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G20 summit tries to tackle rifts (07 November 03:05) |
| G20 finance ministers begin their meeting in Scotland, but are faced with divisions over stimulus packages and climate change. |
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ICC seeking speedy Kenya trials (07 November 02:56) |
| The ICC's top prosecutor says perpetrators of Kenya's post-poll violence could face trial as early as next July. |
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Lebanon government accord reached (07 November 01:45) |
| Lebanon's Hezbollah says its opposition alliance has agreed to join a national unity government under PM-designate, Saad Hariri. |
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Obama praises army base heroism (07 November 01:25) |
| President Barack Obama praises the "valour" of those who responded to the deadly attacks at a US army base in Texas. |
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Britons share record-breaking $150m lottery prize (07 November 01:19) |
| Two British tickets have each won 50m euros ($76m) in the EuroMillions lottery, the largest pay-outs ever in the UK. |
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Britons share £90m lottery prize (07 November 01:00) |
| Two British ticketholders have each won 50m euros (£45,570,835.50) in the EuroMillions lottery. |
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Firework probe following death (07 November 12:23) |
| Police are set to give more details about the death of a mother in a blaze believed to have been started by a firework. |
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Ashmolean Museum opens to public (07 November 11:37) |
| The UK's oldest public museum, the Ashmolean, reopens after a £61m redevelopment. |
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Firework death probe continues (07 November 09:37) |
| Police are set to give more details about the death of a mother in a blaze believed to have been started by a firework. |
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Queen due at remembrance festival (07 November 09:26) |
| The Queen is due to attend the Royal Festival of Remembrance to commemorate those who gave their lives for their country. |
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Towns need police commissioners (07 November 08:45) |
| Towns should elect police commissioners to hold local commanders and officers to account, a think tank says. |
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Call to elect local police chiefs (07 November 08:45) |
| Towns should vote for police commissioners to hold local commanders and officers to account, a think tank says. |
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Doubts cast over expenses reforms (07 November 08:00) |
| The head of the body drafting new rules for MPs' expenses says he may not implement all the proposed reforms. |
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Legal aid cut threatens justice (07 November 06:41) |
| Miscarriages of justice are likely to result from proposals to reduce legal aid fees to barristers, the Bar Council's chairman warns. |
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Madagascar rivals reach agreement (07 November 06:31) |
| Madagascar's rival political leaders agree to form a power-sharing government after months of wrangling. |
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Cohabitee rights plan criticised (07 November 06:29) |
| Plans to give millions of cohabiting couples better inheritance rights are coming in for criticism. |
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Call for tests after sudden death (07 November 05:40) |
| Doctors are calling for human tissue to be routinely kept for genetic testing whenever young people die without explanation. |
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Rifts appear ahead of G20 meeting (07 November 05:06) |
| Disputes over climate change and stimulus spending have emerged ahead of a G20 meeting in St Andrews in Fife. |
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Leaders likely to go to climate summit (07 November 02:20) |
| At least 40 world leaders are likely to attend December's UN climate summit in a bid to secure a new global treaty. |
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Climate rifts ahead of G20 talks (07 November 01:42) |
| Disputes over climate change and stimulus spending have emerged ahead of a G20 summit in St Andrews in Fife. |
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One dead in Orlando office attack (07 November 01:04) |
| Police in the US city of Orlando arrest a gunman who opened fire in an office, killing one person and injuring five others. |
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Haye and Valuev ready for battle (07 November 12:09) |
| David Haye will be giving away 7st to Nikolay Valuev when they meet for the Russian's WBA heavyweight crown in Nuremberg on Saturday. |
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Nato soldiers believed drowned (06 November 11:49) |
| Two US soldiers originally thought missing in Afghanistan are believed to have drowned, officials say. |
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Treasury seeks RBS lending proof (06 November 11:47) |
| The Treasury demands proof from bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland that there is little demand for its business loans. |
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Woman dies in firework house fire (06 November 11:35) |
| A 59-year-old woman dies in a house fire which neighbours suggest began after a firework was put through a cat flap. |
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DR Congo army used aid as bait (06 November 11:21) |
