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| Saturday, 08 May, 2010, 3:00 GMT 04:00 +01:00:Europe/London |
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 | Tories and Lib Dems in deal talks Talks between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats went late into Friday as the parties try to do a deal to form the next government. |
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| Eurozone approves Greece bail-out Eurozone leaders approve an 110bn euro ($145bn; £95bn) loan to Greece to prevent its debt crisis from spreading. | |
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| Prince to lead tributes on VE Day The Prince of Wales is to lead veterans in a service marking the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. | |
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| Labour make gains in local polls Labour's performance in the English local elections shows a marked improvement on the general election result, as the party comes top in terms of seats and councils won. | |
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| Clegg 'disappointed' at results Nick Clegg says the Lib Dems' election result was "a disappointment", and says the Tories must prove they are "capable" of governing. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Eurozone approves Greece bail-out Eurozone leaders approve an 110bn euro ($145bn; £95bn) loan to Greece to prevent its debt crisis from spreading. |
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| Funnel 'placed over' US oil spill A giant concrete-and-steel funnel is placed over a blown-out oil well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico to contain oil leaking from it. | |
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| Attacks target Thailand policemen A Thai policeman is killed and six are injured in attacks near an encamptment of opposition protesters in Bangkok. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigerians lobby for deputy leader Lobbying is underway to be Nigeria's new vice-president after Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in as president. |
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| Two peacekeepers killed in Darfur Two Egyptian peacekeepers have been killed by gunmen in Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur region, officials say. | |
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| SA queues to see World Cup trophy South Africans queue in their thousands to see the World Cup trophy as it starts a month-long tour of the country. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Funnel 'placed over' US oil spill A giant concrete-and-steel funnel is placed over a blown-out oil well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico to contain oil leaking from it. |
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| US watchdog to probe share drop The US financial watchdog says it will look into stock market activity which saw the Dow Jones share index plummet 9%. | |
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| Chicago rail boss killed by train Philip Pagano, director of Chicago commuter rail service Metra, dies after stepping in front of a train in an apparent suicide. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Attacks target Thailand policemen A Thai policeman is killed and six are injured in attacks near an encamptment of opposition protesters in Bangkok. |
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| Kim Jong-il 'backs' nuclear talks North Korea's leader has told China's president he is committed to nuclear disarmament, Chinese state media reports. | |
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| Japan PM rebuffed over base plan Officials from a Japanese island reject PM Yukio Hatoyama's proposal that they host US troops relocated from Okinawa. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Tories and Lib Dems in deal talks Talks between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats went late into Friday as the parties try to do a deal to form the next government. |
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| Eurozone approves Greece bail-out Eurozone leaders approve an 110bn euro ($145bn; £95bn) loan to Greece to prevent its debt crisis from spreading. | |
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| Man jailed in mystery ship case A Moscow court jails a man for five years over the mysterious seizure of the cargo ship Arctic Sea last year. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | US envoy in Mid-East talks push US Middle East envoy George Mitchell is to meet Israeli and Palestinian officials, attempting to restart peace talks. |
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| Two peacekeepers killed in Darfur Two Egyptian peacekeepers have been killed by gunmen in Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur region, officials say. | |
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| Arrests over Lebanon mob lynching Lebanese police arrest two men over the lynching of an Egyptian accused of killing a local couple and their grandchildren. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Maoists call off strike in Nepal The Maoist party in Nepal ends a general strike after six days, but continue to call on the government to stand down. |
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| Court rules in Reliance gas feud An Indian court rules in favour of billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries in a row with his brother over gas prices. | |
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| Fresh floods in north Afghanistan Fresh floods hit north Afghanistan, after a week of flooding across the country in which at least 65 people died. | |
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| UK | |
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| Tories and Lib Dems in deal talks Talks between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats went late into Friday as the parties try to do a deal to form the next government. |
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| Prince to lead tributes on VE Day The Prince of Wales is to lead veterans in a service marking the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. | |
