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| Wednesday, 30 September, 2009, 5:00 GMT 24:00 -05:00:US/Central |
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 | Brown loses Sun newspaper backing Gordon Brown's hopes of reviving Labour's political fortunes suffer a setback as the Sun switches support to the Conservatives. |
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| Deadly tsunami in Pacific islands A tsunami from a powerful earthquake in the Pacific has killed at least 34 and injured dozens in Samoa, reports say. | |
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| Cancer jab 'unlikely' death cause A girl who died shortly after being given a cervical cancer vaccine had a "serious underlying medical condition", an NHS Trust says. | |
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| Online advertising 'overtakes TV' Online advertising spending in the UK has overtaken television expenditure for the first time, a report says. | |
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| Nepal church collapse kills many At least 23 people are killed at a Christian conference when a makeshift church building collapses in eastern Nepal. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Deadly tsunami in Pacific islands A tsunami from a powerful earthquake in the Pacific has killed at least 34 and injured dozens in Samoa, reports say. |
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| UN removes envoy from Afghan post Senior UN official Peter Galbraith is removed from his post in Afghanistan after a row over the disputed election, the BBC learns. | |
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| 'Space clown' ready for blast-off Circus entrepreneur Guy Laliberte plans to become the "first clown in space" when his Soyuz rocket lifts off from Kazakhstan. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Guinea protests 'will continue' A leading Guinean opposition leader says protests will continue until the country's "criminal" regime is removed. |
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| Zuma tells SA police to get tough President Jacob Zuma backs plans for South African police to use lethal force against armed criminals. | |
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| Angola secures IMF loan agreement Angola reaches a preliminary deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for loans of up to $890m. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US consumer confidence falls back US consumer confidence fell unexpectedly in September, suggesting Americans are not confident of a recovery. |
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| US and Cuba 'in high-level talks' A senior US diplomat holds high-level talks with Cuban officials in Havana - the first such in years - according to reports. | |
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| International conman held in US A Colombian man who has spent his life stealing from rich hotel guests is arrested on the US border with Canada. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Deadly tsunami in Pacific islands A tsunami from a powerful earthquake in the Pacific has killed at least 34 and injured dozens in Samoa, reports say. |
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| Typhoon Ketsana blasts Cambodia After killing hundreds and displacing hundreds of thousands in the Philippines and Vietnam, Typhoon Ketsana hits Cambodia. | |
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| 'Space clown' ready for blast-off Circus entrepreneur Guy Laliberte plans to become the "first clown in space" when his Soyuz rocket lifts off from Kazakhstan. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | New Czech move to block EU treaty Czech senators opposed to the EU's Lisbon Treaty file a new legal complaint that could delay its adoption for months. |
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| We're not done yet, insists Brown Gordon Brown says voters "face the biggest choice for a generation" in a keynote speech to Labour's conference. | |
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| Iran allows visit to US detainees Swiss diplomats have visited three US hikers detained in Iran after straying across the border from Iraq, officials say. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | UN scrutinises Gaza 'war crimes' UN's human rights representatives gather in Geneva for a sensitive debate on a report into Israel's military operation in Gaza. |
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| Iran insists on 'nuclear rights' Iran says it will not negotiate away its rights to nuclear enrichment at an upcoming meeting with world powers. | |
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| Iran allows visit to US detainees Swiss diplomats have visited three US hikers detained in Iran after straying across the border from Iraq, officials say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | UN removes envoy from Afghan post Senior UN official Peter Galbraith is removed from his post in Afghanistan after a row over the disputed election, the BBC learns. |
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| Nepal church collapse kills many At least 23 people are killed at a Christian conference when a makeshift church building collapses in eastern Nepal. | |
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| India withdraws Bofors graft case India drops a graft case against an Italian accused over an arms scandal which ended Rajiv Gandhi's rule 20 years ago. | |
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| UK | |
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| Brown loses Sun newspaper backing Gordon Brown's hopes of reviving Labour's political fortunes suffer a setback as the Sun switches support to the Conservatives. |
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| Cancer jab 'unlikely' death cause A girl who died shortly after being given a cervical cancer vaccine had a "serious underlying medical condition", an NHS Trust says. | |
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| Police warn girls on hiding guns The Metropolitan Police launch a campaign warning young women not to hide guns for male relatives and friends. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Cancer jab 'unlikely' death cause A girl who died shortly after being given a cervical cancer vaccine had a "serious underlying medical condition", an NHS Trust says. |
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| Police warn girls on hiding guns The Metropolitan Police launch a campaign warning young women not to hide guns for male relatives and friends. | |
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| Electric fence in vandalised road A man erects an electric fence around his home in Cornwall after vandals target the cul-de-sac where he lives. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Bomb scare halts policing meeting A bomb warning forces the cancellation of a District Policing Partnership meeting in County Antrim. |
