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 | PM staff 'called bully helpline' Several people working in Gordon Brown's office contacted an anti-bullying helpline, its chief executive tells the BBC. |
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| 'Baby P' doctor faces GMC hearing A doctor accused of failing to spot the signs that Baby Peter Connelly was being abused is due before a medical watchdog. | |
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| Bafta wins for Mulligan and Firth Britons Carey Mulligan and Colin Firth win the best actor Baftas at the Royal Opera House with The Hurt Locker named best film. | |
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| Falklands drilling set to start A UK rig is due to begin drilling for oil in the territorial waters of the Falkland Islands, despite strong opposition from Argentina. | |
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| Eurostar breakdown sparks rescue More than 700 passengers had to be rescued after a Eurostar train from Paris to London broke down in Kent. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Rescuers search flood-hit Madeira Rescue workers in Madeira search mud-filled streets and houses for missing people after flash floods left at least 42 people dead. |
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| Lufthansa four-day strike begins A four-day strike by pilots at Germany's national airline Lufthansa is expected to cause widespread disruption. | |
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| Space shuttle Endeavour returns Space shuttle Endeavour lands in Florida after delivering the last major component of the International Space Station. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Niger military promises elections Leaders of Niger's military coup promise a "return to constitutional order", three days after overthrowing the president. |
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| Ivory Coast crisis talks 'urgent' Further talks are needed between Ivory Coast's main parties to resolve the country's political crisis, a mediator says. | |
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| Drugs 'could stop spread of Aids' Anti-retroviral treatments (ARVs) could stop the spread of Aids in South Africa within five years, a top scientist says. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Marjah 'tough but just the start' Top US General David Petraeus says the "tough" fighting around the Afghan town of Marjah is just the start of a long campaign. |
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| Space shuttle Endeavour returns Space shuttle Endeavour lands in Florida after delivering the last major component of the International Space Station. | |
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| Falklands drilling set to start A UK rig is due to begin drilling for oil in the territorial waters of the Falkland Islands, despite strong opposition from Argentina. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Philippines rebel chief 'killed' A senior Islamic militant was among six killed in an assault by Philippines troops on a rebel camp in the south, officials say. |
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| Japan ire over whale court threat Japan says Australia's threat to take it to an international court if it does not stop whale hunting is "unfortunate". | |
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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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| Rescuers search flood-hit Madeira Rescue workers in Madeira search mud-filled streets and houses for missing people after flash floods left at least 42 people dead. |
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| Lufthansa four-day strike begins A four-day strike by pilots at Germany's national airline Lufthansa is expected to cause widespread disruption. | |
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| Eurostar breakdown sparks rescue More than 700 passengers had to be rescued after a Eurostar train from Paris to London broke down in Kent. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | W Bank shrines 'Israeli heritage' Israel's prime minister announces a controversial plan to add two West Bank religious sites to the country's national heritage list. |
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| Saudi women to win court access Saudi Arabia plans to bring in a new law to allow women lawyers to argue cases in court for the first time. | |
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| Israel unveils new drone aircraft The Israeli Air Force introduces pilotless aircraft that can stay in the air for nearly a day and fly as far as the Gulf. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Marjah 'tough but just the start' Top US General David Petraeus says the "tough" fighting around the Afghan town of Marjah is just the start of a long campaign. |
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| Dutch troops 'to end Afghan tour' A day after losing cabinet support, the Dutch prime minister says he expects troops to leave Afghanistan as planned in August. | |
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| Pakistan air strike 'kills 30' At least 30 militants die in a Pakistani air strike in a restive tribal area near the border with Afghanistan, the military says. | |
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| UK | |
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| PM staff 'called bully helpline' Several people working in Gordon Brown's office contacted an anti-bullying helpline, its chief executive tells the BBC. |
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| 'Baby P' doctor faces GMC hearing A doctor accused of failing to spot the signs that Baby Peter Connelly was being abused is due before a medical watchdog. | |
