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UK on snow alert as mercury plunges
Severe weather warnings for almost all of the UK are in place, with heavy snow, widespread icy roads and bitter temperatures forecast. Some 10ins (25cm) of snow is expected to fall over higher ground,...
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Miliband: 'move beyond New Labour'
Ed Miliband has promised to make Labour the party of people's "hopes and aspirations" as he launched a full-scale review of its policies. Addressing the party's National Policy Forum in Gillingham, he...
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McCluskey: Government 'wrecking UK'
The government has been accused of taking a "wrecking ball" to the country by its cuts in public spending. Len McCluskey, newly elected leader of the Unite union accused the government of going "far...
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Blair: Religion is force for good
Tony Blair has defended religious faith as a force for good in the world during a televised debate with atheist and columnist Christopher Hitchens. The former prime minister said it was true that...
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'Stay inside' plea as winter bites
Severe weather warnings are in place across the country with police in some areas urging people to stay indoors. Icy roads were making for treacherous conditions, with widespread reports of cars...
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1,000 British aid workers for Haiti
Britain will supply more than 1,000 medical staff to help fight the worsening cholera epidemic in Haiti, the government has announced. The infection has claimed the lives of more than 1,400 survivors...
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Astute submarine boss loses command
The naval chief in charge of a nuclear-powered submarine which ran aground on a shingle bank has been relieved of his command. HMS Astute was on sea trials last month when it became stuck off the...
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North Korea in human shield claims
North Korea has accused South Korea of using civilians as human shields around artillery positions on an island attacked by the North, seeking to justify a bombardment that killed four South Koreans...
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Ministers to discuss bailout deal
European Union finance ministers will meet on Sunday to discuss an 85 billion euro bailout for the Irish economy, amid signs a deal could be in place by the time markets reopen on Monday. British...
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US agents thwart teen's bomb plot
Undercover agents arrested a Somali-born teenager as he tried blowing up a van full of what he believed were explosives at a crowded Christmas tree lighting ceremony, authorities in the US said. The...
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Osborne joins Ireland bailout talks
European Union finance ministers will meet on Sunday to discuss an 85 billion euro (£72.1 billion) bailout for the Irish economy, amid signs a deal could be in place by the time markets reopen on...
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War games add to Korea tensions
The US and South Korea prepared for military manoeuvres on Sunday as South Koreans demanded vengeance over a deadly North Korean artillery bombardment that has raised fears of more clashes between the...
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Hospital trusts' death rates 'high'
Death rates at 19 NHS hospital trusts in England were alarmingly high last year, according to an influential report. The Dr Foster hospital guide also revealed that tens of thousands of patients were...
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Two-month-old baby killed in crash
A two-month-old baby has been killed in a car crash, which also left a woman critically injured. The baby boy was taken to hospital from the scene of the collision in Grove Lane, Smethwick, West...
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Private breastfeeding areas urged
The Government is urging employers to set aside private areas where working mothers can carry on breastfeeding their babies after they return to work. A public health white paper to be published this...
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Cargo plane crashes in Pakistan
A cargo plane has crashed into homes in Karachi, Pakistan, soon after take-off, setting off a huge blaze and killing the Russian crew on board, the civil aviation authority said. The Russian-made...
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Suspect 'planned spectacular show'
A teenager plotted "a spectacular show" of terrorism for months, saying he did not mind that children would die if he bombed a crowded Christmas tree lighting ceremony, court documents reveal....
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Artillery fire from North Korea
The sound of new artillery fire from North Korea just hours after the US and South Korea launched a round of war games in Korean waters has sent residents and journalists on a front-line island...
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Police bid to raid Rio gang haven
Hundreds of police and soldiers have surrounded one of Rio de Janeiro's most dangerous slums after the end of a sunset deadline to drug gang members trapped inside. But a police battalion commander...
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Osborne joins EU meeting on Ireland
European Union finance ministers are meeting to discuss an 85 billion euro (£72.1 billion) bailout for the Irish economy amid signs a deal could be in place by the time markets reopen on Monday....
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