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Labour outlines EU referendum policy
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A Labour government would offer an in/out EU referendum - but only if the UK was being asked to transfer more powers to Brussels, Ed Miliband says.
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Wed, 12 Mar 2014 01:29:44 GMT
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Mental health cuts 'risk lives'
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Cuts to mental health services in England will put lives at risk, as funds are reduced for schemes aimed at reducing suicides, the government is warned.
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Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:38:46 GMT
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Hampden athletics venue unveiled
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Hampden Stadium is being unveiled as an athletics arena later work to transform it nears completion ahead of Glasgow 2014.
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Wed, 12 Mar 2014 02:29:48 GMT
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Payday lenders face debt probe
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Payday lenders will be investigated over the way they treat borrowers struggling to repay their loans, the Financial Conduct Authority says.
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Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:01:26 GMT
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Missing airliner 'changed course'
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Military radar suggests the missing Malaysian airliner turned west, away from its planned route, before disappearing, Malaysia's air force says.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:29:13 GMT
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Turkey braces for coma boy's funeral
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The funeral is to take place in Turkey of a teenage boy who died died nine months after being injured during anti-government protests.
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Wed, 12 Mar 2014 02:41:51 GMT
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UK Syria bomber a hero, says family
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The brother of a British man who blew himself up in Syria last month tells BBC Newsnight that he should be regarded as a hero - not a terrorist.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 19:01:22 GMT
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Shanghai teachers flown in for maths
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Up to 60 Shanghai maths teachers are to be brought to England raise standards in schools - as a campaign is launched to improve numeracy levels.
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Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:38:04 GMT
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'Skills vacuum' warning from CBI
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The Confederation of British Industry wants action to make science, technology, engineering and maths careers 'more attractive'
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Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:38:33 GMT
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MP 'put hand down victim's trousers'
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Former deputy speaker Nigel Evans put his hand down a man's trousers during a night out, a court is told.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 19:07:37 GMT
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Rapper Green on drink-driving charge
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Rapper Professor Green is charged with drinking and driving after an incident in November, but allegations of perverting the course of justice will not be pursued.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 23:52:34 GMT
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Glastonbury given ten-year licence
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Glastonbury Festival is granted a new ten-year licence by Mendip District Council.
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Wed, 12 Mar 2014 01:59:02 GMT
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Salmon exports to US hit £200m
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The value of Scottish salmon exports to America sees a four fold increase in five years reaching £200m in 2013.
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Wed, 12 Mar 2014 02:32:09 GMT
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'No EU poll under Labour'
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Some papers preview a speech by Labour's Ed Miliband, saying an in/out EU referendum would be "unlikely" under Labour, while others focus on financial matters.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 23:40:10 GMT
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Bayern Munich 1-1 Arsenal (agg 3-1)
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Arsenal are knocked out of the Champions League as a draw at Bayern Munich puts the holders into the quarter-finals.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 22:05:34 GMT
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Pardew banned for record seven games
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Newcastle manager Alan Pardew is handed a record seven-game ban by the FA for his headbutt on Hull's David Meyler.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 16:41:50 GMT
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Jezki takes Champion Hurdle victory
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Jezki wins the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham, but the race is overshadowed by the death of Our Conor after a heavy fall.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:35:16 GMT
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Windies beat England to win series
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West Indies beat England by five wickets in a close-fought contest to win the Twenty20 series with a match to spare.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 23:01:11 GMT
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Tuilagi returns to match-day squad
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Manu Tuilagi is set to replace Alex Goode on the England replacements bench for Saturday's Six Nations game against Italy.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 19:21:56 GMT
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Co-op accepts chief's resignation
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The Co-operative Group accepts the resignation of chief executive Euan Sutherland, and names his replacement as chief financial officer Richard Pennycook.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 15:52:10 GMT
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VIDEO: Is Liverpool feeling the recovery?
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George Alagiah reports on whether the economic recovery is affecting Liverpool.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 22:28:37 GMT
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MPs warn over care homes 'far away'
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Children in residential care homes in England are being sent too far away from home, a committee of MPs warns.
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Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:38:18 GMT
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VIDEO: Political tributes to Bob Crow
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Politicians Patrick McLoughlin, Tom Watson and John McDonnell pay their tributes to rail union leader Bob Crow.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:54:30 GMT
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Hospital closure power granted
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MPs have voted through a controversial measure in the new Care Bill giving ministers powers to close hospitals., even if they are performing well.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 21:25:12 GMT
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AUDIO: Surgeon: Saggy skin surgery is needed
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Saggy skin gained following weight loss should be removed to prevent patients from becoming "demoralised," a surgeon claims.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:05:16 GMT
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Ofsted fails private firm free school
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A free school in Suffolk operated by a private for-profit Swedish company has been put into special measures by Ofsted.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:49:24 GMT
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VIDEO: Could robots help children with autism?
