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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | EU 'consensus' to tackle crisis EU leaders say they are determined to avoid any protectionist moves in response to the economic crisis. |
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| Basques short of overall majority Basque nationalists win a regional election vote in Spain's Basque Country but fail to achieve an overall majority. | |
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| Rebels 'retake Congo positions' The UN says Hutu rebels retake positions in eastern DR Congo after a Rwandan withdrawal, but Kinshasa denies the claim. | |
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| Iran's uranium 'enough for bomb' Iran possesses enough nuclear material to build a bomb, the United States' most senior military commander says. | |
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| Explorers begin epic Arctic trek A British team has begun a gruelling trek to the North Pole to discover how quickly the Arctic sea-ice is melting | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Rebels 'retake Congo positions' The UN says Hutu rebels retake positions in eastern DR Congo after a Rwandan withdrawal, but Kinshasa denies the claim. |
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| Blast hits Guinea-Bissau army HQ An attack partially destroys the HQ of Guinea-Bissau's armed forces, witnesses and army sources say. | |
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| Somali migrants 'drown off Yemen' Forty-five Somalian migrants drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Yemen this week, officials say. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Iran's uranium 'enough for bomb' Iran possesses enough nuclear material to build a bomb, the United States' most senior military commander says. |
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| US 'cell assault' video released US prosecutors release video of a sheriff's deputy striking a 15-year-old girl and throwing her onto a cell floor. | |
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| Colombia discovers Farc hideouts Colombian soldiers find a network of well-equipped caves used by the Farc guerrilla movement deep in the country's jungle. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Asean group seeks economic action South East Asian leaders call for greater co-ordinated regional action to help restore their damaged economies. |
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| Violence flares over race movie A film set during the race riots that hit Australia four years ago is pulled from cinemas in Sydney after fights break out during screenings. | |
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| Chinese probe crashes into moon The Chinese lunar probe Chang'e 1 crashes into the moon in what Beijing describes as a controlled collision. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| EU 'consensus' to tackle crisis EU leaders say they are determined to avoid any protectionist moves in response to the economic crisis. |
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| Basques short of overall majority Basque nationalists win a regional election vote in Spain's Basque Country but fail to achieve an overall majority. | |
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| Explorers begin epic Arctic trek A British team has begun a gruelling trek to the North Pole to discover how quickly the Arctic sea-ice is melting | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Iran's uranium 'enough for bomb' Iran possesses enough nuclear material to build a bomb, the United States' most senior military commander says. |
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| Hariri court opens at The Hague An international court set up to try the suspected killers of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri opens at The Hague. | |
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| Israeli warning over Gaza rockets Israel's prime minister promises an "uncompromising response" if rockets continue to be fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Charges for Bangladesh mutineers Bangladesh police say they are charging more than 1,000 border guards for a mutiny in which more than 140 people died. |
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| Missiles 'kill seven' in Pakistan Missiles fired by US unmanned aircraft kill seven people close to Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, reports say. | |
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| US resists Karzai poll date call The US says it prefers an August date for elections in Afghanistan, despite President Hamid Karzai's call for an April poll. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Harman warning on Goodwin pension Harriet Harman says former RBS chief executive Sir Fred Goodwin should not "count on" keeping his £650,000 pension. |
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| School lotteries to be reviewed The use of lotteries to allocate places at oversubscribed schools in England is to be reviewed, the government announces. | |
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| BBC in University Challenge probe The BBC is looking into claims that a member of University Challenge's winning team was not eligible to take part. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | School lotteries to be reviewed The use of lotteries to allocate places at oversubscribed schools in England is to be reviewed, the government announces. |
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| Brown sets targets for science The prime minister sets out plans to increase the number of pupils taking science subjects - and to re-train specialist teachers. | |
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| Sixth form cuts 'are disastrous' Unions claim some schools in Wales could lose a quarter of their sixth form budgets in assembly government cuts. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Motive mystery in woodland murder Police say they have yet to uncover a motive for the murder of a man found in a Cheshire woodland. |
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| Boyle takes Oscar on home visit Director Danny Boyle returns to his Greater Manchester home town to show off his Oscar. | |
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| Bermuda rescue pair due back home A couple who had to be rescued from their yacht off the Bermuda coast are due back on dry land. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| EU 'consensus' to tackle crisis EU leaders say they are determined to avoid any protectionist moves in response to the economic crisis. |
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| Asean group seeks economic action South East Asian leaders call for greater co-ordinated regional action to help restore their damaged economies. | |
