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| Tuesday, 01 September, 2009, 5:00 GMT 24:00 -05:00:US/Central |
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 | Lockerbie papers to be published The governments in London and Edinburgh are due to publish a series of documents relating to the Lockerbie bomber's release. |
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| Campaign seeks new social workers Celebrities back a bid to recruit more than 5,000 people into social work, amid fears of the impact of the Baby P case. | |
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| WWII ceremonies begin in Poland A dawn ceremony begins a day of remembrance in Poland to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. | |
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| Defence industry 'vital for UK' A trade body argues the case for more investment in the defence industry, amid fears major cutbacks could be planned. | |
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| More Diploma courses are launched The number of Diploma vocational courses available to students in England doubles from five to 10. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | WWII ceremonies begin in Poland A dawn ceremony begins a day of remembrance in Poland to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. |
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| Heat fuelling California wildfire Firefighters tackling a wildfire north of Los Angeles say they are making slow progress and the blaze remains very dangerous. | |
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| UN chief in Arctic climate visit UN chief Ban Ki-moon visits the Arctic Circle to draw attention to the need for action at climate change talks in December. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria begins bank boss charges Nigerian anti-corruption police bring criminal charges against executives from five banks rescued in a $2.6bn bail-out. |
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| Libya to mark Gaddafi anniversary Libya begins celebrations to mark 40 years since Colonel Muammar Gaddafi seized power, but Western leaders stay away. | |
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| S African 'strike' troops sacked About 700 South African troops are sent letters of dismissal following violence during a strike over higher pay. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Heat fuelling California wildfire Firefighters tackling a wildfire north of Los Angeles say they are making slow progress and the blaze remains very dangerous. |
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| Kidnap girl 'bonded with captor' Kidnapped US woman Jaycee Lee Dugard bonded with her alleged captor and helped to run his printing firm, according to reports. | |
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| Mexico braced as hurricane nears Hurricane Jimena grows into a category-five storm threatening 20,000 families on the Baja peninsula, Mexican officials say. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Two Koreas resume border traffic The heavily guarded border dividing North and South Korea reopens for regular traffic, after months of tension. |
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| Samoa road change plea rejected Protesters in Samoa lose a legal bid to stop a change in road rules that will force motorists to drive on the left. | |
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| Dalai Lama sees Taiwan storm area The Dalai Lama visits Taiwan's typhoon-damaged areas in a trip Beijing says it "resolutely opposes". | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| WWII ceremonies begin in Poland A dawn ceremony begins a day of remembrance in Poland to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II. |
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| Turkey and Armenia set for ties Turkey and its neighbour Armenia move closer to establishing diplomatic relations after decades of bitter mistrust. | |
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| UN chief in Arctic climate visit UN chief Ban Ki-moon visits the Arctic Circle to draw attention to the need for action at climate change talks in December. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iraq-Syria war of words escalates Syria and Iraq trade accusations as Turkey leads diplomatic efforts to cool a row over responsibility for deadly attacks in Iraq. |
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| Fight resumes over Iran cabinet Iranian MPs resume a heated debate on the nominees for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's new cabinet. | |
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| Iraq seeks Serbian return of MiGs The Iraqi authorities say they are negotiating the return of 19 MiG fighters sent to Yugoslavia in the 1980s for repairs. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | India diarrhoea outbreak kills 26 An outbreak of diarrhoea in the eastern Indian state of Orissa claims 26 lives, the state health minister says. |
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| US 'needs fresh Afghan strategy' A report by the top US general in Afghanistan says military success is achievable, but admits the current strategy is not working. | |
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| More bodies in Pakistani valley The bodies of 30 suspected militants are found in Pakistan's Swat valley, amid claims of unlawful killings by troops. | |
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| UK | |
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| Lockerbie papers to be published The governments in London and Edinburgh are due to publish a series of documents relating to the Lockerbie bomber's release. |
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| Campaign seeks new social workers Celebrities back a bid to recruit more than 5,000 people into social work, amid fears of the impact of the Baby P case. | |
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| Service to mark WWII evacuations A commemorative service is to be held in London to mark the 70th anniversary of the evacuation of British citizens during WWII. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Girl 'killed by mother's partner' A nine-year-old girl found dead in a lorry was killed by her mother's long-term boyfriend, police believe. |
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| Children's club raided by police A children's club in Gloucester is searched following the arrest of two men as part of a child protection investigation, police say. | |
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| Disabled sailor achieves record Hilary Lister, a disabled yachtswoman, has become the first female quadriplegic to sail solo around Britain. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Heavy rain causes city flooding Police warn motorists to take extra care when driving following Monday's heavy showers across Northern Ireland. |
