Tory EU stance will 'castrate' UK
The Conservatives' new policy on the EU is "pathetic" and will "castrate" UK influence in Europe, a French minister says.
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Malaysia withholds 'Allah Bibles'
The Malaysian government refuses to release 10,000 Bibles it seized because they use the word Allah to refer to God.
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Wenger praises 'special' Arsenal
Arsene Wenger believes his Arsenal side are capable of producing "something special" this season after their 4-1 Champions League win over AZ Alkmaar.
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Man hit by van in police pursuit
The driver of a van, being followed by police, is involved in a hit-and-run crash in Buckinghamshire.
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Brazilian man springs surprise by turning up at own funeral
A Brazilian man surprises his family by turning up at his own funeral, reports say.
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Day centres for elderly to shut
Northumberland county councillors decide to close seven day-care centres for the elderly.
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Rangers held in Romania
Rangers' chances of progressing to the knock-out stages of the Champions League are dealt a blow as they concede a late equaliser.
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Last-gasp Lyon deny Liverpool win
Liverpool concede a 90th minute goal at Lyon to leave their Champions League hopes hanging in the balance.
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Arsenal cruise to victory
Cesc Fabregas scores a brace as Arsenal cruise to victory over AZ Alkmaar to all but secure their qualification from the Champions League group stages.
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Iran witness: 'I was attacked'
A well-known Iranian opposition activist tells the BBC how security forces beat up peaceful demonstrators in central Tehran on 4 November.
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Man injured in hit-and-run crash
An elderly pedestrian suffers a broken hip when he is hit by a car in Eastbourne that failed to stop.
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Cars on fire at recycling plant
Firefighters dampen down after a blaze at a metal recycling plant which has affected a "significant number" of scrap cars
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Poppy power - firm backs down over its uniform ban
A Lancashire-based toiletries store chain reverses its decision to ban poppies after a storm of protest.
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Q&A: Iran protests
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Irish police seize 7,000 swords
Police in Ireland's capital have seized more than 7,000 swords in a series of raids.
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Addict robbed wheelchair victim
A 17-year-old heroin addict committed a "despicable" crime by robbing a disabled woman in order to feed her habit, a court hears.
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Man robbed after rescuing 'dummy'
A man was robbed and attacked after he jumped into a lake believing a boy was drowning only to find it was a dummy.
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Heavy rainfall leads to flooding
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Inquiry over 'unexplained' death
An investigation is under way after the body of a man is discovered in a street on Merseyside.
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Bradshaw in electoral reform call
The government could hold a referendum on electoral reform on the same day as the next general election, Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw says.
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Obama rising above the sea?
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Cash to revamp derelict buildings
Derbyshire County Council offers grants to help owners of derelict buildings bring them back into use.
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Five gun attack dead named by MoD
The five British soldiers killed in an attack by an Afghan police officer have been named by the Ministry of Defence.
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GM plans to cut 10,000 Opel jobs
General Motors confirms that it plans to cut 10,000 jobs across European car unit Opel, including Vauxhall.
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Bid to stop badger cull rejected
A move to try to stop a controversial five year trial badger cull in west Wales is defeated by assembly members.
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Elderly man rescued from gorge
A 79-year-old man is rescued by the emergency services from a gorge, near a waterfall, in Cumbria.
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Man 'friends' with bomb plotter
A man accused of preparing for terrorism by meeting the leader of a plot to bomb passenger aircraft has said he was just "a friend".
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Major quakes could be aftershocks
Many earthquakes may be aftershocks of large quakes that occurred hundreds of years ago, say scientists.
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Mr Nice a Clinigol - am gyferbyniad!
Helo! Shwmae? Heb sgwennu ers ache fi'n gwbod, allen i ddod lan a llu o esgusodion am hyn ond y gwir yw dwi jyst wedi bod yn ddiog... Ond ta beth, ma da fi 'treats' gret i chi ar gyfer Nos Iau a Nos Wener, sef remix o un o...
