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| Friday, 16 October, 2009, 3:00 GMT 04:00 +01:00:Europe/London |
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 | Teen alcohol crackdown 'success' Thousands of teenagers had a total of 5,171 litres of alcohol confiscated in a summer crackdown on binge drinking. |
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| Call for lessons to begin at six A major review of primary education calls for children's formal learning to be delayed until they reach the age of six. | |
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| 'Balloon boy' found safe at home A six-year-old US boy thought to have been carried away by a helium balloon is found alive at his home in Colorado. | |
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| Sydney terror suspects convicted A jury in Australia finds five men guilty of conspiring to commit terrorist attacks, after one of the country's longest trials. | |
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| Royal Mail 'strike plan' revealed The BBC has obtained what appears to be a Royal Mail document showing the firm is set for a battle with union members. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Sydney terror suspects convicted A jury in Australia finds five men guilty of conspiring to commit terrorist attacks, after one of the country's longest trials. |
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| Food Day praise for Brazil, China Brazil and China are praised, and India criticised, in a new report on efforts to tackle hunger, published on UN World Food Day. | |
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| 'Balloon boy' found safe at home A six-year-old US boy thought to have been carried away by a helium balloon is found alive at his home in Colorado. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria militants end ceasefire A hardline faction in Nigeria's main armed group ends a three-month ceasefire and will resume attacks on the oil industry. |
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| Mugabe must stop harassment - US The US urges Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugage to stop harassing his rivals, a day after a senior politician was jailed. | |
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| Botswana set for general election Botswanans are heading to the polls in elections widely expected to see President Ian Khama returned to office. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | 'Balloon boy' found safe at home A six-year-old US boy thought to have been carried away by a helium balloon is found alive at his home in Colorado. |
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| Google sees record $1.6bn profit Google reports its highest ever quarterly profit, with its chief executive saying the worst of the recession is over. | |
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| Obama vows to rebuild New Orleans US President Barack Obama promises his administration "will not forget" New Orleans, four years after Hurricane Katrina | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Sydney terror suspects convicted A jury in Australia finds five men guilty of conspiring to commit terrorist attacks, after one of the country's longest trials. |
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| Food Day praise for Brazil, China Brazil and China are praised, and India criticised, in a new report on efforts to tackle hunger, published on UN World Food Day. | |
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| Death sentences for Xinjiang riot A Chinese court sentences six people to death over ethnic rioting that killed almost 200 in Xinjiang region in July. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Italy fury at 'Taliban pay' claim Italy angrily denies a UK newspaper report that it paid Taliban fighters in Afghanistan to keep the peace. |
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| Hague fixes Karadzic trial date Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will go on trial at The Hague on Monday 26 October, the court says. | |
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| Catalonia says no to happy hour The Spanish region of Catalonia bans cheap alcohol promotions to help curb drunken revelry among the young. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | UN body debates Gaza war report The UN Human Rights Council ends a first day of debate on whether to endorse a report into the Israeli offensive in Gaza. |
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| Hezbollah disputes 'rocket' video Lebanese group Hezbollah broadcasts its own footage to dispute an Israeli claim that it removed arms from the site of an explosion. | |
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| Egypt groups target Mubarak son Opposition groups in Egypt start a campaign to block President Hosni Mubarak from passing power to his son Gamal. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan rocked by fresh attacks A wave of militant gun and bomb attacks on security facilities in Pakistan leave about 40 people dead. |
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| Food Day praise for Brazil, China Brazil and China are praised, and India criticised, in a new report on efforts to tackle hunger, published on UN World Food Day. | |
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| Obama signs big Pakistan aid bill A $7.5bn US aid package to Pakistan is signed into law, after fears it might impinge on Pakistan's sovereignty are eased. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Call for lessons to begin at six A major review of primary education calls for children's formal learning to be delayed until they reach the age of six. |
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| Teen alcohol crackdown 'success' Thousands of teenagers had a total of 5,171 litres of alcohol confiscated in a summer crackdown on binge drinking. | |
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| Bosch says it could close plant A car parts factory says it is starting talks with unions and staff which could see 300 job cuts, or even complete closure. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Man jailed for letting girl smoke A man is jailed after a court hears he encouraged a girl aged three to smoke cigarettes while she was filmed on a mobile. |
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| Dog attack toddler critically ill Police investigate after a two-year-old boy is critically injured in an attack by two dogs in West Yorkshire. | |
