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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | PM meets troops on Afghan visit Gordon Brown visits British troops and holds talks with President Karzai on an overnight visit to Afghanistan. |
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| School vetting rules to be eased Rules requiring people working with children to have criminal checks and register with a new agency are to be watered down. | |
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| Peers and MPs 'must pay UK tax' David Cameron says he would rush in a law saying only people who are treated as full UK taxpayers can be MPs or peers. | |
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| Fury at Copenhagen police tactics Climate activists criticise Danish police for heavy-handed tactics after they detained 968 people at a Copenhagen summit rally. | |
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| William 'not taking Queen's job' Buckingham Palace has denounced claims that Prince William will take over a substantial part of the Queen's duties as "total and utter fabrication". | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Jailbreak frees 31 in Philippines Suspected Islamist militants storm a jail in the southern Philippines freeing 31 prisoners, including two rebel commanders. |
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| Sudan heads reach referendum deal The leaders of Sudan and of its semi-autonomous southern region say they have reached a deal on the terms of a key referendum. | |
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| Fury at Copenhagen police tactics Climate activists criticise Danish police for heavy-handed tactics after they detained 968 people at a Copenhagen summit rally. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Tycoon tipped to win Chile ballot Chileans are voting for a new president, with opinion polls suggesting the country could be ready for a move to the right. |
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| Cuba signs Venezuela trade deals Cuba's President Raul Castro and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez sign economic co-operation deals worth $3.2bn. | |
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| Houston elects openly gay mayor Houston becomes the largest US city to elect an openly gay mayor, after Annise Parker wins a run-off vote. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | CIA cancels Blackwater contract The CIA cancels a contract with US private security firm Blackwater for its role in drone aircraft attacks in Pakistan. |
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| PM meets troops on Afghan visit Gordon Brown visits British troops and holds talks with President Karzai on an overnight visit to Afghanistan. | |
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| Ministers resign over India state Twenty ministers in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh resign in protest at the decision to create a new state in its north. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Man charged over mutilation death The estranged husband of a woman found dying with her hand cut off in a London street is charged with her murder. |
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| Armed police officers target home Armed police cordon off a street in Newton Abbot for three hours on Saturday evening. | |
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| High-speed train service starts Full services of 140mph Japanese-built Javelin trains begin operating between Kent and London. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Pension rise limit may save £350m Parts of the state pension will be frozen in April despite the chancellor's pledge that it would rise by 2.5%, the BBC learns. |
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| Citygroup sued over EMI purchase Terra Firma, EMI's owner, sues Citigroup saying the bank "misrepresented facts" during the record company sale in 2007. | |
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| Supermarkets start fuel price war Two UK supermarkets begin a price war as they cut the cost of petrol and diesel by up to three pence per litre. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Millions to watch X Factor final The X Factor final is expected to attract millions of viewers, with Joe McElderry the favourite to win. |
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| Outnumbered sweeps comedy awards Family-based BBC comedy Outnumbered picks up three British Comedy Awards while Sir Terry Wogan is honoured with a lifetime achievement. | |
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| Ali Bastian out of Strictly final The Bill actress Ali Bastian is voted out of the final of Strictly Come Dancing, leaving actor Ricky Whittle and Chris Hollins as the last two standing. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Genetic 'map' of Asia's diversity An international scientific effort has revealed the genetics behind Asia's diversity. |
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| Stunning vistas from UK telescope The world's largest survey telescope, Vista, reveals its first spectacular images of the Universe. | |
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| Copenhagen publishes draft text Rich countries are being asked to raise their pledges on tackling climate change, a draft text at the Copenhagen summit shows. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Volume turned down on MP3 players The European Commission is calling for a suggested maximum volume to be set on MP3 players, to protect users' hearing. |
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| UK trails on super-fast broadband The UK looks healthy when it comes to broadband penetration but OECD figures show it trailing in terms of super-fast access | |
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| Aid agencies 'must use new tools' The nature of new technological tools is a huge help in disaster management, but aid agencies must change to adopt them. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Over-the-counter pill for girls A controversial NHS pilot is providing the contraceptive pill to teenage girls without prescription in pharmacies. |
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| Exercise 'no aid' for period pain Exercise does not help alleviate period pain, despite it being commonly recommended for women with monthly symptoms, say researchers. | |
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| Baby ward shortages 'scandalous' A coroner describes midwife shortages at a hospital where a newborn baby died as "scandalous". | |
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| 1995: Riots break out in Brixton Hundreds of black and white youths are on the streets of Brixton, in south London attacking police, ransacking shops and burning cars after the death of a black man in police custody. | |||
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| 2001: Suicide attack on Indian parliament A group of gunmen breaks through tight security to attack the parliament building in the Indian capital, New Delhi. | |||
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| 1981: Military crackdown on Polish people Military rulers in Poland have declared a state of emergency after imposing martial law and placing leaders of the Solidarity trade union under arrest. | |||
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