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Syria artillery onslaught on Homs
Monday, February 6, 2012 12:07:13 PM CST
The fiercest attack yet - involving heavy artillery - rocks the Syrian city of Homs, as the US closes its Damascus embassy over security concerns.
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Network Rail boss forgoes bonus
Monday, February 6, 2012 9:39:26 AM CST
Network Rail bosses, including chief executive Sir David Higgins, say they will not accept bonuses this year amid growing political pressure.
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Mail editor 'knew of detectives'
Monday, February 6, 2012 12:03:17 PM CST
The Daily Mail's editor was aware the paper was using private detectives but not of the extent to which it was doing so, the Leveson Inquiry hears.
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Radical cleric Qatada given bail
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:20:37 AM CST
Radical cleric Abu Qatada is granted bail following a hearing at the UK's Special Immigration Appeals Commission.
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Queen commemorates 60-year reign
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:21:09 AM CST
The Queen visits a school in Norfolk and there are gun salutes around the UK as she marks the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne.
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Mars cooperation near collapse
Monday, February 6, 2012 8:56:22 AM CST
US space agency officials let their European counterparts know that it is now highly unlikely that America will participate in joint missions to the Red Planet in 2016 and 2018.
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Clarkson ex's injunction 'terror'
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:15:21 AM CST
The ex-wife of TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson says she was "terrified" when he gained an injunction preventing her from mentioning their alleged affair.
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Abbas to head interim government
Monday, February 6, 2012 9:26:54 AM CST
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says he will head a unity government between Hamas and Fatah ahead of elections in the West Bank and Gaza.
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Schools and roads affected by ice
Monday, February 6, 2012 6:29:31 AM CST
Drivers are being warned of black ice and some schools are closed, after the snow that fell across much of Britain at the weekend.
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Girl shot 'while playing in shop'
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:37:31 AM CST
A five-year-old girl was "happily playing" in a shop when she was hit by gang gunfire and left permanently paralysed, a jury hears.
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Ian Paisley admitted to hospital
Monday, February 6, 2012 12:12:09 PM CST
The former first minister and leader of the DUP, Ian Paisley, has been admitted to hospital.
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'More pupils not toilet trained'
Monday, February 6, 2012 9:43:11 AM CST
Teachers say an increasing number of pupils are wetting themselves at school, because they are not toilet trained.
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VIDEO: Ping-pong toddler is YouTube hit
Monday, February 6, 2012 7:13:02 AM CST
Toddler table tennis player Jamie Myska-Buddell is proving a smash on YouTube.
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Transplant jaw made by 3D printer
Monday, February 6, 2012 8:07:11 AM CST
An 83-year-old woman is fitted with a jaw made by a 3D printer in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.
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Capello 'may have breached deal'
Monday, February 6, 2012 7:59:07 AM CST
England coach Fabio Capello may have breached his contract by publicly criticising the Football Association's move to remove John Terry as captain, says former FA executive director David Davies.
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Pakistan seal England whitewash
Monday, February 6, 2012 7:08:19 AM CST
England slump to a 71-run defeat in the third Test in Dubai to suffer a series whitewash by Pakistan for the first time.
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Contador given two-year drug ban
Monday, February 6, 2012 9:20:56 AM CST
Alberto Contador is handed a two-year ban for a doping offence - and is stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title.
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Liverpool v Tottenham
Friday, February 3, 2012 9:40:57 AM CST
Preview followed by live coverage of Monday's game between Liverpool and Tottenham in the Premier League.
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Delay in Greece bailout meeting
Monday, February 6, 2012 8:45:24 AM CST
Government talks in Greece to try to agree new austerity measures needed to secure bailout funds and avoid defaulting on its debts, are delayed.
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Borrowers 'shunning credit cards'
Monday, February 6, 2012 5:31:58 AM CST
Demand for credit cards is "feeling the strain" as UK borrowers turn to other forms of finance, a report suggests.
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Syria veto was 'betrayal' - Hague
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:32:16 AM CST
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague accuses China and Russia of "betraying the Syrian people" by vetoing a UN resolution condemning violence there.
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Cameron lauds 'magnificent' Queen
Monday, February 6, 2012 6:40:49 AM CST
Prime Minister David Cameron praises the "magnificent service" given by the Queen, as she celebrates 60 years on the throne.
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NHS translation bill 'tops £23m'
Monday, February 6, 2012 7:33:12 AM CST
The NHS in England spends £59,000 a day on translating documents and providing interpreters, according to a health think tank.
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Campaign to cut smoking in cars
Sunday, February 5, 2012 8:17:10 PM CST
A campaign to stop people smoking in cars when carrying children - and which could pave the way for a ban - is launched by the Welsh government.
