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 | Airlines urge flight ban review Europe's airlines and airports question the extent of flight restrictions imposed because of volcanic ash from Iceland. |
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| Brown steps up attack on Lib Dems Gordon Brown says Lib Dem policies must be "exposed" after the polls suggest a jump in support for the party. | |
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| Study logs oceans' tiniest life An unprecedented number of tiny, ocean dwelling organisms is catalogued by a survey of the world's oceans. | |
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| Polish president buried in state The funeral of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife has taken place, with thousands paying respects in Krakow. | |
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| Pope 'cries with Malta victims' Pope Benedict holds an emotional meeting with alleged victims of Church sex abuse in Malta, pledging to bring them justice. | |
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| WORLD | |
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| Airlines urge flight ban review Europe's airlines and airports question the extent of flight restrictions imposed because of volcanic ash from Iceland. |
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| Polish president buried in state The funeral of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife has taken place, with thousands paying respects in Krakow. | |
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| Pope 'cries with Malta victims' Pope Benedict holds an emotional meeting with alleged victims of Church sex abuse in Malta, pledging to bring them justice. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | 'Disrepute probe' of ANC's Malema ANC youth leader, Julius Malema, is to face a disciplinary hearing for bringing the party into disrepute, reports say. |
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| Zimbabwe marks its 30th birthday Zimbabwe is marking 30 years since independence from the UK as more arrests highlight the country's divisions. | |
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| Observers criticise Sudan polls Two leading observer missions say Sudan has fallen short of international standards in its recent controversial elections. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Ecuadorean threat to oil giants Ecuador threatens to take over foreign oil concessions if companies resist growing state control of the industry. |
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| Cuban cigar legend dies aged 91 Cuban cigar legend Alejandro Robaina, the only grower to have a brand of the country's cigars named after him, dies aged 91. | |
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| Goldman Sachs is accused of fraud Goldman Sachs is accused of fraud in a civil suit filed by US financial watchdog, the Securities and Exchange Commission. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Thailand counter-protest threat Thai yellow-shirt protesters threaten mass action if their red-shirt opponents are not dealt with in a week. |
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| China president visits quake zone Chinese President Hu Jintao visits survivors of last week's earthquake, as the death toll rises to 1,700. | |
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| Canoes recreate Pacific migration A fleet of traditionally-designed Polynesian canoes leaves on a Pacific voyage re-living the epic migrations of the past. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Airlines urge flight ban review Europe's airlines and airports question the extent of flight restrictions imposed because of volcanic ash from Iceland. |
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| Polish president buried in state The funeral of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife has taken place, with thousands paying respects in Krakow. | |
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| Pope 'cries with Malta victims' Pope Benedict holds an emotional meeting with alleged victims of Church sex abuse in Malta, pledging to bring them justice. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran brands US 'nuclear criminal' Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls the US an "atomic criminal" at a nuclear summit in Tehran. |
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| Clinton presses Israel on talks US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls again on Israel to do more to pursue peace with the Palestinians. | |
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| Iran ex-president 'in travel ban' Iran's former President Mohammad Khatami is banned from leaving the country, his aides say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | IPL semis switched after blasts The Indian Premier League semi-finals are moved from Bangalore to Mumbai amid security fears following two explosions outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium. |
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| Afghanistan frees Italy aid staff Afghanistan frees three Italian aid workers held in connection with an alleged plot to kill a provincial governor, Rome says. | |
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| More Bangladesh mutiny sentences Dozens more border guards are jailed in Bangladesh for their role in last year's mutiny that killed scores of officers. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Ministers mull flight chaos steps Britons stranded by ash cloud flight restrictions could be returned to the UK through a "Spanish hub", ministers say. |
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| Brown steps up attack on Lib Dems Gordon Brown says Lib Dem policies must be "exposed" after the polls suggest a jump in support for the party. | |
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| Boy, 16, fatally stabbed at party A 16-year-old boy is fatally stabbed outside a birthday party in Croydon in the early hours. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Flight ban extended to fifth day The ban on air traffic in England is extended into Monday as a volcanic ash cloud spreads again. |
