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| Thursday, 15 April, 2010, 3:00 GMT 04:00 +01:00:Europe/London |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Leaders ready for first TV debate The leaders of the three main political parties - Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg - prepare for their first TV debate. |
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| China sifts rubble for survivors China sifts rubble for survivors of the deadly Qinghai earthquake as thousands spend a cold night in the open. | |
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| Volcano ash hits UK flight plans UK airline passengers face disruption as an ash cloud from an Icelandic volcanic eruption drifts towards the country. | |
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| Sun activity link to cold winters The UK and northern Europe could be gripped by more frequent cold winters as a result of low solar activity, say researchers. | |
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| Boy, 13, is charged with murder A 13-year-old boy is charged with the murder of an asylum seeker who was found with head injuries in Newcastle. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | China sifts rubble for survivors China sifts rubble for survivors of the deadly Qinghai earthquake as thousands spend a cold night in the open. |
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| Toyota halts Lexus sales globally Toyota suspends sales of its 2010 Lexus GX 460 worldwide amid roll-over concerns and says that it will test other SUV models. | |
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| DR Congo gang-rape crisis exposed An Oxfam report finds DR Congo highlights widespread gang-rape by armed men and says the crisis is spreading into civlian life. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Terreblanche 'self-defence' claim A South African farm worker accused of murdering Eugene Terreblanche acted in self-defence, his lawyer says. |
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| Sudan president offers coalition As Sudan's landmark elections enter their final day, the president asks opposition groups to join his future government. | |
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| DR Congo gang-rape crisis exposed An Oxfam report finds DR Congo highlights widespread gang-rape by armed men and says the crisis is spreading into civlian life. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Landslides cut off Brazil statue Rio de Janeiro's towering Christ the Redeemer statue is closed after heavy floods in Brazil that have killed around 250 people. |
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| Obama to attend Kaczynski funeral US President Barack Obama and other world leaders will attend the funeral of Polish President Lech Kaczynski on Sunday. | |
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| Apple delays iPad global release Apple has announced that iPad will not be launched internationally until the end of May. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| China sifts rubble for survivors China sifts rubble for survivors of the deadly Qinghai earthquake as thousands spend a cold night in the open. |
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| Toyota halts Lexus sales globally Toyota suspends sales of its 2010 Lexus GX 460 worldwide amid roll-over concerns and says that it will test other SUV models. | |
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| Australia arrests reef ship crew The captain and chief officer of a Chinese coal ship which ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef are arrested in Australia. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Kaczynski burial plan causes row A row erupts over the decision to bury late Polish President Lech Kaczynski in a cathedral normally reserved for kings and heroes. |
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| Volcano ash hits UK flight plans UK airline passengers face disruption as an ash cloud from an Icelandic volcanic eruption drifts towards the country. | |
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| Sun activity link to cold winters The UK and northern Europe could be gripped by more frequent cold winters as a result of low solar activity, say researchers. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran needs 'six years for bomb' The US military says Iran would need between four and six years to produce a usable atomic bomb. |
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| Ex-Jerusalem mayor held for graft Israeli police arrest the former mayor of Jerusalem in connection with a bribery scandal linked to associates of ex-PM Ehud Olmert. | |
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| Israel Western Wall advert banned A UK watchdog bans an Israeli tourism advert showing a picture of the Western Wall, saying it is 'misleading' to suggest it is in Israel. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | At least 100 dead in India storm At least 100 people die in a powerful storm that ravages the border of India and Bangladesh, officials say. |
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| Pakistan admits civilian deaths A senior security source in Pakistan tells the BBC that civilians were killed in Saturday's air strike in the north. | |
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| Nato pulls out of Taliban valley Nato troops pull out of a Taliban stronghold valley in eastern Afghanistan, commanders say. | |
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| UK | |
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| Leaders ready for first TV debate The leaders of the three main political parties - Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg - prepare for their first TV debate. |
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| Boy, 13, is charged with murder A 13-year-old boy is charged with the murder of an asylum seeker who was found with head injuries in Newcastle. | |
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| Volcano ash hits UK flight plans UK airline passengers face disruption as an ash cloud from an Icelandic volcanic eruption drifts towards the country. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Boy, 13, is charged with murder A 13-year-old boy is charged with the murder of an asylum seeker who was found with head injuries in Newcastle. |
