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| Sunday, 11 October, 2009, 3:00 GMT 04:00 +01:00:Europe/London |
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 | Brown may have to repay expenses Prime Minister Gordon Brown may have to pay back some of his expense claims, the BBC understands. |
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| Pakistan carries out hostage raid Pakistani security forces say 22 hostages held by militants in Rawalpindi have been freed in a military operation. | |
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| Obama to end military gay policy The US president says in a key speech to America's largest gay group he will end the "don't ask, don't tell" military policy. | |
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| Clinton reaches UK on Europe tour US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in the UK on the second leg of a five-day tour of Europe. | |
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| Killed British soldier 'superb' A British soldier killed in a blast near the main UK military base in Afghanistan on Thursday is named. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Pakistan carries out hostage raid Pakistani security forces say 22 hostages held by militants in Rawalpindi have been freed in a military operation. |
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| Obama to end military gay policy The US president says in a key speech to America's largest gay group he will end the "don't ask, don't tell" military policy. | |
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| Armenia and Turkey normalise ties Armenia and Turkey sign a historic deal to restore diplomatic ties and reopen their border after a century of hostility. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria tanker explosion kills 70 At least 70 people are killed in a road accident in southern Nigeria involving a fuel tanker and several packed minibuses. |
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| Guinea strike call over killings Unions in Guinea call on people mark the killings of more than 150 opposition demonstrators by staying at home. | |
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| Somali anger at Ethiopia 'raid' Somalia's Puntland region protests to Ethiopia after its forces carried out an undercover operation in its territory. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama to end military gay policy The US president says in a key speech to America's largest gay group he will end the "don't ask, don't tell" military policy. |
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| UN plane crash kills 11 in Haiti A United Nations monitoring plane crashes in Haiti, killing all 11 people on board, according to UN officials. | |
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| Clinton reaches UK on Europe tour US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in the UK on the second leg of a five-day tour of Europe. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Nations urge early N Korea talks Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan call for an early resumption of talks on North Korea's nuclear programme. |
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| Khmer Rouge case judge 'biased' Lawyers for Cambodia's ex-foreign minister call for the removal of the judge investigating his role in the Khmer Rouge era. | |
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| Honour for South Korean actress South Korean actress Jeon Do-yeon receives one of France's top art awards at a film festival in her home country. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Polish leader ratifies EU treaty Polish President Lech Kaczynski signs the EU's Lisbon Treaty, leaving the Czech Republic the only country yet to ratify it. |
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| Armenia and Turkey normalise ties Armenia and Turkey sign a historic deal to restore diplomatic ties and reopen their border after a century of hostility. | |
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| Protest over St Petersburg tower About 3,000 Russians protest against the building of a huge skyscraper that would dominate historic St Petersburg's skyline. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran 'sentences three to death' Three people held after June's disputed presidential election are sentenced to death, Iran's Isna news agency reports. |
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| Fresh clashes mar al-Aqsa prayers Clashes break out in East Jerusalem, but Friday prayers at al-Aqsa mosque pass mainly peacefully despite high tensions. | |
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| Louvre to return Egyptian frescos Paris' Louvre Museum bows to Egypt's demands and says it will return five ancient stone sculptures within weeks. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Pakistan carries out hostage raid Pakistani security forces say 22 hostages held by militants in Rawalpindi have been freed in a military operation. |
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| Sri Lanka military budget raised The Sri Lankan parliament approves an additional 20% budget for the country's military for the remainder of this year. | |
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| India in new anti-Maoist strategy The Indian government agrees on a new tactic to fight Maoists who are operating in several states across India. | |
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| UK | |
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| Brown may have to repay expenses Prime Minister Gordon Brown may have to pay back some of his expense claims, the BBC understands. |
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| Harry Potter book student dies A student who sold his rare first edition of a Harry Potter book for £9,000 to fund his Oxford University degree is found dead in his room. | |
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| Killed British soldier 'superb' A British soldier killed in a blast near the main UK military base in Afghanistan on Thursday is named. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Dozens arrested during protests More than 40 arrests are made as thousands of people attend two political demonstrations in Manchester city centre. |
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| Man donates rape reward to victim A Devon waiter who was offered a £10,000 reward for helping to convict a rapist gives his money to the victim. | |
