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| Saturday, 17 April, 2010, 3:00 GMT 04:00 +01:00:Europe/London |
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 | Flights allowed over parts of UK Flights above Scotland and Northern Ireland resume but fears over drifting ash mean the ban remains over England and Wales. |
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| Clegg success leads to 'scrutiny' Nick Clegg's perceived success in the first prime ministerial debate will put Lib Dem policies in the spotlight, his rivals say. | |
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| Goldman Sachs is accused of fraud Goldman Sachs is accused of fraud in a civil suit filed by US financial watchdog, the Securities and Exchange Commission. | |
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| China quake toll 'passes 1,000' The number of people killed by a devastating earthquake in China's Qinghai province rises to 1,144, say officials. | |
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| Toyota recalls more US vehicles Toyota announces yet more recalls, with 600,000 Sienna minivans in the US affected because of corrosion problems. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Air travel 'facing days of chaos' Air travel across Europe could be hit for days by the effects of a volcanic ash cloud from Iceland, aviation officials say. |
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| Goldman Sachs is accused of fraud Goldman Sachs is accused of fraud in a civil suit filed by US financial watchdog, the Securities and Exchange Commission. | |
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| Judge allows bids for Brazil dam A Brazilian court allows bidding to start for contracts on a massive dam on an Amazon tributary, overturning an earlier ruling. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Kenya's flowers hit by ash cloud Kenya's flower industry is badly hit by the cancellation of flights across Europe because of Iceland's volcanic ash cloud. |
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| Al-Qaeda frees Italians in Mali An Italian couple who were abducted by al-Qaeda militants are released in Mali after four months in captivity. | |
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| Monitors assess Sudanese election Two key monitoring groups are preparing to give their initial responses to Sudan's controversial elections. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Goldman Sachs is accused of fraud Goldman Sachs is accused of fraud in a civil suit filed by US financial watchdog, the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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| Judge allows bids for Brazil dam A Brazilian court allows bidding to start for contracts on a massive dam on an Amazon tributary, overturning an earlier ruling. | |
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| Toyota recalls more US vehicles Toyota announces yet more recalls, with 600,000 Sienna minivans in the US affected because of corrosion problems. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China quake toll 'passes 1,000' The number of people killed by a devastating earthquake in China's Qinghai province rises to 1,144, say officials. |
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| Thai leader in security reshuffle Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva announces he is putting the army chief in charge of restoring order, as protests continue. | |
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| China jails 'rape case' activists Three men are jailed in China after posting material online for a woman trying to investigate her daughter's death. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Air travel 'facing days of chaos' Air travel across Europe could be hit for days by the effects of a volcanic ash cloud from Iceland, aviation officials say. |
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| Al-Qaeda frees Italians in Mali An Italian couple who were abducted by al-Qaeda militants are released in Mali after four months in captivity. | |
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| Holocaust-denying bishop is fined A German court fines renegade British bishop Richard Williamson 10,000 euros for denying the Holocaust. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran ex-president 'in travel ban' Iran's former President Mohammad Khatami is banned from leaving the country, his aides say. |
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| Clinton presses Israel on talks US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls again on Israel to do more to pursue peace with the Palestinians. | |
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| UN criticises executions in Gaza The UN Human Rights Commission condemns the use of the death penalty by the militant movement Hamas which controls Gaza. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Bhutto murder 'avoidable' - UN The death of Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto could have been prevented, a damning UN report into her assassination concludes. |
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| Pakistan suicide attack kills 10 At least 10 people are killed in a suicide bomb attack at a hospital in the Pakistani city of Quetta, police say. | |
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| Kidnap suspects shot in Pakistan Three men in Pakistan suspected of involvement in the kidnapping of British boy Sahil Saeed are shot dead by police, officials say. | |
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| UK | |
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| Flights allowed over parts of UK Flights above Scotland and Northern Ireland resume but fears over drifting ash mean the ban remains over England and Wales. |
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| Clegg success leads to 'scrutiny' Nick Clegg's perceived success in the first prime ministerial debate will put Lib Dem policies in the spotlight, his rivals say. | |
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| Immigration centre officers hurt Six security staff and a police officer are injured removing 60 detainees from an immigration unit following a disturbance. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Ash cloud flight delays extended Most flights in England are suspended until at least 1300 BST on Saturday as volcanic ash drifts across the country. |
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| Man in 'first' mephedrone arrest A man is arrested on suspicion of possessing mephedrone on the day the drug became illegal - thought to be the first case of its kind. | |