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Iran Arabic channel taken off air
Iran's Arabic language satellite television channel, al-Alam, is taken off air by two Arab-controlled satellite companies.
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Africa-themed flat in exhibition
A Coventry man who has filled his flat with an extensive collection of art from Africa is the subject of a new exhibition.
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US interest rates left unchanged
The Federal Reserve keeps US interest rates on hold at between 0% and 0.25% to help the economic recovery, as expected.
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US interest rates left unchanged
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Weapons haul reveals fragile calm
If Israel's claim about weapons destined for Hezbollah are true, it is a propaganda coup for the Jewish state, writes BBC Middle East analyst Roger Hardy
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Canada visit boosts island links
The Isle of Man has strengthened its links with Canada through a visit by the high commissioner, the Manx chief minister says.
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Four held in football brawl probe
Four men are arrested during police raids in connection with a post-match fight between Blackburn and Burnley fans.
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Surgeon 'not too tired to drive'
A Royal Navy surgeon tells a court he did not fell asleep at the wheel of his car and cause the death of a motorcyclist.
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Ohio murder suspect denied bail
A convicted rapist who has been charged with five counts of murder is denied bail after more human remains are found at his Ohio home.
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Sir Christopher Kelly's Report
Here is the full version of the report everyone is talking about today....
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Man knocked out during pub attack
A 22-year-old man is beaten unconscious in an apparently unprovoked attack in a Lincoln pub.
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Council to decide on new stadium
Planners debate whether to give the go-ahead for Bristol City Football Club's new ?60m stadium.
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Mother cleared of daughter murder
A Cambridgeshire woman is cleared of murdering her baby daughter, who was found with a skull fracture and bites to her face.
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Man injured during 'axe' attack
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Hottest Record - Fout Tet - Love Cry
We go deep in the Hottest Record dept tonight. Influential electronic artist Four Tet's new offering 'Love Cry' pre-empts a new album due in late January called 'There Is Love In You'. Along with Joy Orbison, this is showing a new / old depth in the clubs...
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Moral Maze on Twitter and mob rule
This evening starting at 2000, the disputatious crew of the good ship Moral Maze will be debating 'Twitter and mob rule'. Guests are regulars Melanie Philips and Clifford Longley plus Kenan Malik and James Panton. The programme's billing says:This week...
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Murdered man's friend found body
The friend of a man murdered by his wife in The Gambia says he was left "numb" by the discovery of the charred body at the couple's holiday home.
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Area enjoys 'mosaic of habitats'
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Acquitted Pc can return to work
A suspended member of Scotland Yard's territorial support group is allowed to return to work after his acquittal on racial abuse and assault charges.
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Pub crawl organisers come under fire
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Swan killed during park vandalism
A swan dies after being attacked with a heavy object during four nights of vandalism at a park in Horsham.
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Smoke-free hospital grounds idea
The ban on smoking in public could be extended to all hospital grounds in Wales, the health minister confirms.
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Arrests in shooting investigation
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Trees brought down by high winds
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Alun, Janet ac Adam
Wedi ei gladdu yng nghrombil adroddiad Kelly ar lwfansau Aelodau seneddol mae 'na gymal bach difyr ynghylch aelodau sydd â mandad dwbl, hynny yw pobol sy'n Aelodau Seneddol yn ogystal â bod yn aelodau o gyrff datganoledig. Dyma mae Kelly'n dweud. ...for...
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Steel workers win bonuses battle
Corus workers in Teesside win back the bonuses their bosses refused to pay and call off industrial action.
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Hotel works reveal stained glass
A stained glass window, which experts believe is linked to Sir Patrick Geddes is uncovered at an Edinburgh hotel.
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Banned Kenya official 'to sue US'
Kenya's attorney general admits the US has imposed a travel ban on him, and threatens legal action for defamation.
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Date now set for major roadworks
A new date is fixed for extensive repairs to one of Shropshire's busiest through-routes.