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| US economy suffers sharp nosedive The US economy shrank by 6.2% in the last three months of 2008 revised official figures show, sending stocks spiralling lower. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Violence flares over race movie A film set during the race riots that hit Australia four years ago is pulled from cinemas in Sydney after fights break out during screenings. |
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| Boyle takes Oscar on home visit Director Danny Boyle returns to his Greater Manchester home town to show off his Oscar. | |
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| Goody in hospital for operation Terminally ill reality TV star Jade Goody is admitted to hospital for more surgery to relieve "awful pain", her publicist says. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Explorers begin epic Arctic trek A British team has begun a gruelling trek to the North Pole to discover how quickly the Arctic sea-ice is melting |
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| Earliest 'human footprints' found Footprints dating from 1.5m years ago found in Kenya show modern foot shape and walking style had already developed by then. | |
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| Chinese probe crashes into moon The Chinese lunar probe Chang'e 1 crashes into the moon in what Beijing describes as a controlled collision. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | British 'careless' with liberties British people have been "careless" with their civil liberties, but that is beginning to change, the former shadow home affairs minister says. |
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| Facebook offers control to users Social network Facebook responds to criticism over the way it handles user data by handing over control to its users. | |
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| Net TV plans get Trust scrutiny Plans to make net-based catch-up TV services accessible via set-top boxes are being scrutinised by the BBC Trust. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | 'Ethical' stem cell creation hope The ability to create stem cell treatments without using embryos is a step closer, say researchers. |
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| Motor neurone disease 'gene clue' A gene linked to a type of motor neurone disease that runs in families has been pinned down after a 10-year search. | |
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| Alzheimer's plaques 'big impact' The sticky plaques linked to Alzheimer's disease may have a bigger impact on the brain than it was thought, research suggests. | |
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| 1950: Communist spy jailed for 14 years Nuclear scientist Klaus Fuchs is sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for espionage. | |||
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| 1954: US tests hydrogen bomb in Bikini The biggest explosion ever made by man is witnessed in the Pacific when US scientists explode their second H-bomb at Bikini Atoll. | |||
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| 1994: West charged as death toll mounts Fred West is charged with two further murders following the discovery of more human remains in the garden of his Gloucester home. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Man Utd 0-0 Tottenham (aet) Manchester United win the Carling Cup with a 4-1 penalty shoot-out triumph over Tottenham at Wembley. |
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| England made to suffer by Windies Ramnaresh Sarwan makes 291 as West Indies pile up 749-9 declared on day four of the fourth Test against England. | |
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| Ogilvy cruises to win over Casey Geoff Ogilvy overcomes Englishman Paul Casey 4&3 to win the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Tuscon, Arizona. | |
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| Sampdoria pile pressure on Milan Sampdoria beat AC Milan 2-1 to put a dent in their Champions League qualification hopes. | |
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| Aston Villa 2-2 Stoke Glenn Whelan scores a dramatic 90th-minute equaliser as Stoke frustrate Aston Villa in their bid to cement the fourth Champions League position. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Man Utd 0-0 Tottenham (aet) Manchester United win the Carling Cup with a 4-1 penalty shoot-out triumph over Tottenham at Wembley. |
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| Aston Villa 2-2 Stoke Glenn Whelan scores a dramatic 90th-minute equaliser as Stoke frustrate Aston Villa in their bid to cement the fourth Champions League position. | |
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| West Ham 1-0 Man City West Ham move up to seventh in the Premier League with a well-deserved victory at home against Manchester City. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | England made to suffer by Windies Ramnaresh Sarwan makes 291 as West Indies pile up 749-9 declared on day four of the fourth Test against England. |
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| Collingwood rues lifeless pitch Paul Collingwood says England were frustrated by a lifeless pitch as the West Indies declared on 749-9 in Barbados. | |
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| Harmison seeks England assurances Steve Harmison seeks talks with England captain Andrew Strauss after being left out of the team for the fourth Test against West Indies. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | In-form Venus seals Mexican title Venus Williams beats Flavia Pennetta to win her second title in a week at the Mexican Open. |
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| Djokovic battles to Dubai victory Novak Djokovic overcomes David Ferrer to win the Dubai Championship. | |
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| Fleming aims for rankings boost Colin Fleming says he hopes his call up to the Great Britain team to face Ukraine in the Davis Cup will help boost his world ranking. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Vettel goes fastest in Spain test Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel outpaces last year's championship runner-up Felipe Massa in testing in Jerez. |
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| Force India unveil car in Jerez Force India launch their 2009 car with its track debut at testing in Jerez. | |
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| Ex-Honda team closes on F1 return The former Honda team plans to test at Silverstone and Barcelona in the next fortnight, raising hopes it will start the new Formula One season next month. | |
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