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Pakistan kidnap father returns to UK The father of a British boy kidnapped in Pakistan returns to the UK against the wishes of the country's police, the BBC learns.
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BA strike talks end without deal Talks between BA and the Unite union aimed at averting strike action by cabin crew break down without agreement.
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Ex-chief warns over defence funds Ministers will have to cut back all but the most essential projects to meet a funding shortfall, a former defence chief warns.
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Apology for women raped by father 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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Bulger error man in plea to Straw A man subjected to a hate campaign over false claims he is Jon Venables pleads with Jack Straw to reveal his new identity.
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Gambler awaits extradition result A British poker champion accused of killing his wife and dumping her body in a US national park will find out in April if he is to be extradited.
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Tories allege plan to cut police The Tories allege ministers plan to cut the number of uniformed officers despite a pledge to protect front line police.
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Man charged with terror offences A 30-year-old Tyneside man has been charged with a series of terror offences, police said.
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Body found in missing mother hunt Police searching for a Dundee mother-of-three who went missing two weeks ago believe they have found her body.
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Parents complain that buggies are seen as a nuisance 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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Just what caused 75 starlings to 'fall from the sky'? Mystery surrounds the deaths of 75 starlings which fell from the sky on to the driveway of a Somerset house.
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Man Utd into Champions League quarters Wayne Rooney scores twice in another irresistible display as Manchester United ease into the Champions League quarter-finals at AC Milan's expense.
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Pompey axe 85 jobs to cut costs Administrators at Portsmouth FC start to make employees redundant, with 85 people losing their jobs.
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Chester wound up at court hearing Chester City are wound up at a High Court hearing in London on Wednesday.
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Spy story The untrue murder accusation that enraged an oligarch
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Stephanomics Activist PM is no fan of 'letting things take their course'
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Chester wound up Why Cardiff and Southend could be next to disappear
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Robert Peston How much stress can the banks take?
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Works of beauty The zenith of British industry in sound and pictures
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dot.Rory BT's boss comes out fighting on file-sharing rules
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Economic storm not over, says PM 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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Labour 'ahead on education' A BBC Newsnight poll suggests that the Conservatives are failing to win over voters unsatisfied with Labour's record on education.
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Berezovsky wins poison libel case Businessman Boris Berezovsky wins his libel case over claims he was behind the murder of ex- Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko.
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UK global clout 'waning' - Hague The Conservatives pledge to reverse what they say is the UK's "shrinking" influence in the world if they win power.
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7/7 survivors will get legal aid Legal aid will be given to survivors of the July 7 London bombings for representation at the inquests of the victims.
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Keep 'distance' from US - Clegg Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says the UK must not automatically follow the US on key foreign policy issues.
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More schools fail Ofsted checks More schools in England are being judged as inadequate in Ofsted's new-style inspections, according to figures just released.
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Medical records lost after error A case of mistaken identity reveals serious concerns over the way the NHS transfers medical records, BBC Scotland can reveal.
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How do you recycle a jumbo jet? It can take 12 weeks and a lot of elbow grease, but planes are recycled when they are too old or not needed anymore. How is it done?
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Fatwa flashing Can a fatwa to counter a fatwa really work?
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Junk mail quiz Test yourself, now Royal Mail will no longer limit the stuff
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UK troops inquest widely reported The inquest verdict into the deaths of four UK solder in Afghanistan is widely reported in Wednesday's papers.
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Boy's torturers given jail terms A Leeds drugs gang are jailed for torturing a boy, 16, to force his family to pay a £20,000 ransom over a "drugs debt".
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Chubby Brown denies hitting woman Comedian Chubby Brown denies assaulting a 21-year-old woman during an argument in a Teesside car park.
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Renewed threat to crystal factory There is a renewed threat to the Tyrone Crystal factory in Dungannon, County Tyrone, according to staff.
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Faulty blanket led to baby death A faulty electric blanket led to the fire that killed a baby girl in her home in County Londonderry last June, an inquest is told.
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Tram project 'could be delayed' The contractors working on Edinburgh's tram line say they want to delay the project for a further 30 months.
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Apology over drink price claims Leading whisky supplier Whyte & Mackay says it is sorry if it misled anyone over its case against minimum drink pricing.
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Man guilty of murdering daughter A man stabbed to death his 17-year-old daughter with a hunting knife as she sat in the passenger seat of his car.
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150 Toyota jobs to go on Deeside Around 150 jobs will go at the Toyota plant on Deeside, Flintshire, as part of 750 posts going across the UK.
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