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| Takeaway murder 'filmed on phone' Police want to see mobile phone footage of a fight at a Scunthorpe takeaway in which a man was killed. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Motorist dies in lorry collision A motorist dies in a two-vehicle collision on the main road outside Aughnacloy, County Tyrone, the police say. |
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| Tories 'may drop Troubles report' A report addressing the legacy of the Troubles may be discarded by a Conservative government, warns one of its authors. | |
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| Irish Greens back government deal Ireland's Green Party supportS a programme for government and plans to deal with toxic bank debts, removing the risk of snap polls. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Ministers 'to cut drugs budget' Scottish Labour accuses ministers of cutting the budget for tackling drug abuse, despite an SNP election pledge to increase it by 20%. |
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| Ban on 'barbaric' shark finning A complete ban on fishermen removing fins from sharks at sea is to come into force in Scotland within weeks, it is announced. | |
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| A dark chapter of war remembered The sinking of the battleship Royal Oak at Scapa Flow in Orkney in 1939 is remembered 70 years on. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| Brown may have to repay expenses Prime Minister Gordon Brown may have to pay back some of his expense claims, the BBC understands. |
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| MPs face further expense queries Many MPs face a further challenge to their expense claims when Parliament resumes after the summer recess. | |
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| Clegg urges PM to act over hacker Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg calls on the prime minister to "do the right thing" and stop the extradition of British hacker Gary McKinnon. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | RBS shareholders to sue directors Shareholders in the Royal Bank of Scotland decide to take legal action against the bank's former directors. |
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| Women 'missing out' on pensions Tens of thousands of women are missing out on a state pension because of rules affecting part-time staff, experts say. | |
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| Brown optimistic over UK economy Prime Minister Gordon Brown paints an optimistic prediction for the economy, saying it is "simply not true" tough times are ahead. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Bellingham is voted off Strictly Actress Lynda Bellingham is the fourth celebrity to be voted off Strictly Come Dancing after facing Craig Kelly in the dance-off. |
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| Marge gracing Playboy mag cover Simpsons matriarch Marge Simpson becomes the first cartoon character to appear on the cover of Playboy. | |
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| Honour for South Korean actress South Korean actress Jeon Do-yeon receives one of France's top art awards at a film festival in her home country. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | 'Scary' climate message from past Refined measurements of past climate suggest some current political targets on CO2 are "playing with fire". |
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| Nasa team scours Moon crash data Nasa scientists outline preliminary results after crashing two spacecraft into the Moon in a bid to detect water-ice. | |
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| New images of 'ghost forest' art Computer images of a "ghost forest" art installation planned for Trafalgar Square show the vast scale of a project designed to highlight deforestation. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Superfast broadband extends reach BT says that its superfast broadband will be available to 2.5m homes by 2012, rather than its original 1m target. |
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| Google hits back at book critics Google's plans for the world's largest virtual library will not create a monopoly, argues co-founder. | |
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| One billion hits a day on YouTube Video website YouTube says it now handles over a billion video requests a day, three years after being bought out by Google. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Jaw bone created from stem cells Scientists create a joint in the jaw from human adult stem cells, an advance which could revolutionise reconstructive surgery. |
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| Talking therapies access widens A multi-million pound strategy to increase access to "talking therapies" in England should cover 75% of the country by March, ministers say. | |
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| ME virus discovery raises hopes US research suggests a single virus may play a role in the development of chronic fatigue syndrome. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Tories warn student loan minister The Conservatives' university spokesman says ministers cannot duck responsibility in student loans fiasco. |
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| 'Suitable' home education review The government is to review what a "suitable" and "efficient" education means for home educated children in England. | |
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| One-to-one maths help for pupils Thousands of six and seven year old pupils in England who struggle with maths are to be offered one-to-one specialist teaching. | |
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| 1976: China's 'Gang of Four' arrested The new head of the Communist Party, Hua Goufeng, snuffs out a coup led by Chairman Mao's widow Jiang Qing and three others party members. | |||
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| 1974: Labour scrapes working majority Harold Wilson's Labour government wins a second term in office - but only just. | |||
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| 1982: Mary Rose rises after 437 years The Mary Rose, flagship of King Henry VIII, rises to the surface after 437 years at the bottom of the Solent. | |||
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