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| Wednesday, 03 March, 2010, 4:00 GMT 04:00 +00:00:Europe/London |
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 | Bulger murderer returned to jail Jon Venables, one of the killers of two-year-old James Bulger, is returned to prison after breaching the terms of his release. |
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| BBC stations face axe in shake-up The BBC confirms plans to close digital radio stations 6 Music and Asian Network and scale back its website significantly. | |
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| Sex offender alerts go nationwide A scheme allowing parents to check if someone is a sex offender will be rolled out across England and Wales. | |
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| Naomi Campbell 'wanted over slap' Police in New York want to question supermodel Naomi Campbell for allegedly hitting her driver. | |
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| Pleas for calm amid Chile rubble Chile's president calls for calm in the quake-ravaged city of Concepcion, vowing a stern response to any renewal of looting and violence. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Pleas for calm amid Chile rubble Chile's president calls for calm in the quake-ravaged city of Concepcion, vowing a stern response to any renewal of looting and violence. |
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| Greeks face 'wartime' crisis - PM Greece's prime minister says the nation's budget crisis is like a "wartime situation", warning of further painful cuts. | |
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| Ethiopia aid 'spent on weapons' The BBC has evidence money donated to Ethiopia during the famine of 1984-85 was used to buy weapons. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Landslide 'kills 100' in Uganda More than 100 people are killed in a landslide in Uganda's eastern region of Bududa, a minister tells the BBC. |
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| Ethiopia aid 'spent on weapons' The BBC has evidence money donated to Ethiopia during the famine of 1984-85 was used to buy weapons. | |
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| Aids 'key cause of female death' The UN HIV/Aids programme says HIV has become the leading cause of death for women of reproductive age worldwide. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Pleas for calm amid Chile rubble Chile's president calls for calm in the quake-ravaged city of Concepcion, vowing a stern response to any renewal of looting and violence. |
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| Guatemala police chief arrested Guatemala's chief of national police and the country's top anti-drugs official are arrested over alleged links to drug trafficking. | |
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| Naomi Campbell 'wanted over slap' Police in New York want to question supermodel Naomi Campbell for allegedly hitting her driver. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China firm on Iran nuclear talks China calls for talks on Iran's nuclear programme, as US diplomats arrive in Beijing seeking support for new sanctions on Tehran. |
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| Pilots die as S Korea jets crash Three pilots die as two South Korea fighter jets crash into a mountain in the east of the country, say military officials. | |
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| Protests at Indonesia bank vote Indonesia's parliament fails to reach consensus on the 2008 Bank Century bailout, prompting angry protests. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Greeks face 'wartime' crisis - PM Greece's prime minister says the nation's budget crisis is like a "wartime situation", warning of further painful cuts. |
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| Karadzic denies Bosnia atrocities Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic denies as myths the alleged two worst atrocities of the Bosnia war in the 1990s. | |
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| German court orders data deletion Vast amounts of telephone and e-mail data held in Germany must be deleted, the country's highest court rules. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| China firm on Iran nuclear talks China calls for talks on Iran's nuclear programme, as US diplomats arrive in Beijing seeking support for new sanctions on Tehran. |
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| Iran arrests critical film maker Iranian police arrest internationally acclaimed film director Jafar Panahi but prosecutors deny the move is connected to politics. | |
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| New East Jerusalem plan unveiled Israel unveils a new plan for a district of luxury hotels and gardens in Arab East Jerusalem, but then immediately puts it on hold. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Top militant 'killed in Pakistan' The head of militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi died in a drone attack in north-west Pakistan last week, the BBC learns. |
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| Afghans ban live attack coverage Afghanistan bans live coverage of militant assaults in the country saying broadcasts could help gunmen during attacks. | |
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| Senior Indian Maoist is arrested One of India's top Maoist leaders is arrested in Calcutta, police have told the BBC. | |
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| UK | |
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| Bulger murderer returned to jail Jon Venables, one of the killers of two-year-old James Bulger, is returned to prison after breaching the terms of his release. |
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| Sex offender alerts go nationwide A scheme allowing parents to check if someone is a sex offender will be rolled out across England and Wales. | |
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| Help for 'excluded' autism adults Plans are published by ministers to tackle the "social exclusion" of adults with autism in England. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| Bulger murderer returned to jail Jon Venables, one of the killers of two-year-old James Bulger, is returned to prison after breaching the terms of his release. |
