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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Leaders clash in historic debate Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg are making political history with the UK's first TV prime ministerial debate. |
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| UK extends ash air restrictions Restrictions on UK airspace will stay in place until 1300 BST because of a huge volcanic ash cloud, but some flights may run. | |
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| Obama sets Mars goal for America US President Barack Obama says it should be possible to send astronauts to orbit the planet Mars by the mid-2030s. | |
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| Live: Volcanic cloud over Europe | |
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| Europe faces prolonged air chaos European air traffic controllers say flights could be disrupted for another 48 hours by ash spewing from a volcano in Iceland. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Europe faces prolonged air chaos European air traffic controllers say flights could be disrupted for another 48 hours by ash spewing from a volcano in Iceland. |
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| Foreigners killed in Afghan blast At least three foreigners are among at least six dead in a suicide bombing in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. | |
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| Obama sets Mars goal for America US President Barack Obama says it should be possible to send astronauts to orbit the planet Mars by the mid-2030s. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Polling ends in Sudan elections Polling ends in Sudan's first elections in more than two decades as presidential aide warns of riot risk. |
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| Gabon oil strike causes shortages Gabon's main oil workers' union begins a strike, causing fuel shortages and testing new President Ali Ben Bongo. | |
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| Fans queue for World Cup tickets Thousands of South African fans queue overnight to buy 500,000 unsold World Cup tickets over the counter in shopping malls and supermarkets. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama sets Mars goal for America US President Barack Obama says it should be possible to send astronauts to orbit the planet Mars by the mid-2030s. |
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| Russia suspends adoptions to US US adoptions of Russian children are suspended, days after a Russian boy was sent home alone by his adoptive American mother. | |
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| BP faces down shareholder protest BP looks to have beaten a shareholder rebellion over its project in Canada's oil sand reserves. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China steps up earthquake rescue China pours rescue crews into Qinghai province, a day after a quake hit the mountainous region, killing more than 600 people. |
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| Ousted leader leaves Kyrgyzstan Deposed Kyrgyzstan President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has flown to neighbouring Kazakhstan, officials say. | |
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| Blasts rock Burmese city Rangoon Three bombs explode in the Burmese city of Rangoon killing at least nine people and injuring scores more, reports say. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Europe faces prolonged air chaos European air traffic controllers say flights could be disrupted for another 48 hours by ash spewing from a volcano in Iceland. |
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| Pope says Church must do penance Pope Benedict XVI says the Catholics need to "do penance", in an apparent reference to the child sexual abuse scandal. | |
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| Russia suspends adoptions to US US adoptions of Russian children are suspended, days after a Russian boy was sent home alone by his adoptive American mother. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Ex-Israel PM named in bribe case Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is a prime suspect in a major corruption case, the BBC has learned. |
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| 'Collaborators' executed by Hamas Hamas authorities in Gaza confirm they have executed two Palestinian men convicted of collaborating with Israel. | |
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| Iraq airport shut over plane plot Iraqi officials say they have closed an airport in Najaf for a week amid reports of a hijack plot by Sunni insurgents. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Foreigners killed in Afghan blast At least three foreigners are among at least six dead in a suicide bombing in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. |
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| Pakistan limits president powers Pakistan's upper house votes unanimously in favour of measures which limit key presidential powers. | |
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| Afghans 'abused at secret prison' Afghan prisoners are being abused in a "secret jail" at Bagram airbase, witnesses tell the BBC. | |
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| UK | |
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 | UK extends ash air restrictions Restrictions on UK airspace will stay in place until 1300 BST because of a huge volcanic ash cloud, but some flights may run. |
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| Leaders clash in historic debate Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg are making political history with the UK's first TV prime ministerial debate. | |
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| Teacher cleared of sex with pupil A trainee teacher who was accused of having sex with one of her pupils is found not guilty after a four-day trial. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Flights hit by volcanic ash cloud Flights from England's airports are suspended overnight as ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland drifts across the country. |
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| Teacher cleared of sex with pupil A trainee teacher who was accused of having sex with one of her pupils is found not guilty after a four-day trial. | |
