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Nominee's diary
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Six more sites in care home probe Police searching a former Jersey care home where a child's remains were found are to investigate six more sites. |
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| Coens' No Country sweeps Oscars No Country For Old Men dominates the Oscars, winning four awards, including best film and best director. | |
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| Raul Castro named Cuban president Cuba's National Assembly unanimously votes to confirm Raul Castro as president to replace his brother Fidel. | |
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| 71% of pupils admit being a bully More than seven in 10 children have bullied others, according to research by the Beatbullying charity. | |
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| Pakistan 'sparks YouTube outage' Pakistan is blamed for putting popular video website YouTube out of action for over an hour. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Raul Castro named Cuban president Cuba's National Assembly unanimously votes to confirm Raul Castro as president to replace his brother Fidel. |
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| New S Korean president sworn in Lee Myung-bak is sworn in as South Korea's president following a landslide victory in December polls. | |
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| Coens' No Country sweeps Oscars No Country For Old Men dominates the Oscars, winning four awards, including best film and best director. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Sudan 'renews Darfur air strikes' Fresh air strikes on Darfur are reported as China's envoy for the region starts a visit to Sudan. |
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| Madagascar cyclone toll doubled Nearly 145,000 people have been left homeless by a cyclone that tore through Madagascar killing 44 people. | |
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| Blair helps Rwanda build economy Tony Blair is to help Rwanda build its economy by attracting private investment, following a visit to the African country. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Raul Castro named Cuban president Cuba's National Assembly unanimously votes to confirm Raul Castro as president to replace his brother Fidel. |
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| Ralph Nader to run for president Controversial consumer advocate Ralph Nader announces he is joining the race to become US president. | |
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| Coens' No Country sweeps Oscars No Country For Old Men dominates the Oscars, winning four awards, including best film and best director. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | New S Korean president sworn in Lee Myung-bak is sworn in as South Korea's president following a landslide victory in December polls. |
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| Sudan 'renews Darfur air strikes' Fresh air strikes on Darfur are reported as China's envoy for the region starts a visit to Sudan. | |
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| Man held over wife's 1981 murder A Japanese businessman is arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife in Los Angeles 27 years ago. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Russia 'causes concern' says poll People in Western countries think Russia's President Putin is harming democracy, a BBC poll suggests. |
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| Cypriot victor rallies for unity Demetris Christofias wins Cypriot election and promises to work on re-uniting the divided island. | |
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| Serb ministers plan Kosovo visit Belgrade ministers are to visit Serbian communities in Kosovo, but a key minister may be denied entry. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Israel steps up border security Israel's military strengthens its positions along Gaza's border ahead of a Palestinian protest planned for Monday. |
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| Bomber strikes Iraq Shia pilgrims At least 40 people are killed and scores more injured by a suicide bomber targeting Shia pilgrims in Iraq. | |
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| US urges short Turkish campaign The US urges Turkey to keep its military campaign against Kurdish militants in north Iraq as short as possible. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Arrests follow India mob attack Seven people are arrested in eastern India after a mob beats a murder suspect until he is unconscious. |
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| Pakistan troops die in gun battle At least three security personnel are killed in clashes at a checkpoint in north-west Pakistan, police say. | |
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| Pakistan 'sparks YouTube outage' Pakistan is blamed for putting popular video website YouTube out of action for over an hour. | |
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| UK | |
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| Six more sites in care home probe Police searching a former Jersey care home where a child's remains were found are to investigate six more sites. |
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| 4,000 new midwives to be employed The government plans to recruit 4,000 midwives in England to relieve pressure on maternity services. | |
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| MPs rally round Commons Speaker Senior Labour figures give their support to Speaker Michael Martin, who is under pressure over expenses. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Shannon search enters seventh day Police try to build up a picture of the lifestyle of missing nine-year-old Shannon Matthews as the search enters its seventh day. |
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| £4m damages for 'devoted' mother Damages of £4m are awarded against a health authority in a neglect case dating back to 1979. | |
