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| Two women raped by their father over 25 years - bearing nine of his children - are given a public apology by the authorities. |
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| Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced. |
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| Talks between BA and the Unite union aimed at averting strike action by cabin crew break down without agreement. |
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| The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body. |
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| The father of a British boy kidnapped in Pakistan has returned home against police wishes, the BBC learns. |
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| Ministers will have to cut back all but the most essential defence projects to meet a funding shortfall, a former defence chief warns. |
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| The Tories allege ministers plan to cut the number of uniformed officers despite a pledge to protect front line police. |
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| Israel comes under growing international pressure following its approval of new building in occupied East Jerusalem. |
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| A 30-year-old Tyneside man has been charged with a series of terror offences, police said. |
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| Oligarch Boris Berezovsky wins his libel case over claims he was behind the murder of Alexander Litvinenko. |
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| Lost Boys actor Corey Haim dies at the age of 38, the Los Angeles coroner's office confirms. |
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| Actress Farrah Fawcett was not in the Oscars memorial segment because she was more known as a TV star, the Academy says. |
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| Parents with buggies who take up wheelchair spaces on buses face a crackdown in a government campaign to improve passengers' experiences. |
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| Wayne Rooney scores twice in another irresistible display as Manchester United beat Milan 4-0 on the night and 7-2 on aggregate to ease into the Champions League quarter-final. |
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| David Nugent's headed finish earns relegation-threatened Burnley their first point in five games in a scrappy encounter at Turf Moor. |
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| Real Madrid crash out of the Champions League to Lyon 2-1 on aggregate after being held 1-1 at the Bernabeu. |
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| About 60% of prisoners serving short sentences reoffend within a year. Is prison the right answer? |
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| PM tries to be seen as modern-day Churchill |
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| Why the UK fears politics and force are out of synch |
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| Test yourself, now Royal Mail will no longer limit the stuff |
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| Who can read my notes? Electronic records explained |
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| Can a fatwa to counter a fatwa really work? |
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| Church authority at risk as scandals spread in Europe |
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| A Leeds drugs gang are jailed for torturing a boy, 16, to force his family to pay a £20,000 ransom over a "drugs debt". |
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| Police searching for a Dundee mother-of-three who went missing two weeks ago believe they have found her body. |
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| A man stabbed to death his 17-year-old daughter with a hunting knife as she sat in the passenger seat of his car. |
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| There is a renewed threat to the Tyrone Crystal factory in Dungannon, County Tyrone, according to staff. |
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| Police say 49 people are to be charged with murder following communal violence that left scores of Nigerian villagers dead. |
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| The earthquake in Chile may cost the global insurance industry as much as $7bn (£4.7bn), Swiss Re estimates. |
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| The US vice-president renews criticism of Israel over an East Jerusalem building project and urges bold steps to peace. |
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| Indonesia's President Yudhoyono confirms security forces killed Bali bomb suspect Dulmatin in raids in Jakarta on Tuesday. |
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| A Spanish woman aid worker kidnapped in West Africa last year has been freed, the Spanish government says. |
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| Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan. |
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| Northern Rock says that it made "good progress" in 2009, after reporting a sharp fall in its annual losses. |
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| Thousands of top-earning public sector workers, including judges and NHS managers, will have their pay frozen next year. |
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| Doctors leaders urge ministers to halt the development of a medical records database for patients in England. |
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| More schools in England are being judged as inadequate in Ofsted's new-style inspections, according to figures just released. |
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| EU nations decide to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover. |
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| Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess Daly says her marriage to fellow presenter Vernon Kay is "worth fighting" for. |
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| The internet is among a record 237 individuals and organisations nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. |
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