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BNP teachers will not be banned
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Members of the BNP or any group which may promote racism will not be banned from teaching in England, the government says.
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Rove 'proud' of US waterboarding
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Former US President George W Bush's senior adviser, Karl Rove, says he is proud of waterboarding and it prevented attacks.
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Handcuffs asylum use criticised
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The use of handcuffs by immigration, escort and security staff to restrain asylum seekers is criticised in a report.
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New York agrees 9/11 dust payout
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New York City agrees to pay up to $657m (£437m) to thousands of rescue and clean-up workers at the 9/11 attacks site.
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Man arrested over death in street
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An 18-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a man died outside his home in Greater Manchester.
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Warning on public sector pensions
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The amount of money paid as public sector pensions could more than triple in the next 50 years, says the National Audit Office.
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New blood pressure approach urged
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Fluctuations in blood pressure could be more important than high readings as a warning sign for stroke, say researchers.
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Turkey and Sweden in genocide row
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Turkey withdraws its ambassador to Sweden after the parliament votes to describe as genocide the killing of Armenians in WWI.
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Salmond to meet BBC over debates
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SNP leader to meet with the BBC to discuss the row over the party's exclusion from televised general election debates.
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Home 'cervical cancer' test hope
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At-home screening tests for the virus responsible for most cervical cancers could detect many more cases, say researchers.
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How one group of Viking 'visitors' was dealt with by Anglo-Saxons
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Fifty-one decapitated skeletons found in a burial pit in Dorset were those of Scandinavian Vikings, scientists say.
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Live - Bangladesh v England
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Captain Alastair Cook and debutant Michael Carberry give England a good start on day one of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong.
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Liverpool sunk by late Lille goal
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Liverpool face an uphill task to progress from the last 16 of the Europa League after Eden Hazard's goal gives a lively Lille side a 1-0 first-leg lead.
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Juventus 3-1 Fulham
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Three first-half goals see Juventus take command of their Europa League last-16 tie with Fulham but Dickson Etuhu's goal gives the Cottagers' hope.
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Will high-speed rail improve transport?
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Ministers have revealed plans for a new high-speed rail link. Will this improve transport links in the UK?
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School Report
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Thousands of pupils swap classrooms for newsrooms
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Spy snapshot
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Report gives insight into everyday work of security services
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Bosnian fallout
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Pressure on UK after arrest of ex-Bosnian president
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Hoodwinked?
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Were rumours of Sarkozy's infidelity a media hoax?
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'What benefit?'
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High-speed rail plan faces opposition in the Chilterns
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Between friends
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US and Israel dodge settlement confrontation
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James Bulger's mother meets Straw
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Justice Secretary Jack Straw meets the mother of James Bulger to discuss the return to prison of one of her son's killers.
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Plaster treatment for skin cancer
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A sticking-plaster approach to treating skin cancer has been unveiled at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.
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Man jailed for killing ex-partner
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A man is jailed for murdering his ex-girlfriend but his barrister says she would be alive if a 999 call had been handled differently.
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Homes evacuated in Armagh alert
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A number of houses have been evacuated in Armagh due to a security alert, the police have said.
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Nigeria women protest at killings
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Hundreds of Nigerian women protest over last week's violence near Jos, where women and children were massacred.
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Pinera sworn in as new quake hits
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Sebastian Pinera is sworn in as president of quake-hit Chile, as a 6.9-magnitude aftershock strikes the centre of the country.
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Biden tries to ease Mid-East row
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US Vice-President Joe Biden says Middle East peace talks must resume, despite a row over Israeli settlement plans.
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Thailand braces for mass protests
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Thailand mobilises thousands of troops ahead of mass rallies by planned supporters of ousted former PM Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Ukraine president forms coalition
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Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych secures a coalition in parliament and one of his loyalists is confirmed as PM.
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Afghan plea for 'no proxy wars'
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Afghanistan does not want other countries' "proxy wars" fought on its soil, President Hamid Karzai says in Islamabad.
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'Slow start' for 2010 home sales
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The number of homes sold in England and Wales at the start of 2010 was at a low level, a survey says.
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Four deny charges over expenses
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Three MPs and a peer tell a court they are not guilty of charges of false accounting in relation to their expenses claims.
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Thalidomide effect mystery solved
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The mechanism by which thalidomide causes malformed limbs is revealed by scientists.
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Crackdown call over school cheats
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Whistleblowing hotlines and random checks should be used to catch parents who cheat over school places, a report says.
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Scientists to review climate body
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The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.
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Take That star sorry for affairs
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Take That star Mark Owen says he is "deeply sorry" for cheating on his partner of five years before they married in 2009.
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'Console killer' launches in June
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A gaming service that aims to kill off the traditional gaming console will begin streaming games over the net in June this year.
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