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| Ireland 'enmeshed in sex trade' An organisation which works with women involved in prostitution warns that Ireland is now "firmly enmeshed in the global sex trade". | |
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| Man in court over teenager's rape A man from Northern Ireland appears in court, charged with raping a young woman at the Royal Highland Show in Ingliston. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Lockerbie papers to be published The governments in London and Edinburgh are due to publish a series of documents relating to the Lockerbie bomber's release. |
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| Two UK soldiers killed in Helmand Two British soldiers have been killed in an explosion while on foot patrol in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence confirms. | |
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| Fringe ticket sales break record The Edinburgh Festival Fringe bucks the economic downturn by setting new box office records and selling 1.86m tickets. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Probe into police 'Taser' arrest An investigation is launched after a man claimed police assaulted him and fired a Taser stun gun at his head as he was arrested. |
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| Row as dogs put down by bolt gun An organisation which re-homes German Shepherds attacks the RSPCA's decision to put down 10 of the dogs with a bolt gun after their owner died. | |
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| 'Shock' of woman hurt by roller A woman taken to hospital with head injuries after being crushed by a lawn roller as she slept in a tent, speaks of her shock. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| Lockerbie papers to be published The governments in London and Edinburgh are due to publish a series of documents relating to the Lockerbie bomber's release. |
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| Defence industry 'vital for UK' A trade body argues the case for more investment in the defence industry, amid fears major cutbacks could be planned. | |
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| New 'booze Asbos' come under fire Powers to impose Drinking Banning Orders on people who behave anti-socially when drunk are criticised by magistrates. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Fuel duty rise comes into effect A two pence rise in fuel duty has come into effect, the third increase in nine months, in a move condemned by motoring groups. |
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| Disney to buy Marvel in $4bn deal Walt Disney is to buy Marvel Entertainment in a shares and cash deal which will add 5,000 characters to the Disney stable. | |
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| SocGen trader Kerviel is charged Jerome Kerviel, an alleged "rogue trader" blamed by Societe Generale for 4.9bn euros in losses, has been charged. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Disney to buy Marvel in $4bn deal Walt Disney is to buy Marvel Entertainment in a shares and cash deal which will add 5,000 characters to the Disney stable. |
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| Fringe ticket sales break record The Edinburgh Festival Fringe bucks the economic downturn by setting new box office records and selling 1.86m tickets. | |
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| BBC to make serial killer drama The BBC is commissioning three-part drama based on the five young women murdered by Steve Wright in Suffolk in 2006. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | India 'terminates' Moon mission India's space agency calls off its inaugural moon mission, a day after losing all contact with the orbiting satellite. |
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| British plan to tackle asteroids A team of British scientists are developing plans for a spacecraft that could stop large asteroids from hitting the Earth | |
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| Shuttle Discovery arrives at ISS Space shuttle Discovery arrives at the International Space Station for a nine-day stay, carrying scientific equipment. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Thousands call for Turing apology Writer Ian McEwan is among thousands of people calling for a government apology to World War II code breaker Alan Turing. |
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| British plan to tackle asteroids A team of British scientists are developing plans for a spacecraft that could stop large asteroids from hitting the Earth | |
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| Curbs urged for behavioural ads Congress is urged to curb the practice of tracking consumers' online activity by companies who tailor adverts at them. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Depressed teens 'face adult risk' Teenagers who have minor depression are at a significantly higher risk of a range of mental health problems in later life, a US study suggests. |
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| Prison food 'beats NHS hospitals' Patients in an NHS hospital are more likely to go hungry than people who are locked up in prison, researchers say. | |
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| Many not applying for free drugs Nearly two thirds of the cancer patients in England have not applied for free medicines, five months after the scheme started. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | More Diploma courses are launched The number of Diploma vocational courses available to students in England doubles from five to 10. |
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| Bright pupils 'miss out' on place About 40,000 well-qualified school leavers are likely to be turned away from university this year, a think tank warns. | |
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| Families miss free school meals A fifth of low-income families are not aware they could claim for free school meals, suggests a survey. | |
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| 1939: Germany invades Poland German forces attack Poland across all frontiers and its planes bomb Polish cities, including the capital, Warsaw - Britain and France prepare to declare war. | |||
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| 1983: Korean airliner 'shot down' The United States accuses the USSR of shooting down a civilian airliner which is missing off Russia's eastern coast. | |||
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| 1997: Diana driver was 'drunk and speeding' The driver of the car in which Princess Diana was fatally injured had been drinking, French investigators reveal. | |||
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