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UK borrowing less than expected (18 March 06:36) |
| UK borrowing could be less than forecast this financial year after better-than-expected February figures and revised January data. |
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Damage limitation (18 March 06:14) |
| Will the Pope be undermined by child abuse row? |
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Three jailed for Auschwitz theft (18 March 05:23) |
| A Polish court convicts three men for the theft of the Arbeit Macht Frei (Work sets you free) sign from Auschwitz last December. |
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Abramovich in libel case victory (18 March 05:18) |
| Chelsea's owner accepts libel damages and an apology from La Repubblica newspaper over false claims of a gambling problem. |
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Blood curse (18 March 05:08) |
| Symbolism and the supernatural used in Thai stand-off |
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Dresden WWII toll put at 25000 (18 March 05:05) |
| Up to 25,000 people died in the Allied bombing of Dresden in 1945 - fewer than often estimated, an official German report says. |
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Do unions have too much power (18 March 05:04) |
| Overseas unions are backing BA strikes, amid a row over Unite's links with Britain's Labour party. Your reaction? |
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EUs foreign chief in Gaza visit (18 March 04:36) |
| The EU's foreign policy chief arrives in the Gaza Strip as militants there fire a rocket into Israel, killing one person. |
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Riera hits out at manager Benitez (18 March 04:22) |
| Liverpool winger Albert Riera says he is considering leaving the club after being given the silent treatment by boss Rafael Benitez. |
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Obama argues healthcare on Fox (18 March 02:24) |
| President Obama steps up his efforts to win support for healthcare reform by giving an interview to Fox News. |
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TV shocker (18 March 12:58) |
| French fake show turns contestants to electrocutioners |
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US upbeat on Russia nuclear deal (18 March 12:39) |
| The US and Russia "are making very good progress" on a new nuclear disarmament deal, a US official says before Moscow talks.
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Reunion for Pakistan kidnap boy (18 March 12:22) |
| Sahil Saeed, the little UK boy kidnapped in Pakistan two weeks ago, is reunited with his father in the capital Islamabad. |
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EUs foreign chief to visit Gaza (18 March 12:12) |
| Baroness Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, is to visit the Gaza Strip in a rare visit by a senior Western official. |
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Obama reasserts healthcare bill (18 March 11:00) |
| President Obama steps up his efforts to gain support for his embattled healthcare reform bill by giving an interview to Fox News. |
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Brain probe hope for epileptics (18 March 10:30) |
| A US study says electrical deep brain stimulation is a promising therapy for epileptics who do not respond to drug treatment. |
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Foreign unions back BA walk-out (18 March 10:28) |
| Support for a planned walk-out by British Airways cabin crew grows, with overseas unions backing the industrial action. |
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Guatemala to extradite ex-leader (18 March 09:56) |
| A court in Guatemala agrees to extradite former President Alfonso Portillo to the US where he faces money-laundering charges. |
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Thai protesters vow to stay put (18 March 09:38) |
| Thai 'red shirt' opposition demonstrators, albeit in smaller numbers, say they plan to stay in Bangkok indefinitely. |
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Obama denies crisis with Israel (18 March 08:59) |
| US President Barack Obama denies there is a crisis in ties with Israel over its settlement plans, as a war of words continues. |
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Cuban police break up march (18 March 08:56) |
| Cuban police detain about 30 of the wives and mothers of political dissidents at a demonstration in the capital, Havana. |
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Cash for classes (18 March 07:42) |
| Would you pay $200,000 for a degree? |
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Leprechaun robbers killed in US (18 March 07:39) |
| Two suspected bank robbers, one of them wearing a St Patrick's Day leprechaun costume, die in a shoot-out with Tennessee police.
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English universities feel squeeze (18 March 06:48) |
| Three quarters of England's universities are facing real term budget cuts - for the first time since Labour came to power.
