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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | BA wins court bid to stop strikes British Airways wins an injunction to stop the latest strikes by its cabin staff, due to begin on Tuesday. |
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| Osborne to spell out planned cuts George Osborne warns a failure to tackle the deficit could be "disastrous" and says plans for cuts will be outlined next week. | |
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| UK ash cloud restrictions lifted Flight bans are lifted at UK airports after closures due to volcanic ash, as new rules on the restrictions are agreed. | |
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| Britons in Afghan aeroplane crash Three British men were on board a passenger plane that crashed in northern Afghanistan, the Foreign office has confirmed. | |
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| Thais 'must step back from brink' The UN urges Thai protesters and the government to negotiate an end to the political crisis which has claimed dozens of lives. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Thais 'must step back from brink' The UN urges Thai protesters and the government to negotiate an end to the political crisis which has claimed dozens of lives. |
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| Iran agrees Turkey nuclear deal Iran agrees to send uranium abroad for enrichment after mediation talks in Tehran, but the West remains sceptical. | |
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| Gay Asian men 'denied HIV care' Some 90% of gay men in the Asia-Pacific region lose access to HIV/Aids help because of discriminatory laws, a UN-backed report says. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | 'Porous' SA air security exposed South Africa journalists claim to have smuggled knives, syringes and razors onto planes before the World Cup. |
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| Somalia president to replace PM Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed says he will name a new prime minister to quell recent political infighting. | |
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| Nigeria militant backs Jonathan Nigeria oil militant leader says President Goodluck Jonathan is the best person to solve the crisis in the Niger Delta. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Gulf oil grilling for White House US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is to testify in the Senate on the response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. |
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| US changes rule on youth convicts The US Supreme Court bans life sentences with no parole for young criminals who have not committed murder. | |
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| UN picks new climate change chief Costa Rican diplomat Christiana Figueres is to be the new head of the UN climate convention, BBC News understands. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Thais 'must step back from brink' The UN urges Thai protesters and the government to negotiate an end to the political crisis which has claimed dozens of lives. |
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| Gay Asian men 'denied HIV care' Some 90% of gay men in the Asia-Pacific region lose access to HIV/Aids help because of discriminatory laws, a UN-backed report says. | |
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| Japan to launch mission to Venus Japan's space agency is launching a mission to Venus to study its weather and hunt for signs of lightning and volcanoes. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Many missing in Turkey mine blast Up to 25 miners are missing after an explosion in a state-run coal mine in northern Turkey, reports say. |
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| UK ash cloud restrictions lifted Flight bans are lifted at UK airports after closures due to volcanic ash, as new rules on the restrictions are agreed. | |
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| Euro touches four-year dollar low The euro recovers ground after hitting a four-year low against the dollar, but concerns over eurozone economies continue. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran agrees Turkey nuclear deal Iran agrees to send uranium abroad for enrichment after mediation talks in Tehran, but the West remains sceptical. |
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| Hamas wrecks 'illegal' Gaza homes Hamas demolishes dozens of homes in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, saying they were built on government land. | |
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| Top Saudi Arabian editor resigns A leading Saudi Arabian journalist resigns from his post as editor-in-chief of one of the country's more progressive newspapers. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | 'Many dead' in India bus attack Maoist rebels detonate a landmine under a bus in India, killing police officers and civilians, officials say. |
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| Afghan passenger aircraft crashes An Afghan passenger plane carrying about 40 people crashes between Kunduz and Kabul, officials say. | |
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| Afghan peace cleric shot dead A prominent Muslim cleric who made calls for peace in Afghanistan has been shot dead in Kunar province, officials say. | |
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| UK | |
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| BA wins court bid to stop strikes British Airways wins an injunction to stop the latest strikes by its cabin staff, due to begin on Tuesday. |
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| UK ash cloud restrictions lifted Flight bans are lifted at UK airports after closures due to volcanic ash, as new rules on the restrictions are agreed. | |
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| Osborne to spell out planned cuts George Osborne warns a failure to tackle the deficit could be "disastrous" and says plans for cuts will be outlined next week. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Dog rescue girl killed by train A 16-year-old girl dies when she is hit by a train in Leeds while trying to retrieve her dog from the tracks. |
