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  Ice alert on roads as snow eases
  Motorists are urged to take extra care in icy conditions as Heathrow Airport cancels half of its flights.
  Posted on:5 Feb 2012 at 8:59pm
  


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  US anger at Syria veto 'travesty'
  US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton deplores as a 'travesty' Russia and China's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's violent crackdown on protesters.
  Posted on:5 Feb 2012 at 8:35pm
  


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  Queen marks Diamond Jubilee eve
  The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh attend a church service on the eve of the Diamond Jubilee anniversary of her accession to the throne.
  Posted on:5 Feb 2012 at 1:34pm
  


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  Greek leaders pause bailout talks
  Party leaders in Greece's ruling coalition end talks on details for a crucial 130bn-euro EU rescue plan without agreement.
  Posted on:5 Feb 2012 at 9:01pm
  


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  Prince's Falklands duty 'routine'
  Prince William's deployment to the Falkland Islands, along with that of a warship, is "entirely routine", the UK foreign secretary says.
  Posted on:5 Feb 2012 at 2:01pm
  


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  Swinney defends EU nationals vote
  Finance Secretary John Swinney defends plans to let EU nationals living in Scotland vote in the independence referendum.
  Posted on:5 Feb 2012 at 1:30pm
  


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  Government to oppose rail bonuses
  Transport Secretary Justine Greening says she will vote against bonuses for senior Network Rail executives at the company's annual general meeting.
  Posted on:5 Feb 2012 at 1:46pm
  


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  Brazil crime up as police strike
  Soldiers patrol the streets in the Brazilian state of Bahia where a police strike has caused the crime rate to soar.
  Posted on:5 Feb 2012 at 7:42pm
  


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  Afghan car bomb attack kills nine
  At least nine people are killed in a car bomb attack on police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.
  Posted on:5 Feb 2012 at 2:47pm
  


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  PM urged to cut wind farm subsidy
  More than 100 Conservatives are among MPs who have written to the prime minister calling on him to slash subsidies for onshore wind turbines.
  Posted on:5 Feb 2012 at 3:15pm
  


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  Egypt 'to try foreign NGO staff'
  Egypt says it is to try 43 people - including Americans and other foreigners - over the alleged illegal funding of non-governmental organisations.
  Posted on:5 Feb 2012 at 9:34pm
  


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  Dickens 'beyond' modern children
  Charles Dickens biographer Claire Tomalin says children are not being taught to read with the attention span necessary to appreciate the novelist's works.
  Posted on:5 Feb 2012 at 3:30pm
  


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  Depardieu to star as Strauss-Kahn
  Gerard Depardieu is to star in a movie about the sex scandal that caused IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn to resign.
  Posted on:5 Feb 2012 at 5:30pm
  


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  Ireland 21-23 Wales
  Wales stage a thrilling late comeback to launch their Six Nations campaign with a stunning victory over Ireland in Dublin.
  Posted on:5 Feb 2012 at 4:48pm
  


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  Rangers 0-2 Dundee Utd
  Dundee United knock Rangers out of the Scottish Cup with a deserved fifth-round victory at Ibrox.
  Posted on:5 Feb 2012 at 2:12pm