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Motorway exclusion zone is lifted (21 November 04:47) |
| An exclusion zone set up near the M2 motorway around gas cylinders at risk of exploding after a fire is lifted. |
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Restart for Big Bang experiment (21 November 04:42) |
| The Large Hadron Collider experiment, designed to shed light on the cosmos, restarts after 14 months of repairs. |
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Tributes paid to quad crash teen (21 November 04:32) |
| Tributes are paid to a 14-year-old boy who died in a quad bike accident in Maghera on Thursday night. |
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Stars join Children in Need fun (21 November 04:29) |
| Top names from the worlds of TV, music and theatre are taking part in this year's Children In Need show. |
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Sears Tower plot leader is jailed (21 November 04:27) |
| The leader of a plot to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago is sentenced to 13-and-a-half years in prison. |
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Building the Big Bang machine (21 November 04:24) |
| A guide to the engineering miracle behind the biggest experiment in the world. |
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The science of the LHC (21 November 04:21) |
| BBC News takes a look at the principal areas of science that will be explored by the Large Hadron Collider. |
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Large Hadron Collider Guide introduction (21 November 04:19) |
| Introduction to the Large Hadron Collider experiment. |
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Israel halts stadium construction (21 November 03:56) |
| Israel orders construction work on an internationally financed football stadium being built for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank to be halted. |
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Flood waters force 500 from homes (21 November 03:55) |
| Hundreds of people in Cumbria are forced to spend the night away from their homes after the county's devastating floods. |
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End of an era for Oprah Winfrey show (21 November 03:51) |
| Is Oprah's announcement that her talk show will stop in 2011 the end of an era or the start of a new one, asks the BBC's Kevin Connolly. |
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QA Large Hadron Collider repairs (21 November 03:51) |
| BBC News explains why an accident shut down the Large Hadron Collider in 2008 and how it has been repaired. |
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No new rules on fish conservation (21 November 03:38) |
| New EU rules aimed at conserving fish stocks have been voted down, but the current restrictions will remain. |
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Wales dances and sings for Pudsey (21 November 03:33) |
| Stars turn out for a gala concert, as BBC presenters dance-off, all helping raise money for the 30th BBC Children in Need. |
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Town centre rape accused bailed (21 November 03:24) |
| A 26-year-old man is charged with raping a woman in a town centre in Worcestershire. |
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Main road closed by lorry crash (21 November 03:05) |
| Part of a main road in Stoke-on-Trent is closed for several hours after a lorry crash in which the driver was injured. |
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Men armed with knives rob bank (21 November 02:54) |
| Two men, possibly armed with knives, rob a bank in Warrenpoint on Friday, say police. |
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Floods body is missing policeman (21 November 02:50) |
| A body found after major floods swept through towns in Cumbria is confirmed as that of a missing police officer. |
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Cash-crisis university criticised (21 November 02:46) |
| A report into financial chaos at a north London university finds board members were aware false claims for funding were made. |
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Honduras leader to step aside (21 November 02:37) |
| Honduras interim leader Roberto Micheletti says he will step aside briefly ahead of polls scheduled for the end of the month. |
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Murder conviction following fire (21 November 02:19) |
| A 22-year-old man is convicted of murdering a man who died after a fire at his home in December last year. |
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Beam circles Big Bang machine (21 November 02:19) |
| Engineers have sent proton particles all the way round the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) machine for the first time in more than a year. |
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UK navy fires on Spanish flag (21 November 02:16) |
| The UK apologises to Spain after the Royal Navy uses a buoy with Spanish colours for target practice off Gibraltar. |
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Can Somali pirates be defeated (21 November 01:53) |
| The BBC's Paul Wood, on board an EU warship in the Gulf of Aden, asks why the world's most advanced navies have failed to end piracy off Somalia's coast. |
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Injured woman told no ambulance (21 November 01:52) |
| A Hampshire woman who broke both her wrists and needed stitches to her face was told there was no ambulance available to help her. |
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House is left unsafe by builder (21 November 01:50) |
