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| Tuesday, 15 September, 2009, 5:00 GMT 24:00 -05:00:US/Central |
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 | Brown 'to talk of spending cuts' Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to admit for the first time that spending cuts will be needed, the BBC understands. |
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| Heroin supply clinic 'cuts crime' A scheme where addicts get heroin in supervised clinics has led to big cuts in street drugs usage and crime, the BBC learns. | |
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| US film star Patrick Swayze dies Dirty Dancing film star Patrick Swayze dies aged 57 after a long battle with cancer, his publicist says. | |
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| Al-Qaeda Somalia suspect 'killed' US forces have "likely killed" a top al-Qaeda suspect during a US military raid in Somalia, a US official tells the BBC. | |
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| Bank crisis lessons 'not learned' A year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a think-tank warns that little has changed and bonus culture has returned. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Al-Qaeda Somalia suspect 'killed' US forces have "likely killed" a top al-Qaeda suspect during a US military raid in Somalia, a US official tells the BBC. |
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| Bank crisis lessons 'not learned' A year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a think-tank warns that little has changed and bonus culture has returned. | |
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| US film star Patrick Swayze dies Dirty Dancing film star Patrick Swayze dies aged 57 after a long battle with cancer, his publicist says. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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| Al-Qaeda Somalia suspect 'killed' US forces have "likely killed" a top al-Qaeda suspect during a US military raid in Somalia, a US official tells the BBC. |
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| Nigeria rebels 'to end ceasefire' A faction of the main rebel group in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta says it will end its ceasefire, but its stance appears isolated. | |
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| WFP to shut Somalia food centres The World Food Programme is closing 12 feeding centres for mothers and children in Somalia due to lack of funds. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama issues warning to bankers US President Obama warns bankers against complacency, saying they ignore the lessons of the financial crisis at their peril. |
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| US worried about Venezuelan arms The US says it is concerned by an arms build-up in Venezuela, a day after the country announced an arms deal with Russia. | |
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| US film star Patrick Swayze dies Dirty Dancing film star Patrick Swayze dies aged 57 after a long battle with cancer, his publicist says. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Government demands Telstra split The Australian government says telecoms giant Telstra must break up, ahead of a national broadband roll-out. |
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| China and Macau to develop island Chinese authorities unveil a blueprint to develop an almost empty island between Zhuhai, southern China, and Macau. | |
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| Aceh passes adultery stoning law Indonesia's province of Aceh passes a law making adultery punishable by stoning to death, a local official says. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Bank crisis lessons 'not learned' A year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a think-tank warns that little has changed and bonus culture has returned. |
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| Norway's government is re-elected Norway's centre-left ruling coalition wins a narrow victory in general elections, near-complete results show. | |
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| Elton 'cannot adopt in Ukraine' Sir Elton John cannot adopt a 14-month-old boy because he is not married and is too old, a Ukrainian minister says. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | No settlement freeze - Netanyahu Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu has ruled out a total freeze on settlement building, as requested by the US. |
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| Iranians set for big powers talks Iran is to hold talks next month with the six world powers dealing with the crisis over its nuclear programme. | |
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| Crackdown on Mecca prayer charges Saudi Arabia attempts to clamp down on those charging to reserve a prime prayer space at the Grand Mosque in Mecca. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan food stampede kills many At least 14 women and children die in a stampede to get free flour in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, officials say. |
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| 'Bin Laden' tape harangues Obama A taped message purportedly by Osama Bin Laden is released, days after the US marked eight years since 9/11. | |
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| New rights for Afghan prisoners Some of the 600 prisoners held by the US in Afghanistan will be given the right to challenge their detentions, the Pentagon says. | |
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| UK | |
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| Brown 'to talk of spending cuts' Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to admit for the first time that spending cuts will be needed, the BBC understands. |
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| Bank crisis lessons 'not learned' A year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a think-tank warns that little has changed and bonus culture has returned. | |
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| Heroin supply clinic 'cuts crime' A scheme where addicts get heroin in supervised clinics has led to big cuts in street drugs usage and crime, the BBC learns. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Boxing star found dead by manager A medal-winning Irish Olympic boxer is found dead at his south London flat by his manager, Frank Maloney. |
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| Police criticised over CS spray An injured man is sprayed with CS gas at close quarters while being held by police after a disturbance in Essex. | |
