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| Friday, 30 October, 2009, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Blow to Blair's hopes of EU job Tony Blair's hopes of becoming European president are fading after supporters failed to secure the backing of other countries. |
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| Yacht couple 'well and being fed' A British man captured by pirates says he and his wife are being treated well by their armed kidnappers. | |
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| Canadian bikers guilty of murder Six men are convicted of murdering eight fellow bikers in the worst mass murder in the Canadian province of Ontario. | |
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| Footballer jailed for sex assault Footballer Marlon King is jailed for 18 months for sexually assaulting a woman and will be sacked by Wigan Athletic. | |
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| Postal strikes enter second day The second day of the second wave of postal strikes will begin later as 400 workers are due to walk out. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | EU clears hurdle to Lisbon treaty EU leaders agree a deal over the Lisbon Treaty at a summit in Brussels, but remain split over climate aid. |
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| UN to boost Afghanistan security The UN Security Council backs a call by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to offer more protection to UN staff in Afghanistan. | |
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| Internet addresses set for change The internet is set to be transformed with the approval of plans to allow web addresses using non-Latin characters. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Firestone in Liberia 'pollution' A Liberian government investigation concludes the Firestone Plantation Rubber Company polluted local water sources. |
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| Canada jails Rwandan war criminal A Rwandan man convicted of war crimes is jailed for life by a Canadian court, without the prospect of parole for 25 years. | |
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| Sanctions imposed on Guinea junta The US and AU impose sanctions against the military leader of Guinea, Capt Moussa Dadis Camara, and 41 members of his junta. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama welcomes US economic growth President Barack Obama welcomes the return of US economic growth, but says there is still a long way to go. |
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| Canadian bikers guilty of murder Six men are convicted of murdering eight fellow bikers in the worst mass murder in the Canadian province of Ontario. | |
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| Huge fine for radio contest death The family of a US woman who died after drinking litres of water in a radio station contest wins $16m (£9.7m). | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Indonesia 'might expel' refugees Indonesia says 78 Sri Lankan asylum seekers in a boat off Sumatra must co-operate with authorities or risk expulsion. |
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| China and Australia 'mend ties' China sends a top official to Australia in what is seen as a bid to improve relations after an acrimonious year. | |
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| China TV centre 'safe' after fire The landmark new headquarters of China's national TV was not harmed by a fire in a hotel on the grounds, says the architect. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| EU clears hurdle to Lisbon treaty EU leaders agree a deal over the Lisbon Treaty at a summit in Brussels, but remain split over climate aid. |
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| France migrant policy criticised France's system of detaining and deporting unaccompanied migrant children flown into Paris is criticised in a damning report. | |
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| 'Kidnapped' pair's yacht is found The yacht belonging to a British couple feared kidnapped by Somali pirates is found empty by a naval patrol. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | UN hopes for Iran nuclear accord The UN's nuclear watchdog says it hopes a deal with Iran can be reached soon, as Tehran replies to its offer on uranium. |
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| US jails al-Qaeda sleeper agent An al-Qaeda sleeper agent is jailed in the US for conspiring to provide material support for terrorism. | |
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| Mitchell arrives in Middle East US envoy George Mitchell visits Jerusalem in efforts to revive peace talks, ahead of a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | UN to boost Afghanistan security The UN Security Council backs a call by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to offer more protection to UN staff in Afghanistan. |
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| Clinton irked by al-Qaeda 'haven' US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton finds it "hard to believe" Pakistan does not know where al-Qaeda's leaders are. | |
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| More poll centres for Afghan vote Afghan election officials say they will open more voting centres in the presidential run-off than they did in the fraud-riddled first round. | |
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| UK | |
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| Blow to Blair's hopes of EU job Tony Blair's hopes of becoming European president are fading after supporters failed to secure the backing of other countries. |
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| Footballer jailed for sex assault Footballer Marlon King is jailed for 18 months for sexually assaulting a woman and will be sacked by Wigan Athletic. | |
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| Smith admits expenses 'disgrace' Former home secretary Jacqui Smith admits her reputation has been "disgraced" by the expenses scandal. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Footballer jailed for sex assault Footballer Marlon King is jailed for 18 months for sexually assaulting a woman and will be sacked by Wigan Athletic. |
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| Yacht couple 'well and being fed' A British man captured by pirates says he and his wife are being treated well by their armed kidnappers. | |
