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 | BA cabin crew begin strike action British Airways cabin crew begin strike action which will cause severe disruption to flights for the next three days. |
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| Pope's letter on Irish abuse due The Vatican is due to publish a letter from Pope Benedict to Irish Catholics, seeking forgiveness for paedophile scandals by priests. | |
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| Smartphone overseas internet warning from Which? The consumers' association Which? is warning that people going abroad with smartphones can face huge bills if they connect to the internet. | |
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| Tories to announce bank tax plan Conservative leader David Cameron is due to announce plans to tax banks - even without other countries' agreement. | |
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| Man charged over 'honour' murder A man is charged with the murder of a woman whose body was found in a suitcase following a so-called "honour" killing. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Obama hails 'historic' health bid US President Barack Obama says the weekend's congressional vote on healthcare reform is a "historic" opportunity. |
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| Pope's letter on Irish abuse due The Vatican is due to publish a letter from Pope Benedict to Irish Catholics, seeking forgiveness for paedophile scandals by priests. | |
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| US moots official data 'YouTube' Countries should be judged on their willingness to open up public data, the US technology chief tells the BBC. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | SA students riot over star's bail Students in South Africa throw stones at police after a musician accused of killing pupils in a car race is freed on bail. |
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| Swiss probe asylum seeker's death Switzerland halts special flights to deport asylum seekers after a Nigerian man on hunger strike died at Zurich airport. | |
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| Egypt prayers for Mubarak health Government-run mosques across Egypt offer prayers for President Hosni Mubarak's recovery on Friday. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Obama hails 'historic' health bid US President Barack Obama says the weekend's congressional vote on healthcare reform is a "historic" opportunity. |
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| Colombia rights activist killed The killing of a Colombian human rights activist sparks calls for an urgent investigation into his death. | |
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| US moots official data 'YouTube' Countries should be judged on their willingness to open up public data, the US technology chief tells the BBC. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Rio Tinto signs China mine deal Rio Tinto signs a big West African venture deal with China, days before four of its officials go on trial in Shanghai. |
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| PM Abhisit says Thailand divided Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva tells the BBC his country is divided, as protests continue in the capital. | |
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| Appeal over Nina Wang's fortune A feng shui master launches an appeal, after a court rejected his claim to Hong Kong tycoon Nina Wang's fortune. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Pope's letter on Irish abuse due The Vatican is due to publish a letter from Pope Benedict to Irish Catholics, seeking forgiveness for paedophile scandals by priests. |
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| Kosovo row mars EU-Balkans summit Serbian President Boris Tadic boycotts an EU-Balkan integration conference because of a row over Kosovo's status. | |
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| Slovak patriotism law sent back The president of Slovakia vetoes a controversial law on patriotism approved recently by the country's parliament. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Quartet urges settlement freeze The international Quartet of Mid-East peace mediators calls on Israel to freeze all settlement activity in occupied territories. |
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| Egypt prayers for Mubarak health Government-run mosques across Egypt offer prayers for President Hosni Mubarak's recovery on Friday. | |
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| Leading Iranian reformist jailed Leading Iranian reformist and former Vice-President Hossein Marashi is jailed for spreading an anti-government propaganda. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Taliban arrests halt UN contacts The former UN special envoy in Afghanistan says Pakistan's arrest of Taliban leaders halted a channel of secret UN communications. |
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| Mumbai plotter sought by India India says it will ask for access to a Chicago man who has pleaded guilty to scouting targets for the 2008 Mumbai attacks. | |
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| Live - Bangladesh v England Bangladesh win the toss and decide to bat first in the second Test against England in Mirpur as James Tredwell makes his Test debut. | |
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| UK | |
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| BA cabin crew begin strike action British Airways cabin crew begin strike action which will cause severe disruption to flights for the next three days. |
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| Tories to announce bank tax plan Conservative leader David Cameron is due to announce plans to tax banks - even without other countries' agreement. | |
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| Man charged over 'honour' murder A man is charged with the murder of a woman whose body was found in a suitcase following a so-called "honour" killing. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Murder arrest over body in Thames A man is arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a man is recovered from the Thames at Wapping. |
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| Man charged over 'honour' murder A man is charged with the murder of a woman whose body was found in a suitcase following a so-called "honour" killing. | |