| The DR Congo army has been using measles vaccination clinics as "bait" to attack civilians, an aid agency says. |
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Pair guilty of £15 debt murders (06 November 10:59) |
| Two teenagers are convicted of killing a girl and her grandmother in east London, as revenge for a relative's unpaid debt. |
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US grieving after army shooting (06 November 10:48) |
| President Barack Obama says the entire US is grieving after a soldier shot dead 13 people at a Texas army base on Thursday. |
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Ex-defence chiefs round on Brown (06 November 10:40) |
| Three former chiefs of the defence staff question Gordon Brown's commitment to British troops in Afghanistan. |
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Hitler house sale alarms locals (06 November 10:24) |
| The sale of Adolf Hitler's family home in the Austrian town of Braunau am Inn triggers concern that it could become a Nazi shrine. |
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Studies overstate species risks (06 November 09:55) |
| Some large-scale computer simulations appear to overestimate the threats of climate change on biodiversity in some regions, a study suggests. |
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Faith important to me - Cameron (06 November 09:51) |
| David Cameron speaks of the importance of Christian faith to him - but admits it grows "hotter and colder by moments". |
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Union welcomes post concessions (06 November 09:06) |
| The postal union says Royal Mail made "significant concessions" in an agreement which led it to call off planned strikes. |
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South Korean woman passes driving test - at 950th attempt (06 November 09:04) |
| A South Korean woman is celebrating after passing the written exam for a driving license - on her 950th attempt. |
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S Korean woman passes driving test exam - at 950th attempt (06 November 09:04) |
| A South Korean woman is celebrating after passing the written exam for a driving licence - on her 950th attempt. |
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Somali adulterer stoned to death (06 November 08:57) |
| Islamists in Somalia stone a man to death for adultery but spare his pregnant girlfriend until she gives birth. |
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US gunman faced Afghan posting (06 November 08:52) |
| A US major accused of killing 13 people at an army base was due to go to Afghanistan, apparently against his wishes. |
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Asbo for torment deaths accused (06 November 08:42) |
| A boy implicated in the torment suffered by a Leicestershire woman who went on to kill herself and her daughter is given an asbo. |
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Nato search for missing soldiers (06 November 08:09) |
| Two soldiers are missing in western Afghanistan after failing to return from a routine mission, Nato officials say. |
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US jobless rate rises to over 10 (06 November 07:57) |
| The US economy lost 190,000 jobs in October, taking the jobless rate above 10% for the first time since 1983. |
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Spain resists deal with pirates (06 November 07:53) |
| Spain resists pressure to free two Somalis accused of piracy in exchange for Spanish sailors held in Somalia. |
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Hawker suspect shown after op (06 November 07:23) |
| An image of a man suspected of murdering Briton Lindsay Ann Hawker is released showing him after plastic surgery. |
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US gunman set for Afghan tour (06 November 06:53) |
| A US major accused of killing 13 people at an army base was due to deploy to Afghanistan, apparently against his wishes. |
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Nursery abuse parents get choice (06 November 06:27) |
| Parents whose children may have been abused by nursery worker Vanessa George can choose to discover if they were victims, a judge rules. |
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Praying murderer jailed for life (06 November 05:47) |
| A man overheard praying for forgiveness after murdering his pregnant girlfriend's mother receives a life sentence. |
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Student dies in 60ft cliff plunge (06 November 05:42) |
| A first-year student plunges 60ft to his death from a cliff close to his university in Fife. |
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Wedding guest admits manslaughter (06 November 05:36) |
| A man admits killing his partner's brother who died after a row during a wedding reception. |
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Key Pakistan Taliban town falls (06 November 05:23) |
| Pakistani forces capture the strategically important town of Ladha from the Taliban in ongoing clashes in South Waziristan, officials say. |
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Deal over Honduran crisis dead (06 November 04:59) |
| Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says a deal to resolve the country's political crisis is "dead". |
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Life sentence for praying killer (06 November 04:56) |
| A man overheard praying for forgiveness after murdering his pregnant girlfriend's mother receives a life sentence. |
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