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| Wednesday, 16 September, 2009, 3:00 GMT 04:00 +01:00:Europe/London |
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 | Benefits plan to 'make work pay' Change to benefits are needed to get 600,000 more people into work, says a think tank set up by Iain Duncan Smith. |
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| UN condemns 'war crimes' in Gaza There is evidence that both Israeli and Palestinian forces committed war crimes in the Gaza conflict, the UN report concludes. | |
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| Swine flu victim speaks of ordeal A Scottish woman who had to be airlifted to Sweden for life-saving swine flu treatment tells the BBC of her fears for her unborn child. | |
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| UN mission split over Afghan poll The head of the UN mission in Kabul admits his deputy left the country after a row over the disputed Afghan poll. | |
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| Archbishop condemns bank excesses The Archbishop of Canterbury tells the BBC he fears financiers have no "repentance" for the excesses which led to the economic collapse. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Hatoyama to take over as Japan PM Japan's parliament prepares to name Yukio Hatoyama as the country's new prime minister after a landslide election victory. |
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| Iran 'must discuss' nuclear issue US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Iran must tackle its nuclear issue "head on" at key talks next month. | |
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| US House rebukes heckler lawmaker The US House of Representatives votes to rebuke Joe Wilson, the Republican lawmaker who heckled President Obama during a speech. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Somali fury at 'al-Qaeda killing' Somali Islamists will avenge the US raid which reportedly killed a top al-Qaeda suspect, a commander tells the BBC. |
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| Nigeria rebels extend ceasefire The main rebel group in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta says it is prolonging its unilateral ceasefire by 30 days. | |
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| New Africa broadband link 'ready' A new high-speed undersea internet cable connecting East Africa with the rest of the world is poised to go live, the BBC is told. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Recession is 'over' says Bernanke The US recession is probably over but the economy will remain weak for some time, says Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. |
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| Somali fury at 'al-Qaeda killing' Somali Islamists will avenge the US raid which reportedly killed a top al-Qaeda suspect, a commander tells the BBC. | |
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| US House rebukes heckler lawmaker The US House of Representatives votes to rebuke Joe Wilson, the Republican lawmaker who heckled President Obama during a speech. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Hatoyama to take over as Japan PM Japan's parliament prepares to name Yukio Hatoyama as the country's new prime minister after a landslide election victory. |
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| Indonesia graft chiefs 'suspects' Police in Indonesia name two senior anti-corruption officials as suspects in a criminal bribery case. | |
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| Beijing birth defects rise again Beijing sees another rise in birth defects, mirroring increases elsewhere in China, amid fears pollution is to blame. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | French firm plans suicide hotline France Telecom is to set up a hotline for workers suffering from stress after a number of recent suicides among employees. |
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| Mafia 'sank nuclear waste ship' A ship that may contain nuclear waste has been blown up by the mafia in a waste disposal racket, Italian authorities are told. | |
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| French 'pass' piracy legislation A hard-line piracy law moves closer to adoption in France as National Assembly narrowly votes in favour. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | UN condemns 'war crimes' in Gaza There is evidence that both Israeli and Palestinian forces committed war crimes in the Gaza conflict, the UN report concludes. |
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| Iran 'must discuss' nuclear issue US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Iran must tackle its nuclear issue "head on" at key talks next month. | |
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| Attack on Baghdad as Biden visits Several mortars or rockets are fired into the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad as US Vice-President was visiting, police say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | UN mission split over Afghan poll The head of the UN mission in Kabul admits his deputy left the country after a row over the disputed Afghan poll. |
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| UN holds 'urgent' Sri Lanka talks A senior UN envoy is in Sri Lanka for talks on those still living in government-run camps four months after the war ended. | |
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| India admits 2010 Games problems Concerns about India's preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games are valid, a top Indian sports official says. | |
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| UK | |
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| Benefits plan to 'make work pay' Change to benefits are needed to get 600,000 more people into work, says a think tank set up by Iain Duncan Smith. |
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| Swine flu victim speaks of ordeal A Scottish woman who had to be airlifted to Sweden for life-saving swine flu treatment tells the BBC of her fears for her unborn child. | |
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| Tory plans to cut 'surveillance' The Conservatives pledge to scrap new databases including the ID card register to reverse what they call the "surveillance state". | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | 'Drunk mother fondled' on flight A woman revealed her underwear on a flight to Heathrow Airport and allowed a fellow passenger to fondle her, a court hears. |
