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 Seven killed in 'Nato air strike' Seven members of the Afghan security forces are killed in a Nato air strike, the Afghan defence ministry says.
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 Ancelotti plans to stifle Man Utd Coach Carlo Ancelotti urges Chelsea to shut down Manchester United's midfield in Sunday's Stamford Bridge showdown.
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 Muggers attack two-year-old girl A woman and her two-year-old daughter are attacked during an attempted robbery in north-west London, the Metropolitan Police says.
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 Glasgow 'axed' from train route Trains on the East Coast Main Line would no longer go to Glasgow and instead terminate at Edinburgh, under new plans.
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| In pictures The best pictures from the week's news
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 Aretha to perform at Motown gala Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder are among the musicians set to perform at a special concert for the US record label.
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| Broader Measure of Unemployment Stands at 17.5% The official jobless rate excludes millions of people who have given up looking for work and part-time workers who want to be working full time.
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| Patient Money: In Anxious Times, Medical Help for the Mind as Well as the Body A new law requires that next year big group plans provide the same level of care for mental health as for medical ones.
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 Brown urges new banks 'contract' UK PM Gordon Brown tells a G20 summit there should be a new social contract with world banks to make them more responsible.
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 Murder probe into firework death A murder inquiry is started into a fatal house fire in Cornwall thought to have been caused when a firework was put through the letterbox.
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 Street star questioned over crash Police quiz Coronation Street actor Ryan Thomas over a crash in Manchester city centre.
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 Jackson's father seeks allowance Joe Jackson asks for an allowance from the estate of his late son Michael, saying the star supported him before he died.
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 Jagielka rocked by injury setback Everton defender Phil Jagielka has a second knee operation and will be out of action until after Christmas.
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 Beatles tracks pulled off US site EMI wins an injunction against a US website which it claims was selling Beatles songs without permission.
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 Obama praises army base heroism President Barack Obama praises the "valour" of those who responded to the deadly attacks at a US army base in Texas.
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 Call for tests after sudden death British doctors call for human tissue to be routinely kept for genetic testing when young people die without explanation.
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 Lebanon government accord reached Lebanon's Hezbollah says its opposition alliance has agreed to join a national unity government under PM-designate, Saad Hariri.
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 ICC seeking speedy Kenya trials The ICC's top prosecutor says perpetrators of Kenya's post-poll violence could face trial as early as next July.
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| Ashmolean Museum opens to public The UK's oldest public museum, the Ashmolean, reopens after a £61m redevelopment.
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| Staying power Stamina could be the key if Haye is to topple Valuev
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