a string of assaults on men, including two sex attacks, at Loughborough University campus. |
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| Strike hits cross-Channel ferry A 48-hour walk out by French SeaFrance ferry workers causes major disruption at the Port of Dover. | |
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| Sainsbury's sorry for fuel mix-up Sainsbury's apologises after unleaded and diesel fuel were put in the wrong underground tanks at one of its filling stations in Oxfordshire. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Robinson denies land wrongdoing The First Minister denies that he did anything wrong when he bought a piece of land next to his family home from a developer for £5. |
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| Ten thousand still without power A number of emergency relief centres open across Northern Ireland, to help people who have had no electricity for days. | |
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| Electrical chain shuts down shops The electrical goods chain Laser - which employs 140 people across Northern Ireland - goes into administration. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Woman dies after tyre explosion A US air force officer who was on holiday in Scotland dies five days after a car tyre she was holding exploded. |
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| Cleric's apology to abuse victims The head of the Catholic Church in Scotland will apologise to the victims of sexual abuse by priests in his Easter Sunday homily. | |
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| Murder inquiry over death at flat A murder inquiry is launched following the death of a 42-year-old man at his flat in the south of Glasgow. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Ban warning ahead of derby match Police warn football fans they will be banned from matches if they misbehave at Saturday's south Wales derby. |
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| Sea and summits safety for Easter People heading for the water or mountains over the Easter weekend are being urged to put safety first. | |
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| Barry Island theme park re-opens A seaside funfair, threatened with closure due to a drop in visitor numbers, is reopen after new tenants were found. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Labour on 'wrong side' over NI David Cameron says Labour is "on the wrong side" of working people and companies over proposed rises to National Insurance. |
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| Adviser resigns over mephedrone Another member of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs quits over the way mephedrone has been "criminalised". | |
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| Robinson denies land wrongdoing The First Minister denies that he did anything wrong when he bought a piece of land next to his family home from a developer for £5. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Daimler admits worldwide bribery German carmaker Daimler pleads guilty to US corruption charges and agrees to pay $185m (£121m) to settle the case. |
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| Bank survey shows customers happy A high level of satisfaction with the service of the UK's banks is revealed in a survey for the BBC. | |
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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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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Today accused of 'slurring' union Today presenter John Humphrys is accused of "slurring" the RMT union in an interview with its leader Bob Crow about its ballot for industrial action. |
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| Dynasty star John Forsythe dies John Forsythe, the former Dynasty star and voice of Charlie in Charlie's Angels, dies aged 92 after battling cancer. | |
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| Men hurt as Elton stage collapses Three workers are injured when part of the stage for a concert by Sir Elton John in Mexico collapses during construction. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Countdown on for shuttle launch Nasa has started the countdown to Monday's space shuttle launch that will ferry equipment to the International Space Station. |
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| UK sets up Chagos marine reserve The UK government has created the world's largest marine reserve around the Chagos Islands. | |
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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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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Tributes to 'father of computing' Microsoft founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen lead tributes to Edward Roberts, the "father of the PC", who died at the age of 68. |
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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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| HEALTH | |
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 | Hospital checklists 'cut deaths' Checklists that spell out exactly how to care for those with common conditions have dramatically reduced deaths, say hospitals. |
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| Offer drink advice, clinics urged Hospitals are urged to give advice on safe drinking when patients receive follow-up treatment for alcohol-related injuries. | |
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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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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Sats battle on teachers' agenda Teachers are meeting for their annual conferences this weekend and a threatened battle with the government on Sats tests in England is high on the agenda. |
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| Teachers 'should look for gangs' A teachers' union is issuing guidance on how to spot signs that children are becoming involved with gangs. | |
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| Runaways 'face exploitation risk' A "frightening" number of children who regularly go missing are sexually exploited, Barnardo's has warned. | |
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| 1982: Argentina invades Falklands Argentina has invaded the British territory of the Falkland Islands in the south Atlantic. | |||
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| 2005: Pope John Paul II dies Pope John Paul II dies at the age of 84 following heart failure, ending one of the longest pontificates in history. | |||
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| 1986: Bomb tears hole in airliner over Greece Four people are killed after they are sucked through a hole blown in the side of a TWA jet flying to Athens. | |||
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