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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Parties claim BA strike advantage The strike by British Airways cabin crew has entered its second day with both sides claiming the advantage. |
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| MPs attack FCO exchange rate move The decision to stop protecting the Foreign Office budget from exchange rate changes has risked efficiency, MPs say. | |
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| Volcano erupts in south Iceland A volcano in southern Iceland begins to erupt, leading to the evacuation of several hundred local residents. | |
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| Anti-fascist charged over clashes An anti-fascist campaigner is charged with conspiracy to organise violent disorder after thousands of people clash in Bolton. | |
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| Double jeopardy reforms published Plans are published to reform the Scottish double jeopardy law, which prevents a person being tried twice for the same crime. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Obama in final health vote push US President Barack Obama rallies support for healthcare reform among Democratic lawmakers ahead of a key vote. |
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| Mass Rome rally backs Italian PM Tens of thousands of people rally in support of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Rome, ahead of key regional elections. | |
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| Volcano erupts in south Iceland A volcano in southern Iceland begins to erupt, leading to the evacuation of several hundred local residents. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | South Africa marks 1960 massacre South Africa marks the 50th anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre, an iconic moment in the anti-apartheid struggle. |
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| Somali Islamist commander killed A senior commander of the Somali Islamist group, al-Shabab, is assassinated inside an area held by his own forces. | |
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| Darfur hostage describes ordeal The longest-held foreign hostage in Sudan's Darfur region says he was not mistreated, but faced a "daily struggle" to stay positive. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Obama in final health vote push US President Barack Obama rallies support for healthcare reform among Democratic lawmakers ahead of a key vote. |
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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' In a BBC interview, US technology chief Vivek Kundra calls on developers to build the "YouTube" of government data. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Thai protesters parade in Bangkok Thousands of anti-government protesters in Thailand stage a mass rally in Bangkok in the latest stage of their campaign. |
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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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| Sandstorm shrouds Beijing in dust Beijing officials warn residents to stay indoors and issue a level-five pollution warning as the city is hit by a severe sandstorm. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | French vote likely to pressure PM After a poor showing in the first round of regional elections, President Sarkozy's UMP is under pressure in the second round. |
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| Mass Rome rally backs Italian PM Tens of thousands of people rally in support of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Rome, ahead of key regional elections. | |
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| Volcano erupts in south Iceland A volcano in southern Iceland begins to erupt, leading to the evacuation of several hundred local residents. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | UN chief says settlements illegal UN chief Ban Ki-moon - beginning a Mid-East trip - reiterates international demands for a halt to Israeli settlement building. |
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| US renews offer of Iran dialogue President Obama says the US offer of dialogue with Iran still stands, in a New Year message to the Iranian people. | |
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| Allawi urges fast Iraq poll count The narrow frontrunner in the race to become Iraq's next prime minister says poll results are taking too long to declare. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Nepalese statesman Koirala dies Nepal's four-time Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has died in Kathmandu, his aides and state TV say. |
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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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| Live - Bangladesh v England Bangladesh will begin day two of the second Test against England in Mirpur on 330-8. | |
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| UK | |
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| Parties claim BA strike advantage The strike by British Airways cabin crew has entered its second day with both sides claiming the advantage. |
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| MPs attack FCO exchange rate move The decision to stop protecting the Foreign Office budget from exchange rate changes has risked efficiency, MPs say. | |
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| Anti-fascist charged over clashes An anti-fascist campaigner is charged with conspiracy to organise violent disorder after thousands of people clash in Bolton. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Anti-fascist charged over clashes An anti-fascist campaigner is charged with conspiracy to organise violent disorder after thousands of people clash in Bolton. |
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| New arrest on carpet remains find A fourth man is arrested after human remains were found wrapped in carpet in a garden in south-west London. | |
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| Google SAS photos 'irresponsible' Google is labelled "irresponsible" by an MP for showing images of the SAS headquarters in Herefordshire online. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Pope apology for Irish sex abuse Pope Benedict XVI apologises to victims of child sex abuse by priests in Ireland and says bishops made "serious mistakes". |
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| Victims react to pontiff's letter Groups representing victims of clerical abuse have given a mixed reaction to the Pope's letter to Catholics in Ireland about the issue. | |
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| Morrow banned after betting probe Coleraine's Sammy Morrow is banned for three months for betting on a number of games which he played in. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Double jeopardy reforms published Plans are published to reform the Scottish double jeopardy law, which prevents a person being tried twice for the same crime. |
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| SNP makes pledge to safeguard NHS Scotland's health secretary will pledge to protect NHS services, in the face of possible UK spending cuts. | |
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| Call for red coat army memorial A military historian says government soldiers who fought at the battle of Culloden should be "dignified by a memorial". | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Cameron announces bank tax plan Tory leader David Cameron announces plans for a special tax on banks - even without other countries' agreement. |
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| MPs attack FCO exchange rate move The decision to stop protecting the Foreign Office budget from exchange rate changes has risked efficiency, MPs say. | |
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| Miliband issues message to Iran The foreign secretary uses an Iranian New Year message to say he hopes people there will be able to express themselves freely. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Parties claim BA strike advantage The strike by British Airways cabin crew has entered its second day with both sides claiming the advantage. |
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| Cameron announces bank tax plan Tory leader David Cameron announces plans for a special tax on 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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 | £29m raised by Sport Relief event More than £29m is raised for global causes by celebrities and the public taking part in the BBC's Sport Relief charity event. |
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| Hurt receives lifetime accolade Veteran actor John Hurt speaks of his "constant fight" for independent films shortly before he received a lifetime achievement award. | |
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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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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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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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| 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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| 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' In a BBC interview, US technology chief Vivek Kundra calls on developers to build the "YouTube" of government data. | |
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| Smartphone overseas web warning 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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| 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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| 1960: Scores die in Sharpeville shoot-out More than 50 Africans die and 169 are injured as police open fire in the South African township of Sharpeville. | |||
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| 1991: Heseltine unveils new property tax The government has revealed plans for a new property tax in place of the controversial poll tax. | |||
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| 1999: Comedy genius Ernie Wise dies One of Britain's most loved and most successful comedians, Ernie Wise, dies aged 73. | |||
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