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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Leaders clash on tax and spending Gordon Brown and David Cameron attack each other's plans for the economy, in their final Commons clash before the election. |
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| Clashes escalate in Kyrgyz crisis Kyrgyzstan's government is struggling to hold on to power, with dozens dead in clashes between protesters and police. | |
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| Navratilova reveals breast cancer Former tennis champion Martina Navratilova tells a US magazine she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. | |
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| Firefighters killed in fire named Two firefighters killed tackling a blaze at a high-rise block of flats in Southampton are named, as tributes pour in. | |
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| Five-a-day 'will not cut cancer' The protective effects of fruit and vegetables against cancer is modest at best, a dietary study based on 500,000 Europeans concludes. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Clashes escalate in Kyrgyz crisis Kyrgyzstan's government is struggling to hold on to power, with dozens dead in clashes between protesters and police. |
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| Thailand's PM declares emergency Thailand's prime minister declares a state of emergency in Bangkok amid growing anti-government protests. | |
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| Flood-hit Rio tackles aftermath Rains lash Rio de Janeiro, where 100 people have died in floods and landslides, as Brazilian officials try to restore order. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | ANC stops singing struggle song South Africa's ruling ANC tells members to stop singing anti-apartheid struggle song "Shoot the Boer", amid rising racial tensions. |
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| EU withdraws Darfur poll monitors The European Union withdraws its election observers from Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, citing safety fears. | |
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| Sinking mars Rwanda remembrance A boat in Rwanda sinks in Lake Kivu while carrying people to genocide commemorations. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Flood-hit Rio tackles aftermath Rains lash Rio de Janeiro, where 100 people have died in floods and landslides, as Brazilian officials try to restore order. |
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| Fears grow for missing US miners Rescue crews drilling holes in a stricken West Virginia coal mine can detect no sign of life from four missing miners so far. | |
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| Navratilova reveals breast cancer Former tennis champion Martina Navratilova tells a US magazine she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Clashes escalate in Kyrgyz crisis Kyrgyzstan's government is struggling to hold on to power, with dozens dead in clashes between protesters and police. |
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| Thailand's PM declares emergency Thailand's prime minister declares a state of emergency in Bangkok amid growing anti-government protests. | |
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| Dissident China lawyer 'gives up' Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng says he is giving up his campaigning in the "hope" that he will be reunited with his family. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Spanish judge Garzon faces trial High-profile Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon faces trial on charges of overreaching his powers in a probe into Franco's rule. |
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| Israel is a 'threat' says Turkey Turkey's PM says Israel is the "main threat to peace" in the Mid-East, prompting Israel to say the comment is "regrettable". | |
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| Russia and Poland remember Katyn Russian and Polish leaders hold their first joint ceremony to commemorate the 1940 massacre of 22,000 Poles. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | US order to kill US-born cleric The Obama administration has approved an order to kill a radical US-born cleric linked to al-Qaeda in Yemen, officials confirm. |
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| Israel is a 'threat' says Turkey Turkey's PM says Israel is the "main threat to peace" in the Mid-East, prompting Israel to say the comment is "regrettable". | |
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| Israeli gagging order condemned Campaigners call for an Israeli media ban on the case of an ex-soldier suspected of security offences to be lifted. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan election officials resign The head of Afghanistan's election commission and his deputy quit following Western pressure over electoral fraud. |
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| India army 'not to fight Maoists' India says it has no plans to deploy troops to fight Maoists, a day after the rebels killed 76 paramilitary police. | |
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| India eyes cryogenic space launch India will soon launch an advanced communication satellite, powered for the first time by a home grown cryogenic engine, scientists say. | |
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| UK | |
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| Leaders clash on tax and spending Gordon Brown and David Cameron attack each other's plans for the economy, in their final Commons clash before the election. |
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| Firefighters killed in fire named Two firefighters killed tackling a blaze at a high-rise block of flats in Southampton are named, as tributes pour in. | |
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| Actor Day guilty of weapon charge Entertainer Darren Day is found guilty of possessing an offensive weapon, following a trial in Edinburgh. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Hunt for gun used to kill boy, 5 Detectives in Bolton search for the weapon used to kill five-year-old Dillon Hull 13 years ago, following a tip-off. |
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| Firefighters killed in fire named Two firefighters killed tackling a blaze at a high-rise block of flats in Southampton are named, as tributes pour in. | |
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| Slap father must pay baby son £50 A father who slapped his baby son on the face for knocking a photo frame off the TV set is told to pay £50 compensation to the boy. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Boy drowns after fleeing police A teenage boy drowns in the Drumahoe area of Londonderry while fleeing from police on Wednesday. |
