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 | Services honour shooting victims Hundreds of people attend services in Cumbria to commemorate the victims of gunman Derrick Bird. |
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| Twins injured during 'fox attack' Nine-month-old twin girls are in hospital after reports they were attacked by a fox at their home in east London | |
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| Ant and Dec win first ever Bafta TV presenters Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly win their first ever Bafta for I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! | |
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| BP cap catches '10,000 barrels' BP's latest bid to cap a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico is now capturing more than half the estimated leak, it tells the BBC. | |
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| Terror charge for men held at JFK Two men arrested at New York's JFK airport are charged with conspiring to commit an act of international terrorism in Somalia. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | BP cap catches '10,000 barrels' BP's latest bid to cap a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico is now capturing more than half the estimated leak, it tells the BBC. |
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| Terror charge for men held at JFK Two men arrested at New York's JFK airport are charged with conspiring to commit an act of international terrorism in Somalia. | |
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| Israel 'to reject raid inquiry' Israel will reject a proposed international investigation into its deadly raid on a Gaza aid flotilla, its ambassador to the US says. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | DR Congo police chief suspended The head of police in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been suspended following the death of an activist, officials say. |
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| Lead poisons 100 Nigeria children More than 100 children have recently died of lead poisoning in northern Nigeria digging illegally for gold, health officials say. | |
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| Fans injured in SA stadium crush Twelve people are injured and one policeman seriously hurt in a crush outside a South African ground hosting a World Cup warm-up game. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| BP cap catches '10,000 barrels' BP's latest bid to cap a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico is now capturing more than half the estimated leak, it tells the BBC. |
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| Terror charge for men held at JFK Two men arrested at New York's JFK airport are charged with conspiring to commit an act of international terrorism in Somalia. | |
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| Tornadoes rip through US Midwest Tornadoes and thunderstorms kill at least five people as they sweep through Illinois, Ohio and Michigan, US officials say. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Australia orders probe of Google Australia orders an investigation of Google for possible breach of privacy while taking pictures for its Street View service. |
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| Obama greets new Japanese leader Barack Obama telephones Japan's new leader Naoto Kan to pledge co-operation, amid tensions over a US military base. | |
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| G20 stresses recovery challenges G20 finance ministers say recovery from economic crisis has been faster than expected, but significant challenges remain. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Israel deports Gaza aid activists Israel deports several activists detained after trying to sail an aid ship to Gaza in defiance of Israel's blockade. |
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| Slovenes back Croatia border deal Slovenes vote to accept an agreement on a border dispute with Croatia in a national referendum. | |
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| Pope appeals for Middle East calm The Pope urges efforts to resolve Middle East tensions, and draws attention to the plight of Christians in the region. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Israel 'to reject raid inquiry' Israel will reject a proposed international investigation into its deadly raid on a Gaza aid flotilla, its ambassador to the US says. |
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| Pope appeals for Middle East calm The Pope urges efforts to resolve Middle East tensions, and draws attention to the plight of Christians in the region. | |
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| Egyptian-Israeli marriage ruling A Cairo court upholds a ruling urging the cabinet to consider revoking the citizenship of Egyptian men married to Israelis. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghans to hold prisoner review Afghan President Hamid Karzai orders a review of the cases of every Taliban suspect held in the country's prisons. |
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| Pakistan raises defence spending Pakistan announces a 17% increase in defence spending in the coming year as it battles to combat Islamic militants. | |
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| Indian film gets Bollywood awards The Indian hit comedy 3 Idiots sweeps Bollywood awards at a ceremony in Sri Lanka boycotted by the Tamil Nadu film industry. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Gunman family 'unaware of motive' The family of Cumbria gunman Derrick Bird say they have no idea why he killed 12 people and are "mortified" at the deaths. |
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| Twins injured during 'fox attack' Nine-month-old twin girls are in hospital after reports they were attacked by a fox at their home in east London | |
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| Ant and Dec win first ever Bafta TV presenters Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly win their first ever Bafta for I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| Services honour shooting victims Hundreds of people attend services in Cumbria to commemorate the victims of gunman Derrick Bird. |
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| Twins injured during 'fox attack' Nine-month-old twin girls are in hospital after reports they were attacked by a fox at their home in east London | |
