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| Thursday, 10 December, 2009, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London |
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 | Tory warning over benefit rises The Tories accused the government of cynicism over rises in benefits it is claimed could be cut again after the election. |
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| FBI probes 'US Pakistan arrests' The FBI investigates the arrest in Pakistan of five reported US men on suspicion of links to extremist groups, say officials. | |
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| 'Ten years remain' to cut carbon Carbon emissions must fall within a decade to keep the global temperature rise under 2C, the UK Met Office says. | |
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| Fresh MPs' expenses details due The latest details of expenses claimed by MPs under the controversial second homes allowance are to be published. | |
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| Intercept problems in mock trials Fundamental problems over intercept evidence use in trials have emerged in tests, the government is set to announce. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Brown, Sarkozy urge market reform UK PM Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy issue a joint call for changes to global financial markets. |
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| Confusion over Zelaya exile bid Moves are made for ousted Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya to leave for exile in Mexico but it is unclear if he will go. | |
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| Obama set for Oslo Nobel ceremony US President Barack Obama is due to collect his Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital, Oslo. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria brutality claims 'unfair' Nigeria's police say they were unfairly treated after Amnesty issues a report accusing them of murders and brutality. |
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| Nigeria ex-governor in fraud raid Nigerian anti-fraud officials raid a meeting of senior opposition politicians, arresting ex-presidential candidate Attahiru Bafarawa. | |
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| Scouting founder 'executed PoW' Military papers which show Scouting movement founder Lord Baden-Powell executed a prisoner-of-war have been auctioned in Gloucestershire. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Confusion over Zelaya exile bid Moves are made for ousted Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya to leave for exile in Mexico but it is unclear if he will go. |
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| FBI probes 'US Pakistan arrests' The FBI investigates the arrest in Pakistan of five reported US men on suspicion of links to extremist groups, say officials. | |
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| Obama set for Oslo Nobel ceremony US President Barack Obama is due to collect his Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital, Oslo. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Charges over Philippines massacre Philippines prosecutors charge 24 people with rebellion, after a massacre last month on the island of Mindanao. |
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| New arrests over Xinjiang riots Ninety-four people are arrested on suspicion of involvement in ethnic violence in China's Xinjiang region in July, officials say. | |
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| S Korea in $10bn Ghana homes deal A South Korean firm will build 200,000 houses in Ghana over the next six years in a $10bn deal, Korean officials say. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Brown, Sarkozy urge market reform UK PM Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy issue a joint call for changes to global financial markets. |
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| Tough 2010 Irish budget unveiled The Irish government unveils one of the most severe budgets in the Republic's history, including public sector pay cuts. | |
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| Obama set for Oslo Nobel ceremony US President Barack Obama is due to collect his Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital, Oslo. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Settlers stage Jerusalem protest Thousands of Jewish settlers and their supporters protest in Jerusalem at a curb on West Bank settlement building. |
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| Egyptians build steel Gaza wall Egypt begins building an enormous metal wall on its border with Gaza to try to curb smuggling, the BBC learns. | |
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| Amnesty condemns Iranian 'abuses' Human rights in Iran are as poor as at any time over the past 20 years, an Amnesty International report says. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | US man denies Mumbai plot charge A Chicago man accused of involvement in the deadly attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai last year pleads not guilty. |
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| FBI probes 'US Pakistan arrests' The FBI investigates the arrest in Pakistan of five reported US men on suspicion of links to extremist groups, say officials. | |
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| 'No quick success' in Afghanistan A top US general says military success in Afghanistan is likely to be slower than in Iraq after the troop surge there. | |
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| UK | |
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| Tory warning over benefit rises The Tories accused the government of cynicism over rises in benefits it is claimed could be cut again after the election. |
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| Fresh MPs' expenses details due The latest details of expenses claimed by MPs under the controversial second homes allowance are to be published. | |
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| 'Ten years remain' to cut carbon Carbon emissions must fall within a decade to keep the global temperature rise under 2C, the UK Met Office says. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Team's attempt to save moor girl Team-mates of a 14-year-old girl who drowned after falling into a swollen river on Dartmoor tell an inquest they tried to save her. |
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| Muslim hotel row case dismissed The case against a devout Christian couple accused of insulting a Muslim guest's faith is dismissed by a judge. | |