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| Woman handed nationwide pub ban A 20-year-old woman is thought to be the first person to be issued with a nationwide "Drinking Banning Order". | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Flight delays to last into Friday All flights into and out of Northern Ireland's airports are grounded until at least 0700 BST on Friday. |
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| £50m hardship fund for PMS savers The NI Executive agrees a £50m hardship fund for people who lost their savings in the collapsed Presbyterian Mutual Society. | |
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| Administrators in place for Quinn The High Court appoints permanent administrators to Quinn Insurance after a dramatic turnaround by the firm. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Dust from volcano closes airports All flights to and from Scotland's airports are grounded until 1300 BST on Friday as a plume of volcanic dust drifts across northern Europe. |
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| Boat rescue attempt was 'delayed' An investigation into a fishing boat capsize which left three men dead finds a rescue helicopter was delayed. | |
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| Criminal probe in Purcell claims A criminal investigation begins into allegations of drug taking involving former Glasgow council leader Steven Purcell. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Aamir police search Cardiff flat Police investigating the murder of Aamir Siddiqi seal off a takeaway restaurant in Cardiff while they search a flat above. |
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| Inquiry possible into boy's death An inquiry into the death of a 10-year-old boy in 1990 may be launched by the Welsh first minister. | |
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| Ash cloud brings further problems An ash cloud emanating from Iceland will keep Cardiff airport closed until at least Friday afternoon, authorities say. | |
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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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 | Flight block boosts rail bookings Travel firms see a booking surge as passengers seek alternative travel methods after flights in and out of the UK are suspended. |
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| BP faces down shareholder protest BP looks to have beaten a shareholder rebellion over its project in Canada's oil sand reserves. | |
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| Premier League in Ofcom challenge The Premier League will challenge a decision by Ofcom to make Sky lower the wholesale price of its TV sports channels. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Full Glastonbury line-up revealed Snoop Dogg, Willie Nelson and Faithless are among the diverse acts in the final line-up for this year's Glastonbury Festival. |
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| Mike Leigh competing at Cannes British director Mike Leigh returns to this year's Cannes Film Festival to compete for the event's top film prize with his latest offering. | |
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| Dragons' Den tax rift escalates Dragons' Den entrepreneurs James Caan and Duncan Bannatyne escalate their war of words over Caan's UK tax status. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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| Obama sets Mars goal for America US President Barack Obama says it should be possible to send astronauts to orbit the planet Mars by the mid-2030s. |
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| Nose-dwelling leech species found A new species of leech, discovered by an international team of scientists, has a preference for living up noses. | |
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| Case dropped against Simon Singh The British Chiropractic Association drops its libel action against the science writer Simon Singh. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Porn virus blackmails its victims Malware reported in Japan targets thousands of people downloading adult-themed Hentai computer games. |
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| Anti-piracy firm defends net hunt DigiProtect has been involved in a controversial campaign to crack down on net pirates and has spoken exclusively to the BBC about its actions. | |
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| Congress to archive every tweet The Library of Congress will give billions of tweets a home next to the Declaration of Independence and other historical documents. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Brain 'splits to multi-task' An inability to deal with more than two things at a time may be "hard-wired" into our brain, research suggests. |
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| Volcano ash is no health threat The UK Health Protection Agency says that the cloud of ash from Iceland's recent volcanic eruption is not a significant public health risk. | |
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| Video games 'hardly affect sleep' Playing a video game before bed appears to have only a mild effect on how long it takes a male teenager to fall asleep, a preliminary study suggests. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | 'More state pupils' at Oxbridge Oxford and Cambridge universities both increase the proportion of state school pupils they take - but are still falling short of targets, figures show. |
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| Students to shame MPs on fees The National Union of Students has said it will "shame" politicians who refuse to back its campaign against a rise in tuition fees. | |
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| Teacher cleared of sex with pupil A trainee teacher who was accused of having sex with one of her pupils is found not guilty after a four-day trial. | |
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| 1945: British troops liberate Bergen-Belsen British troops enter the concentration camp after negotiating a truce with the German commandant. | |||
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| 1986: US launches air strikes on Libya The United States bombs Tripoli in retaliation for Libyan terrorist attacks on American targets. | |||
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| 1989: Football fans crushed at Hillsborough At least 93 football supporters have been killed in Britain's worst-ever sporting disaster. | |||
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