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| Immigration centre officers hurt Six security staff and a police officer are injured removing 60 detainees from an immigration unit following a disturbance. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | First flights out of NI take off The first flights out of Northern Ireland to Scotland since UK airspace was closed took off on Friday evening. |
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| Woman killed in two-car collision A woman dies after a car crash on the main dual carriageway between Newtownards and Dundonald. | |
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| NI homes left without electricity An electrical fault leaves 1500 people without power in the Cushendall area of County Antrim on Friday evening. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Passengers face more disruption Passengers are warned Scottish flights may still face disruption, despite most of the country's airspace reopening on Friday. |
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| Second campaign weekend under way Political parties in Scotland prepare for their second weekend of campaigning ahead of the general election on 6 May. | |
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| Climbers in live televised ascent Two climbers are to make a live televised ascent of what they have described as one of the toughest rock faces in the world. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Brown confirms election on 6 May Prime Minister Gordon Brown, flanked by members of his cabinet in Downing Street, calls the UK General Election for 6 May. |
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| Live: General election 2010 Live text and video coverage of all the latest developments as the 2010 general election campaign gets under way. | |
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| Election is 'not two-horse race' Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says the election will not be the usual "two-horse race" between Labour and Conservatives. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Goldman Sachs is accused of fraud Goldman Sachs is accused of fraud in a civil suit filed by US financial watchdog, the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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| Airlines count volcano ash losses Disruption caused by European airspace closure will cost airlines at least $200m per day, the industry's governing body warns | |
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| Firms fined over tobacco pricing The Office of Fair Trading fines two tobacco companies and nine retailers a total of £225m for "unlawful" tobacco pricing. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Rare Stones track to be released A recently rediscovered Rolling Stones song dating back to 1972 will be released as a single for Record Store Day. |
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| Arterton enjoys 'no frills' films Actress Gemma Arterton says she will continue making low budget films despite roles in Hollywood blockbusters. | |
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| Radcliffe to return to Broadway Actor Daniel Radcliffe is to make his Broadway musical debut in a revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Whaling peace plan to go forward A proposal to reconcile whaling nations and their opponents will almost certainly be sent this year to governments for a decision. |
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| Obama sets Mars goal for America US President Barack Obama says it should be possible to send astronauts to orbit the planet Mars by the mid-2030s. | |
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| Brain 'splits to multi-task' An inability to deal with more than two things at a time may be "hard-wired" into our brain, research suggests. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Infected XP owners left unpatched Windows XP machines infected with a sneaky virus will not be able to install Microsoft's latest security updates. |
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| Browser app tops download chart Over one million iPhone users downloaded the Opera browser app in the first 24 hours of its release, the company claims. | |
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| Video gamers accused of match fix Professional players of sci-fi themed game StarCraft have been accused of rigging matches in South Korea. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Campaigner wins tainted blood case A composer who contracted HIV and hepatitis C through an NHS blood transfusion has won a High Court challenge over compensation levels. |
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| NHS care record roll-out halted The development of a medical records database for patients in England has been suspended in some areas after doctors criticised the speed of roll-out. | |
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| Toxic dust families agree pay-out Families with children who suffered birth defects from toxic dust at a former steelworks reach an out-of-court deal. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Ash cloud leaves pupils stranded Hundreds of school children and many teachers are among those stranded overseas because of volcanic ash drifting from Iceland. |
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| Heads' ballot backs Sats boycott Heads and deputy heads balloted over a boycott of Sats tests in England this year have voted for the action. | |
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| 'More state pupils' at Oxbridge Oxford and Cambridge universities both increase the proportion of state school pupils they take - but are still falling short of targets, figures show. | |
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| 1986: British journalist McCarthy kidnapped John McCarthy is abducted on his way to the airport - three bodies, believed to be of British hostages, are also found. | |||
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| 1984: Libyan embassy shots kill policewoman A police officer has been killed after shots were fired from the Libyan People's Bureau in central London. | |||
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| 1961: Exiles invade Cuba at Bay of Pigs Reports from Cuba say an invasion force has landed on the island to try to overthrow the country's leader, Fidel Castro. | |||
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