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| Ambulance man 'gave women lift' An ambulance driver is suspended over claims he gave a lift to a group of female revellers in Reading. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Teenager rescued from traffickers A teenaged girl, believed to be a victim of human traffickers, is rescued during a police operation in the greater Belfast area. |
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| Pope's letter on Irish abuse due The Vatican is due to publish a letter from Pope Benedict to Irish Catholics, seeking forgiveness for paedophile scandals by priests. | |
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| 52 jobs go at drink firm Britvic More than 50 jobs are being lost at at the Britvic soft drinks company in Northern Ireland, the employment minister confirms. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| BA strike hits Scottish flights Flights to three Scottish airports are hit by cabin crew strike action at British Airways after talks break down. |
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| SNP seek election 'opportunities' SNP leader Alex Salmond will tell his party's conference a hung parliament at Westminster would be "redolent with opportunity". | |
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| Low levels of energy satisfaction Energy customers in Scotland are twice as likely to have a cause to complain than elsewhere in the UK, a study suggests. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Tories to announce bank tax plan Conservative leader David Cameron is due to announce plans to tax banks - even without other countries' agreement. |
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| New expenses file passed to CPS Scotland Yard passes a new file of evidence against a parliamentarian suspected of abusing expenses to prosecutors. | |
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| UKIP in Eurosceptics poll pledge The UK Independence Party will not stand against hardline Eurosceptic rivals in other parties at the general election, its leader has said. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| BA cabin crew begin strike action British Airways cabin crew begin strike action which will cause severe disruption to flights for the next three days. |
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| Tories to announce bank tax plan Conservative leader David Cameron is due to announce plans to tax banks - even without other countries' agreement. | |
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| Pound falls on 'recession risk' The pound drops against the dollar and the euro after a Bank of England policymaker said the UK could fall back into recession. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Bullock husband 'sorry for grief' Sandra Bullock's husband Jesse James apologises to his wife and children following accusations he had an affair. |
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| Price pays damages to ex-manager Katie Price agrees to pay "substantial" slander damages to her former manager over a claim she had an affair with Price's ex-husband Peter Andre. | |
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| Ex-soap star's dangerous driving Former Coronation Street star Bruce Jones, who played Les Battersby, admits dangerous driving and drink-driving. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | LHC smashes energy record again The Large Hadron Collider has smashed the record for highest-energy particle beams again in its quest to uncover new physics. |
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| Consortium wins big weather prize A Franco-German consortium will enter into negotiations for a 1.3bn-euro contract to build Europe's next weather satellites. | |
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| Ice mission given lift-off date Europe's Cryosat spacecraft is set to launch on 8 April on a mission to map the world's ice fields. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Batman takes best game at Baftas British developed Batman: Arkham Aslyum took the coveted title of best game at the 2010 Bafta video game awards. |
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| US moots official data 'YouTube' Countries should be judged on their willingness to open up public data, the US technology chief tells the BBC. | |
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| Consortium wins big weather prize A Franco-German consortium will enter into negotiations for a 1.3bn-euro contract to build Europe's next weather satellites. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Setback for cancer test hopes Testing for a virus linked with cervical cancer during traditional screening does not help identify high risk women, say doctors. |
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| Stem cell windpipe op 'success' A 10-year-old British boy has become the first child to undergo a windpipe transplant with an organ crafted from his own stem cells. | |
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| Obese maternity care risk warning Maternity services for obese women are not good enough and may be putting mothers-to-be at risk, experts warn. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Student loan delays 'may reoccur' The public spending watchdog criticises the Student Loans Company and warns of another year of delays. |
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| University in 'anti-English' slur Edinburgh University rejects claims it is "anti-English" over its selection process after criticism from teachers in England. | |
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| Teachers 'may seize mephedrone' Teachers are allowed to confiscate mephedrone from pupils although it is not illegal, the schools minister has said. | |
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| 2003: US launches missiles against Saddam American missiles hit the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, signalling the start of the US-led campaign to topple Saddam Hussein. | |||
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| 1993: Child killed in Warrington bomb attack One boy is dead and more than 50 people are injured as two bombs explode in the centre of Warrington. | |||
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| 1989: Senior RUC men die in gun attack Two senior RUC officers negotiating cross-border security co-operation in south Armagh are ambushed and shot dead by the IRA. | |||
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