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| Pub 'refused gay group drinks' A pub chain apologises after staff allegedly refused to serve a gay Labour group in a row over their sexuality. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Five Irish among Israel deportees Five Irish nationals are among a group of activists who will be deported from Israel after trying to bring aid to Gaza in defiance of Israel's blockade. |
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| Low-flying plane 'damages homes' Residents in east Belfast claim roof tiles on their homes were dislodged by a low-flying aircraft on Saturday. | |
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| Fire crews extinguish plant blaze Up to 40 firefighters tackle a large blaze at a vehicle recycling plant in Belfast's docks area. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | 'More economic pain' and job cuts The Scottish economy will lag behind the rest of the UK and shed tens of thousands of public sector jobs, a think tank warns. |
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| Revellers stranded on tiny island Dozens of "social network" partygoers are stranded on a tiny uninhabited island overnight after being cut off by the rising tide. | |
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| Arrest after pensioner found dead A man is arrested in connection with the death of an elderly woman found dead at her home on the Isle of Bute. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Father dies in girl river rescue A father dies while trying to rescue his daughter from the river near Plas Llwyngwern, in Machynlleth, Powys. |
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| Two dead British soldiers named Two soldiers who were killed in a gun battle with insurgents in Afghanistan on Friday have been named by the MoD. | |
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| Footballer impaled on church post A 23-year-old footballer is in hospital after he was impaled on a steel fence post while retrieving a ball. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Prudential: 'No new bid for AIA' UK insurer Prudential has said it has no plans for a renewed bid for AIA, the Asian business of US insurer AIG. |
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| Germany looks to rein in budget German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a two-day cabinet meeting to come up with a savings plan for the country's budget. | |
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| BP cap catches '10,000 barrels' BP's latest bid to cap a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico is now capturing more than half the estimated leak, it tells the BBC. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Ant and Dec win first ever Bafta TV presenters Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly win their first ever Bafta for I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! |
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| Guetta and Johnson top UK charts French DJ David Guetta and Hawaiian singer-songwriter debut at the top of the UK's single and album charts. | |
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| Spelbound crowned Talent winners Gymnastic act Spelbound win the final of Britain's Got Talent and a chance to appear at the Royal Variety Performance. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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| BP cap catches '10,000 barrels' BP's latest bid to cap a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico is now capturing more than half the estimated leak, it tells the BBC. |
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| Successful blast-off for Falcon 9 SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, which could one day carry astronauts, launches successfully on its maiden test flight. | |
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| Lead poisons 100 Nigeria children More than 100 children have recently died of lead poisoning in northern Nigeria digging illegally for gold, health officials say. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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| Australia orders probe of Google Australia orders an investigation of Google for possible breach of privacy while taking pictures for its Street View service. |
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| Bangladesh lifts Facebook block Bangladesh unblocks Facebook after officials say the website agreed to remove caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. | |
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| Smart clothes offer emotional aid Textiles that monitor stress levels and take action to calm their wearers have been developed by researchers. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Brain 'helps control cholesterol' The amount of cholesterol circulating in the bloodstream is partly regulated by the brain, a study in mice suggests. |
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| Doctors tell hospital chief to go Dozens of consultants at Great Ormond Street Hospital sign a letter calling for the resignation of the hospital's chief executive. | |
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| One-shot radiation 'hits cancer' A single dose of radiation is as effective against breast cancer as weeks of post-operative radiotherapy, a study suggests. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Watchdog criticises RE teaching Religious education is "inadequate" in one in five secondary schools in England, according to watchdog Ofsted. |
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| Fifty colleges may close - report A report for a funding body warns 50 colleges in England could close in the next few years. | |
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| Call to end 'unfair' unpaid work Too many professions are relying on school-leavers and graduates doing unpaid work, according to a think-tank. | |
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| 1944: D-Day marks start of Europe invasion Thousands of Allied troops are landing on the beaches of Normandy in northern France at the start of a major offensive against the Germans. | |||
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| 1984: Troops raid Golden Temple in Amritsar Nearly 300 people are killed as Indian troops storm the Golden Temple in Amritsar, held by Sikh militants. | |||
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| 1966: Black civil rights activist shot James Meredith, the first black man to brave the colour bar at the University of Mississippi, is shot in the back and legs while on a civil rights march. | |||
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