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 | UK airports set to reopen All UK airports will reopen from 2200 BST, the Transport Secretary Lord Adonis announces. |
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| SNP puts case for hung parliament Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond urges electors in Scotland to vote SNP and achieve a "balanced parliament". | |
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| IMF in 'radical' bank tax plans Banks and other financial institutions across the world face two new big taxes to fund future bank bail-outs, the BBC learns. | |
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| Tweed 'unaware of friend in room' Jack Tweed, the widower of Jade Goody, tells a rape trial jury he was unaware his co-accused was in the room during a sex session. | |
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| Profits at Goldman Sachs top $3bn Goldman Sachs sees its first quarter profit double - as a UK financial watchdog probes fraud allegations at the US bank. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Chaos persists as flights resume Travel chaos continues to grip Europe, despite the easing of its aerial lockdown as the volcanic eruption appears to wane. |
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| IMF in 'radical' bank tax plans Banks and other financial institutions across the world face two new big taxes to fund future bank bail-outs, the BBC learns. | |
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| Sudan video 'shows poll rigging' Sudanese activists say a video which apparently shows election officials stuffing ballot boxes proves their claims of rigging. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Sudan video 'shows poll rigging' Sudanese activists say a video which apparently shows election officials stuffing ballot boxes proves their claims of rigging. |
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| Rwanda arrests top military men Two top officers have been suspended from Rwanda's military and charged with corruption, misuse of office and immoral conduct. | |
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| Two killed in Nigeria jail-break Two prisoners are shot dead during an attempted jail break in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna, officials say. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Profits at Goldman Sachs top $3bn Goldman Sachs sees its first quarter profit double - as a UK financial watchdog probes fraud allegations at the US bank. |
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| Touch down for Discovery shuttle The space shuttle Discovery lands back on Earth after a two-week mission to the International Space Station. | |
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| Uruguay paper mill 'can continue' Uruguay should have told Argentina about plans for a pulp mill on their shared river but the plant can continue working, the world court rules. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Thai army 'will use live rounds' The Thai army says it will act "decisively" against red-shirt protesters, as the military stand-off in the capital intensifies. |
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| Ousted Kyrgyz leader 'in Belarus' The ousted leader of Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, is staying in the Belarus capital Minsk, the country's president says. | |
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| Australia probes gang jail death Australia officials investigate how gangland boss Carl Williams came to be killed while serving time in a high security prison. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Chaos persists as flights resume Travel chaos continues to grip Europe, despite the easing of its aerial lockdown as the volcanic eruption appears to wane. |
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| German bishop issues an apology A German bishop accused of physically abusing children under his care, issues an apology and asks for forgiveness. | |
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| Ousted Kyrgyz leader 'in Belarus' The ousted leader of Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, is staying in the Belarus capital Minsk, the country's president says. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Third Iraq al-Qaeda leader killed Officials say US and Iraqi troops kill an al-Qaeda leader in northern Iraq, the third militant connected to the organisation to die in as many days. |
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| Turkey offers to mediate on Iran Turkey offers to mediate between Iran and the West in the dispute over Iran's nuclear programme. | |
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| Quakes blamed on 'immodest women' A leading Iranian Islamic cleric has said women who wear revealing clothes are responsible for earthquakes. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Indian ex-minister defends name Former Indian minister Shashi Tharoor says he did nothing "improper" in his first comments since quitting over a cricket scandal. |
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| Air crisis hits S Asia businesses Businesses and tourism across South Asia are hit by airline inactivity caused by the spread of volcanic ash from Iceland. | |
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| Kandahar deputy mayor shot dead The deputy mayor of the southern Afghan city of Kandahar has been shot dead while praying at a mosque, officials say. | |
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| UK | |
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| UK airports set to reopen All UK airports will reopen from 2200 BST, the Transport Secretary Lord Adonis announces. |
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| UK inflation rate rises to 3.4% The UK consumer price inflation rate rises to 3.4% in March from 3% the month before, official figures show. | |
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| Brain training 'boost' questioned Brain training games do not improve overall brain power, a scientific study launched by the BBC suggests. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| UK airports set to reopen All UK airports will reopen from 2200 BST, the Transport Secretary Lord Adonis announces. |
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| Tweed 'unaware of friend in room' Jack Tweed, the widower of Jade Goody, tells a rape trial jury he was unaware his co-accused was in the room during a sex session. | |
