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| Thursday, 07 January, 2010, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London |
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 | Brown secure in job - Mandelson Lord Mandelson insists Gordon Brown's position is safe after calls for a leadership ballot by two ex-ministers fail to win support. |
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| Freezing weather keeps grip on UK Much of the UK remains in the grip of freezing conditions as heavy snow continues to cause chaos. | |
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| Mobile use 'helps' Alzheimer's Scientists in Florida say mobile phone radiation could protect against Alzheimer's, based on tests carried out on mice. | |
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| New rules for MPs to be outlined Proposed changes to what MPs can claim in expenses will be outlined as part of a consultation on changes to the old system. | |
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| Ofsted 'becoming unwieldy' - MPs The education watchdog in England has grown "enormously" and risks becoming un-co-ordinated, a group of MPs warns. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Aid groups warn of Sudan war risk Aid groups say Sudan's 2005 peace deal is on the verge of collapse and the world must act now to prevent fresh conflict. |
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| Nigerian charged over plane plot A US grand jury indicts Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on six counts over an alleged plot to bomb a plane on Christmas Day. | |
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| Iceland president promises to pay Iceland's president tells the BBC the nation will honour its banking crisis debts to the British and Dutch governments. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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| Aid groups warn of Sudan war risk Aid groups say Sudan's 2005 peace deal is on the verge of collapse and the world must act now to prevent fresh conflict. |
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| Nigerian charged over plane plot A US grand jury indicts Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on six counts over an alleged plot to bomb a plane on Christmas Day. | |
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| 'Long recovery' for Guinea leader The head of Guinea's junta will need time to recover after last month's assassination bid, the country's interim leader says. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Nigerian charged over plane plot A US grand jury indicts Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on six counts over an alleged plot to bomb a plane on Christmas Day. |
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| Obama Senate ally Dodd steps down Senate banking chief Chris Dodd says it is his "moment to step aside", before November's congressional elections. | |
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| Farc rebels admit governor murder Farc rebels in Colombia say they were behind the kidnap and murder of a regional governor last month. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Japan replaces finance minister Japan's PM Yukio Hatoyama is forced to replace his experienced finance minister, who has resigned over ill health. |
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| New tainted milk scandal in China A year after China's tainted milk scandal, three dairy executives face trial for allegedly selling contaminated milk. | |
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| Turkmenistan opens Iran gas link Turkmenistan has opened a second gas pipeline to Iran, further eroding Russia's historical domination of its energy sector. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Brown secure in job - Mandelson Lord Mandelson insists Gordon Brown's position is safe after calls for a leadership ballot by two ex-ministers fail to win support. |
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| Snow brings disruption in Europe Severe winter weather brings hazardous conditions and transport disruption to parts of northern Europe. | |
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| Iceland president promises to pay Iceland's president tells the BBC the nation will honour its banking crisis debts to the British and Dutch governments. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Egypt church attack kills Copts At least five Coptic Christians are killed in a Christmas Eve drive-by shooting outside a church in southern Egypt. |
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| Fatal clash at Gaza-Egypt border An Egyptian soldier dies and eight Palestinians are injured in clashes at the Gaza border, after aid trucks are refused entry. | |
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| Yemen 'arrests al-Qaeda suspects' Yemeni forces have arrested three al-Qaeda suspects who were wounded in a raid on Monday, reports say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Threats to Afghan future, says UN The top UN official in Afghanistan says "negative trends" threaten to make the country's situation unmanageable. |
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| Nepal child soldiers to be freed Thousands of child soldiers in camps holding Nepal's former Maoist rebel fighters are to start being freed on Thursday. | |
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| Gun and bomb attacks rock Kashmir Militants kill at least three Pakistani soldiers and an Indian policeman in separate attacks in disputed Kashmir. | |
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| UK | |
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| Brown secure in job - Mandelson Lord Mandelson insists Gordon Brown's position is safe after calls for a leadership ballot by two ex-ministers fail to win support. |
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| Freezing weather keeps grip on UK Much of the UK remains in the grip of freezing conditions as heavy snow continues to cause chaos. | |
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| Shoplifting surges amid downturn Retailers say a crime wave by opportunist shoppers is becoming a grave problem as more people pilfer instead of paying up. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Ice warnings follow snow storms The Met Office warns of severe frost and ice following heavy snow storms across England. |