| A Dorset family is living in one room after a builder left their home without completing renovations. |
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Cockerels not a noise nuisance (21 November 01:50) |
| Two cockerels at the centre of a neighbourhood feud are not a "nuisance", a sheriff court hears. |
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Extra time for burglary questions (21 November 01:49) |
| Detectives are given extra time to question a 28-year-old man in connection with a series of burglaries in Kent, Surrey and Sussex. |
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Attack after cage fighting event (21 November 01:48) |
| A man from Merseyside is attacked by a gang of four men on a train after watching a cage fighting event in Manchester. |
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Harrabins Notes E-mail arguments (21 November 01:40) |
| In his regular column, the BBC's environment analyst, Roger Harrabin, assesses the arguments sparked by the leaking of information on climate change following an e-mail hack. |
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Cable thrashing mother sentenced (21 November 01:39) |
| A mother who struck her 12-year-old daughter with a computer cable, a broom and a wooden spoon is given a suspended jail sentence. |
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Galileos lost body parts found (21 November 01:22) |
| Fingers and a tooth cut from the body of famed astronomer Galileo Galilei have been found, an Italian museum says. |
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Doctor charged with abusing girls (21 November 12:59) |
| A former GP is charged with carrying out a series of indecent assaults on young girls over an eight-year period. |
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Yacht couple say they face death (21 November 12:49) |
| A British couple kidnapped by pirates have said via video footage they fear they may be killed within a week. |
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Floods continue to disrupt roads (21 November 12:48) |
| Lough Erne in County Fermanagh is at its highest level since records began in the 1950s and the waters are predicted to rise. |
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Illegal immigrants found in raids (21 November 12:45) |
| Officials carry out a series of raids in rural towns after tip-offs over potentially illegal immigrants working in businesses. |
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Ex-policeman jailed in fraud case (21 November 12:38) |
| Seven men, including a former police officer, are jailed after the theft of £1.4m from an insurance company in York. |
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Henry VIIIs love nest for sale (21 November 12:34) |
| A house where Henry VIII spent part of his honeymoon with Anne Boleyn goes on the market after being rebuilt from a state of near collapse. |
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French jail mail escapee caught (21 November 12:34) |
| A French murder suspect who hid in a cardboard box and escaped in a delivery van is recaptured after weeks on the run. |
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Unsafe ferry remains at port (21 November 12:32) |
| Safety inspectors prevent a cross channel ferry from sailing for a second night amid safety concerns. |
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Brum Eye opens following delays (21 November 12:30) |
| Birmingham's newly-installed wheel opens to the public six days later than expected because of adverse weather conditions. |
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Man held after stabbed woman dies (21 November 12:26) |
| A man is arrested after a woman in her 20s dies from stab wounds at an address in Kent. |
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Drugs farm worth £700000 found (21 November 12:24) |
| Police officers in Sunderland seize 700 cannabis plants from a house in Sunderland after receiving a tip-off. |
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Mayor blocked public space plan (21 November 12:21) |
| The Mayor of London's architectural aide resigned as he felt Boris Johnson had "blocked" his attempts to create public spaces. |
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Pet hospital scoops design prize (21 November 12:16) |
| The small animals hospital in Glasgow picks up the UK's largest architecture award at a ceremony in Edinburgh. |
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Officer jailed for Pc sex assault (21 November 12:11) |
| A sergeant with the Metropolitan Police is jailed for eight months for sexually assaulting a sleeping colleague after a Christmas party. |
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Lady Gaga joins royal gala show (21 November 12:05) |
| Eccentric chart-topper Lady Gaga is to sing for the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance at Blackpool's Opera House. |
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Funeral for fire deaths children (21 November 12:04) |
| Classmates join mourners at the funeral of two children who died in a house fire in Devon. |
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Fire crew cover consultation ends (20 November 11:59) |
| The results of consultation on a review of emergency cover by Lancashire fire and rescue service are unveiled. |
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Universities face tougher times (20 November 10:54) |
| England's university funding chief says a golden age may be over as funding falls behind overseas competitors. |
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