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| Ex-husband 'killed Iraq survivor' A woman who once fled Saddam Hussein's regime was battered to death and then set alight by her ex-husband at her home in East Sussex, a court hears. | |
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| 'Child lap dancer' club to reopen A lap dancing club in Weston-super-Mare which had its licence suspended after claims a 14-year-old girl was among its performers is to reopen. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Gang enters bedroom to shoot man A masked gang force their way into a house in Londonderry to shoot a 24-year-old man in his right leg. |
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| Fraud 'helped cause loss of jobs' Fraud may have contributed to the closure of the Belfast Visteon factory with the loss of 200 jobs, Belfast Crown Court hears. | |
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| Coroner hits out at police chief The senior NI coroner criticises the police constable for his handling of a request to trace file sof controversial Troubles murders. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Boat rescue attempt was 'delayed' An investigation into a fishing boat capsize which left three men dead finds a rescue helicopter was delayed. |
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| Party big guns hit campaign trail The UK election campaign in Scotland continues, as party big-hitters travel north to campaign in key seats. | |
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| Council votes on new school site Councillors in North Lanarkshire look set to grant initial approval for a new school near a former landfill site in Coatbridge. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Brown confirms election on 6 May Prime Minister Gordon Brown, flanked by members of his cabinet in Downing Street, calls the UK General Election for 6 May. |
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| Live: General election 2010 Live text and video coverage of all the latest developments as the 2010 general election campaign gets under way. | |
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| Election is 'not two-horse race' Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says the election will not be the usual "two-horse race" between Labour and Conservatives. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Cash is being 'replaced by cards' Cash payments will account for less than half of all transactions in five years' time, according to research. |
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| Toyota halts Lexus sales globally Toyota suspends sales of its 2010 Lexus GX 460 worldwide amid roll-over concerns and says that it will test other SUV models. | |
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| JP Morgan's profits buoy markets JP Morgan's first quarter profits beat market expectations, boosting bank shares on both sides of the Atlantic . | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Mixed reaction to Houston return Singer Whitney Houston's first UK concert in 11 years prompts a varied reaction from both fans and music critics. |
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| Tate to portray screen icon Davis Catherine Tate is to play Hollywood star Bette Davis in a BBC Radio 4 play about her rivalry with Joan Crawford. | |
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| Heroes star bemoans British drama British TV bosses should spend less on reality shows and more on quality drama, says Heroes star Sendhil Ramamurthy. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Sun activity link to cold winters The UK and northern Europe could be gripped by more frequent cold winters as a result of low solar activity, say researchers. |
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| 'No malpractice' by climate unit There was no scientific malpractice at the unit at the centre of the "Climategate" affair, a panel says. | |
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| How caterpillar walk became talk Complex communication in some caterpillars evolved from the simple act of walking, according to scientists. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Congress to archive every tweet The Library of Congress will give billions of tweets a home next to the Declaration of Independence and other historical documents. |
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| Apple delays iPad global release Apple has announced that iPad will not be launched internationally until the end of May. | |
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| Obituary: Guy Kewney Tech world pays tribute to veteran technology writer Guy Kewney, who has died at the age of 63. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Early hopes from three-way IVF UK scientists create embryos with DNA from a man and two women in controversial work aimed at preventing inherited diseases. |
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| Video games 'hardly affect sleep' Playing a video game before bed appears to have only a mild effect on how long it takes a male teenager to fall asleep, a preliminary study suggests. | |
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| Lib Dem plan to cut NHS red tape The Liberal Democrats have promised to protect key health services while cutting NHS bureaucracy. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Students to shame MPs on fees The National Union of Students has said it will "shame" politicians who refuse to back its campaign against a rise in tuition fees. |
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| Liberal Democrat class size call The Liberal Democrats have set out their aim to cut class sizes in England in their election manifesto. | |
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| University applications up 16.5% The latest figures on university applications show a substantial increase - but at a lower rate than earlier in the year. | |
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| 1945: British troops liberate Bergen-Belsen British troops enter the concentration camp after negotiating a truce with the German commandant. | |||
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| 1986: US launches air strikes on Libya The United States bombs Tripoli in retaliation for Libyan terrorist attacks on American targets. | |||
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| 1989: Football fans crushed at Hillsborough At least 93 football supporters have been killed in Britain's worst-ever sporting disaster. | |||
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