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| Plague death records published Details of bubonic plague deaths in London are among more than 18 million parish records published online. | |
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| Shop worker 'licked food on sale' Police are investigating an allegation that a former supermarket worker licked a chicken on sale and urinated in a bin. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Swine-flu not cause of baby death An infant who died from a heart condition had been diagnosed with swine flu, the Department of Health says. |
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| Minister pledges to improve PSNI Front line policing in Northern Ireland will improve despite plans to reduce the PSNI's budget by £17m, Security Minister Paul Goggins has said. | |
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| Money worries for Nomadic project Sponsorship schemes to raise money to restore the Nomadic have so far failed to raise enough funds. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Businesses 'head for turnaround' The recession is continuing to "loosen its grip" on the Scottish economy, according to a business survey. |
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| Reputation 'hurt by bank crisis' Scotland's standing as a financial centre has been damaged by the credit crunch, the UK's leading banking body warns. | |
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| Beach quality hit by rainy summer Five Scottish beaches failed European water quality rules during the summer, environmental officials say. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| Benefits plan to 'make work pay' Change to benefits are needed to get 600,000 more people into work, says a think tank set up by Iain Duncan Smith. |
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| We'll make cuts, Brown tells TUC Prime Minister Gordon Brown says for the first time that spending "cuts" will be needed, in a speech to union leaders. | |
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| Conservatives expel defiant MEP The Conservative MEP Edward McMillan-Scott is expelled from the party after defying them in a vote in the European Parliament. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Bank crisis lessons 'not learned' A year after Lehman Brothers collapsed, a UK think tank echoes President Obama's warnings about complacency in the banking industry. |
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| BAE Systems plans 1,116 job cuts Defence giant BAE Systems plans to cut 1,116 jobs and close its factory in Cheshire by 2012, the firm confirms. | |
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| UK economic growth 'has resumed' There are signs the UK economy has started growing again, says the Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | US film star Patrick Swayze dies Dirty Dancing film star Patrick Swayze dies aged 57 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, his publicist says. |
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| Izzard completes marathons feat Comedian Eddie Izzard completes his endurance feat of 43 marathons in 51 days for charity Sport Relief. | |
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| Bradshaw to back licence fee plan Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw is expected to defend plans to use part of the licence fee to fund regional ITV news. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Doctors warn on climate failure Failure to agree a new UN climate deal in December will usher in a "global health catastrophe", according to medical leaders. |
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| Bank urges climate 'action now' Rich countries must lift climate change spending and accept responsibility for their historical emissions, says the World Bank. | |
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| Scale of gorilla poaching exposed An undercover investigation by a conservation organisation reveals the extent of gorilla poaching in the Republic of Congo. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | New Africa broadband link 'ready' A new high-speed undersea internet cable connecting East Africa with the rest of the world is poised to go live, the BBC is told. |
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| Facebook grows and makes money Facebook, the world's biggest social networking site, claims 300 million users and making money ahead of schedule. | |
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| French 'pass' piracy legislation A hard-line piracy law moves closer to adoption in France as National Assembly narrowly votes in favour. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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| Doctors warn on climate failure Failure to agree a new UN climate deal in December will usher in a "global health catastrophe", according to medical leaders. |
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| Complication risk for older mums UK scientists produce further evidence to suggest delaying becoming a mother for the first time may be risky. | |
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| New drug 'can treat more cancers' A promising new drug may be able to treat more types of cancer than first thought. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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| Benefits plan to 'make work pay' Change to benefits are needed to get 600,000 more people into work, says a think tank set up by Iain Duncan Smith. |
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| Student cash fears as term starts Students starting university courses are complaining they have been left stranded by delays with student finance. | |
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| Vetting law concerns 'legitimate' Concerns over the way a new vetting system for people working with children operates are legitimate, the man tasked with reviewing it says. | |
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| 1986: Kinross Miners 'killed where they stood' At least 177 people die during a lethal fire in a South African gold mine. | |||
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| 1978: Thousands dead in Iran earthquake An earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale hits south-east Iran demolishing a major city and dozens of surrounding villages. | |||
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| 1977: T-Rex singer killed in car smash Pop star Marc Bolan is killed in a car crash in south-west London. | |||
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