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 | Brown to quit as Labour leader Gordon Brown says he is to step down as leader of the Labour Party as the battle mounts to form the next UK government. |
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| Brown to step down as Labour leader Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced that the Labour party is to hold a leadership contest, which he will not participate in. | |
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| Fresh BA strike dates announced The British Airways cabin crew union, Unite, announces fresh strike dates in its long-running dispute with the airline. | |
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| RBS planning to cut 2,600 UK jobs Royal Bank of Scotland plans to cut another 2,600 jobs over the next year from its insurance arm and retail banking head offices. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Shares surge after EU loan deal Global stock markets jump after Europe agrees measures to try to stop the Greek debt crisis affecting other countries. |
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| Obama names Supreme Court choice President Barack Obama nominates Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court, as Republicans pledge to review her experience. | |
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| Iraq attacks kill more than 100 At least 100 people, including more than 45 factory workers, are killed in a series of bombings and shootings across Iraq. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Zimbabwe court acquits PM's ally Zimbabwean ministerial nominee Roy Bennett is cleared of terrorism charges in a trial which has divided the unity government. |
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| Mali imam in fear over family law An imam in Mali receives threats after backing a law which no longer obliges wives to obey their husbands. | |
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| Nigeria party leader denies fraud The chairman of Nigeria's governing PDP party, Vincent Ogbulafor, appears in court charged with fraud. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama names Supreme Court choice President Barack Obama nominates Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court, as Republicans pledge to review her experience. |
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| BP in fresh bid to stem oil leak BP is to lower a smaller dome dubbed the "top hat" over the blown-out well in the latest bid to stem the Gulf of Mexico slick. | |
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| US singer Lena Horne dies aged 92 Hollywood actress and singer Lena Horne, whose signature tune was Stormy Weather, dies in New York. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Aquino 'leads Philippines polls' Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino is leading presidential polls in the Philippines with about 40% of the vote so far, early results indicate. |
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| 'Explosive found' in S Korea ship South Korea's defence minister says traces of an explosive used in torpedoes have been found in the wreckage of a warship. | |
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| Thai red-shirts issue new demands Thai red-shirts accept an electoral timetable but say they will not end protests unless the deputy PM surrenders to police. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Brown to quit as Labour leader Gordon Brown says he is to step down as leader of the Labour Party as the battle mounts to form the next UK government. |
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| New Serbian mass grave discovered A mass grave believed to hold the bodies of about 250 Kosovo Albanians is found under a building in Serbia, officials say. | |
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| Turkey party head quits over tape A Turkish opposition leader resigns after a video emerges purporting to show him having an affair. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iraq attacks kill more than 100 At least 100 people, including more than 45 factory workers, are killed in a series of bombings and shootings across Iraq. |
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| Israeli-Arabs suspected of spying Two Israeli-Arab activists are arrested on suspicion of spying and contact with "agents from Hezbollah"', Israeli police say. | |
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| OECD votes to offer Israel entry Members of the OECD vote unanimously to invite Israel to join the group of rich countries, despite Palestinian objections. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Taliban 'kill Pakistan soldiers' At least nine soldiers and 30 militants are killed in clashes in the north-western tribal region of Orakzai, military officials say. |
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| Karzai to visit US amid tensions Afghan President Hamid Karzai heads for the US for talks after a recent public spat between the sides on corruption. | |
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| Ex-minister in India 'sex charge' An ex-government minister in India's southern Karnataka state is arrested after a woman accuses him of sexual assault. | |
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| UK | |
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| Brown to quit as Labour leader Gordon Brown says he is to step down as leader of the Labour Party as the battle mounts to form the next UK government. |
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| Fresh BA strike dates announced The British Airways cabin crew union, Unite, announces fresh strike dates in its long-running dispute with the airline. | |
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| RBS planning to cut 2,600 UK jobs Royal Bank of Scotland plans to cut another 2,600 jobs over the next year from its insurance arm and retail banking head offices. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Mystery surrounds bullet in brain Detectives attempt to find out why a 61-year-old man was apparently shot in the eye while gardening in Manchester. |
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| Street killing man 'heard voices' A man accused of murdering a pregnant woman warned police three times voices were telling him to harm people, a jury hears. | |
