| 'Hostages held' in US post office
December 23, 2009 at 9:03 pm
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| | A US man claiming to be carrying explosives takes five people hostage in a post office in Virginia, say reports. |
| New Archbishop warns over gangs
December 23, 2009 at 8:51 pm
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| | Many young people are drawn into gangs to find community identity, the leader of Roman Catholics in England and Wales will say later. |
| Britain's first black 'supergrass'
December 23, 2009 at 8:23 pm
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| | The second of two murder trials involving Britain's first black "supergrass" has ended at the Old Bailey. But should it be seen as a breakthrough or a failure? |
| Philippine vessels collide at sea
December 23, 2009 at 8:08 pm
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| | At least 27 people are missing after a passenger ferry collided with a fishing boat in the Philippines, officials say. |
| Illicit still put back into use
December 23, 2009 at 7:56 pm
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| | A former illicit still has been put back into use by a whisky distiller on Lewis in the Western Isles. |
| Poet pens verse for town 'icon'
December 23, 2009 at 7:52 pm
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| | A poet pens a verse to accompany a sculpture to promote one of Scotland's most maligned towns. |
| Queen speaks on Army and climate
December 23, 2009 at 7:51 pm
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| | The Queen is expected to focus on Britain's armed forces and the environment in her annual Christmas Day broadcast. |
| Cost issue over 'green' devices
December 23, 2009 at 7:40 pm
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| | Households in the north would consider installing "green" energy devices on their homes but are put off by cost, researchers claim. |
| Strictly star on driving charge
December 23, 2009 at 7:40 pm
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| | Strictly Come Dancing finalist Ricky Whittle is charged with dangerous driving after an incident involving a photographer. |
| Health chiefs in booze price plea
December 23, 2009 at 7:30 pm
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| | All 17 of Scotland's public health chiefs sign a letter calling on politicians to back a minimum price for alcohol. |
| Greece votes for big budget cuts
December 23, 2009 at 7:20 pm
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| | The Greek parliament votes to adopt big budget cuts which aim to lower the country's high levels of debt. |
| Concern over university cash cuts
December 23, 2009 at 7:09 pm
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| | University organisations voice fears about the scale of spending cuts being imposed on universities by the government. |
| Eritrea's controversial push to feed itself
December 23, 2009 at 7:05 pm
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| | Eritrea is accused of confiscating grain as part of its food self-sufficiency drive, a charge the government denies. |
| Alzheimer's may 'ward off cancer'
December 23, 2009 at 7:00 pm
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| | Alzheimer's disease is associated with a reduced risk of cancer and vice versa, a US study suggests. |
| Cadbury's fight for independence
December 23, 2009 at 7:00 pm
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| | After 180 years as an icon of British business, Cadbury will enter 2010 facing a fight for its independence. |
| Scientists 'decode' memory making
December 23, 2009 at 7:00 pm
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| | Scientists believe they have uncovered one of the mechanisms that enable the brain to form memories. |
| Another 'bad cholesterol' found
December 23, 2009 at 7:00 pm
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| | Scientists say they have found proof that another "bad" type of cholesterol contributes to heart disease. |
| India campaign for Gorkha state gathers pace
December 23, 2009 at 7:00 pm
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| | The BBC's Chris Morris visits India's Darjeeling hills to report on the fight for a new state of Gorkhaland. |
| Masked knifeman robs city shop
December 23, 2009 at 6:55 pm
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| | A man wielding a knife robs a shop on Twaddell Avenue in north Belfast and flees towards the Ardoyne, the police say. |
| Obama says climate dismay valid
December 23, 2009 at 6:26 pm
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| | US President Barack Obama says disappointment at the outcome of the Copenhagen summit is justified. |
| Star Alliance firms seek immunity
December 23, 2009 at 6:15 pm
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| | The Star Alliance airlines apply for immunity from competition rules on routes between the US and Japan. |
| Wells sacking decision for review
December 23, 2009 at 5:58 pm
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| | The Irish Football Association's decision to sack its former chief executive, Howard Wells, is to be reviewed. |
| In pictures: Floods in Venice
December 23, 2009 at 5:11 pm
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| | The Italian city of Venice struggles as heavy rains bring floods. |
| Thousands call Globespan helpline
December 23, 2009 at 4:45 pm
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| | Administrators for failed airline Fly Globespan said they had arranged for 900 holidaymakers to be brought back to Britain and all its flight crew. |
| Call for boiler scrappage scheme