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Dickens 'beyond' modern children
Sunday, February 5, 2012 9:30:44 AM CST
Charles Dickens biographer Claire Tomalin says children are not being taught to read with the attention span necessary to appreciate the novelist's works.
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Work contacts 'cut dropout rate'
Saturday, February 4, 2012 6:37:36 PM CST
The more young people come into contact with employers the less likely they are to drop out of school and become unemployed, research suggests.
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Ofcom wants Openreach price cut
Monday, February 6, 2012 6:18:08 AM CST
Telecoms regulator Ofcom tells BT Group to cut the wholesale prices it charges for use of its lines
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Acta protests spread over Europe
Monday, February 6, 2012 8:23:29 AM CST
Dozens of protests are planned across Europe in opposition to the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
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China in EU carbon scheme 'ban'
Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:24:23 PM CST
China tells its airlines not to pay charges to the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme, aimed at cutting carbon emissions.
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Race to drill into Antarctic lake
Monday, February 6, 2012 7:04:09 AM CST
Russian scientists are attempting to beat US and British rivals to be first to drill into an Antarctic sub-glacial lake.
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Madonna 'brassy' at Super Bowl
Monday, February 6, 2012 5:47:31 AM CST
Madonna "rose to the occasion" to give "a shot of female brass" to the Super Bowl in her 12-minute half-time show, reviewers say.
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Phil Spector death case settled
Monday, February 6, 2012 3:21:53 AM CST
The mother of the actress Phil Spector murdered has settled a wrongful death case against the music producer, according to her lawyer.
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A Point of View: Mourning the loss of the written word
Friday, February 3, 2012 12:42:29 PM CST
The modernist writer Virginia Woolf called letter writing "the human art, which owes its origins in the love of friends". In our frenetic world of electronic communication, we must remember to write with thought and consideration, says historian Lisa Jardine.
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The rush to the scooter
Friday, February 3, 2012 5:58:35 AM CST
Scooters are becoming increasingly popular as people look to cut costs and stretch their budgets, but could the boom spark safety problems?
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Fan admits sending racist tweets
Monday, February 6, 2012 7:44:57 AM CST
A Sunderland fan admits two offences after racist comments directed at Newcastle United were made on Twitter.
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Accidents due to icy conditions
Monday, February 6, 2012 9:19:55 AM CST
Motorists are being warned to drive with extreme care as the icy conditions in England led to a series of accidents.
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Gers Whyte may have lied to court
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:39:44 AM CST
BBC Scotland uncovers evidence which suggests Rangers owner Craig Whyte may have lied in court.
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Man guilty of baby Abbie murder
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:15:32 AM CST
A 32-year-old man is convicted for the second time of murdering his baby daughter at the family home in Glasgow.
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Man on officer murder bid charges
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:46:12 AM CST
A 41-year-old Lurgan man appears in court charged with attempting to murder two police officers.
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'Barbaric' hunting dogs kill cat
Monday, February 6, 2012 7:43:10 AM CST
A Kircubbin woman has called for the hunting laws in Northern Ireland to be changed after her cat was killed by dogs from the North Down hunt.
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Suicide bombs ruled out by group
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:26:23 AM CST
A group of men decided against becoming suicide bombers because they wanted a "long-term future" as terrorists, a court is told.
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Awema attack 'racially motivated'
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:03:07 AM CST
Criticism of a charity facing allegations of financial irregularity is racially motivated, its chair suggests.
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Somalia moves to evict squatters
Monday, February 6, 2012 9:24:43 AM CST
Somalia starts a major operation to remove tens of thousands of people who have been squatting in government buildings in the capital.
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SA 'resurrected singer' detained
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:26:29 AM CST
A South African man who claims to be a famous Zulu musician who apparently died in 2009 is in custody until DNA tests determine his identity, police say.
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Deaths in Lahore factory collapse
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:48:34 AM CST
An illegal medicine factory collapses in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, killing at least nine people, including women and children, officials say.
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Deadly quake hits the Philippines
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:07:01 AM CST
At least 15 people die and 29 are missing after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake strikes islands in the central Philippines.
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Romanian PM resigns over protests
Monday, February 6, 2012 6:52:24 AM CST
Romania's Prime Minister Emil Boc steps down to "defuse political and social tension" after a series of austerity protests.
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Europe's big freeze tightens grip
Monday, February 6, 2012 8:40:07 AM CST
The Arctic conditions sweeping Europe tighten their grip, with more deaths reported in Poland and Ukraine, taking the toll to well over 200.
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Brazil privatises three airports
Monday, February 6, 2012 9:52:22 AM CST
The Brazilian government privatises three airports, including the country's largest in Sao Paulo, in sales valued at $14bn.
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Woman runs for Mexico presidency
Monday, February 6, 2012 3:25:24 AM CST
Mexico's governing conservative party selects its first woman candidate to run in the country's presidential election.
