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Gordon Brown promises Britain will "lead the way" through the global financial crisis, ahead of an emergency EU summit in Paris.
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Councils are to meet the Icelandic ambassador to demand back bank deposits - amid fears of lost staff wages.
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Hurricane Norbert strikes Mexico's Baja California peninsula, blowing down roofs and causing residents to flee to shelters.
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A Sunday newspaper claims Tony Blair did personally intervene in the Bernie Ecclestone affair despite claims to the contrary.
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Japan describes as "extremely regrettable" the US decision to remove North Korea from its list of state sponsors of terrorism.
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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe gives key ministries to his own party - in defiance of a power-sharing deal, reports say.
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A fibre found in most fruit and vegetables may help ward off cancer, experts believe.
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Billionaire Sir Philip Green holds talks with officials in Iceland, which could lead to him buying several leading UK stores.
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A contemporary housing estate described as giving "hope for us all for the future" wins the 2008 Stirling architecture prize.
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A US impersonator's parodies of Alaska governor Sarah Palin are becoming a hot election issue, the BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan reports.
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US space tourist Richard Garriott will follow in the footsteps of his astronaut father when he blasts off into space on Sunday.
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Fernando Alonso leads the Japanese Grand Prix after title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa fight back from penalties.
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Wayne Rooney grabs two late goals as England beat Kazakhstan 5-1 in their World Cup qualifier at Wembley.
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Australia begin their second innings with a lead of 70 as India are dismissed for 360 in Bangalore on day four of the first Test.
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Has the desire for privacy driven us into tiny homes?
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It was the perfect car for a camping tr ip to the USSR
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Rare, not well done - the species on the brink of extinction
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Death of Austrian politician stuns friends and foes
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Are we asking too much of our teachers?
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How the energy thieves put their families at risk.
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A man from Sussex who lost his wife and one of his twin daughters in flash-floods in Spain describes the tragedy.
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Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond is asked for reassurance about major public projects during FMQs.
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An 18-year-old man is critically injured after a collision with a car on a carpark exit ramp during a night out.
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The deadlock at Stormont is encouraging the rise of dissident republicans and anti-agreement unionists, the PUP says.
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A new rebel group threatens the key town of Bunia in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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The world is facing financial "meltdown", the International Monetary Fund warns, as it offers help to credit-starved countries.
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A vehicle bomb in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, kills 13 people and injures 27 others, say police.
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Former rebels flock to Banda Aceh to welcome home one of Indonesia's best-known guerrilla leaders, Hasan di Tiro.
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The 15 "eurozone" leaders are to meet in Paris to try to establish a common approach to the global financial crisis.
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India's PM launches Kashmir's first train service amid heavy security and after protests that left two people dead.
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Struggling US car giants General Motors and Chrysler are in talks about a possible merger, US media say.
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Significant progress has been made over frozen UK cash in failed Icelandic banks, say Treasury and Icelandic officials.
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Hospitals and GP surgeries should follow the lead of schools and ban sugary drinks and snacks, experts say.
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Grammar schools take half the rate of poor bright pupils than non-selective state schools, research suggests.
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The global economy loses more money from deforestation than the current banking cr isis, says an EU-commissioned report.
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Oscar-winning actor Tim Robbins becomes the 2,371st celebrity to be awarded a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
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Scammers and fraudsters are capitalising on the changes sweeping through global financial markets and sectors.
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