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| Quinn workers confident 'on plan' Workers at Quinn Insurance say they are confident the firm will reopen for business on Friday. | |
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| Man guilty of daughter's murder A 30-year-old man is convicted of murdering his baby daughter, who died in hospital after suffering "horrific" injuries. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Man guilty of daughter's murder A 30-year-old man is convicted of murdering his baby daughter, who died in hospital after suffering "horrific" injuries. |
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| Actor Day guilty of weapon charge Entertainer Darren Day is found guilty of possessing an offensive weapon, following a trial in Edinburgh. | |
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| Rail talks end without agreement Talks between ScotRail and the RMT to avert a strike by Scots rail workers end without agreement. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Cameron chats at cash and carry Conservative leader David Cameron pays his first visit of the election campaign to Wales, meeting business leaders at a warehouse. |
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| Scooter pensioner could lose home A disabled pensioner says she is on the verge of losing her home after an accident involving a mobility scooter. | |
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| Boy injured in Rottweiler attack Police are investigating a "terrifying" attack by a Rottweiler dog which left an 11-year-old boy needing hospital treatment. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Brown confirms election on 6 May Prime Minister Gordon Brown, flanked by members of his cabinet in Downing Street, calls the UK General Election for 6 May. |
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| Live: General election 2010 Live text and video coverage of all the latest developments as the 2010 general election campaign gets under way. | |
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| Election is 'not two-horse race' Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says the election will not be the usual "two-horse race" between Labour and Conservatives. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | UK economy 'outpacing its peers' The UK economy is forecast to outstrip its G7 peers in the second quarter of this year, says the OECD. |
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| AA patrol staff vote for strike Staff at the AA vote to strike for the first time in the company's 105-year history in a row over pensions. | |
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| BA and Unite union resume talks Talks between British Airways and the Unite union aimed at resolving the cabin crew strike have resumed, Unite says. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Madonna and David visit orphanage Pop singer Madonna brings her adopted son David back to visit his former orphanage in Malawi. |
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| Ill Houston postpones UK concerts Singer Whitney Houston postpones three concerts at the start of her UK tour after being diagnosed with a respiratory infection. | |
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| Actor Day guilty of weapon charge Entertainer Darren Day is found guilty of possessing an offensive weapon, following a trial in Edinburgh. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | 'Ice explorer' ready for lift-off Europe's Cryosat-2 spacecraft is about to launch on a mission to assess the state of the world's ice caps. |
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| Solar plane in first test flight A solar-powered plane prototype takes to the air for the first time in its first step towards a round-the-world journey. | |
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| Shuttle docks with space station The space shuttle Discovery successfully docks with the International Space Station (ISS) 215 miles over the Caribbean. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Super-fast broadband tax scrapped The government sacrifices its £6-a-year tax on landlines in order to push the rest of the Finance Bill through Parliament before it is dissolved. |
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| Wi-fi issues vex Apple iPad users Some owners of the newly-available iPad experience difficulties in connecting their devices to wi-fi, among other reported glitches. | |
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| Legal limbo for US broadband plan America's broadband plan is in "legal limbo", say advocacy groups, after a court ruling on net neutrality enforcement. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Five-a-day 'will not cut cancer' The protective effects of fruit and vegetables against cancer is modest at best, a dietary study based on 500,000 Europeans concludes. |
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| NHS left with 34m swine flu jabs The NHS has been left sitting on more than 34m doses of swine flu vaccine despite agreeing deals to break its contracts. | |
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| Conjoined twins in separation op Conjoined Irish twin boys, born in London in December, are to undergo surgery to separate them at Great Ormond Street Hospital. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Sex education reforms are dropped Schools Secretary Ed Balls drops key reforms for England, including compulsory sex education, after the Conservatives refuse to back them. |
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| Stay-at-home fathers 'up 10-fold' The number of stay-at-home fathers has risen 10-fold in the last decade with 600,000 now in the UK, a survey suggests. | |
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| Parents 'spend more' quality time The time parents spend with their children increased over a 25 year period, research suggests. | |
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| 1978: Carter delays N-bomb production The US President Jimmy Carter decides to postpone production of the controversial neutron bomb. | |||
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| 1976: Government crisis as Stonehouse quits Controversial MP John Stonehouse resigns from the Labour Party, leaving James Callaghan's government in a minority of one. | |||
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| 1968: Jim Clark killed in car smash Motor racing world champion Jim Clark is killed in a car crash during a Formula Two race at Hockenheim. | |||
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