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We are sailing - Cornish sea shanty singers net a record deal (18 March 06:47) |
| A group of Cornishmen sign a deal with Universal Records after catching the ear of a visiting music mogul. |
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Hypnotherapy helps gut pain (18 March 06:19) |
| Greater use of hypnotherapy to ease symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome could help patients and save money, says an expert. |
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BBC world music DJ Gillett dies (18 March 05:56) |
| BBC Radio 3 DJ Charlie Gillett, renowned as a champion of world music, has died aged 68 after a long illness, his family confirms. |
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Stepping stone (18 March 05:32) |
| Helping India's Muslims get into the best schools |
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Galloping ahead (18 March 05:25) |
| Horse racing industry runs to secure its future |
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Ron Dennis (18 March 05:24) |
| McLaren boss launches new road car company |
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BBC World Service DJ Gillett dies (18 March 04:40) |
| BBC World Service DJ Charlie Gillett has died aged 68 after a long illness, his official website confirms. |
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Netanyahu in-law in Obama slur (18 March 04:19) |
| Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu distances himself from his brother-in-law who called President Barack Obama anti-Semitic. |
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Key al-Qaeda man died in strike (18 March 03:56) |
| A key al-Qaeda man, wanted for a deadly attack on a CIA base, was killed in a drone strike, US officials believe. |
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Bordeaux 2-1 Olympiakos agg 3-1 (18 March 03:48) |
| Bordeaux survive a late Olympiakos comeback to progress to the quarter finals of the Champions League as both sides are reduced to 10-men. |
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Barcelona 4-0 Stuttgart agg 5-1 (18 March 03:17) |
| Lionel Messi scores twice as Barcelona sweep aside Stuttgart to reach the last eight of the Champions League. |
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Dubai jails pair for sexy texts (18 March 02:32) |
| A string of steamy text messages results in a three month jail sentence for a Indian man and an Indian woman in Dubai. |
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Paris ransom paid to free Sahil (18 March 02:16) |
| A £110,000($168,245) ransom was paid to obtain the release of Sahil Saeed, who was kidnapped in Pakistan, Spanish police say. |
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UN says 227m quit life in slums (18 March 01:47) |
| Nearly a quarter of a billion people escaped from a life in the slums over the past decade, the United Nations says. |
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Vatican commission to investigate Virgin Mary apparition in Bosnia (18 March 01:41) |
| The Vatican forms a commission to investigate claims that the Virgin Mary appears on a daily basis in a Bosnian town. |
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Cuban police break up womens march (18 March 01:34) |
| Cuban police detain about 30 of the wives and mothers of political dissidents at a demonstration in the capital, Havana. |
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Planck spies massive dust clouds (18 March 12:57) |
| Europe's Planck space telescope pictures the colossal swathes of cold dust that spread through the Milky Way galaxy. |
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Cuba police break up Havana march (18 March 12:06) |
| Cuban police detain about 30 of the wives and mothers of political dissidents at a demonstration in the capital, Havana. |
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New exoplanet like one of ours (17 March 11:49) |
| A temperate new planet, discovered 1,500 light-years away from Earth is the first found which is similar to planets within our Solar System. |
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Ransom was paid to free Sahil (17 March 11:44) |
| Ransom money was paid to secure the release of kidnapped British boy Sahil Saeed, the Pakistan interior minister confirms. |
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Suspected suicides alarm Cornell (17 March 11:34) |
| Cornell University monitors bridges over river gorges on its campus and checks on students after three fell to their deaths. |
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Irish church head apologises (17 March 10:46) |
| The Irish Catholic church's head apologises for an alleged cover-up of child abuse, as concern grows at the issue in Europe. |
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Nigeria leader dissolves cabinet (17 March 10:45) |
| Nigeria's acting president, Goodluck Jonathan, dissolves the cabinet five weeks after assuming executive powers, sources say. |
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Terrys car hits security guard (17 March 10:34) |
| Chelsea captain John Terry injures the leg of a security guard as he drives out of Stamford Bridge then leaves the scene. |
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Turkey could deport Armenians (17 March 10:07) |
| Turkey's PM threatens to deport 100,000 Armenians, amid fresh tensions over Turkish mass killings of Armenians in World War I. |
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Quake break (17 March 07:08) |
| Prisoners who fled Haiti jail endure fresh hardship |
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