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| Falklands drilling set to start A UK rig is due to begin drilling for oil in the territorial waters of the Falkland Islands, despite strong opposition from Argentina. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Eurostar breakdown sparks rescue More than 700 passengers had to be rescued after a Eurostar train from Paris to London broke down in Kent. |
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| 'Baby P' doctor faces GMC hearing A doctor accused of failing to spot the signs that Baby Peter Connelly was being abused is due before a medical watchdog. | |
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| Abbey Road studios 'not for sale' Music group EMI says it is not considering selling London's Abbey Road studios. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | PSNI in Robinson council searches Castlereagh Council offices are searched by police as part of their inquiry into allegations made against Iris Robinson. |
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| House hit by petrol bomb attack A man and woman escape injury in a petrol bomb attack on a house at Portglenone, County Antrim. | |
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| Man arrested after lemurs seized A man is released on bail after being arrested for illegally trading lemur monkeys after five of the animals were recovered. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Bid to tackle 'obesity time bomb' The Scottish government is to announce details of its new strategy to to tackle the country's "obesity time bomb" |
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| New clue to diabetes memory loss Researchers at Edinburgh University find a link between stress levels and memory loss in older diabetics. | |
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| SNP plans special referendum body The Scottish government is to set up a special body to run an independence referendum, the BBC has learned. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| PM staff 'called bully helpline' Several people working in Gordon Brown's office contacted an anti-bullying helpline, its chief executive tells the BBC. |
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| Tories plan bank shares sell-off The public could be offered discounted shares in state-owned banks under a "people's bonus" proposed by the Tories. | |
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| SNP plans special referendum body The Scottish government is to set up a special body to run an independence referendum, the BBC has learned. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | BA strike ballot results imminent British Airways is expected to face fresh threats of strikes by some cabin crew, when the results of a ballot are revealed. |
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| Lufthansa four-day strike begins A four-day strike by pilots at Germany's national airline Lufthansa is expected to cause widespread disruption. | |
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| Aerospace deals 'at 10-year low' The value of mergers and acquisitions activity in aerospace and defence has hit its lowest level in a decade, says a report. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Bafta wins for Mulligan and Firth Britons Carey Mulligan and Colin Firth win the best actor Baftas at the Royal Opera House with The Hurt Locker named best film. |
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| Abbey Road studios 'not for sale' Music group EMI says it is not considering selling London's Abbey Road studios. | |
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| Polanski wins Berlin film award Roman Polanski wins the Silver Bear for best director at the Berlin Film Festival for his new political thriller, The Ghost Writer. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Space shuttle Endeavour returns Space shuttle Endeavour lands in Florida after delivering the last major component of the International Space Station. |
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| Drugs 'could stop spread of Aids' Anti-retroviral treatments (ARVs) could stop the spread of Aids in South Africa within five years, a top scientist says. | |
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| Singing 'rewires' damaged brain Teaching stroke sufferers to sing "rewires" their brains and help them recover their speech, researchers say. | |
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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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 | Obesity related deaths 'rising' Obesity is increasingly being listed as a cause of death in England, analysis of death certificates shows. |
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| 'Baby P' doctor faces GMC hearing A doctor accused of failing to spot the signs that Baby Peter Connelly was being abused is due before a medical watchdog. | |
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| Nut allergies face largest trial The largest ever trial to find a treatment for potentially fatal peanut allergies is to give sufferers tiny amounts daily. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Schools 'in danger' from asbestos A snapshot survey suggests many schools are not dealing with potentially deadly asbestos safely. |
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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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| 1972: IRA bomb kills six at Aldershot barracks Five women and an army priest are killed in an IRA bomb attack on army premises in Hampshire. | |||
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| 1991: Bush threatens Iraq with land war The US President, George Bush, gives Iraq until 1700 GMT tomorrow to pull out of Kuwait or face the full force of the allies. | |||
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| 1997: Dolly the sheep is cloned A sheep named Dolly is cloned by scientists in Edinburgh and is being hailed as one of the most significant breakthroughs of the decade. | |||
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