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A robotic companion is helping children with autism learn and develop communication skills.
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Mon, 10 Mar 2014 09:25:54 GMT
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NY plans 'regulated' Bitcoin exchanges
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New York's financial regulator calls on firms to submit proposals to set up 'regulated' exchanges for digital currencies like Bitcoin.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 21:39:29 GMT
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VIDEO: Smartphones meet polaroid at SXSW
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Inventors at the South by Southwest festival show how to print smartphone photos onto old Polaroid film.
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Mon, 10 Mar 2014 11:30:04 GMT
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Light pollution alters bat behaviour
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Light pollution is having an impact on the regeneration of tropical rainforests because it disrupts the behaviour of seed dispersing bats, a study suggests.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:50:05 GMT
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AUDIO: Moss used as a 'biological solar panel'
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Dr Paolo Bombelli, a biochemist at the University of Cambridge, discusses how moss was used to power a radio.
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Mon, 10 Mar 2014 11:32:44 GMT
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Susanna Reid wins newsreader award
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Susanna Reid, who is moving from BBC Breakfast to ITV, has been named newsreader of the year at the Tric awards.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:29:04 GMT
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VIDEO: Kristen Bell on protecting her daughter
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Hollywood actress Kristen Bell talks about her mission to try and prevent paparazzi from taking photographs of her daughter.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:12:00 GMT
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Which should come first - cheese or pudding?
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Mary Berry has caused consternation among the dinner party-giving classes by suggesting that cheese should come before dessert.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 13:13:37 GMT
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The world of 100% election victories
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was elected to the rubber-stamp parliament with 100% votes on Monday. He's not the only leader to win an election with ease.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:27:34 GMT
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RMT union leader Bob Crow dies
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General secretary of the Rail Maritime and Transport union Bob Crow dies aged 52 of a suspected heart attack.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 19:19:33 GMT
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PC sentenced for shoplifter punch
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A policeman who punched a suspected shoplifter in the head before pinning her to the ground is sentenced to a community order.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 19:07:09 GMT
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Call to widen finance for small firms
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New sources of credit are needed for small and medium sized businesses (SMEs), according to the Scottish Parliament's economy committee.
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Wed, 12 Mar 2014 02:30:50 GMT
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MoD 'to lose' environment powers
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The Ministry of Defence will lose powers for environmental regulation on radioactivity in Scotland, under Scottish government plans.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 21:18:06 GMT
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RVH death investigated over delay
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The Belfast Health Trust is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an elderly patient while waiting on a trolley in the emergency department of Belfast Royal Victoria Hospital, the BBC has learned.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 19:31:16 GMT
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Haass warns NI violence could return
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The former US diplomat Richard Haass warns violence could re-emerge in Northern Ireland if progress is not made in dealing with the legacy of the Troubles.
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Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:45:03 GMT
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Patient care prompts inquiry call
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The family of a pensioner who died demands an inquiry into all hospitals under the control of a south Wales health board.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 22:04:51 GMT
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Exam board holds GCSE results review
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The Welsh exams board WJEC launches an internal review after concerns were raised over results for a new GCSE in English taken in January.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 18:27:50 GMT
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Libya PM dismissed over tanker row
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Libya's parliament dismisses Prime Minister Ali Zeidan after a tanker laden with oil from a rebel-held port reportedly breaks through a naval blockade.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 18:44:29 GMT
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Pistorius had 'big love' for guns
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Oscar Pistorius had a 'big love for guns', a friend tells his murder trial as he describes two firearms incidents involving the Paralympic athlete.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 15:03:07 GMT
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India Maoists kill 16 policemen
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Maoist rebels kill at least 16 policemen in an ambush in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police say.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 08:24:44 GMT
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New Zealand to vote on flag change
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New Zealand is to hold a referendum on whether to change the 'post-colonial' national flag, Prime Minister John Key announces.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 03:51:00 GMT
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EU offers Kiev $700m in trade breaks
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The EU offers Ukraine trade breaks worth nearly 500m euros ($694m; £417m) to stabilise its economy, as Russia tightens its military grip on Crimea.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:32:09 GMT
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Norway hears online child death case
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A Norwegian woman and her British lover go on trial in Oslo, accused of killing her 22-month-old child under instructions from the UK via Skype.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 23:58:51 GMT
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Bachelet sworn in as Chile president
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Michelle Bachelet - Chile's first woman president in 2006 - is sworn in for a second time after her election victory in December.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 16:42:57 GMT
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Venezuelan student killed at protest
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An anti-government student leader is shot dead at a protest in the Venezuelan city of San Cristobal, hours after a government supporter is killed.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:49:26 GMT
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Israeli 'regret' over judge's death
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Israel expresses regret over the death of a Palestinian-Jordanian judge at a border crossing on Monday, saying the incident will be investigated.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 19:59:30 GMT
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Five million Syrian children in need
