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 | Union expects post strike support The result of a ballot over national strikes by Royal Mail workers is to be announced, with the union expecting support. |
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| Cameron to stress brighter future David Cameron will aim to look beyond "tough times" ahead and strike an optimistic note in his Conservative conference speech. | |
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| 'Three killed' in Kabul explosion At least three people die in a large explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul, eyewitnesses say. | |
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| New Kingsnorth coal plant delayed Campaigners welcome a decision to put on hold controversial plans for a new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent. | |
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| Organs still short as donors rise The number of people agreeing to donate organs after death is rising, but UK waiting lists are still growing, a report warns. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Obama seeks advice on Afghanistan Barack Obama meets senior advisers as the US marks eight years of military operations in Afghanistan. |
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| US deficit 'hits record $1.4tn' The US budget deficit more than tripled to a record $1.4 trillion in the year to 30 September, the US Congress estimates. | |
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| Typhoon lashes Japan on landfall A typhoon makes landfall in Japan for the first time in two years, killing at least one person and injuring 20. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Annan backs Kenya riot tribunals Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan says the leaders of Kenya's post-election violence in 2008 should face trial. |
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| France 'suspects Guinea leader' The French foreign minister accuses Guinea's military leader of possibly ordering the shooting of protesters last week. | |
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| Pirates hit navy ship 'in error' Somali pirates attack a French navy ship by mistake, believing it to be a harmless cargo vessel, France's military says. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Obama seeks advice on Afghanistan Barack Obama meets senior advisers as the US marks eight years of military operations in Afghanistan. |
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| US deficit 'hits record $1.4tn' The US budget deficit more than tripled to a record $1.4 trillion in the year to 30 September, the US Congress estimates. | |
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| Honduras holds new crisis talks Foreign ministers and diplomats from across the Americas arrive in Honduras in the latest bid to resolve the political crisis. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Typhoon lashes Japan on landfall A typhoon makes landfall in Japan for the first time in two years, killing at least one person and injuring 20. |
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| Taiwanese reject China sculptures Taipei's main museum refuses to exhibit two controversial Chinese sculptures, as a new joint Taiwan-China exhibition opens. | |
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| Pacific tsunami warning cancelled A Pacific tsunami warning issued after strong quakes off Vanuatu is cancelled, after only tiny waves result. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Berlusconi immunity law overruled Italy's highest court overturns a law granting PM Silvio Berlusconi immunity from prosecution while in office. |
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| Czechs 'to back treaty this year' The Czech PM, Jan Fischer, tells EU leaders he fully expects his country to ratify the Lisbon Treaty by the end of this year. | |
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| Europe strong in university table An annual table of 100 leading universities shows European and Asian universities are catching up with American institutions. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Palestinian U-turn on Gaza report The Palestinians back UN Security Council talks on alleged war crimes in Gaza, days after seeking the deferral of another UN debate. |
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| Iraq releases Iranian dissidents A group of 36 Iranian opposition members are freed after nearly three months in custody in Iraq. | |
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| 'Phishing' raids in US and Egypt Police in the US and in Egypt arrest dozens of people accused of links to an alleged identity theft ring targeting US banks. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Obama seeks advice on Afghanistan Barack Obama meets senior advisers as the US marks eight years of military operations in Afghanistan. |
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| 'Three killed' in Kabul explosion At least three people die in a large explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul, eyewitnesses say. | |
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| UN defends Afghan election role The UN is again forced to defend its role in the Afghan elections after a US newspaper publishes voter turnout data. | |
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| UK | |
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| Union expects post strike support The result of a ballot over national strikes by Royal Mail workers is to be announced, with the union expecting support. |
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| Cameron to stress brighter future David Cameron will aim to look beyond "tough times" ahead and strike an optimistic note in his Conservative conference speech. | |
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| NHS turns to no win, no fee cases The NHS is turning to no win, no fee legal representation in fraud cases, despite having been a persistent critic of the practice. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Police appeal by Melanie parents The parents of a woman whose remains were found near Bristol are to hold a news conference in a bid to help police. |
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| Minister defends Baby P sacking Ed Balls says he had to ask for the removal of Haringey's children's services boss after the death of Baby Peter. | |
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| Disability cheat was club bouncer A man who claimed more than £22,000 in disability benefits while working as a bouncer at a swingers' club is jailed. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Man dies after Fermanagh crash Police release the name of the man who died following a road accident near Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh, on Wednesday. |
