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| Saturday, 20 February, 2010, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London |
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 | Brown steps up election campaign Gordon Brown will speak of "a future fair for all" as he reveals Labour's themes and slogans for the general election. |
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| Dutch cabinet 'falls' in Nato row The Dutch government collapses in a row within the governing coalition on extending troop deployments in Afghanistan, media say. | |
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| Williams slides to British gold Amy Williams wins Britain's first solo Winter Olympics gold medal for 30 years with victory in the women's skeleton. | |
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| Rights group urges torture review The UK's human rights watchdog has called for an independent review of claims intelligence services colluded in torture. | |
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| Brother accused of murdering boy A man is due to appear before magistrates in West Yorkshire accused of murdering his nine-year-old brother in a knife attack. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Dutch cabinet 'falls' in Nato row The Dutch government collapses in a row within the governing coalition on extending troop deployments in Afghanistan, media say. |
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| Morocco minaret fall kills many At least 36 people die in Morocco as a minaret collapses at a mosque in the central town of Meknes, officials say. | |
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| Repentant Woods sorry for affairs A tearful Tiger Woods makes a frank apology for cheating on his wife, saying he does not know when he will return to competitive golf. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Guinea killings 'atrocious crime' The killing of opposition supporters in Guinea last year was a crime against humanity, the ICC says in its initial probe. |
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| AU suspends Niger following coup The African Union suspends Niger following Thursday's military coup, while UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appeals for calm. | |
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| Morocco minaret fall kills many At least 36 people die in Morocco as a minaret collapses at a mosque in the central town of Meknes, officials say. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Repentant Woods sorry for affairs A tearful Tiger Woods makes a frank apology for cheating on his wife, saying he does not know when he will return to competitive golf. |
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| US calls on Cuba to release 'spy' The US calls for the immediate release of an American national held for nearly three month in Cuba and accused of spying. | |
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| Space shuttle returning to Earth Space shuttle Endeavour heads back to Earth after delivering the last major component of the International Space Station. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China anger at Dalai Lama visit President Obama's talks with the Dalai Lama in Washington have "seriously undermined" US-China relations, Beijing says. |
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| N Korea declares sea firing zones North Korea declares a naval firing zone near its disputed sea border with South Korea, amid efforts to re-start nuclear talks. | |
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| Pope to canonise first Australian Pope Benedict confirms Australia is to get its first saint - an outspoken nun, Mother Mary MacKillop, who died in 1909. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Dutch cabinet 'falls' in Nato row The Dutch government collapses in a row within the governing coalition on extending troop deployments in Afghanistan, media say. |
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| Greece 'needs European support' Greece's Prime Minister says his country needs European support to cut debt levels effectively, but adds it does not need a bail-out. | |
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| Logjammed European court reformed Plans are approved to streamline the European Court of Human Rights to help clear a backlog of 120,000 cases. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran leader denies nuclear claims Iran's supreme leader denies it is developing nuclear weapons, after a new UN report sparks an international outcry. |
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| ElBaradei greeted by Egypt crowds Former IAEA chief Mohammed ElBaradei is welcomed home by hundreds of people outside Cairo's airport. | |
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| Dubai chief in Mossad arrest call Dubai's police chief calls for the head of Mossad to be arrested if Israel's spy agency was behind the killing of a Hamas boss. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan police deployed to warzone Hundreds of Afghan police officers are sent to areas captured by Nato-led forces in an offensive against the Taliban. |
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| Taliban chiefs 'held in Pakistan' Two senior members of the Afghan Taliban are detained in Pakistan, reports say - but there is confusion over the details. | |
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| India row over Jesus beer image The Indian state of Meghalaya confiscates textbooks showing pictures of Jesus Christ holding a cigarette and a can of beer. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Williams slides to British gold Amy Williams wins Britain's first solo Winter Olympics gold medal for 30 years with victory in the women's skeleton. |
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| Brown steps up election campaign Gordon Brown will speak of "a future fair for all" as he reveals Labour's themes and slogans for the general election. | |
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| Argentina seeks UK oil row talks Argentina has said it wants dialogue with the UK in the row over British oil drilling around the Falkland Islands. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Brother accused of murdering boy A man is due to appear before magistrates in West Yorkshire accused of murdering his nine-year-old brother in a knife attack. |