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| Road name change to end 'stigma' The address of Steve Wright - one of Britain's most notorious serial killers - may be erased under a neighbourhood plan. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Workshop fire leads to evacuation A family is evacuated from their County Down home following a fire in a garage workshop. |
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| Charge follows major drugs find A man is charged with possession of class A drugs with intent to supply after a major drugs find. | |
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| Boy injured in town hit-and-run A nine-year-old boy is treated in hospital after a hit-and-run incident in a County Down town. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Cross-border drugs route targeted Scotland's smallest police force helps take more than £1m worth of drugs off the streets of major UK cities. |
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| Planning system improvement call Business leaders urge the Scottish Government and councils to "get a grip" and improve the planning system. | |
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| Drivers to shape road safety plan Engaging more people in accident prevention is vital to cut the death toll on the roads, the transport minister says. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Man dies in cake-eating contest An inquest is to open on the death of a man during a cake-eating contest at a Swansea nightclub. |
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| Final day for Lib Dems conference The Welsh Lib Dems 2008 spring conference closes with a speech on the party's efforts for more devolution. | |
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| Spitfire heroine's joy over medal A woman who flew fighters to RAF bases in World War II speaks of her joy at being awarded a special merit. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | MPs rally round Commons Speaker Senior Labour figures give their support to Speaker Michael Martin, who is under pressure over expenses. |
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| MP in call for UK primary polls US-style primaries should be introduced in Britain to select Westminster candidates, an ex-minister urges. | |
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| Row over murder suspects on bail Scores of defendants charged with murder have been released subject to conditions, a study shows. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | UK in Liechtenstein tax data deal The UK confirms paying an informant for data on Liechtenstein-based accounts of British citizens. |
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| Google takes UK's top brand spot Internet giant Google is rated the number one brand in the UK, the annual survey from Superbrands finds. | |
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| Fairtrade product sales rise 81% The sale of Fairtrade goods rose 81% in 2007 to reach £493m, with bananas leading the way, figures show. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Coens' No Country sweeps Oscars No Country For Old Men dominates the Oscars, winning four awards, including best film and best director. |
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| Duffy's Mercy tops UK chart again Duffy, runner-up in the BBC's Sound of 2008 search for new talent, tops the singles chart for a second week. | |
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| Lusardi voted off ice dance show Former Page Three model Linda Lusardi becomes the latest celebrity to leave ITV1's Dancing on Ice. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Antarctic glaciers surge to ocean A UK team finds evidence that the major glaciers draining the West Antarctic Ice Sheet are accelerating towards the sea. |
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| Airline in first biofuel flight The world's first commercial aircraft powered partly by biofuel takes to the skies. | |
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| Bluetongue risk 'starts in April' UK livestock farms will again be at risk from bluetongue from the second half of April, predict scientists. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Pakistan 'sparks YouTube outage' Pakistan is blamed for putting popular video website YouTube out of action for over an hour. |
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| Japan blasts satellite into space Japan launches a satellite designed to enable super high-speed data transmission in remote areas. | |
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| ISPs could face piracy sanctions The government is considering imposing legal sanctions on ISPs that do not take steps to prevent internet piracy. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | 4,000 new midwives to be employed The government plans to recruit 4,000 midwives in England to relieve pressure on maternity services. |
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| Flavoured foods 'lacking fruit' A consumer pressure group says may fruit-flavoured food and drink products actually contain little or no fruit. | |
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| Cancer plan 'needs more funding' Government plans to improve cancer care could fail because of lack of funding, charities warn. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | 71% of pupils admit being a bully More than seven in 10 children have bullied others, according to research by the Beatbullying charity. |
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| Unions 'protecting poor teachers' Poor teachers should be sacked and the unions' hold on schools broken, a think-tank argues. | |
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| Thousands excused training to 18 The new requirement in England to be educated to age 18 will not apply to youngsters in difficult circumstances. | |
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