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| Tuesday, 08 September, 2009, 5:00 GMT 24:00 -05:00:US/Central |
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 | Jet plot 'vindicates' UK security The conviction of three men for plotting to blow up planes vindicates Britain's intelligence efforts - ex-security minister. |
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| Fear over UK Supreme Court impact Britain's Supreme Court could become more powerful than the Lords committee it replaces, a leading judge tells the BBC. | |
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| Samoa switches to driving on left Samoa becomes the first nation since the 1970s to switch the side of the road cars drive on, from right to left. | |
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| Migrants hit by global downturn The number of people going to work abroad since the start of the global downturn is dramatically down, the BBC says. | |
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| We'll have to cut costs - Darling The government will have to make "hard choices" on spending as it deals with the effects of the recession, the Chancellor says. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Anger at Israeli settlement plan Israel approves the building of 455 homes in the occupied West Bank, prompting strong reaction from the Palestinians. |
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| Migrants hit by global downturn The number of people going to work abroad since the start of the global downturn is dramatically down, the BBC says. | |
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| Samoa switches to driving on left Samoa becomes the first nation since the 1970s to switch the side of the road cars drive on, from right to left. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Sudanese 'trousers woman' jailed A Sudanese woman is jailed for refusing to pay a fine for "dressing indecently" by wearing trousers, her lawyers say. |
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| Arrests in 'pirate-hostage swap' Regional authorities in Somalia impound two aircraft used to repatriate suspected pirates allegedly swapped for Seychellois sailors. | |
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| S Africa gender row coach resigns The coach of South African 800m world champion resigns amid an ongoing investigation into her gender. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Jet plot 'vindicates' UK security The conviction of three men for plotting to blow up planes vindicates Britain's intelligence efforts - ex-security minister. |
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| Mexican attorney general resigns Mexico's attorney general resigns from what is considered the most dangerous job in the government. | |
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| Deadline for $24m Leibovitz loan US photographer Annie Leibovitz could lose the rights to her iconic images if she does not pay back a $24m (£14.5m) loan. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Japan vows big climate change cut Japan's PM-elect Yukio Hatoyama pledges a 25% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, much more than his predecessor. |
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| Deadly blast in China coal mine At least 35 people are killed and 44 are missing from a deadly blast in a coal mine in China's Henan province. | |
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| Samoa switches to driving on left Samoa becomes the first nation since the 1970s to switch the side of the road cars drive on, from right to left. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Three guilty of airline bomb plot Three men are found guilty of plotting to blow up passenger planes flying across the Atlantic with home-made liquid bombs. |
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| Brazil and France in jets talks Brazil enters into negotiations with France to buy 36 fighter jets worth $4bn, the two countries announce. | |
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| Earthquake hits northern Georgia A 6.2 magnitude earthquake hits northern Georgia, but there are no reports of damage or casualties. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Anger at Israeli settlement plan Israel approves the building of 455 homes in the occupied West Bank, prompting strong reaction from the Palestinians. |
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| Accusations fly at IAEA over Iran France repeats allegations that the UN nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, is hiding facts about Iran's atomic activity. | |
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| Saudi cleric urges prayer reform A leading Saudi cleric argues that the call for the destruction of unbelievers should not be a part of Friday prayers. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Taliban demand air strike inquiry The Afghan Taliban call for an international inquiry into a raid by US jets which a human rights group says killed up to 70 civilians. |
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| Afghan capital hit by explosion A large explosion is reported from the Afghan capital, Kabul, sending a plume of smoke through the east of the city. | |
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| Maldives to miss climate summit The president of the Maldives says he will not go to key climate talks in Copenhagen in December unless someone else pays. | |
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| UK | |
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| Jet plot 'vindicates' UK security The conviction of three men for plotting to blow up planes vindicates Britain's intelligence efforts - ex-security minister. |
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| Critical care flu planning 'weak' Critical care is the weak link in the government's swine flu emergency plans for England, the Tories say. | |
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| Boy, 2, killed on rail crossing A two-year-old boy is killed instantly when he is struck by a train on a foot crossing in Cambridgeshire. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Daughters killed 'as they slept' A mother accused of murdering her two daughters at their home told a special constable: "I have killed the kids", a court hears. |
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| Boy, 2, killed on rail crossing A two-year-old boy is killed instantly when he is struck by a train on a foot crossing in Cambridgeshire. | |
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| Crossrail project gets £1bn loan The Crossrail project which will connect Berkshire to Essex through London receives £1bn in funding. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | UDA 'to decommission by February' The International Decommissioning Body says it expects the UDA to get rid of its weapons by February 2010. |
