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 | PM warns of climate 'catastrophe' The UK faces a "catastrophe" of floods, droughts and killer heatwaves if world leaders fail to agree a deal on climate change, the prime minister will warn. |
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| Mortgage affordability test plan Borrowers face a mortgage affordability test from lenders as the Financial Services Authority aims to step up regulation. | |
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| BNP debate 'illegal', warns Hain The BBC could face legal action over BNP leader Nick Griffin's appearance on Question Time, Welsh Secretary Peter Hain warns. | |
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| Talks to avoid post strikes due Talks between unions and Royal Mail aimed at halting planned nationwide strikes by postal workers are due to be held later. | |
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| MPs snub choice for child supremo MPs challenge the suitability of a woman picked by the government to be the next children's commissioner. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Pakistan pounds militant targets Pakistan's army targets Taliban positions with heavy artillery, as an offensive to wipe out militants in South Waziristan continues. |
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| Iran accuses Pakistan over attack Iran's president claims Pakistani agents were involved in a suicide attack that targeted a group of elite Revolutionary Guards. | |
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| US diocese files for bankruptcy A Catholic diocese in the US state of Delaware files for bankruptcy protection on the eve of a high-profile sex abuse trial. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Iceland reaches savers' agreement Iceland says it has reached a new agreement over the repaying of $5bn (£3bn) lost by Dutch and UK savers. |
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| Kidnapped Darfur aid staff freed Two kidnapped aid workers are released after more than three months in captivity in the Sudanese region of Darfur. | |
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| Brilliant Button clinches title Jenson Button seals the drivers' championship with a superb recovery drive at a dramatic Brazilian GP won by Red Bull's Mark Webber. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran accuses Pakistan over attack Iran's president claims Pakistani agents were involved in a suicide attack that targeted a group of elite Revolutionary Guards. |
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| Talks for deal on Iranian uranium Russia, France and the US are to hold talks with Iran to try to finalise an agreement on sending Iran's uranium abroad. | |
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| Iraq cabinet ratifies oil deals Iraq's cabinet ratifies a deal with a British and a Chinese energy company to develop the giant southern oilfield in Rumaila. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Pakistan pounds militant targets Pakistan's army targets Taliban positions with heavy artillery, as an offensive to wipe out militants in South Waziristan continues. |
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| US decision after Afghan result The US says it will take no decision on more troops to Afghanistan until it decides its government is a "true partner". | |
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| Iran accuses Pakistan over attack Iran's president claims Pakistani agents were involved in a suicide attack that targeted a group of elite Revolutionary Guards. | |
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| UK | |
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| PM warns of climate 'catastrophe' The UK faces a "catastrophe" of floods, droughts and killer heatwaves if world leaders fail to agree a deal on climate change, the prime minister will warn. |
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| Mortgage affordability test plan Borrowers face a mortgage affordability test from lenders as the Financial Services Authority aims to step up regulation. | |
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| BNP debate 'illegal', warns Hain The BBC could face legal action over BNP leader Nick Griffin's appearance on Question Time, Welsh Secretary Peter Hain warns. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Burke beats Williams to top chart X Factor winner Alexandra Burke beats Robbie Williams to the top spot in the UK singles chart. |
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| Loney voted off latest X Factor Scottish singer Rikki Loney has become the second contestant to be voted off ITV talent show, the X Factor. | |
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| Tories could 'rip up' BBC charter A Conservative government could "rip up" the BBC's royal charter, the shadow culture secretary has said. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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| PM warns of climate 'catastrophe' The UK faces a "catastrophe" of floods, droughts and killer heatwaves if world leaders fail to agree a deal on climate change, the prime minister will warn. |
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| 'Ethical' stem cell crop boosted US researchers have found a way to dramatically increase the harvest of stem cells from adult tissue. | |
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| LHC gets colder than deep space The Large Hadron Collider experiment has reached its operating temperature, colder even than deep space. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Millions tricked by 'scareware' Online criminals are making millions of pounds by convincing computer users to download fake anti-virus software, security experts say. |
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| Laptop for every pupil in Uruguay Uruguay has given 362,000 primary children laptops which run on a Linux desktop. | |
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| Crystals hold super computer key Tiny crystals could hold the key to creating new super computers with massive memories, scientists believe. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Pre-diabetes 'timebomb' warning An estimated seven million people in the UK have early warning signs of diabetes, a charity has warned. |
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| 'Ethical' stem cell crop boosted US researchers have found a way to dramatically increase the harvest of stem cells from adult tissue. | |
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| Nurses calling for safer staffing Four out of 10 nurses say staff shortages compromise patient care at least once a week, according to the Royal College of Nurses. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | 'Stark split' in education levels The qualifications gap between the most and least educated areas of Britain is growing wider, reports the UCU lecturers' union. |
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| MPs snub choice for child supremo MPs challenge the suitability of a woman picked by the government to be the next children's commissioner. | |
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| Delay formal lessons 'to age six' A major review of primary education calls for children's formal learning to be delayed until they reach the age of six. | |
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| 1989: Guildford Four released after 15 years The Guildford Four are released after the Court of Appeal quashes their convictions. | |||
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| 2004: British aid worker kidnapped in Iraq A senior aid worker for Care International, Margaret Hassan, is kidnapped on her way to work in Iraq. | |||
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| 1987: Shares plunge after Wall Street crash The UK stock market bottoms out after shares on Wall Street plummet following a wave of panic selling. | |||
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