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US and Israel 'in unison' on Iran
Monday, February 6, 2012 8:33:20 AM CST
The US is working closely with Israel to use diplomacy to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power, President Barack Obama says.
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Egypt 'to try foreign NGO staff'
Sunday, February 5, 2012 3:34:32 PM CST
Egypt says it is to try 43 people - including Americans and other foreigners - over the alleged illegal funding of non-governmental organisations.
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US sanctions Iranian Central Bank
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:09:05 AM CST
US President Barack Obama places new sanctions on Iran, blocking government assets held in the US, including the Iranian Central Bank.
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Giants' Manning silences critics
Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:56:15 PM CST
Eli Manning is full of praise for his team-mates after leading the New York Giants to their second Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots in four years.
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In pictures: Snowy Sunday
Sunday, February 5, 2012 1:34:17 PM CST
Much of UK with several inches of snow
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Super Bowl photos
Sunday, February 5, 2012 10:56:13 PM CST
New York Giants beat New England Patriots
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In pictures: Making charcoal from Liberian rubber trees
Monday, February 6, 2012 2:03:39 AM CST
Making make use of old rubber trees in Liberia
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Week in pictures: 28 January-3 February
Friday, February 3, 2012 11:39:06 AM CST
News photos from around the world: 28 January-3 February
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The Queen: 60 photographs for 60 years
Friday, February 3, 2012 3:28:43 AM CST
Sixty photographs for 60 years on the throne
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In pictures: Venice in Solitude
Thursday, February 2, 2012 7:35:21 PM CST
Haunting views of Venice's waterways
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Where the Titanic was born
Thursday, February 2, 2012 11:32:50 AM CST
Drawing offices where Titanic was designed
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Day in pictures: 3 February 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012 7:22:46 AM CST
24 hours of news photos: 3 February 2012
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VIDEO: House of Commons
Thursday, March 24, 2011 5:54:18 AM CST
MPs are debating the Financial Services Bill at second reading.
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VIDEO: Gun salute marks Queen's jubilee
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:11:03 AM CST
A 41-gun salute in London's Hyde Park has marked the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's accession to the throne.
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VIDEO: Breivik appears in Oslo court
Monday, February 6, 2012 7:38:26 AM CST
Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bombing and mass shooting in Norway, has appeared in court in Oslo.
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VIDEO: The day Elizabeth became Queen
Monday, February 6, 2012 2:06:16 AM CST
Sixty years ago today King George VI died and his 25-year-old daughter Princess Elizabeth became Queen.
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VIDEO: Cher Lloyd: 'I'm scared of cyberbullies'
Monday, February 6, 2012 1:44:48 AM CST
Pop singer Cher Lloyd tells Panorama's Declan Lawn about being cyberbullied and her fears for her family's safety.
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VIDEO: Northbound A1 closed in N Yorkshire
Monday, February 6, 2012 6:49:19 AM CST
A 25-mile stretch of the A1 northbound in North Yorkshire has been closed after a series of accidents in icy conditions early on Monday.
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VIDEO: Heathrow flights hit by weather
Monday, February 6, 2012 3:42:54 AM CST
The Independent's Simon Calder explains why Heathrow airport was so badly affected by the severe weather on Sunday.
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VIDEO: Lahore factory collapses in gas blast
Monday, February 6, 2012 2:45:59 AM CST
A factory building has collapsed in the Pakistani city of Lahore, with many people including child workers feared trapped, officials say.
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VIDEO: Sending news from Afghanistan
Monday, February 6, 2012 1:28:03 AM CST
BBC Scotland's Cameron Buttle gives a behind the scenes look at a British army base in Afghanistan.
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Working with Lucian Freud
Monday, February 6, 2012 2:44:45 AM CST
Nudes and portraits - 20 years of working with artist Lucian Freud
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The moment a princess became a queen
Monday, February 6, 2012 4:53:43 AM CST
How Elizabeth became queen in a treehouse in Kenya
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How realistic are TV cop shows?
Monday, February 6, 2012 7:26:50 AM CST
How realistic are police shows on television?
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UK winter snowfall: In pictures
Monday, February 6, 2012 7:48:20 AM CST
The winter weather brings out the UK's playful side
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Climate consensus cracking open - or not...
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:05:36 AM CST
Why climate sceptics claim they've cracked the consensus
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Living outside the hearing world
Monday, February 6, 2012 5:31:41 AM CST
Why would deaf teenagers refuse an implant to improve hearing?
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Multinationals feel spurned by government
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:52:53 AM CST
Why biggest firms in UK feel let down by the government
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Bristol launches its own currency
Sunday, February 5, 2012 7:14:28 PM CST
The 'Bristol Pound' that hopes to help the local economy