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Ferry switch sees 19 redundancies
A ferry company switches its vessels on routes between the UK and France but the move leads to 19 job losses.
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Ex-officer guilty of sex assaults
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Poulter and Fisher look to build on wins
Confidence is a wonderful commodity and Ian Poulter and Ross Fisher have it in abundance as they prepare to tee it up here in Shanghai. Poulter is aiming at breaking into the world's top 10 before the end of the season; Fisher believes he now has what...
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Nearing the end of the expenses saga
This, Messrs Kelly and Brown and Cameron and Clegg all agreed, must mark the end of the MPs' expenses saga. It might not prove that easy. Today's recommendations by the Kelly inquiry are just that - recommendations. Before becoming law they must be adopted...
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Kids Love Lies on The 5:19 Cut Special
Ah, good Wednesday everyone! On yesterday's 5:19 Cut special, we chatted to Kids Love Lies (not that we've gone music mad or, err, anything). They told us how nervous they were to play Radio One's Big Weekend, who has the smelliest feet and then they...
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Morpurgo reads Sassoon on PM
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Pensioner dies after road crash
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S Lanka general avoids questions
Sri Lanka says its top military commander has left the United States without being questioned over alleged war crimes.
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CCTV released in murder inquiry
CCTV footage of a man police want to trace in connection with a murder in Lincolnshire is released.
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Doctor admits baby 'may interact'
A doctor admits a baby in a "right-to-life" row may be able to interact - but says his future remains tragic.
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Girl wins brain damage settlement
A 14-year-old girl left severely disabled following her birth at a Norfolk hospital has won a multi-million pound settlement.
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Vulnerable child cases 'delayed'
A shortage of social workers in Hertfordshire meant the cases of some vulnerable youngsters were not assessed for six months, a report reveals.
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Man sexually assaults dog walker
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Dreamland: Saturday, November 21st.
We're delighted that we can at last confirm that Dreamland will debut on Red Button and on this site on Saturday, November 21st. As we've already confirmed, it's a six part adventure, and details about individual episodes are starting to emerge... details...
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Thank goodness for Fulham
Is it possible to keep fans happy at a big club? When I say happy, I mean feeling part of it. "Disenfranchisement" is a very long word - and a very American one - that makes me feel slightly nauseous, but it does sum up how a lot of football...
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State school qualification ban
An international GCSE, used by independent schools, will not be approved for use in state schools.
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Man jailed for Sudan vehicle deal
A businessman who illegally exported former military vehicles to war-torn Sudan is jailed for nearly three years.
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Wednesday 4 November 2009
Here's Emily with news of tonight's programme: So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye. Promises of a referendum on the Lisbon treaty are now gone, defunct, deceased etc. But, if you thought the Tories would present that fact with the tail between...
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CIA agents guilty of Italy kidnap
An Italian judge convicts 23 Americans and two Italian secret agents over the CIA kidnap of an Egyptian cleric in 2003.
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An Italian judge convicts 23 Americans and two Italian secret agents over the CIA kidnap of an Egyptian cleric in 2003.
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Live text - Wednesday football
Barcelona are up against Rubin Kazan in the Champions League, as Liverpool prepare for their crucial game in Lyon, with Arsenal and Rangers also in action later.
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Indian PM reaches out to tribes
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tells chief ministers from 29 Indian states to end the exploitation of tribal people.
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Afghan war 'controls immigration'
Removing troops from Afghanistan would "significantly increase" the number of asylum seekers in the UK, a minister says.
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Intel in threats and bribery suit
New York files an anti-trust lawsuit against Intel, accusing it of using "illegal threats" to dominate microchip sales.
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Intel is hit with an anti-competition lawsuit in the US, which accuses it of using "illegal threats" to dominate microchip sales.
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Nigeria act to boost crowds
At the Under 17 World Cup in Nigeria the Local Organising Committee has offered free tickets to fans in an attempt to fill the thousands of empty seats at the competition.
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