| Aid groups warn of Sudan war risk
January 6, 2010 at 8:46 pm
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| | Aid groups say Sudan's 2005 peace deal is on the verge of collapse and the world must act now to prevent fresh conflict. |
| New rules for MPs to be outlined
January 6, 2010 at 8:41 pm
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| | Proposed changes to what MPs can claim in expenses will be outlined as part of a consultation on changes to the old system. |
| Life of Jinky added to dictionary
January 6, 2010 at 7:26 pm
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| | Footballer Jimmy Johnstone and author Dame Muriel Spark are among 213 people added to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. |
| Iceland president promises to pay
January 6, 2010 at 7:23 pm
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| | Iceland's president tells the BBC the nation will honour its banking crisis debts to the British and Dutch governments. |
| Wild animal plan objection mooted
January 6, 2010 at 7:21 pm
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| | A proposal to create a reserve for wolves, wildcat and elk on a Highlands estate is facing opposition from a climbers group. |
| In pictures: Orthodox Christmas
January 6, 2010 at 7:15 pm
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| | Orthodox Christians begin celebrating Christmas, which according to the Julian calendar falls on 7 January. |
| Ofsted 'becoming unwieldly' - MPs
January 6, 2010 at 7:07 pm
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| | The education watchdog in England has grown "enormously" and risks becoming un-co-ordinated, a group of MPs warns. |
| Women 'too busy' for smear tests
January 6, 2010 at 7:03 pm
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| | Practical reasons could be more significant than emotional ones in explaining why many women miss cervical cancer screenings, a study suggests. |
| Breastfeeding 'down to hormones'
January 6, 2010 at 7:02 pm
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| | Mothers who find breastfeeding so hard they give up should not blame themselves, researchers say. |
| Mobile use 'helps' Alzheimer's
January 6, 2010 at 7:02 pm
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| | Scientists in Florida say mobile phone radiation could protect against Alzheimer's, based on tests carried out on mice. |
| Shoplifting surges amid downturn
January 6, 2010 at 7:01 pm
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| | Retailers say crime wave is getting too big to handle as more people turn to pilfering to top up supplies. |
| Travelodge to open 26 new hotels
January 6, 2010 at 6:59 pm
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| | Budget hotel chain Travelodge announces plans to open 26 new hotels around the UK over the coming year, creating 500 jobs. |
| Obama given intelligence pledge
January 6, 2010 at 6:45 pm
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| | A top US intelligence official promises action after sharp criticism from President Obama over the failed plane bomb plot. |
| Nepal child soldiers to be freed
January 6, 2010 at 6:42 pm
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| | Thousands of child soldiers in camps holding Nepal's former Maoist rebel fighters are to start being freed on Thursday. |
| Gas leak sparks flats evacuation
January 6, 2010 at 6:26 pm
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| | People living in more than 50 flats in a nine-storey building in Leeds are evacuated because of a gas leak. |
| Sick Nigeria leader 'held talks'
January 6, 2010 at 5:48 pm
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| | Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua, who is being treated in hospital abroad, has recently spoken on the phone to key officials, a minister says. |
| 'Long recovery' for Guinea leader
January 6, 2010 at 5:26 pm
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| | The head of Guinea's junta will need time to recover after last month's assassination bid, the country's interim leader says. |
| NHS software saga goes to court
January 6, 2010 at 5:20 pm
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| | The Financial Services Authority starts criminal proceedings against former directors of iSoft - a key supplier of the mammoth NHS computer upgrade. |
| Pakistan air link 'to continue'
January 6, 2010 at 5:11 pm
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| | A threat to end a direct air link between Glasgow and its twin city of Lahore in Pakistan is lifted. |
| A3 reopened after traffic chaos
January 6, 2010 at 4:54 pm
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| | The A3 in Hampshire is reopened after up to 1,000 drivers became stranded overnight when heavy snow fell across the county. |
| Groups fight to keep free meals
January 6, 2010 at 4:43 pm
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| | A group of organisations express concern over moves to cut back on plans for free school meals for P1 - P3 pupils. |
