| Shia pilgrims flock to Iraqi city
December 26, 2009 at 11:20 pm
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| | Hundreds of thousands of Shia Muslims gather in the Iraqi city of Karbala for the climax of Ashura, amid tight security. |
| New ferry tragedy in Philippines
December 26, 2009 at 10:46 pm
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| | Three people are dead and 22 missing, Philippines coast guard say, after the second ferry disaster to hit the country in days. |
| Bingo caller told to cut patter
December 26, 2009 at 9:59 pm
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| | A 75-year-old bingo caller is advised to stop using phrases such as "two fat ladies" for fear of offending his audience. |
| How the Cold War ended, in 1989
December 26, 2009 at 9:57 pm
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| | BBC Diplomatic Editor Brian Hanrahan looks back at the events of 1989, and the end of the Cold War. |
| Father warned about 'jet bomber'
December 26, 2009 at 9:36 pm
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| | The father of a Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a transatlantic jet had warned US officials about his son's views. |
| Last pleas for death row Briton
December 26, 2009 at 9:17 pm
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| | Two cousins of a British man facing execution in China are heading to the country to make a last ditch appeal for mercy. |
| Jowell warns against 'class war'
December 26, 2009 at 8:23 pm
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| | Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell says the next general election campaign should not descend into a "hideous" class war. |
| How Soviet troops stormed Kabul palace
December 26, 2009 at 8:10 pm
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| | First-hand accounts of how 30 years ago Soviet soldiers stormed the presidential palace in Afghanistan. |
| Lost and found: Recovering from Sri Lanka's tsunami
December 26, 2009 at 7:55 pm
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| | Five years on from the Indian Ocean tsunami, Sri Lanka's cinnamon farmers are still struggling to rebuild their livelihoods, reports the BBC's Charles Haviland. |
| High Street giants join the sales
December 26, 2009 at 7:27 pm
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| | Two of Britain's biggest retail chains, John Lewis and Marks & Spencer, launch their in-store post-Christmas sales later. |
| Fear and loathing as Uzbek poll looms
December 26, 2009 at 7:11 pm
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| | As Uzbekistan holds parliamentary elections, the BBC looks at what life in the secretive Central Asian state of Uzbekistan. |
| 'Nightmare' of lost man's family
December 26, 2009 at 7:08 pm
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| | The family of a UK tourist who has been missing in the Swiss Alps for five days say they are enduring a "nightmare". |
| Genes drive deadly brain cancer
December 26, 2009 at 7:00 pm
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| | Scientists have discovered two genes that appear responsible for one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer. |
| Inner ear alters brain blood flow
December 26, 2009 at 7:00 pm
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| | Minute organs hidden deep within the ear appear to directly alter blood flow to the brain, scientists discover. |
| Last Kon-Tiki raft crewman dies
December 26, 2009 at 6:05 pm
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| | Knut Haugland - the last of six Norwegian crew who crossed the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947 - died aged 92. |
| Beirut car bomb 'targets Hamas'
December 26, 2009 at 5:49 pm
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| | A bomb attack in Beirut which apparently targeted an official from the Palestinian group Hamas kills at least one person. |
| Flat searched in plane bomb probe
December 26, 2009 at 5:46 pm
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| | Police search a number of properties in central London as a man is charged with trying to blow up a US airliner flying to Detroit. |
| Eight held in Turkey 'army plot'
December 26, 2009 at 5:10 pm
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| | Eight Turkish soldiers are detained over an alleged plot to assassinate the deputy prime minister, the army says. |
| Country profile: Comoros
December 26, 2009 at 2:28 pm
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| | Key facts, figures and dates |
| Palestinians condemn Israeli raid
December 26, 2009 at 2:25 pm
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| | Palestinian leaders condemn Israel's killing of three suspected militants in the West Bank as a "dangerous escalation". |
| Timeline: Comoros
December 26, 2009 at 2:25 pm
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| | A chronology of key events |
| Children escape from house fire
December 26, 2009 at 12:37 pm
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| | Three women and two children suffer smoke inhalation after escaping a fire in south-east London. |
| In pictures: Boxing Day dips
December 26, 2009 at 12:25 pm
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| | People around the North East take part in annual festive swims to raise money for charity |
| Anthrax fears over heroin batches
December 26, 2009 at 12:21 pm
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| | A heroin user is treated in a hospital in Cumbria for suspected Anthrax poisoning, leading to fears that contaminated batches of the drug are circulating. |
| Missing sex worker's family plea
December 26, 2009 at 12:04 pm
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| | The children of a missing prostitute from Bradford who has not been seen for more than six months appeal for information. |
| Stores busy for Boxing Day sales