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| Parents fear for E.coli children Parents of sick children who visited a Surrey farm at the centre of an E.coli outbreak, fear for their future health. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | SF say Libya motion is 'partisan' A motion calling for compensation from Libya for IRA victims is backed by all parties, except Sinn Fein. |
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| No NI firesale over toxic bank Finance Minister Sammy Wilson quashes fears that the Republic of Ireland's so-called "bad bank" could lead to a property price slump in Northern Ireland. | |
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| Boxing star found dead by manager A medal-winning Irish Olympic boxer is found dead at his south London flat by his manager, Frank Maloney. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Rocket range fate to be announced An announcement on the fate of the Ministry of Defence firing range in Uist is expected to be made on Wednesday. |
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| Surveyors upbeat on house sales Scotland's property market is showing further signs of recovery with figures suggesting people have more confidence in the value of their homes. | |
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| City set for soldier's farewell Mourners are expected to gather in Dundee later for the funeral of a 24-year-old soldier killed in Afghanistan. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Chief urges NHS ban for attackers A police chief constable says people who use violence against NHS staff should not be allowed to use routine health services. |
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| Gang jailed for cocaine smuggling Nine members of a drugs gang which smuggled cocaine into north Wales are handed jail terms. | |
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| New £7m ship for ferry crossing A co-operative says it hopes to restart a ferry service between Swansea and Cork after a gap of three years. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| Brown 'to talk of spending cuts' Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to admit for the first time that spending cuts will be needed, the BBC understands. |
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| 'No fear of sack' for bureaucrats Poorly performing senior civil servants are less likely to lose their jobs than their equivalents elsewhere, MPs say. | |
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| Whitehall green drive 'saves £7m' The government says it has saved £7m in the last year by making its departments more environmentally friendly. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Bank crisis lessons 'not learned' A year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a think-tank warns that little has changed and bonus culture has returned. |
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| Brown 'appalled' by bank bonuses Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he is "appalled" that some financial firms are continuing their bonus culture. | |
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| More surveyors report price rises More surveyors said UK house prices were rising in the three months to September than those reporting falling property values. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | US film star Patrick Swayze dies Dirty Dancing film star Patrick Swayze dies aged 57 after a long battle with cancer, his publicist says. |
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| Elton 'cannot adopt in Ukraine' Sir Elton John cannot adopt a 14-month-old boy because he is not married and is too old, a Ukrainian minister says. | |
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| EastEnders to screen live episode BBC One soap EastEnders is to broadcast its first live episode to mark the programme's 25th anniversary next year. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | 'Ice explorer' ready for launch Europe's ice monitoring satellite is likely to launch from Kazakhstan in February next year, officials tell BBC News. |
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| Crunch time for Russia Mars probe Less than two months before launch, Russia's Phobos-Grunt and China's Yinghuo 1 face a likely two-year delay. | |
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| Xbox speeds up research results Researchers harness the powerful silicon chips used in the Xbox 360 games console to solve scientific questions. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Microsoft's Bing.com goes visual Microsoft throws down the gauntlet to Google with the introduction of visual search for Bing.com. |
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| Google 'Fast Flips' the news Google says its new Fast Flip service to let users view content at speed could be a boon for the beleaguered news industry. | |
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| 'Next generation' wi-fi approved A high-speed wi-fi technology has finally been approved for use, despite being on sale in electronics equipment for several years. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Deal reached over swine flu jabs A deal has been reached between the government and GPs over the swine flu vaccination programme. |
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| Genes blamed for early first sex The fact that children raised in homes without a dad have sex earlier is down to their genes, say US researchers. | |
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| Taking showers 'can make you ill' Showering may be bad for your health say scientists who have shown dirty shower heads can deliver harmful bacteria. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Vetting contact rule under review The government is to look again at how a new vetting system for those working with children will operate in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. |
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| Student finance 'shambles' anger A university offers to defer accommodation charges, in a bid to reassure students caught up in funding delays. | |
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| School nurses overburdened - RCN A survey by the RCN suggests school nurses take care of an average of 2,590 pupils each and feel increasingly overstretched. | |
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| 1940: Victory for RAF in Battle of Britain RAF Fighter Command is claiming victory over the Luftwaffe after a day of heavy bombing raids ends in major losses for the enemy. | |||
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| 1950: UN stages daring assault on Inchon The United Nations lands thousands of troops on the Korean coast behind enemy lines, in the first counter-attack of the war. | |||
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| 2000: UK fuel protesters go back home The fuel protests which have paralysed Britain for seven days are at an end. | |||
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