| Angler trapped after cliff fall
January 6, 2010 at 4:38 pm
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| | An angler is trapped at the base of cliffs in Northumberland after tonnes of rock and mud gave way beneath him. |
| Iris Robinson attempted suicide
January 6, 2010 at 4:32 pm
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| | The wife of Northern Ireland's first minister Peter Robinson has said she tried to kill herself while suffering depression after an affair. |
| Schools to close on Thursday
January 6, 2010 at 4:32 pm
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| | A number of schools across Northern Ireland will be closed on Thursday due to ongoing problems with bad weather. |
| Snowball anger tops police calls
January 6, 2010 at 4:32 pm
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| | Complaints about "anti-social snowballing" are more numerous than any other weather-related calls to Essex Police, the force says. |
| Murder accused claims innocence
January 6, 2010 at 4:30 pm
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| | A man accused of murdering a woman in Glasgow and dismembering her body tells a jury he is innocent. |
| Nigerian charged over plane plot
January 6, 2010 at 4:29 pm
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| | A US grand jury indicts Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on six counts over an alleged plot to bomb a plane on Christmas Day. |
| Skidding car narrowly misses girl
January 6, 2010 at 4:29 pm
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| | A 10-year-old girl has a lucky escape as a car skids on ice and narrowly misses her in front of her home. |
| Transport chaos after fresh snow
January 6, 2010 at 4:26 pm
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| | Heavy snowfall across Tyneside and Northumberland brings chaos for travellers and forces many schools to close. |
| Freezing weather keeps grip on UK
January 6, 2010 at 4:23 pm
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| | Much of the UK remains in the grip of freezing conditions as heavy snow continues to cause chaos. |
| Snow causes further roads chaos
January 6, 2010 at 4:22 pm
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| | Heavy snow across Teesside continues to cause chaos for travellers and forces the closure of further schools. |
| Power cut hits hundreds of homes
January 6, 2010 at 4:20 pm
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| | Hundreds of homes in the south of the county are without power following a problem with an overhead line. |
| School closures across Wales
January 6, 2010 at 4:19 pm
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| | Some schools in Wales are due to be closed on Thursday, 7 January, 2010 because of bad weather. |
| Snowfall disrupts London travel
January 6, 2010 at 4:17 pm
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| | Snowfall in London caused travel disruption for many commuters, with many train services hit by cancellations and delays. |
| In Pictures: White Wales
January 6, 2010 at 4:10 pm
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| | Your images from around Wales as snow and ice cause havoc. |
| Freeze to hit transport services
January 6, 2010 at 4:06 pm
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| | Transport officials warn of further disruption to services as freezing conditions continue to grip Greater Manchester. |
| Bigger Amazon Kindle to go global
January 6, 2010 at 4:05 pm
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| | Amazon takes on the growing e-book reader competition by launching its larger-screen Kindle DX in over 100 countries. |
| US 'museum gunman' dies in jail
January 6, 2010 at 4:03 pm
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| | A US man accused of murdering a guard at Washington's Holocaust museum dies in a prison hospital, aged 89, officials say. |
| County's freezing spell continues
January 6, 2010 at 3:54 pm
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| | Disruption on Cumbria's roads and further closures of schools are expected as the spell of freezing weather continues. |
| Further disruption due to weather
January 6, 2010 at 3:54 pm
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| | Residents on the Isle of Man face further disruption because of lying snow and ice. |
| Road gritting being scaled down
January 6, 2010 at 3:46 pm
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| | Council transport chiefs in Staffordshire say they are scaling down the number of roads they are gritting. |
| EU to hand out Galileo contracts
January 6, 2010 at 3:24 pm
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| | The first contracts will be awarded on Thursday to build an operational satellite-navigation system for Europe. |
| Snowfall causes further problems
January 6, 2010 at 3:06 pm
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| | Travel problems continue for motorists and schools are closed as heavy snowfall causes disruption across South Yorkshire. |
| Ballot: Who's for, who's against?