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| Airports open as ash cloud clears All airports in England will remain open until at least 0100 BST on Tuesday as the ash cloud clears, Nats says. | |
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| Jobs blow for call centre staff More than 1,000 North East call centre staff lose their jobs after a company calls in the administrators. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Ash flight restrictions lifted The no-fly zone that has been affecting flights at NI's airports is lifted after fresh information from the Met Office. |
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| Man charged with murder of nurse A 55 year-old man is due in court on Tuesday charged with the murder of Pauline Haveron in Ballyclare in April. | |
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| 225 reserve officers to 'stay on' The Chief Constable Matt Baggott has agreed to retain 225 full-time PSNI reserve officers until 31 March 2011. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Man admits dumping of head-in-bag A man accused of murdering a mother admits hiding her body before chopping her up and dumping the pieces in bags. |
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| Children 'to remain' at Dungavel Children of asylum seekers will continue to be held at Dungavel over the next few months, the Home Office confirms. | |
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| Trial over missing woman murder Two men have gone on trial accused of killing a woman from Rothesay whose body has never been discovered. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Cameron offers 'respect' agenda Prime Minister David Cameron offers a "respect" agenda for relations between the Welsh assembly and the UK parliament. |
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| Mother charged with murdering son A mother is remanded in custody, charged with murdering her 11-year-old son at a hotel near Cardiff Airport. | |
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| Player jailed for internet scam Former Hull FC player and Great Britain international Gareth Raynor is jailed for 15 months after admitting a counterfeiting internet scam. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| BA wins court bid to stop strikes British Airways wins an injunction to stop the latest strikes by its cabin staff, due to begin on Tuesday. |
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| Euro touches four-year dollar low The euro recovers ground after hitting a four-year low against the dollar, but concerns over eurozone economies continue. | |
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| GM sees first profit since 2007 US car giant General Motors made $865m in the first three months of 2010, its first quarterly profit in nearly three years. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Heroes ditched by US TV network Sci-fi series Heroes is dropped by US TV, while FlashForward and Law and Order are also cancelled. |
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| Robin Hood misses cinema target Robin Hood fails to hit number one at the North America box office as Iron Man 2 retains the top spot. | |
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| Mel B supports Shrek star Murphy Former Spice Girl Mel Brown shows her support for ex-partner Eddie Murphy by attending the US premiere of his latest film. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | LHC's particle search 'nearing' The Large Hadron Collider could soon be exploring a domain where new sub-atomic particles are predicted to exist. |
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| UN picks new climate change chief Costa Rican diplomat Christiana Figueres is to be the new head of the UN climate convention, BBC News understands. | |
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| Japan to launch mission to Venus Japan's space agency is launching a mission to Venus to study its weather and hunt for signs of lightning and volcanoes. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Car control systems 'vulnerable' Researchers reveal how easy it is to subvert the control systems found in modern cars. |
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| YouTube at five- 2 bn views a day YouTube said it now gets over two billion hits a day, as the popular video site celebrates its fifth anniversary. | |
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| Crimeware gangs knocked offline A Russian crimeware-friendly network has been knocked offline, in a blow to criminal gangs reliant on its services. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | NHS job concerns over change fund The NHS is bracing itself for a "brutal" round of cuts - with staff fearing they are in the firing line. |
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| Stress link to financial squeeze Work pressures during the recession have caused a big rise in mental health problems, according to the charity MIND. | |
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| 'No proof' of mobile cancer risk Using a mobile phone does not appear to increase the risk of developing certain types of brain cancer, the largest study of its kind has concluded. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Top universities want higher fees Students should pay more in tuition fees and repayments , says the Russell Group of leading universities. |
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| Young carers 'bullied at school' Two out of three young carers are bullied at school, according to a study by children's charity. | |
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| Rules on school meals 'draconian' School meal providers claim nutrition regulations are failing as pupils flock to fast food shops instead. | |
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| 1943: RAF raid smashes German dams An audacious raid into the industrial heartland of Germany uses revolutionary bombs to flood the Ruhr valley. | |||
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| 1974: Bombs devastate Dublin and Monaghan Four car bombs explode in the Irish capital, leaving at least 23 dead and more than 100 injured. | |||
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| 1960: East-West summit in tatters after spy plane row The much-heralded Big Four summit in Paris fails after U2 spy plane recriminations. | |||
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