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| Patients moved in sheet shortage A shortage of clean laundry at Belfast's Mater Hospital meant bed sheets could not be changed for several hours on Tuesday. | |
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| Man injured in shooting incident Police receive reports of a man being shot in the Dunmurry area on the outskirts of west Belfast. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Tram bill could escalate to £750m The final cost of Edinburgh's tram project could reach £750m - £250m more than originally planned, a senior MSP says. |
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| Barrier call for death crossing Calls are renewed for barriers to be installed at a level crossing in Caithness where three people died. | |
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| Glasgow not 'too white' for Mobos The founder of the Music of Black Origin Awards rejects comments that Glasgow is a "very white" city to host the event. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Man denies partner hammer attack A jury hears a man tried to murder his pregnant partner with a hammer as she slept in order to claim an insurance policy. |
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| Stones thrown at ambulance crew The health minister says youths who threw stones from a bridge at a passing ambulance put lives at risk. | |
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| Man guilty of destroying bat site A man is convicted of damaging or destroying the site of two protected species of bats at a former psychiatric hospital. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| Brown loses Sun newspaper backing Gordon Brown's hopes of reviving Labour's political fortunes suffer a setback as the Sun switches support to the Conservatives. |
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| We're not done yet, insists Brown Gordon Brown says voters "face the biggest choice for a generation" in a keynote speech to Labour's conference. | |
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| Parents to get discipline warning Plans to improve pupil behaviour, including leaflets reminding parents of their responsibilities, will be unveiled by Ed Balls. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Online advertising 'overtakes TV' Online advertising spending in the UK has overtaken television expenditure for the first time, a report says. |
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| Warning on muscle and joint pain Muscle and joint pain account for almost half of all sick leave, both in the UK and across Europe, a study finds. | |
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| UK contraction less than thought The rate of contraction of the UK economy in the second quarter is reduced, adding to suggestions of a tentative recovery. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Polanski capture 'always planned' US prosecutors dispute claims Roman Polanski's arrest came out of the blue, saying he had been on a "wanted list" for years. |
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| Call halts Craig and Jackman play Actors Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman halt a performance of their Broadway play over an audience member's ringing mobile phone. | |
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| Glasgow not 'too white' for Mobos The founder of the Music of Black Origin Awards rejects comments that Glasgow is a "very white" city to host the event. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | 'Space clown' ready for blast-off Circus entrepreneur Guy Laliberte plans to become the "first clown in space" when his Soyuz rocket lifts off from Kazakhstan. |
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| Bearded Vultures 'seen in India' About 200 Bearded Vultures have been spotted in a remote part of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, reports say. | |
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| Giant fish 'verges on extinction' A three-year survey fails to find a single Chinese paddlefish, one of the largest freshwater fish in the world. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Online thieves step up bank raids Cyber-criminals are increasingly avoiding bank anti-fraud software and recruiting money mules to avoid being caught. |
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| 18m Freeview homes in TV retune More than 18 million households with Freeview will need to retune their set-top boxes and TVs later as the service is upgraded. | |
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| Vodafone enters UK iPhone market Network operators Vodafone and Orange reach an agreement to sell Apple's popular iPhone in the UK, ending O2's exclusive deal. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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| Cancer jab 'unlikely' death cause A girl who died shortly after being given a cervical cancer vaccine had a "serious underlying medical condition", an NHS Trust says. |
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| Social isolation 'worsens cancer' Social isolation may trigger biological changes that make cancer more deadly, US research on mice suggests. | |
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| IVF clinics' success rates online IVF success rates are now almost indistinguishable between clinics so patients need to consider other factors, says regulator. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Parents to get discipline warning Plans to improve pupil behaviour, including leaflets reminding parents of their responsibilities, will be unveiled by Ed Balls. |
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| Brown's pledge on school funding Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledges not to cut public spending on schools in England. | |
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| Watchdog fears over poor students The man who champions the lot of poorer students has said he is "extremely concerned" about the delays to grant and loan payments. | |
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| 1955: James Dean killed in car smash Hollywood actor James Dean is killed when his sports car is involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle. | |||
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| 2000: Shocking images of boy shot in Gaza There is a shocked and angry reaction to images of the death of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy caught in Israeli-Palestinian crossfire. | |||
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| 1971: Foreign Office names Soviet superspy The British Government names Oleg Lyalin as the Soviet defector who last week exposed dozens of Russians alleged to be spying in the UK. | |||
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