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| Police probe teenage boy's murder Detectives investigate the murder of a teenage boy after a violent attack in the Mossneuk area of East Kilbride. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Tories make gains across England Swathes of England turn blue with a 5.6% swing from Labour to the Conservatives in parliamentary seats across the country. |
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| BNP loses 12 London council seats The British National Party loses all 12 of its seats in east London's Barking and Dagenham Council. | |
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| Sheryl Gascoigne in libel victory Paul Gascoigne's ex-wife Sheryl wins damages after a newspaper suggested she lied about violence he inflicted on her. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Robinson loses East Belfast seat Peter Robinson loses his East Belfast seat to the Alliance deputy leader Naomi Long in a bad night for unionist leaders. |
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| Man charged in 1986 murder case A 51-year-old man is charged with the murder of Stanley Close in east Belfast more that 20 years ago. | |
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| Man for trial over Nairac killing A man who allegedly confessed to reporters about his involvement in the disappearance of Robert Nairac is to stand trial for murder. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Salmond rules out coalition deals SNP leader Alex Salmond rules out taking part in any coalition with the main parties in the hung parliament. |
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| Police probe teenage boy's murder Detectives investigate the murder of a teenage boy after a violent attack in the Mossneuk area of East Kilbride. | |
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| City homecoming parade for troops Troops from 3 Rifles and 1 Scots march in Edinburgh after returning from a six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Pound see-saws on hung parliament The pound is volatile after the UK general election proves inconclusive but later shows signs of recovery. |
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| 'Astronomical' rise in rail fares Some train operators are being accused of "astronomical" fare rises, as a result of extending peak-time hours. | |
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| BA cabin crew reject 'new offer' BA cabin crew "overwhelmingly" reject an offer aimed at ending a long-running row over pay and conditions, Unite says. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Scissor Sisters axed entire album Pop band The Scissor Sisters reveal they scrapped an album they had been working on for 18 months. |
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| Bird to direct fourth Impossible Brad Bird, director of Pixar hit The Incredibles, will helm the fourth Mission: Impossible film, star Tom Cruise confirms. | |
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| 'Second chance' for Bret Michaels Bret Michaels says he has been given a second chance and will "continue to rock the world" after being told he will recover from a brain haemorrhage. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Rats top invasive mammals table Brown rats are among the most invasive mammals in Europe, according to a wide-ranging assessment. |
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| Neanderthal genes 'survive in us' Many people alive today possess some Neanderthal ancestry, according to a landmark scientific study. | |
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| Oil slick reaches wildlife refuge Oil from a sprawling slick washes ashore on a wildlife refuge off Louisiana, as workers try to cap the well with a giant funnel. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Demand grows for electronic polls Some commentators argue that polling chaos might be prevented if the UK embraced e-voting systems used by other countries. |
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| iPad global launch date confirmed Apple announces that its much hyped tablet computer, the iPad, will go on sale in nine more countries on the 28 May. | |
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| 'Historic' day for web languages The web undergoes a "historic" change as a system that allows the first web addresses in non-Latin scripts is switched on. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Meningitis C vaccine 'wears off' Three-quarters of children vaccinated against meningitis C lose their protection by their early teens, research suggests. |
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| Doctors 'raise blood pressure' The 'white-coat' effect - where blood pressure rises during a check by a doctor - is even worse in someone whose level is already high, researchers say | |
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| New blood fat heart disease link A type of blood fat different from cholesterol may play a key role in heart disease, a study suggests. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Eton would back boarding academy Eton College could sponsor a state-funded boarding academy, says its head master. |
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| 'Best' children's books revealed Publisher Puffin compiles a list of 70 titles said to be the best children's books of all-time. | |
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| Teachers make 'ditch or fix' plea The controversial new school curriculum needs to be either "fixed or ditched", a union warns the Scottish government. | |
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| 1945: Rejoicing at end of war in Europe The Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, officially announces the end of the war with Germany | |||
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| 1984: Moscow pulls out of US Olympics Twelve weeks before the opening ceremony of the Los Angeles Olympic Games, the USSR announces it is boycotting them. | |||
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| 1968: Krays held on suspicion of murder The Kray twins, Reginald and Ronnie and their brother Charlie are arrested after dawn raids by police in London. | |||
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