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SA racist killer gets life term
A judge sentences an 19-year-old white South African to four life terms for shooting dead four black people.
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Burma comic jailed for 45 years
Popular Burmese comedian and activist Zarganar is sentenced to 45 years in jail in the latest of a string of imprisonments.
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'No justification' for Brand show
Lewd calls from Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross to actor Andrew Sachs had "no editorial justification", the BBC Trust says.
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CIA accused over missionary death
A classified US report says the CIA withheld information after the shooting down of a missionary plane in Peru in 2001.
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Car bomb accused 'is a pacifist'
An NHS doctor accused of masterminding car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow is a peaceful man, his barrister tells a court.
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Train fares to rise 6% in January
Rail passengers will face big fare rises in January - with some tickets going up by double the rate of inflation.
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Bankers give up on HBOS campaign
The two leading bankers who had hoped to stop Lloyds TSB taking over HBOS abandon their plan for independence.
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'Superglue' brain op for toddler
The parents of a 17-month-old girl have told how surgeons used glue to seal tiny brain blood vessels that were threatening her life.
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Teacher guilty of 'incompetence'
A primary school teacher pleads guilty to charges of serious professional incompetence and could be struck off the register.
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Police probe BNP link to car fire
An arson attack on a car in West Yorkshire may be linked to the publication of BNP members' addresses, police say.
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Darling 'to force banks to lend'
Chancellor Alistair Darling is reportedly planning to force banks to lend to small firms in the pre-Budget report.
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India navy 'to go after pirates'
The Indian navy is given formal approval by the United Nations to go after pirate ships in Somali waters, the BBC learns.
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Glitter appeals over travel order
Gary Glitter is to appeal against a court order that requires him to notify police if he plans to travel abroad.
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Repossession of homes up by 12%
The number of properties repossessed by mortgage lenders rose by 12% to 11,300 in the third quarter of the year.
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Honda Swindon closing for 50 days
Honda is to cut production in Japan and Europe and close its Swindon plant in the UK in February and March next year.
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Asbestos victims win 'test case'
Asbestos-related cancer victims and their families have won an important test case over access to compensation.
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'Elite troops' needed in DR Congo
The 3,000 extra UN troops being sent to DR Congo must be elite soldiers from Europe, the UN's ex-peacekeeping chief says.
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US dominance 'set to wane'
US dominance is likely to weaken by 2025 as India and China grow stronger, a new Washington intelligence report says.
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