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| Boy quizzed on fatal scooter fire A 15-year-old boy is arrested following the deaths of an elderly couple at a sheltered housing complex in Rugby. | |
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| Two held over shopkeeper murder Two more youths are detained on suspicion of murdering a Huddersfield shopkeeper who was beaten in a raid. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | New Presbyterian moderator chosen North Belfast minister Rev Norman Hamilton is elected as the new moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. |
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| Ian Paisley to stand down as MP Former DUP leader Ian Paisley confirms he will not stand for re-election in North Antrim after 40 years as a MP. | |
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| Businesses' cash to save air show Councillors in Coleraine vote to hold the International Air Show after local businesses agreed to finance it. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Men guilty over dune body death Two men are found guilty over the "wicked" killing of a father whose body was found buried in sand dunes on an Orkney island. |
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| Report due on funicular spending A report on a public agency's funding and running of a mountain railway is to be released by the Scottish Parliament's audit committee. | |
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| Announcement due over rail link An announcement is due on the progress of plans to reopen the rail line between Edinburgh and the Borders. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Many young voters 'unregistered' More than half of young people eligible to vote may not be registered to do so, the elections watchdog warns. |
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| Agreement on leaders' TV debates The three main parties and BBC, ITV and Sky agree rules for live leaders' debates ahead of the general election. | |
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| MEP Farage fined over 'insults' UKIP MEP Nigel Farage is fined about 3,000 Euros after refusing to apologise for a tirade in the European Parliament. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Football 'needs to rethink pay' Football clubs should consider performance-related bonuses and lowering player salaries, a sports finance expert says. |
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| High Court halts BAE settlement The High Court grants an injunction to stop the Serious Fraud Office striking further deals with BAE Systems. | |
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| Euro drops to lowest in 10 months The euro falls to its lowest level against the dollar in 10 months amid continuing concerns over Greece's debt crisis. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | BBC stations face axe in shake-up The BBC confirms plans to close digital radio stations 6 Music and Asian Network and scale back its website significantly. |
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| Tributes to 'talented' presenter Tributes are paid to BBC TV presenter Kristian Digby who was found dead at his flat in east London. | |
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| Naomi Campbell 'wanted over slap' Police in New York want to question supermodel Naomi Campbell for allegedly hitting her driver. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Egg shells illustrate human story Inscribed ostrich shell fragments found in South Africa are among the earliest examples of the use of symbolism by modern humans, scientists say. |
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| Ice deposits found at Moon's pole A radar experiment aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 lunar spacecraft detects large deposits of water ice near the Moon's north pole. | |
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| New scan could nose out criminals Noses could be an even better method of identification than iris and fingerprint scanning, says a UK study. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Apple sues HTC over phone patents Apple has launched legal action against phone maker HTC alleging it has infringed patented technology. |
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| PlayStation 3 clock bug 'fixed' Sony says a millennium-style bug that prevented thousands of PlayStation 3 owners from using its online games network is "resolved". | |
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| Money sharing comes to Facebook An application called Buxter allows Facebook friends to share money with each other for small value transactions. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Help for 'excluded' autism adults Plans are published by ministers to tackle the "social exclusion" of adults with autism in England. |
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| 'Heart risk' at football stadiums Too many football grounds in Europe do not have the right equipment to save fans who have heart attacks, a study says. | |
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| NHS IT deal 'stitch up' claims The Conservatives say revamped contracts for the government's NHS IT system would "tie the hands" of the next administration. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Delay over for parents on places Parents in London are finding out if their child got the secondary school place of their choice after a website went down. |
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| Tories want politician-free exams The Conservatives want politicians to lose control of A-levels - and they promise another curriculum overhaul. | |
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| 'Modest gains' from pupil premium Targeting extra funds at poor pupils will produce only modest reductions in the gap between rich and poor, a report says. | |
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| 1974: Turkish jet crashes killing 345 A Turkish Airlines DC10 crashes near Paris, en route to London, killing all 345 people on board. | |||
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| 1985: Miners call off year-long strike Miners' leaders vote to end the longest-running industrial dispute in Britain without any peace deal over pit closures. | |||
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| 1982: Queen opens Barbican Centre The Queen opens the new £153m Barbican Arts Centre in the City of London. | |||
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