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20/11/2008
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| Clampdown on excessive speeders |
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Ministers are suggesting a raft of measures to target anti-social drivers, including those who speed excessively or use drugs.
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20/11/2008
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| Asia markets follow US share drop |
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Asian markets plummet after New York's main share index slumps to its lowest level in five years, amid recession fears.
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20/11/2008
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| More UK retail sales woe expected |
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Figures out later from the Office for National Statistics are likely to show a continued slowdown on the High Street in October.
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20/11/2008
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| Red tape 'hampering victims' |
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Victims of violent crime are hampered in making compensation claims by excessive red tape, MPs say.
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20/11/2008
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| IMF approves $2.1bn Iceland loan |
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The International Monetary Fund approves a $2.1bn (£1.4bn) loan for Iceland, after its banking system collapsed in October.
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19/11/2008
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| DR Congo rebels pull out to let aid in |
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Rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo withdraw from two fronts north of Goma, as promised, to let aid in.
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20/11/2008
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| RBS shareholders to vote on bail-out |
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Shareholders of the Royal Bank of Scotland will vote later on Thursday on whether to accept a £20bn government bail-out.
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20/11/2008
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| Strictly stars support Sergeant |
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Stars of Strictly Come Dancing give their backing to ex-political journalist John Sergeant after he pulls out of the contest.
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20/11/2008
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| Sparrow numbers 'plummet by 68%' |
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The loss of green spaces in Britain has caused the number of house sparrows to drop sharply in the past 30 years, the RSPB says.
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19/11/2008
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| Chirping up: Missing cockatiel identifies itself in a phone call |
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A missing cockatiel is found after chirping its name down a phone to its owner.
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19/11/2008
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| Council cries foul over Sir Bobby's dog-walking ad |
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A council makes an official complaint about an advert showing Sir Bobby Charlton walking a dog on playing fields.
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20/11/2008
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| Live text - India v England |
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England pass 100 but lose their third wicket after winning the toss and batting first in the third one-day international against India in Kanpur.
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19/11/2008
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| Terry heads England to win over Germany |
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England skipper John Terry heads a late winner to earn Fabio Capello's side a fully-deserved 2-1 victory in Germany.
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11/09/2008
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| Send your video, pictures and story ideas |
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19/11/2008
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| In pictures |
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The challenges faced by returning Afghan refugees
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19/11/2008
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| Treasure galore |
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Images of artefacts unearthed by metal detectors
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20/11/2008
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| A winning feeling |
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Smiles all round as England supporters celebrate in Berlin
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19/11/2008
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| Under red lights |
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Women in the sex industry give their view on clampdown
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19/11/2008
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| Hoodwinked |
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How two criminals fooled the British judicial system
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19/11/2008
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| UK migration |
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What the figures tell us about the population
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20/11/2008
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| Escape prompts mother's jail call |
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A man accused of murder who escaped from a hospital should have been in jail, his alleged victim's mother says.
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19/11/2008
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| Child abuse man jailed in Albania |
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A British charity worker in Albania is jailed for 20 years after being found guilty of sexually abusing children.
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19/11/2008
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| Bosch confirms 250 jobs at risk |
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The company says 250 posts could be lost, bringing the total number of jobs under threat in Wales to 750 in two days.
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19/11/2008
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| Coffee jar bomb found by police |
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Police have recovered a so-called 'coffee jar bomb' following a security alert in west Belfast on Wednesday.
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19/11/2008
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| Saudi owners 'talking to pirates' |
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The owners of a Saudi oil tanker hijacked by Somali pirates are negotiating a possible ransom, the Saudi foreign minister says.
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20/11/2008
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| Bush 'seeks to ease wildlife law' |
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US environmentalists accuse President Bush of trying to rush through changes to the Endangered Species Act.
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19/11/2008
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| Syrian site 'resembled reactor' |
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A Syrian site bombed by Israel last year had features resembling those of a nuclear reactor site, a UN atomic watchdog report says.
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20/11/2008
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| Fatal blast hits Bangkok protest |
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An explosion in Bangkok kills at least one anti-government protester and wounds more than 20, emergency services say.
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19/11/2008
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| Politkovskaya trial doors closed |
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The trial of three men over the murder of Russian reporter and Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya is closed to the public.
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20/11/2008
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| Sri Lanka army 'takes rebel area' |
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Sri Lankan troops have captured the first line of defence of Tamil Tiger rebels on the Jaffna peninsula, the army says.
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