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| Two sons of murdered man arrested Two sons of murdered Coleraine community worker Kevin McDaid are arrested by the PSNI's Serious Crime Branch. | |
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| Young child with swine flu dies A child under the age of three who had been diagnosed with swine flu has died, Northern Ireland's Department of Health says. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | School cash 'not getting results' Spending on education in Scotland could be cut by up to £680m without affecting standards, a study suggests. |
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| Sex education for four-year-olds Children as young as four are to become the youngest in Scotland to be given sex education lessons under a new curriculum. | |
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| Scots get 'eminent Britons' stamp Two prominent Scots - Sir Matt Busby and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - are among 10 Britons honoured in a new collection of stamps. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | 'Unhealthy tensions' at watchdog An expert review of a public spending watchdog finds tensions between senior managers and issues over staff trust. |
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| Second uni rape claim withdrawn Police say they are no longer investigating a second reported rape at a university and the claim has been withdrawn. | |
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| Hammer accused's baby 'important' A jury hears the unborn baby of a man accused of trying to kill his pregnant partner was the "most important thing" in his life. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Cameron to stress brighter future David Cameron will aim to look beyond "tough times" ahead and strike an optimistic note in his Conservative conference speech. |
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| Ex-Army chief 'offered Tory role' Ex-Army chief Gen Sir Richard Dannatt is to become a defence adviser to the Tories in the House of Lords, sources tell the BBC. | |
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| Czechs 'to back treaty this year' The Czech PM, Jan Fischer, tells EU leaders he fully expects his country to ratify the Lisbon Treaty by the end of this year. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Union expects post strike support The result of a ballot over national strikes by Royal Mail workers is to be announced, with the union expecting support. |
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| US deficit 'hits record $1.4tn' The US budget deficit more than tripled to a record $1.4 trillion in the year to 30 September, the US Congress estimates. | |
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| New Kingsnorth coal plant delayed Campaigners welcome a decision to put on hold controversial plans for a new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Fans to redesign Tardis console CBBC show Blue Peter launches a competition to design a new Tardis console that will appear in the next series of Doctor Who. |
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| John Hurt to be made BFI fellow John Hurt is to be made a fellow of the British Film Institute (BFI) at a new awards ceremony which will be part of this year's London Film Festival. | |
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| Saudi court jails 'sex boast' man A Saudi Arabian man who boasted about his sex life on a TV talk show has been jailed for five years, his lawyer says. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Warning over global oil 'decline' There is a "significant risk" that global production of conventional oil could "peak" and decline by 2020, a report suggests. |
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| New Kingsnorth coal plant delayed Controversial plans for a new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent have been put on hold, energy firm E.On says. | |
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| New ring detected around Saturn A colossal dust ring is seen encircling Saturn, extending some 13 million km (eight million miles) into space. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Web mail scam propagates itself The phishing scam that has affected thousands of web mail users is spreading, according to a security firm. |
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| Children draw own visions of 2020 Labour-saving devices, magic pens and chef robots are among designs for a project asking children to predict future | |
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| EU approves new Microsoft pledges The European Union voices its approval for Microsoft's latest pledges to curb its anti-competitive practices. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Organs still short as donors rise The number of people agreeing to donate organs after death is rising, but UK waiting lists are still growing, a report warns. |
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| NHS turns to no win, no fee cases The NHS is turning to no win, no fee legal representation in fraud cases, despite having been a persistent critic of the practice. | |
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| Coeliac bone loss link uncovered People with coeliac disease may be more susceptible to osteoporosis because their own immune system attacks their bone tissue, a study suggests. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Europe strong in university table An annual table of 100 leading universities shows European and Asian universities are catching up with American institutions. |
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| Private school pupils 'dominate' Forty-two per cent of the UK's top scientists and scholars were privately educated and the trend is set to continue, a report says. | |
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| School cash 'not getting results' Spending on education in Scotland could be cut by up to £680m without affecting standards, a study suggests. | |
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| 1952: Many die as three trains crash at Harrow At least 85 people are killed in the UK's worst peacetime rail crash after three trains collide at Harrow and Wealdstone. | |||
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| 2003: The Terminator takes on California Film star Arnold Schwarzenegger is elected governor of California, ousting the incumbent, Gray Davis, three years before the end of his term of office. | |||
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| 2005: Powerful quake hits South Asia Many hundreds of people die in Pakistan, north India and Afghanistan following a massive quake. | |||
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