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| 'No U-turn' on Libya compensation Downing Street denies any U-turn in government support for IRA victims' families seeking compensation from Libya. | |
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| IFA 'backs Windsor as NI stadium' The Irish Football Association is to back plans for the redevelopment of its international venue at Windsor Park. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Second liner hit by vomiting bug A cruise ship visiting a Highland harbour becomes the second to be struck by a suspected outbreak of a vomiting bug. |
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| Major summit to be held over jobs A major cross-party summit on jobs and skills will be held before the end of the year, it is announced. | |
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| Tributes paid to late Earl Haig A memorial service is to honour Earl Haig, the son of British World War I commander Field Marshal Douglas Haig. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Illegal immigrants found in lorry Border agency officials find 18 illegal immigrants bound for Wrexham in a tanker at the French port of Calais. |
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| Traffic warden to repay benefits A traffic warden admits taking £7,335 in disability benefits he was not entitled to after he returned to work. | |
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| Wales set for peace with regions Wales' November clash against New Zealand is likely to go ahead as planned with the WRU and its regions likely to avoid a court battle. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Fear over UK Supreme Court impact Britain's Supreme Court could become more powerful than the Lords committee it replaces, a leading judge tells the BBC. |
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| Tory 'rations' MP Duncan demoted Alan Duncan, the senior Tory who was secretly filmed complaining that MPs were expected to live on "rations", is demoted. | |
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| Carers' 'benefits hoops' struggle Carers are having to jump through unnecessary hoops to get benefits, a report by the Public Standards Committee has found. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | High Street sales fall back again Retail sales fell in August after two months of increases, casting doubt on a recovery in consumer spending, figures show. |
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| Cadbury snubs £10.2bn Kraft move Cadbury shares leap almost 40% after it rejects a £10.2bn takeover proposal from Kraft - sparking talk of a bidding war. | |
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| Ads highlight repossession risks Residents of the North West or the West Midlands are most likely to have their homes repossessed, the government suggests. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Sir Terry to leave breakfast show Sir Terry Wogan announces he is to step down as presenter of Radio 2's breakfast show, to be replaced by Chris Evans. |
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| Moyles sets breakfast DJ record Chris Moyles becomes the longest-serving breakfast DJ on BBC Radio 1, overtaking Tony Blackburn's record. | |
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| Soap star finds man's body in van An investigation is under way after Coronation Street actress Samia Smith finds a body in the back of a van. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | World's smallest parrot filmed The world's smallest parrot has been filmed in the wild for the first time by a BBC expedition team. |
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| Japan vows big climate change cut Japan's PM-elect Yukio Hatoyama pledges a 25% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, much more than his predecessor. | |
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| Seas 'threaten 20m in Bangladesh' Up to 20 million people in parts of Bangladesh are at risk from rising sea levels in the coming decades, says new research. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Spotify launches on mobile phones Music streaming service Spotify launches new service for iPhones and Android mobiles. |
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| Google modifies Europe book plans Google Books offers concessions to European publishers, concerned at the impact of its digital library project. | |
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| Gadget shoppers branded 'stupid' Staff at high street stores PC World and Currys have been caught insulting customers on social networking site Facebook. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Critical care flu planning 'weak' Critical care is the weak link in the government's swine flu emergency plans for England, the Tories say. |
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| Virus linked to prostate tumours A virus known to cause cancer in animals has been found for the first time in a human cancer cell, US researchers say. | |
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| Infections 'speed memory loss' Infections outside the brain may speed memory decline in Alzheimer's disease, UK researchers say. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Academy up-front payment dropped The government makes it easier for private sponsors to take over English state schools, in a bid to speed up its academies scheme. |
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| School consultants 'earned £170m' Local authorities spent £170m on consultants in a scheme to refurbish and rebuild schools in England, the Tories say. | |
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| Maths 'no better than in 1970s' A study in which 3,000 current pupils sat a 1976 maths exam suggests children are no cleverer today, despite rising GCSE marks. | |
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| 1943: Italy's surrender announced General Dwight D Eisenhower tells the world of the secret capitulation five days ago by the Italian Government. | |||
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| 1950: Miners trapped underground by landslide Rescuers say 116 miners trapped in Knockshinnoch Castle colliery in Scotland following a landslide are safe. | |||
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| 1998: Real IRA announce ceasefire The dissident republican group behind Northern Ireland's worst atrocity declares its violence at an end. | |||
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