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| War hero's grave saved after plea The Spanish grave of a Lancashire Fusilier World War I hero is saved after an appeal to trace his relatives. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Parties clarify coalition stances NI parties set out their positions on a Westminster coalition as formal talks between Labour and the Lib Dems are due to begin. |
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| Robinson to remain first minister DUP leader Peter Robinson is to stay on as NI first minister, despite losing his East Belfast seat in the general election. | |
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| Ryanair admits ash in jet engines Ryanair admits that volcanic ash was found in the engines of two of its aircraft at Belfast City Airport over the weekend. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Brown to quit as Labour leader Gordon Brown says he is to step down as leader of the Labour Party as the battle mounts to form the next UK government. |
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| RBS planning to cut 2,600 UK jobs Royal Bank of Scotland plans to cut another 2,600 jobs over the next year from its insurance arm and retail banking head offices. | |
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| Youth in court over boy's murder A teenager appears in court charged with the murder of Jack Frew whose body was found in woods in East Kilbride. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Jones admires Brown's 'quit' move First Minister Carwyn Jones says Gordon Brown is to be "admired" over his move to step down as Labour Party leader. |
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| Row over pace of veterans' march A group of World War II veterans say a march in Cardiff on Armed Forces Day will go too fast for them to keep up. | |
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| Jail for drug rape attempt coach An ex-football coach is jailed for six years for "date rape" drugging a 12-year-old with the intention of sexually attacking her. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Shares surge after EU loan deal Global stock markets jump after Europe agrees measures to try to stop the Greek debt crisis affecting other countries. |
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| Fresh BA strike dates announced The British Airways cabin crew union, Unite, announces fresh strike dates in its long-running dispute with the airline. | |
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| RBS planning to cut 2,600 UK jobs Royal Bank of Scotland plans to cut another 2,600 jobs over the next year from its insurance arm and retail banking head offices. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Bafta nod for Hurt's Crisp role John Hurt is nominated for a TV Bafta for reprising the role of Quentin Crisp, which won him his first Bafta 34 years ago. |
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| US singer Lena Horne dies aged 92 Hollywood actress and singer Lena Horne, whose signature tune was Stormy Weather, dies in New York. | |
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| Italian minister boycotts Cannes Italy's culture minister snubs the Cannes Film Festival for showing a film questioning the handling of the earthquake in L'Aquila. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | 'Cosmonauts' chosen for Mars test Two Europeans are selected to be part of an 18-month mission to Mars in "spaceship" that will never leave a Moscow institute. |
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| Nature loss 'to damage economies' Earth's ongoing loss of biodiversity and ecosystems losses may soon begin to hit economies, a UN report warns. | |
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| BP in fresh bid to stem oil leak BP is to lower a smaller dome dubbed the "top hat" over the blown-out well in the latest bid to stem the Gulf of Mexico slick. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | 'Pornography' row hits Wiki sites An ongoing row over pornography on Wiki sites escalates, as Jimmy Wales gives up some of his founder's rights. |
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| Twitter hit by major disruption Social network Twitter fixes a major bug that allowed people to force other users to "follow" them on the site. | |
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| Prosthetic vies for hi-tech award A prosthetic that mimics a real foot is one of four technologies shortlisted for the UK's top engineering prize. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Premature babies 'pain-sensitive' Premature babies feel pain more acutely than healthy newborns largely due to the invasive hospital treatments they receive, experts believe. |
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| Breast cancer gene clue discovery Five new genetic clues to why some women have a family history of breast cancer are identified by UK researchers. | |
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| Meningitis C vaccine 'wears off' Three-quarters of children vaccinated against meningitis C lose their protection by their early teens, research suggests. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Sats test boycott hits schools Head teachers at hundreds of schools in England stage a boycott of the national schools tests for 11-year-olds. |
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| Grandmother wins carer cash case A grandmother has won the legal right to the same rate for looking after her granddaughter as a foster carer with no family connections would be paid. | |
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| Top universities in fees protest Students from 20 leading universities are to protest against what they say are "underhand" tactics over tuition fees. | |
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| 1994: Mandela becomes SA's first black president Nelson Mandela becomes South Africa's first black president after more than three centuries of white rule. | |||
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| 1940: Churchill takes helm as Germans advance German forces invade the Low Countries by air and land, while in London, Chamberlain is replaced by Churchill. | |||
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| 1998: Sinn Fein backs peace deal The political wing of the republican IRA back the Good Friday peace agreement heralding a major shift in modern republicanism. | |||
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