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| Wednesday, 03 February, 2010, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Dementia 'losing out' on funding Dementia costs the UK twice as much as cancer, but gets just a fraction of the funding for causes and cures, says a report. |
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| UK defence thinking to be set out Ministers are to set out their thinking on the UK's future defence strategy and resources to combat security threats. | |
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| Jackson's doctor 'to be charged' Michael Jackson's doctor is expected to be charged with involuntary manslaughter of the pop singer, US media reports say. | |
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| Britons warned over drugs abroad British travellers are warned not to get involved with drugs, as more than 1,000 have fallen foul of strict foreign trafficking laws. | |
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| Iran 'will accept uranium deal' Iran's president says it is ready to send enriched uranium abroad for further enrichment under a deal agreed with the West. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Iran 'will accept uranium deal' Iran's president says it is ready to send enriched uranium abroad for further enrichment under a deal agreed with the West. |
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| US military gay ban 'should go' Openly gay people should be allowed to serve in the US military, the top commander says, as a review of a ban is declared. | |
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| Jackson's doctor 'to be charged' Michael Jackson's doctor is expected to be charged with involuntary manslaughter of the pop singer, US media reports say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | South Sudan hunger rises sharply The number of people needing food aid in south Sudan has quadrupled in a year to more than four million, the UN says. |
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| Guinea aide blamed for massacre An investigation for Guinea's junta blames a former aide for September's massacre, not the military leader. | |
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| US jet bomb suspect 'co-operates' The Nigerian suspected of trying to blow up a plane on Christmas Day is providing "useful" information, US officials say. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US military gay ban 'should go' Openly gay people should be allowed to serve in the US military, the top commander says, as a review of a ban is declared. |
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| US jet bomb suspect 'co-operates' The Nigerian suspected of trying to blow up a plane on Christmas Day is providing "useful" information, US officials say. | |
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| Jackson's doctor 'to be charged' Michael Jackson's doctor is expected to be charged with involuntary manslaughter of the pop singer, US media reports say. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Obama firm on Dalai Lama meeting US President Barack Obama intends to meet the Dalai Lama despite warnings from China not to, the White House says. |
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| Malaysia's Anwar in sodomy trial Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim denounces "corrupt" sodomy charges against him as he appears in court. | |
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| Feng shui master denied Wang cash A court in Hong Kong rejects a feng shui master's claim to the multibillion dollar estate of Asia's richest woman, Nina Wang. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Greece unveils austerity measures Greece's prime minister announces tough austerity measures aimed at cutting his country's soaring public debt. |
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| French Concorde crash trial opens US airline Continental and five individuals go on trial in France over the Concorde crash of 2000, in which 113 people died. | |
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| Ukraine, Russia trade spy charges Ukraine and Russia trade spying accusations as Kiev expels four Russians and detains another on suspicion of espionage. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Iran 'will accept uranium deal' Iran's president says it is ready to send enriched uranium abroad for further enrichment under a deal agreed with the West. |
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| Hamas: Talks over Shalit stopped Hamas politician Mahmoud Zahar tells the BBC that talks to agree a prisoner swap for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit have collapsed. | |
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| Iran's Mousavi vows to fight on Mir Hossein Mousavi says Iran's opposition will continue its peaceful struggle against the government. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan 'captures Taliban base' A major Taliban base in a north-western tribal region of Pakistan is captured after days of fierce fighting, officials say. |
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| Sri Lanka leader wins extra year Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa gets an extra year in power after a court rules his new term begins in November 2010. | |
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| Drones 'kill 10' in Pakistan An attack by US drones in northern Pakistan kills at least 10 people near the Afghan border, local officials tell the BBC. | |
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| UK | |
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| Dementia 'losing out' on funding Dementia costs the UK twice as much as cancer, but gets just a fraction of the funding for causes and cures, says a report. |
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| Britons warned over drugs abroad British travellers are warned not to get involved with drugs, as more than 1,000 have fallen foul of strict foreign trafficking laws. | |
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| Katie Price marries in Las Vegas Model Katie Price and her boyfriend Alex Reid have married in Las Vegas, a spokesman for the couple says. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Ban on Baby P killer Peta poster A poster on animal cruelty featuring the killer of Baby Peter is banned by the Advertising Standards Agency. |
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| Striker's daughter found hanged The daughter of ex Manchester City player Antoine Sibierski is found hanged - a day after being arrested on suspicion of assault. | |