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The number of Syrian children in need has more than doubled in the past year to 5.5 million, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) says.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:59:25 GMT
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CIA 'searched US Senate computers'
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The head of the US Senate intelligence committee accuses the CIA of improperly accessing computers used by congressional staff amid an investigation.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 21:16:58 GMT
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GM recall faces US investigation
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A US congressional committee says it is investigating General Motors' recall of nearly 1.6 million vehicles over faulty ignition switches.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:04:51 GMT
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Day in pictures: 11 March 2014
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24 hours of news photos: 11 March
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 13:12:27 GMT
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In pictures: Rail union chief
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RMT general secretary Bob Crow dies
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:04:49 GMT
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In pictures: Cornish Bards
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A photographic student's portraits of Cornish Bards
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Mon, 10 Mar 2014 11:05:30 GMT
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In pictures: Photographing Africa
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Harry Hook's photos of tribes in Africa
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Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:20:19 GMT
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Day in pictures: 10 March 2014
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24 hours of news photos: 10 March
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Mon, 10 Mar 2014 12:42:19 GMT
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Born a refugee: Syrian children of the camp
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Syrian children of the camp
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Sun, 09 Mar 2014 02:48:38 GMT
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Week in pictures: 1-7 March 2014
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Some of the best news photos this week
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Fri, 07 Mar 2014 15:15:24 GMT
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Day in pictures: 7 March 2014
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24 hours of news photos: 7 March
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Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:16:59 GMT
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VIDEO: House of Commons
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Data-sharing safeguards are agreed in response to concerns over the care.data scheme.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 15:58:20 GMT
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VIDEO: Syria bomber 'hero not a terrorist'
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The brother of a British man who blew himself up in Syria has told Newsnight he should be regarded as a hero who combated the regime, not a terrorist.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 23:39:31 GMT
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VIDEO: Video shows police attack on shoplifter
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A Metropolitan policeman has been sentenced to a community order after punching a suspected shoplifter at a shop in Regent Street, London in November 2012.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 21:24:23 GMT
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VIDEO: Airline tracker shows flight route
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The moment the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 disappeared from air traffic maps is captured on a flight tracking website.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 16:33:01 GMT
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VIDEO: RMT union leader Bob Crow, 52, dies
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Tributes have been paid to the general secretary of the Rail Maritime and Transport Union, Bob Crow, who has died at the age of 52.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 22:54:24 GMT
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VIDEO: Tension as Russians take over airbase
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The BBC's John Simpson reports on the ''extremely tense'' atmosphere at a Ukrainian air defence base, now under Russia control.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:27:05 GMT
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VIDEO: BBC joins search helicopter flight
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As the search continues for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane, the BBC's Alice Budisatrijo has has joined a team on one of the Vietnamese search and rescue helicopters looking for Flight MH370.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:23:45 GMT
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VIDEO: 60 seconds: Fukushima's ghost towns
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The BBC revisits the 'dead zone' around Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, three years after its catastrophic meltdown.
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 16:33:08 GMT
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VIDEO: Sol Campbell: Football abuse 'sick'
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Former England international Sol Campbell says abuse he got from fans in his playing days was "sick".
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 06:16:40 GMT
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The man from Martyrs Avenue, Crawley
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The Briton who drove a truck bomb into a prison
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Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:43:16 GMT
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The anti-Putin Russians
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The minority who disagree with Putin's actions in Crimea
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Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:47:41 GMT
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Living in the poorest part of the EU
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Meeting the Britons who've upped sticks and settled in Bulgaria
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Wed, 12 Mar 2014 01:40:57 GMT
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The web and me
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Four lives that have been transformed by www
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Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:28:07 GMT
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Science close up - Wellcome Images 2014
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A kidney stone, a head louse egg and bright pink agricultural sludge
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Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:57:36 GMT
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Life in a US boomtown
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The dark side of life in a US boomtown
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Wed, 12 Mar 2014 01:52:32 GMT
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David Cameron's prime questioners
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Which MPs are picked most often to question Cameron?
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Wed, 12 Mar 2014 01:39:03 GMT
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Does it matter where Richard III is buried?
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Does it actually matter where Richard III is buried?
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Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:33:33 GMT
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Let's think about ideas
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Why boardrooms need healthy dissent rather than consent
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Wed, 12 Mar 2014 00:30:37 GMT
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Sutherland offers to resign
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Co-op boss Euan Sutherland offers to resign
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Tue, 11 Mar 2014 08:27:34 GMT
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