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| Wednesday, 25 November, 2009, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London |
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Rescue under way as floods worsen People are forced to break through their roofs to escape flooding in Cockermouth in Cumbria, as a rescue operation continues. |
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| Belgian PM named as EU president Belgian PM Herman van Rompuy is named as the new EU president and the UK's Baroness Ashton becomes foreign policy chief. | |
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| Tory MP to vacate 'sleaze role' A Tory MP is to stand down as chairman of Parliament's standards committee while his expenses are being investigated. | |
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| Council red tape 'wasting £4.5bn' Needless bureaucracy is costing councils in England £4.5bn a year - money that could be spend on frontline services, according to a report. | |
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| Google previews operating system Internet search giant Google previews its Chrome OS operating system, to be available to users by the end of 2010. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Belgian PM named as EU president Belgian PM Herman van Rompuy is named as the new EU president and the UK's Baroness Ashton becomes foreign policy chief. |
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| Afghan leader 'must show results' Western leaders urge Hamid Karzai to make concrete gains, as he is sworn in for a second term as Afghanistan's president. | |
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| Google previews operating system Internet search giant Google previews its Chrome OS operating system, to be available to users by the end of 2010. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Egypt recalls envoy from Algeria Sudan joins a diplomatic row between Egypt and Algeria over violence at a World Cup qualifier in Khartoum. |
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| Mugabe army 'quits diamond field' Soldiers have started to leave Zimbabwe's diamond fields, a minister says, after warnings from the global trade watchdog. | |
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| Hudson to star as Winnie Mandela Hollywood actress Jennifer Hudson will play the controversial ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, Winnie, in a forthcoming film. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Killings prompt US Army inquiry A review of US Army and Pentagon policies is ordered by the defence secretary in the wake of a shooting at a military base. |
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| Peru arrests 'human fat killers' Police in Peru arrest members of a gang accused of killing dozens of people to sell their fat for use in cosmetics. | |
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| Oprah talk show 'to end in 2011' The influential Oprah Winfrey talk show is to end in 2011 after more than two decades on air, her production company says. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Obama urges North Korea to change US President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak urge North Korea to return to nuclear talks. |
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| Separated twin looks 'fantastic' Doctors expect the twin girls separated from being joined at the head to recover fully, and one has woken up and looks 'fantastic'. | |
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| Air spat widens Thai-Cambodia row Cambodia takes over the running of the country's Thai-owned air traffic operation, amid a deepening diplomatic row. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Belgian PM named as EU president Belgian PM Herman van Rompuy is named as the new EU president and the UK's Baroness Ashton becomes foreign policy chief. |
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| 'Foiled shooting' teenager bailed A teenager in France suspected of planning to shoot his teachers is charged with attempted murder and released on bail. | |
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| CCTV Camorra killing suspect held Police arrest a suspected Camorra hitman allegedly caught on camera as he shot a man dead outside a bar in Naples. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | US ponders response to Iran snub President Barack Obama says the US and its partners are discussing steps they could take if Iran snubs a uranium enrichment deal. |
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| Palestinian leader demands unity Jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti says Palestinian factions must be united and launch a campaign to achieve statehood. | |
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| Egypt recalls envoy from Algeria Sudan joins a diplomatic row between Egypt and Algeria over violence at a World Cup qualifier in Khartoum. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan leader 'must show results' Western leaders urge Hamid Karzai to make concrete gains, as he is sworn in for a second term as Afghanistan's president. |
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| UN confirms Tamil camps exodus The UN humanitarian chief confirms Sri Lankan government claims that more than half the displaced Tamils in camps have left. | |
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| Bangladesh officers lose appeal Five ex-army officers face the death penalty after losing a final appeal for murdering Bangladesh's independence leader. | |
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| UK | |
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| Rescue under way as floods worsen People are forced to break through their roofs to escape flooding in Cockermouth in Cumbria, as a rescue operation continues. |
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| Labour peer gets EU foreign job Labour peer Baroness Ashton has been selected as the EU's high representative of foreign affairs and security. | |
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| Tory MP to vacate 'sleaze role' A Tory MP is to stand down as chairman of Parliament's standards committee while his expenses are being investigated. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Bid to rescue 200 caught in flood Emergency crews and RAF teams try to rescue scores of people trapped by rising floodwater in a Cumbrian town. |