December 23, 2009 at 4:32 pm
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| | The Scottish government comes under pressure to commit funds to upgrading old central heating boilers. |
| Johnny Hallyday leaves hospital
December 23, 2009 at 4:14 pm
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| | French rock star Johnny Hallyday is released from a Los Angeles hospital after back surgery that led to a coma. |
| Ryanair in Italy flights ID row
December 23, 2009 at 4:00 pm
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| | Ryanair threatens to stop domestic flights in Italy in a dispute over new flight boarding identification rules. |
| 'Church caller' robs 92-year-old
December 23, 2009 at 3:54 pm
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| | A 92-year-old woman in Surrey has her handbag stolen by a bogus caller who claiims to be from a local church. |
| Driver 'avoided bigger tragedy'
December 23, 2009 at 3:53 pm
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| | A coach driver whose vehicle overturned in icy conditions in Cornwall, killing two women, is praised by witnesses for avoiding a bigger tragedy. |
| Identity of man in lake confirmed
December 23, 2009 at 3:49 pm
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| | Police confirm the identity of a body recovered from a lake in Northamptonshire as that of a missing man. |
| Christmas snow
December 23, 2009 at 3:36 pm
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| | Your latest pictures of snowy weather across the UK |
| Profiles: Colombia's armed groups
December 23, 2009 at 3:32 pm
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| | The three main outlawed armed groups in Colombia's long-running civil conflict. |
| Jewish Exodus ship skipper dies
December 23, 2009 at 3:29 pm
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| | The captain of Jewish immigrant ship the Exodus, which was refused entry to Palestine in 1947, dies at the age of 86. |
| In pictures: Snow
December 23, 2009 at 3:27 pm
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| | Your snow pictures from the last few days. |
| Soldier goes missing in Tenerife
December 23, 2009 at 3:19 pm
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| | An 18-year-old soldier from West Sussex goes missing in Tenerife while on holiday with his girlfriend. |
| Deer poaching incidents increase
December 23, 2009 at 3:15 pm
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| | Latest figures say the number of reported incidents of deer poaching have doubled in the past year. |
| Teenager raped on her way home
December 23, 2009 at 3:14 pm
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| | Police appeal for witnesses after a teenager is raped on her way home in south-east London. |
| Plans to improve A14 are backed
December 23, 2009 at 3:10 pm
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| | A scheme to improve the A14 in Cambridgeshire is given the backing of Huntingdonshire council. |
| Lubbock father gives up campaign
December 23, 2009 at 3:09 pm
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| | The father of a man who died after a party at Michael Barrymore's home in Essex drops his campaign to find the truth. |
| Madoff moved to prison hospital
December 23, 2009 at 3:01 pm
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| | Disgraced Wall Street financier Bernie Madoff is moved to the medical centre within his North Carolina jail. |
| Balloon boy hoax parents jailed
December 23, 2009 at 2:54 pm
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| | A court in the US sentences the parents who pretended their son was adrift in a balloon to a total of 110 days in jail. |
| UK 'friendly fire' soldier named
December 23, 2009 at 2:51 pm
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| | The second British soldier to be killed in a suspected friendly fire incident this week in Afghanistan is named by the Ministry of Defence. |
| School bus firm licence suspended
December 23, 2009 at 2:49 pm
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| | A Borders bus company has its licence suspended after serious defects are found on vehicles used for school runs. |
| Dog walker rescued from icy lake
December 23, 2009 at 2:42 pm
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| | A man is rescued by council workers after going into a freezing lake in Doncaster to rescue his dog. |
| Sick Nigeria leader 'must quit'
December 23, 2009 at 2:41 pm
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| | A senior politician in Nigeria takes court action to force the country's sick president, Umaru Yar'Adua, from office. |
| 'Disgust' over loan shark payment
December 23, 2009 at 2:16 pm
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| | A County Durham woman harassed into paying a loan shark £88,000 tells of her "disgust" that he will only have to pay back £1,500. |
| Suicide girl care 'unacceptable'
December 23, 2009 at 2:02 pm
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| | Health chiefs in Tayside are told to apologise to the family of a teenager with anorexia who killed herself. |
| Flood bridge opens to pedestrians
December 23, 2009 at 1:57 pm
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| | A bridge closed by flooding in Cumbria last month has been declared safe to reopen to pedestrians, but not traffic. |
| Second man charged over stabbing
December 23, 2009 at 1:56 pm
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| | A second man is charged with grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent after two men were stabbed in Kent. | 
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