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| Father delivers baby in hospital A Lancashire hospital apologises after a father was forced to deliver his own baby because the midwife left the room. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Party totally behind leader - DUP The DUP gives total support to its leadership on outstanding issues over the devolution of policing and justice, Nigel Dodds says. |
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| Tied vote in moderator election For the third time in nine years the election for the Presbyterian Moderator ends in a tied vote between two candidates | |
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| Woman woken, pushed by burglars A woman in her 60s is left badly shaken after a burglary at her home in Lisburn in County Antrim. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Scottish budget expected to pass The Scottish budget for the year ahead is expected to be approved, despite continued concerns over the £30bn spending plans. |
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| 'New life' for capital's landmark An A-listed building in Edinburgh is to be brought back into public use for the first time in nearly 40 years, under council plans. | |
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| Legal move over RBS cash handout Environment and human rights campaigners are to sue the Treasury over its injection of capital into the Royal Bank of Scotland. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | UK defence thinking to be set out Ministers are to set out their thinking on the UK's future defence strategy and resources to combat security threats. |
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| Cabinet misled on war, says Short Ex-cabinet member Clare Short tells the UK's Iraq war inquiry that ministers were misled over the conflict's legality. | |
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| Union strike ballot over 'cuts' More than 250,000 public sector workers are to be balloted on strike action over cuts to redundancy payments. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Mandelson in Kraft-Cadbury talks The business secretary says he is "disappointed" Kraft would not guarantee to manage Cadbury's brands from the UK. |
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| Action needed on benefits take-up Targets need to be set to ensure more people claim the benefits to which they are entitled, a coalition of charities says. | |
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| Legal move over RBS cash handout Environment and human rights campaigners are to sue the Treasury over its injection of capital into the Royal Bank of Scotland. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Katie Price marries in Las Vegas Model Katie Price and her boyfriend Alex Reid have married in Las Vegas, a spokesman for the couple says. |
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| Avatar and Locker lead Oscar nods Science-fiction film Avatar and war movie The Hurt Locker lead the way at this year's Academy Award nominations with nine nods each. | |
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| Stars in US record song for Haiti Music stars including Kanye West and Celine Dion re-record the 1985 charity hit We Are the World to raise money for Haiti. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Jason ocean mission secures funds European nations commit to build the next Jason spacecraft, a key mission to monitor the behaviour of the world's oceans. |
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| Lancet accepts MMR study 'false' The medical journal which originally published the discredited research linking autism and MMR has now issue a full retraction of the paper. | |
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| Study: Survival of the quickest Research inspired by Hollywood cowboy films shows people move 10% more quickly when reacting to a situation. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Pressure mounts to phase out IE6 A petition calling for the UK government to drop Internet Explorer 6 is the latest move in a campaign to kill off the browser. |
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| Jason ocean mission secures funds European nations commit to build the next Jason spacecraft, a key mission to monitor the behaviour of the world's oceans. | |
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| More studying 'on home computers' Pupils are more likely to use computers for their schoolwork at home every day than at school, according to a survey. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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| Dementia 'losing out' on funding Dementia costs the UK twice as much as cancer, but gets just a fraction of the funding for causes and cures, says a report. |
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| Pregnancy brain lapses 'a myth' Expectant mums need to stop blaming their bump for memory lapses, say experts who want to dispel the "baby brain" myth. | |
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| Internet use linked to depression UK psychologists suggest there is a strong link between heavy internet use and depression, but others dispute their findings. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Hi-tech battle with exam cheats Schools are being sold detection equipment to catch mobile phones used secretly in exam rooms by students to cheat. |
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| Rise in ethnic minority students Ethnic minority groups are better represented in UK's universities than in the general population, research finds. | |
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| Colleges face adult course cuts Further education colleges in England face an average budget cut of 16% for adult learning, the Association of Colleges claims. | |
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| 1959: Buddy Holly killed in air crash Three young rock 'n' roll stars, including 22-year-old singer Buddy Holly, die when their plane crashes in the United States. | |||
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| 1960: Macmillan speaks of 'wind of change' in Africa Harold Macmillan outrages South African politicians with a speech warning of the "wind of change" in Africa. | |||
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| 1986: Pope and Mother Teresa feed the sick The Pope meets Mother Teresa in Calcutta and visits her home for the sick and dying. | |||
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