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| Boy, 16, fatally stabbed at party A 16-year-old boy is fatally stabbed outside a birthday party in Croydon in the early hours. | |
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| Foreign secretary at Polish vigil David Miliband tells grieving Poles in London their president's death has strengthened UK links with Poland. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Ash still disrupting NI flights Restrictions on flights to and from Northern Ireland are extended again as the volcanic ash cloud continues to drift. |
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| Man dies after Banbridge crash A man dies following a crash involving motorcyles in Banbridge, County Down, on Sunday. | |
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| CS spray used to control crowd Police use CS spray gas to control trouble involving 12 people in the Diamond area of Ballycastle. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Further ban on Scots air travel All airports in Scotland will remain closed until at least 0700 BST on Monday as the volcano ash cloud continues to paralyse the skies. |
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| Man killed in 'frenzied attack' A 28-year-old man has been murdered in a "frenzied attack" in a back garden in Lanarkshire, police say. | |
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| Norovirus ward closures 'rising' The number of hospital wards closed by the winter vomiting bug almost tripled in four years, new figures show. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Councillor attempted murder probe A Gwynedd councillor is being questioned by North Wales Police on suspicion of attempted murder. |
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| Airport stays shut until Monday The volcanic ash cloud from Iceland will keep Cardiff airport closed until 0700 BST on Monday, as BA successfully lands a test flight. | |
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| Exiles promotion trophy bus tour Newport County fans have cheered the team's open-top bus promotion win parade. | |
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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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| Airlines urge flight ban review Europe's airlines and airports question the extent of flight restrictions imposed because of volcanic ash from Iceland. |
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| Brown slams Goldman 'bankruptcy' Gordon Brown has called for a "special investigation" into Goldman Sachs after reports that the bank is to pay £3.5bn in bonuses | |
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| Cost of airline chaos intensifies The financial cost to business of the disruption caused by the Icelandic volcano ash cloud has intensified. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Talent show opener seen by 10.6m The first show of ITV1's Britain's Got Talent captures an average audience of 10.6m people, overnight figures reveal. |
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| Plan B wins album chart battle East London rapper Plan B enters the UK album chart at number one, winning a close race with Scouting For Girls. | |
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| EastEnders to axe six characters Some of EastEnders' long-serving stars are being axed as part of a shake-up of the soap opera, the BBC announces. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Study logs oceans' tiniest life An unprecedented number of tiny, ocean dwelling organisms is catalogued by a survey of the world's oceans. |
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| Mechanism of cobra hood revealed Scientists have discovered exactly how cobras raise their menacing hoods. | |
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| Robot 'helps arms after stroke' Intensive therapy using a robot has helped patients improve arm movement years after they had a stroke. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Infected XP owners left unpatched Windows XP machines infected with a sneaky virus will not be able to install Microsoft's latest security updates. |
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| Browser app tops download chart Over one million iPhone users downloaded the Opera browser app in the first 24 hours of its release, the company claims. | |
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| Video gamers accused of match fix Professional players of sci-fi themed game StarCraft have been accused of rigging matches in South Korea. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Robot 'helps arms after stroke' Intensive therapy using a robot has helped patients improve arm movement years after they had a stroke. |
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| Ash imperils bone marrow patients The continuing ban on air travel in much of Europe is putting the lives of people waiting for bone marrow treatment at risk. | |
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| Campaigner wins tainted blood case A composer who contracted HIV and hepatitis C through an NHS blood transfusion has won a High Court challenge over compensation levels. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Ash cloud leaves pupils stranded Parties of school children and many teachers remain stranded overseas because of volcanic ash drifting from Iceland. |
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| Heads' ballot backs Sats boycott Heads and deputy heads balloted over a boycott of Sats tests in England this year have voted for the action. | |
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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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| 1956: Macmillan unveils premium bond scheme The British Chancellor Harold Macmillan unveils plans for a new state saving scheme offering cash prizes instead of interest. | |||
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| 1955: Albert Einstein dies Eminent scientist Dr Albert Einstein, who developed the theory of relativity, dies in hospital aged 76. | |||
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| 1988: 'Ivan the Terrible' guilty of war crimes A retired US car worker has been found guilty of Nazi war crimes. | |||
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