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Tories allege plan to cut police

1 hour 30 min ago
The Tories allege ministers plan to cut the number of uniformed officers despite a pledge to protect front line police.
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Scientists to review climate body

1 hour 30 min ago
The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.
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Economic storm not over, says PM

1 hour 34 min ago
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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Burnley 1-1 Stoke

1 hour 51 min ago
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 1-1 Lyon (agg 1-2)

1 hour 54 min ago
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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Classy Man Utd crush sorry Milan

2 hours 1 min ago
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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Body found in missing mother hunt

2 hours 25 min ago
Police searching for a Dundee mother-of-three who went missing two weeks ago believe they have found her body.
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EU to back bluefin tuna trade ban

2 hours 39 min ago
EU nations decide to support a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna until stocks recover.
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Afghan anxieties

2 hours 59 min ago
Why the UK fears politics and force are out of synch
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BA strike talks end without deal

3 hours 5 min ago
Talks between BA and the Unite union aimed at averting strike action by cabin crew break down without agreement.
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Man charged with terror offences

3 hours 20 min ago
A 30-year-old Tyneside man has been charged with a series of terror offences, police said.
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Ex-chief warns over defence funds

3 hours 35 min ago
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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Apology for women raped by father

3 hours 55 min ago
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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Renewed threat to crystal factory

4 hours 34 min ago
There is a renewed threat to the Tyrone Crystal factory in Dungannon, County Tyrone, according to staff.
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Kidnapped boy's father back in UK

4 hours 36 min ago
The father of a British boy kidnapped in Pakistan has returned home against police wishes, the BBC learns.
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Israel pressured over homes

5 hours 7 min ago
Israel comes under growing international pressure following its approval of new building in occupied East Jerusalem.
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Berezovsky wins poison libel case

5 hours 21 min ago
Oligarch Boris Berezovsky wins his libel case over claims he was behind the murder of Alexander Litvinenko.
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Nigeria charges over Jos killings

5 hours 47 min ago
Police say 49 people are to be charged with murder following communal violence that left scores of Nigerian villagers dead.
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Biden steps up pressure on Israel

6 hours 17 min ago
The US vice-president renews criticism of Israel over an East Jerusalem building project and urges bold steps to peace.
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Parents complain that buggies are seen as a nuisance

6 hours 19 min ago
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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