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| Tory MP to vacate 'sleaze role' A Tory MP is to stand down as chairman of Parliament's standards committee while his expenses are being investigated. | |
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| Guide dog attack footage issued Police release CCTV footage of a blind woman's guide dog being savaged by a terrier-type dog at a railway station in north-west London. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Youth dies in quad bike accident A young person has died in an accident involving a quad bike in County Londonderry. |
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| Lorries damaged in Mallusk blaze Eight lorries are badly damaged in a fire at a mechanical engineering works in Newtownabbey. | |
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| Flooding disruption hits county Roads are closed and areas of farmland are under water after 32 consecutive days of rain in County Fermanagh. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Fear for the Tweed as rivers rise Flooding hits towns across Scotland as heavy downpours and strong winds continue to affect parts of the country. |
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| Maths computer claims dismissed The claim that computer games consoles can improve pupils' maths ability is dismissed by an Edinburgh University brain scientist. | |
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| Crucial fishing talks to be held EU fisheries talks which are described as "crucial" for the Scottish fleet are to get under way in Brussels. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Labour peer gets EU foreign job Labour peer Baroness Ashton has been selected as the EU's high representative of foreign affairs and security. |
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| Blair fails in EU president bid The UK fails to get Tony Blair chosen as the president of the EU Council, the job going to the Belgian prime minister. | |
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| Tory MP to vacate 'sleaze role' A Tory MP is to stand down as chairman of Parliament's standards committee while his expenses are being investigated. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | World economy 'heads for growth' Growth and recovery are expected in 2010 in most world regions, but the upturn will be modest, the OECD says. |
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| Rise in public sector borrowing UK public sector net borrowing reached £11.42bn last month, the highest for the month of October since records began. | |
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| Dell sees quarterly profits fall US computer giant Dell reports another decline in its quarterly profits, sending its shares 7% lower. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Forgery threat to music festivals The UK's summer music festivals face a threat from counterfeit wristbands, an industry adviser warns. |
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| Peas manager says sorry to Hilton The manager of US group the Black Eyed Peas apologises to celebrity blogger Perez Hilton over an assault outside a nightclub. | |
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| M&S Christmas TV ad 'offensive' Some viewers accuse the High Street retailer of sexism in its latest ad featuring Ashes to Ashes actor Philip Glenister. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Mammoth dung clue to extinction A study of mammoth dung has helped unravel the mystery of what caused the great mammals to die out. |
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| First test for record solar plane The prototype of a solar-powered plane destined for a record round-the-world journey makes its first trip across a runway. | |
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| Lab worms are stunned by 'phaser' Scientists show off an effect not unlike that of "phasers" in Star Trek - but it only works on tiny worms called nematodes. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Google previews operating system Internet search giant Google previews its Chrome OS operating system, to be available to users by the end of 2010. |
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| Twitter urges Murdoch to be open Newspapers should become "radically open" if they want to make money in the online world, the co-founder of Twitter says. | |
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| First test for record solar plane The prototype of a solar-powered plane destined for a record round-the-world journey makes its first trip across a runway. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Under-fives to get swine flu jab Children under the age of five are to offered the swine flu vaccination, the government has announced. |
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| 'Enzyme clue' to breast tumours Scientists have identified an enzyme that is crucial for turning breast tissue into tumours, according to a study published in the journal Cell. | |
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| New skin 'may help burns victims' French researchers say they have found a way of using human embryonic stem cells to create new skin which could help serious burns victims. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Evolution and history compulsory Primary school children in England will have to learn about evolution and British history under a shake up of the national curriculum. |
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| GCSE science grading 'generous' The watchdog for England says two exam boards were still too generous with grades in GCSE science exams this year. | |
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| Teachers' scores 'added to Sats' Next year's Sats results for England's schools will be published alongside teachers' assessments of how children are doing. | |
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| 1945: Nuremberg trial of Nazis begins Twenty of Germany's Nazi leaders go on trial in Nuremberg charged with war crimes. | |||
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| 1995: Diana admits adultery in TV interview Diana Princess of Wales speaks openly for the first time about her separation from the Prince of Wales in a frank interview for BBC Television. | |||
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| 1975: Spanish dictator Franco dies Hopes for democracy run high as Prince Juan Carlos prepares to take the reins of power following the death of General Franco. | |||
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