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| Body lay under sofa for 10 years A body lay undiscovered under a sofa in a sheltered flat in Bristol for nearly 10 years, an inquest has heard. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | No more flights to leave Tuesday Belfast International and City airports say no flights will leave on Tuesday, even if restrictions on airspace are lifted. |
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| Man, 55, held over woman's murder A man is arrested by police investigating the murder of a woman found strangled in Ballyclare, County Antrim. | |
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| SF stands down in South Belfast Sinn Fein has withdrawn its South Belfast candidate Alex Maskey from the general election. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Airspace around Glasgow reopens Airspace around Glasgow Airport reopens as limited numbers of flights operate to and from Scotland. |
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| SNP puts case for hung parliament Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond urges electors in Scotland to vote SNP and achieve a "balanced parliament". | |
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| Deadline for registering to vote Voters in Scotland have until midnight to register to vote in the general election which is being held on 6 May. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Cardiff Airport closure extended Flights to and from Cardiff Airport are on hold until at least 0100 BST on Wednesday, the National Air Traffic Services says. |
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| TB screening finds two new cases Two new cases of tuberculosis are detected and around 20 people are offered antibiotics following a screening programme. | |
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| Nurses uniforms 'allergy' tests New nurse uniforms being introduced are to be tested after wearers complain of skin irritation. | |
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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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 | IMF in 'radical' bank tax plans Banks and other financial institutions across the world face two new big taxes to fund future bank bail-outs, the BBC learns. |
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| Profits at Goldman Sachs top $3bn Goldman Sachs sees its first quarter profit double - as a UK financial watchdog probes fraud allegations at the US bank. | |
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| Tesco overcoming ash disruption Supermarket chain Tesco says it is getting around ash air disruption, as it announces annual profits of £3.18bn. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Bond film on hold 'indefinitely' The next James Bond film has been suspended "indefinitely" because of uncertainty over the future of the MGM studio. |
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| Allen and Dizzee lead Ivors nods Lily Allen and Dizzee Rascal each have a brace of nominations for next month's prestigious Ivor Novello Awards for songwriting. | |
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| New York rap star Guru dies at 43 Rapper Guru, who rose to fame with hip-hop outfit GangStarr, dies aged 43 after a long battle with cancer. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Touch down for Discovery shuttle The space shuttle Discovery lands back on Earth after a two-week mission to the International Space Station. |
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| Brain training 'boost' questioned Brain training games do not improve overall brain power, a scientific study launched by the BBC suggests. | |
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| UK water imports 'unsustainable' The amount of water used to produce food and goods imported to the UK is worsening global shortages, a report concludes. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Google rapped over privacy issues Officials from 10 countries have signed a letter to Google criticising recent privacy issues. |
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| Boom in texting among US teens Texting has become the most popular form of communication among young people in the US, research indicates. | |
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| New iPhone 'found in bar' A technology website has published pictures of what could be the next generation iPhone after an Apple employee apparently left the device in a bar. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Brain training 'boost' questioned Brain training games do not improve overall brain power, a scientific study launched by the BBC suggests. |
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| Conjoined twins progressing well Conjoined twins Hassan and Hussein Benhaffaf are stable and progressing well two weeks after the operation to separate them, doctors say. | |
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| Southall wins case against GMC Paediatrician David Southall has won an appeal over a long-running dispute with the General Medical Council. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Parents say test boycott too late Even parents opposed to Sats tests will not want them to be scrapped at such short notice, says a parents' website. |
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| Increase in child safety warnings Social workers in England have faced a sharp rise in the number of child safety worries brought to their attention, say researchers. | |
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| Exam change for stranded pupils Exam timetables could be rescheduled to help pupils who have been stranded overseas by flight cancellations. | |
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| 1999: Students 'kill dozens' at Denver school A shooting spree by two American high school students is feared to have left up to 25 people dead. | |||
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| 1968: Powell slates immigration policy The Conservative right-winger Enoch Powell has made a hard-hitting speech attacking the government's immigration policy. | |||
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| 1974: 'Troubles' death toll hits 1,000 The conflict in Northern Ireland has claimed its 1,000th victim, a petrol station owner from County Fermanagh. | |||
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