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| Charge over 'gun' near Blair home A man is charged with possessing a firearm near the Westminster home of the former Prime Minister Tony Blair. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | 'Changes needed' on sex offenders The health minister says more needs to be done to ensure the justice system is effective when sex offenders are released. |
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| Irish bishops ask for forgiveness Irish bishops have asked to be forgiven for the "failure of moral leadership" identified by a report into clerical child abuse in Dublin. | |
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| Shakin' Stevens denying assault A photographer who claims he was assaulted by pop star Shakin' Stevens gives evidence at Ballymena Magistrates Court. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Warning over NHS cash pressures The health service in Scotland will face "significant" financial pressures over the next five years, a watchdog predicts. |
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| MSPs back call for greater powers The Scottish government wins a vote on a call for more powers to come to Holyrood before the general election | |
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| Diageo unions end closure protest A campaign against the closure of two Diageo factories is formally ended as unions reach a payout deal. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| Tory warning over benefit rises The Tories accused the government of cynicism over rises in benefits it is claimed could be cut again after the election. |
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| Fresh MPs' expenses details due The latest details of expenses claimed by MPs under the controversial second homes allowance are to be published. | |
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| Labour has lost trust - Osborne Labour should "never be trusted" with people's money again, says George Osborne, calling the pre-Budget a "catastrophe". | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Bank set to hold interest rates The Bank of England is expected to announce no change in policy when it reveals the outcome of its most recent meeting later. |
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| Tory warning over benefit rises The Tories accused the government of cynicism over rises in benefits it is claimed could be cut again after the election. | |
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| Old IT 'hindering' tax recovery The taxman's ability to collect debts is being undermined by outdated computer systems, according to a committee of MPs. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | MacColl campaign to disband The campaign seeking justice for the death of singer Kirsty MacColl in 2000 is to disband its activities, it is announced. |
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| Watchdog rules on BBC dog expose Ofcom rules that a BBC documentary on pedigree dogs was not "unfair" to The Kennel Club, but criticises some elements of the show. | |
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| Band Aid tops Christmas hit list Band Aid's 2004 version of Do They Know It's Christmas? is the decade's best-selling seasonal tune, according to new figures. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Ancient Med flood mystery solved Research reveals details of a catastrophic flood that refilled the Mediterranean Sea more than five million years ago. |
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| 'Ten years remain' to cut carbon Carbon emissions must fall within a decade to keep the global temperature rise under 2C, the UK Met Office says. | |
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| New drug threat to Asian vultures A veterinary pain drug can be lethal to vultures that eat the carcasses of treated livestock, say scientists. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Facebook enhances privacy control Social network Facebook is allowing users to control who sees each piece of content they post on the site. |
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| Darling rolls out broadband tax The Chancellor has given details of the broadband tax as he delivers his pre-Budget report to parliament | |
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| AOL Time Warner completes split Media firm Time Warner and AOL formally split into two companies, almost 10 years after their much-lauded merger. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Major child cancer trial launched Scientists are to test whether boosting the immune system can prevent the return of the childhood cancer neuroblastoma. |
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| Child detainee health 'at risk' The practice of placing children in immigration removal centres should stop as it can damage their health, senior doctors say. | |
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| Warning over NHS cash pressures The health service in Scotland will face "significant" financial pressures over the next five years, a watchdog predicts. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | More pupils get free school meals The chancellor has promised free school meals to another half a million primary school children in his pre-Budget report. |
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| Next year's student loans delayed The start of the applications process for next year's student loans for England is being postponed. | |
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| Home educators mass petition MPs More than 70 MPs have handed in petitions from opponents of plans for the compulsory registration in England of families who educate their children at home. | |
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| 1988: Death toll rises in Armenian earthquake Up to 45,000 people die and a further 500,000 are homeless after the devastating earthquake which ripped through Armenia, official figures reveal today. | |||
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| 1990: Iraq frees British hostages The first of the hostages held in the Gulf for four and a half months have arrived in Britain after their release by Saddam Hussein. | |||
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| 2003: Mother cleared of murdering babies The Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction of Angela Cannings, jailed for life for the murder of her two baby sons. | |||
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