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| Crash children's plea to driver An inquest hears a girl and her friend pleaded with her stepfather not to drive before a crash in France which killed four people. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Jobs at risk at engineering firm A County Armagh engineering firm goes into administration on Thursday putting 80 jobs at risk. |
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| DUP parades call 'unacceptable' DUP calls to make resolving the parades issue a precondition for devolving policing are unacceptable, says Gerry Adams. | |
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| GPs 'coping well with swine flu' Doctors' surgeries in Northern Ireland are coping well with an increase in swine flu cases, the chief medical officer says. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Abuse network ringleaders jailed The two men at the centre of Scotland's largest known child abuse network are given life sentences. |
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| Ravenscraig 'must be a priority' Ministers are urged to provide funding to kick-start the stalled redevelopment work at the former Ravenscraig steelworks. | |
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| 'Blind art' exhibition launched An exhibition of paintings by artists who have lost their sight is opened to the public. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| Blow to Blair's hopes of EU job Tony Blair's hopes of becoming European president are fading after supporters failed to secure the backing of other countries. |
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| Smith admits expenses 'disgrace' Former home secretary Jacqui Smith admits her reputation has been "disgraced" by the expenses scandal. | |
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| Young people to take over Commons For the first time, young people from around the UK are due to hold debates in the House of Commons. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Threshers owner in administration First Quench, the owner of Threshers, The Local, Wine Rack, and Haddows, goes into administration. |
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| Postal strikes enter second day The second day of the second wave of postal strikes will begin later as 400 workers are due to walk out. | |
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| Obama welcomes US economic growth President Barack Obama welcomes the return of US economic growth, but says there is still a long way to go. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Voice of Phil Archer dies aged 85 Actor Norman Painting, the voice of Phil Archer on long-running Radio 4 drama The Archers, dies at the age of 85. |
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| BBC to cut senior management bill The BBC says it is to cut the amount it spends on the salaries of more than 600 senior managers by a quarter over the next three-and-a-half years. | |
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| Ledger's last music video online The last music video directed by Heath Ledger - for London-born rap act No Fixed Abode - is posted online. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | East-west climate row at EU talks EU leaders are split over climate aid, but agree a deal over the Lisbon Treaty, at the start of a summit in Brussels. |
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| Tuna ban 'justified' by science Banning trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna is justified by the extent of their decline, scientists advising fisheries regulators suggest. | |
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| Stellar blast is record-breaker Gamma ray burst is confirmed as the most distant cosmic event ever seen from Earth. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Internet addresses set for change The internet is set to be transformed with the approval of plans to allow web addresses using non-Latin characters. |
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| Google opens OneBox music service Search giant Google enters the online music market with a new service for finding and buying music online. | |
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| DJ game aims to buck predictions The high-profile music mixing video game DJ Hero launches in the UK on Thursday amidst poor sales forecasts. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | 'Lie still' for pregnancy boost Women undergoing fertility treatment with artificial insemination may boost their chances of pregnancy if they lie still afterwards, say researchers. |
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| Call for better bowel cancer care There are still gaps in bowel cancer surgery care, an audit suggests. | |
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| 'Unacceptable' teeth health gap There is an "unacceptable and growing chasm" between good and poor dental health in the UK, dentists warn. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Infant place appeals up by a half Almost 50% more parents appealed over the infant school places their children were given last year. |
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| Grants rise for 75,000 students A students' union welcomes a £30m increase in grants and support announced by the Scottish Education Secretary. | |
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| Nurseries fear for troubled young State-run nurseries say a shake-up of early years funding will force them to reduce provision for children from disadvantaged homes. | |
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| 1991: Bush opens historic Mid East peace conference US President George Bush encourages Arabs and Israelis to "lay down the past" in his opening speech to the Middle East peace conference in Spain. | |||
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| 1984: Pro-Solidarity priest is murdered Father Jerzy Popieluszko, an outspoken supporter of Poland's banned trade union, is found dead 11 days after he was kidnapped. | |||
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| 1981: Euthanasia chief jailed over suicides The secretary of the UK's pro-euthanasia group Exit is sentenced to two and a half years for aiding and abetting suicide. | |||
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