December 26, 2009 at 12:03 pm
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| | Some stores in Belfast say takings for Boxing Day sales are up by almost a third, compared to last year. |
| Tudor house damaged by roof fire
December 26, 2009 at 11:58 am
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| | A chimney fire destroys the roof of a three-storey house in Shippon in Oxfordshire. |
| Police in dark over power outage
December 26, 2009 at 11:49 am
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| | Police admit the people responsible for causing a power cut that affected 94,000 homes in Kent and London may never be caught. |
| Christmas circus arrives in town
December 26, 2009 at 11:35 am
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| | Gandey's International Circus arrives in Jersey to entertain islanders over the festive period. |
| Captain leads crew in celebration
December 26, 2009 at 11:30 am
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| | A Guernsey ship's captain leads his crew in Christmas celebrations as they spend the festive period away from home. |
| Praise for women rescued on peak
December 26, 2009 at 11:23 am
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| | Rescuers say two women airlifted off Snowdonia were well-equipped and acted correctly after becoming trapped. |
| Police dogs in search for driver
December 26, 2009 at 11:09 am
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| | Police and fire crews use dogs to search for the driver of a car which crashed into a tree near Bristol. |
| Body recovered from River Derwent
December 26, 2009 at 11:01 am
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| | A body is recovered from the River Derwent in Derbyshire after being found by a volunteer working on the charity raft race. |
| Safety warning over kitchen fires
December 26, 2009 at 10:58 am
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| | The fire service warns of the dangers of leaving cooking unattended after a rise in the number of kitchen fires. |
| Shoppers snap up sales bargains
December 26, 2009 at 10:50 am
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| | Shoppers in Devon spend the day snapping up bargains in the Boxing Day sales. |
| Free parking for bargain shoppers
December 26, 2009 at 10:47 am
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| | Thousands of people descending on Manchester city are told they can park for free. |
| £125,000 Lotto ticket unclaimed
December 26, 2009 at 10:44 am
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| | A lotto winner is sitting on almost a quarter of a million pounds in prize money which is yet to be claimed. |
| Homes without water after freeze
December 26, 2009 at 10:42 am
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| | Some families in the west of Northern Ireland have been left without water as a result of freezing temperatures. |
| Armchair deputies patrol US border
December 26, 2009 at 10:40 am
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| | A website in the US invites people to monitor footage from the US-Mexican border for illegal activity. Claire Prentice speaks to the people who have volunteered and those who think it is a waste of money. |
| Bishop talks of trust 'betrayals'
December 26, 2009 at 10:40 am
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| | Trust issues could be a reason for people turning to the Church, a bishop in Staffordshire says. |
| Plane 'attack' raises fresh security fears
December 26, 2009 at 10:37 am
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| | An apparent attempted attack by a Nigerian man on a Detroit-bound plane raises new security concerns for British and American authorities, says the BBC's Gordon Corera. |
| In pictures: Asian tsunami fifth anniversary
December 26, 2009 at 10:21 am
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| | Countries across the Indian Ocean mark five years since the tsunami that killed nearly 250,000 people. |
| Missing boy 'found dead in river'
December 26, 2009 at 10:18 am
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| | Police in Hertfordshire searching for a 13-year-old boy missing since Christmas Eve believe they have found his body in the River Stort. |
| Most read stories of the year: 50 to 41
December 26, 2009 at 10:17 am
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| | Look-back at what readers of the BBC Scotland news website have been reading this year. |
| Dog rescued from underground pipe
December 26, 2009 at 10:11 am
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| | The fire service releases a dog which became trapped in an underground water pipe in Herefordshire. |
| Appeal for stolen venomous snakes
December 26, 2009 at 10:01 am
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| | A fresh appeal is issued by police trying to find two tropical snakes stolen in a raid on the Isle of Wight last month. |
| Two killed in motorway accident
December 26, 2009 at 9:54 am
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| | Two men are killed when their car leaves the M6 motorway in Lancashire and collides with trees before overturning. |
| US states facing fresh blizzards
December 26, 2009 at 9:53 am
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| | A severe winter storm in the Midwestern US that has seen record amounts of snow fall is set to continue, forecasts say. |
| Views sought on estate's revamp
December 26, 2009 at 9:51 am
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| | Residents of a South Tyneside housing estate are asked how a proposed £400,000 revamp should take shape. |
| Leaflets aim to tackle van crime
December 26, 2009 at 9:48 am
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| | A spate of power tool thefts prompts Leicestershire police to send out thousands of leaflets giving crime prevention advice. | | | 
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