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| Warrant out for horse sex accused An arrest warrant is issued for a Leicester man accused of having sex with a horse and a donkey, after he fails to turn up to court. | |
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| Woman 'poisoned ex-lover's curry' A man died and his new fiancee became seriously ill after his "jealous" former lover poisoned their curry, a court hears. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Iris Robinson attempted suicide The wife of Northern Ireland's first minister Peter Robinson has said she tried to kill herself while suffering depression after an affair. |
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| UDA confirm guns decommissioned Loyalist paramilitary group the Ulster Defence Association announces that it has put its weapons beyond use. | |
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| MP faces copyright breach claims DUP MP and gospel singer Reverend William McCrea faces legal action over an alleged copyright breach. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Schools shut again in big freeze At least 250 schools will be shut across Scotland on Thursday as freezing conditions continue to cause disruption. |
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| Power line upgrade given go-ahead Controversial plans for a new line of electricity towers to carry power between the Highlands and central Scotland are approved. | |
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| Wild animal plan objection mooted A proposal to create a reserve for wolves, wildcat and elk on a Highlands estate is facing opposition from a climbers group. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| Brown secure in job - Mandelson Lord Mandelson insists Gordon Brown's position is safe after calls for a leadership ballot by two ex-ministers fail to win support. |
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| New rules for MPs to be outlined Proposed changes to what MPs can claim in expenses will be outlined as part of a consultation on changes to the old system. | |
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| Ofsted 'becoming unwieldy' - MPs The education watchdog in England has grown "enormously" and risks becoming un-co-ordinated, a group of MPs warns. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Iceland president promises to pay Iceland's president tells the BBC the nation will honour its banking crisis debts to the British and Dutch governments. |
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| Firms criticise school closures Businesses criticise head teachers for closing schools too readily in the snowy weather. | |
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| Shoplifting surges amid downturn Retailers say a crime wave by opportunist shoppers is becoming a grave problem as more people pilfer instead of paying up. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Russell Brand to marry Katy Perry Russell Brand gets engaged to US singer Katy Perry while on holiday, the comedian's publicist confirms. |
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| Moira Stuart lands Radio 2 role Moira Stuart will read the news during the Chris Evans Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2, it is announced. | |
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| BBC to assess science coverage A review of the BBC's science coverage is to be carried out to assess its impartiality, the corporation's Trust announces. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Tracks record oldest land-walkers The earliest evidence of a four-legged animal walking on land is discovered in a disused Polish quarry. |
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| EU to hand out Galileo contracts The first contracts will be awarded on Thursday to build an operational satellite-navigation system for Europe. | |
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| Dark matter 'beach ball' unveiled The halo of dark matter surrounding our galaxy is shaped like a "squashed beach ball", according to astronomers. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Bigger Amazon Kindle to go global Amazon takes on the growing e-book reader competition by launching its larger-screen Kindle DX in over 100 countries. |
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| EU to hand out Galileo contracts The first contracts will be awarded on Thursday to build an operational satellite-navigation system for Europe. | |
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| Google phone to protect ad empire Google looks to defend its online ad empire with a new mobile phone that will compete with the iPhone. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Mobile use 'helps' Alzheimer's Scientists in Florida say mobile phone radiation could protect against Alzheimer's, based on tests carried out on mice. |
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| Breastfeeding 'down to hormones' Mothers who find breastfeeding so hard they give up should not blame themselves, researchers say. | |
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| Women 'too busy' for smear tests Practical reasons could be more significant than emotional ones in explaining why many women miss cervical cancer screenings, a study suggests. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Ofsted 'becoming unwieldy' - MPs The education watchdog in England has grown "enormously" and risks becoming un-co-ordinated, a group of MPs warns. |
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| More than 10,000 UK schools shut Thousands of schools across the UK are closed because of the widespread snow and ice. | |
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| University heads tackle extremism University leaders are to examine how to tackle violent extremism on campus without damaging academic freedom. | |
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| 1976: Iceland and Britain clash at sea A British naval frigate is involved in another collision with an Icelandic gunboat in the Atlantic. | |||
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| 1990: Leaning Tower of Pisa closed to public The Leaning Tower of Pisa is closed to the public for the first time in its history amid safety fears. | |||
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| 1980: Gandhi returned by landslide vote Indians vote Indira Gandhi back into power - less than three years after rejecting her "emergency dictatorship". | |||
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