January 6, 2010 at 3:06 pm
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| | How Labour MPs have reacted to the call by two ex-ministers for a ballot on Gordon Brown's leadership. |
| Pet rescue warning for icy water
January 6, 2010 at 2:55 pm
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| | Strathclyde Fire and Rescue says it won't put crews at risk to rescue pets trapped in frozen water. |
| Student kicked seagull to death
January 6, 2010 at 2:54 pm
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| | A student who kicked a seagull to death in he street is ordered to make a £500 donation to an animal charity. |
| NI schools closed on Thursday
January 6, 2010 at 2:53 pm
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| Council chief in salary campaign
January 6, 2010 at 2:52 pm
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| | The chief executive of Northamptonshire County Council publishes her salary and expenses online and urges other council chiefs to do the same. |
| Man spied on girl as she changed
January 6, 2010 at 2:52 pm
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| | A peeping tom was caught lying on a changing room floor to spy on a 13-year-old girl, a court hears. | 
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| Crashed plane landed in middle of Jamaica runway
January 6, 2010 at 8:21 pm
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| KINGSTON (Reuters) - The American Airlines plane that crash landed at a Jamaican airport last month touched down almost in the middle of the runway, a report by Jamaica's Civil Aviation Authority said on Wednesday. |
| U.S. fighter jets scrambled due to unruly passenger
January 6, 2010 at 6:45 pm
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| PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - An unruly passenger aboard a Hawaii-bound airliner on Wednesday prompted the pilot to return the plane to Portland, Oregon, escorted by two military fighter jets, in the latest of several U.S. aviation security scares this week. |
| Pelosi says Congress "close" to health deal
January 6, 2010 at 6:42 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday congressional Democrats were close to agreement on merging their healthcare bills but still faced challenges in blending the two approaches. |
| New York seeks $200 million yearly for September 11 trial
January 6, 2010 at 4:58 pm
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| NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday said the costs of hosting the federal trials of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other suspected September 11 plotters would top $200 million annually and formally requested that Washington cover the costs. |
| Radiation risk low with whole-body airport scanners
January 6, 2010 at 4:43 pm
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| CHICAGO (Reuters) - The radiation risk from full-body scanners used to improve airport security is low and unlikely to raise an individual's risk of cancer, U.S. experts said on Wednesday. |
| U.S. contractor worked for "secret services": Cuba
January 6, 2010 at 4:02 pm
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| HAVANA (Reuters) - A U.S. contractor detained last month in Cuba for distributing satellite communications equipment to dissidents worked for American "secret services" and is being investigated, a top Cuban official said on Wednesday. |
| Nigerian indicted in U.S. for airline bomb plot
January 6, 2010 at 3:13 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. grand jury on Wednesday indicted Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on six counts for trying to blow up an American airliner in a plot that exposed large breakdowns in U.S. security and intelligence. |
| More ex-Guantanamo detainees joining militants: U.S.
January 6, 2010 at 2:43 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An increasing number of detainees released from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay are joining insurgent groups, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. |
| Clinton ties U.S. security to better aid delivery
January 6, 2010 at 2:00 pm
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. security depends on a new approach to international aid and Washington must break with dictatorial policies of the past as it dispenses billions of dollars in assistance, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday. |
| Florida lawyer to plead guilty in $1 billion Ponzi case
January 6, 2010 at 11:52 am
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| MIAMI (Reuters) - Accused Florida Ponzi mastermind Scott Rothstein has decided to plead guilty to charges he ran an investment scheme that bilked clients out of more than $1 billion, authorities said on Wednesday. |
| U.S. missile strike kills three in Pakistan
January 6, 2010 at 9:00 am
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| MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone aircraft fired two missiles into Pakistan's North Waziristan region on Wednesday, killing three militants, Pakistani security officials said. |
| Karzai seeks new cabinet before London conference
January 6, 2010 at 8:43 am
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| KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has met members of parliament in the hope of persuading them to confirm a cabinet in time for an international conference at the end of the month, a spokesman said on Wednesday. |
| Banking chief Dodd to leave Senate: sources
January 6, 2010 at 8:35 am
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| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd will announce on Wednesday he will not seek re-election in November, two senior Democratic party aides said. |
| France wants to add more countries to "risk list"
January 6, 2010 at 7:05 am
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| PARIS (Reuters) - France's interior minister wants to add 23 countries to a list of places whose air travelers face tighter security measures, in response to the botched bombing of a U.S.-bound airliner last month. | | | |