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| Man sectioned over Lewis assault A man is charged and sectioned under the Mental Health Act in connection with an assault on pop star Leona Lewis. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Controlled explosion on alert van A controlled explosion is carried out in the village of Clady after police were told a 600lb bomb had been left in a van. |
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| Woman victim of city sex assault A 34-year-old woman is sexually assaulted in the Antrim Road area of north Belfast, the police have said. | |
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| 'Wheel climber' charges changed A charge of false imprisonment laid against a man who climbed to the top of Belfast's big wheel has been reduced. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | SNP conference focus on economy Day two of the SNP annual conference is getting under way in Inverness, with a focus on Scotland's recovery from recession. |
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| Private firms model for projects Private companies could be brought into partnership with the Scottish government to drive efficiencies in large projects, it is suggested. | |
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| Forest pursues 'dark sky' status An official bid is submitted to see a south of Scotland forest become the first "dark sky park" outside the US. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Expenses probe MP to stand down A Tory backbencher accused of using expenses to fund his own company confirms he will stand down at the next election. |
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| BNP to consider non-white members BNP leader Nick Griffin agrees to ask his party to amend its constitution so it does not discriminate on grounds of race. | |
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| Salmond in election rallying call Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond issues a general election rallying call as he opens the 75th annual SNP conference. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Google sees record $1.6bn profit Google reports its highest ever quarterly profit, with its chief executive saying the worst of the recession is over. |
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| Royal Mail 'strike plan' revealed The BBC has obtained what appears to be a Royal Mail document showing the firm is set for a battle with union members. | |
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| US banks' profits beat forecasts US banks Goldman Sachs and Citigroup report better-than-expected results, lifting hopes of an end to the global crisis. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Man sectioned over Lewis assault A man is charged and sectioned under the Mental Health Act in connection with an assault on pop star Leona Lewis. |
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| Stars wish Corrie's Blanche well Coronation Street stars wish actress Maggie Jones, who plays Blanche Hunt, a speedy recovery after major surgery. | |
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| A-ha to break up after 25 years Norwegian pop group A-ha announce they are to call it a day, just months after scoring a top 10 album in the UK. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Glimpses of Solar System's edge The first results from Nasa's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (Ibex) spacecraft show unexpected features at our Solar System's edge. |
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| Banana marks seed bank milestone An international seed bank has hit its target of containing 10% of all the world's wild plant species, researchers announce. | |
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| Virtual maze 'maps' mouse memory Researchers take live recordings from inside the brain cells of mice as they move around a virtual reality maze. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Microsoft recovers Sidekick data Microsoft says it has recovered "most if not all" of the data lost during recent server disruptions. |
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| Call for rethink on data storage A Microsoft official says new trading rules are needed for the movement of electronic data around the world. | |
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| Battle of the smartphones begins With a clutch of new high-end handsets launching this week, could smartphones finally be going mass market? | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | 'No post-jab paracetamol' advice Routinely giving paracetamol to babies after vaccinations may lower the effectiveness of the immunisation, research suggests. |
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| GPs not promoting chlamydia tests GPs are not promoting chlamydia screening because they fear it will embarrass patients, researchers say. | |
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| Foetal kick charts 'inaccurate' Foetal kick charts, used to check a pregnancy's healthy progress, are inaccurate and should not be used, Irish researchers say. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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| Call for lessons to begin at six A major review of primary education calls for children's formal learning to be delayed until they reach the age of six. |
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| Fewer than half get GCSE minimum Just under half of teenagers who took GCSEs this summer in England got five "good passes" including maths and English. | |
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| Troubleshooters lead loan review The government has appointed two troubleshooters to lead a review of the problems over student loans. | |
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| 1996: Handguns to be banned in the UK The British Government announces plans to outlaw almost all handguns following Dunblane massacre in March. | |||
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| 1987: Hurricane winds batter southern England Southern Britain begins a massive clear-up operation after the worst night of storms in living memory. | |||
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| 1974: Maze prison goes up in flames Three prison staff are in hospital and dozens of prisoners injured after rioting and fires at the Long Kesh Maze prison. | |||
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