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| Corus decommissioning under way The process of decommissioning the Corus steel plant in Redcar begins in earnest, bringing an end to 150 years of steelmaking in the town | |
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| Williams slides to British gold Amy Williams wins Britain's first solo Winter Olympics gold medal for 30 years with victory in the women's skeleton. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Mortar bomb near police station A viable mortar bomb abandoned near a police station in County Armagh had the potential to kill, detectives say. |
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| Seven held after 'machete' attack Police arrest seven men after a man is seriously injured by a 'sword or machete' in west Belfast. | |
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| Teenagers stabbed during burglary Three teenagers suffer stab wounds to the head and body during a burglary at a house in south Belfast. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Strike action over rail service The first of three one-day strikes on First Scotrail services by members of the RMT union have started. |
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| Fresh calls over Lockerbie advice Opposition parties step up calls for the medical evidence behind the release of the Lockerbie bomber to be published in full. | |
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| Motorway beams lifted into place Motorists are warned to expect delays this weekend as four huge beams are lifted into place as part of the £320m M80 upgrade. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| Brown steps up election campaign Gordon Brown will speak of "a future fair for all" as he reveals Labour's themes and slogans for the general election. |
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| Experts back spending cuts delay More than 60 economists sign two open letters backing the government's decision to delay spending cuts until 2011. | |
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| James Purnell to stand down as MP Former cabinet minister James Purnell announces he will stand down as an MP at the general election. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Experts back spending cuts delay More than 60 economists sign two open letters backing the government's decision to delay spending cuts until 2011. |
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| Credit card rates 'unjustified' A former government advisor calls for an investigation into the profit margins of credit card companies, and says rates are too high. | |
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| Dollar rises on surprise Fed move The dollar rises against a basket of currencies after the US Federal Reserve increases interest rates for emergency bank loans. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Live EastEnders solves whodunnit Archie Mitchell's murderer is finally revealed in a live episode of EastEnders marking the soap's 25th anniversary. |
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| Actor and director Jeffries dies Actor and film director Lionel Jeffries, best known for The Railway Children and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, dies at the age of 83. | |
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| Lloyd Webber considers Abbey bid Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber expresses interest in buying the Abbey Road recording studios following reports its future is under threat. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Space shuttle returning to Earth Space shuttle Endeavour heads back to Earth after delivering the last major component of the International Space Station. |
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| Dolphins have diabetes off switch A study in dolphins has revealed genetic clues that could help medical researchers to treat type 2 diabetes. | |
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| LHC set to re-start after break The Large Hadron Collider will be re-started next week after shutting down late last year for the holiday period. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Microsoft offers browser choice Millions of Internet Explorer users in Europe will get the chance to change their web browser from 1 March. |
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| US school accused of web spying Parents in the US have accused a school of spying on children by remotely activating webcams on laptops. | |
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| Alex laptop aids computer novices A laptop called Alex aimed at people who are not regular computer users is being launched in the UK. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Talks back levy for care funding The government has been told to back a compulsory fee to pay for social care after holding a day of talks. |
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| 'Myth-busting' pregnancy advice Pregnant women do not need to "eat for two", or even alter how much food they eat for the first six months, NHS experts say. | |
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| Cosmetic jab clampdown criticised An initiative to boost the safety of cosmetic treatments such as Botox does not go far enough, say surgeons. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | US school accused of web spying Parents in the US have accused a school of spying on children by remotely activating webcams on laptops. |
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| Claim of U-turn on sex education The government is accused of doing a U-turn over compulsory sex education in faith schools. | |
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| Graduates sought for social work Graduates in England will receive at least £15,000 to retrain as children's social workers under a new government-funded scheme. | |
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| 1986: Soviets launch space station Mir The Soviets open a new phase in space exploration with the launch of the world's biggest space station, Mir. | |||
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| 1993: Two boys charged with toddler's murder Two 10-year-old boys are charged with the abduction and murder of two-year-old James Bulger in Liverpool. | |||
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| 1983: Hundreds die in Assam poll violence Hundreds of people are reported to have died in Assam as fierce fighting rages in the run-up to Indian elections. | |||
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