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ChristianToday |
1:17am PST |
Army considers princes Afghan role after leak |
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Summary: Britains military commanders were considering on Friday whether to withdraw Prince Harry from Afghanistan after Internet leaks he had been secretly serving as a combat soldier on front lines for 212 months |
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ChristianToday |
1:16am PST |
Council tax going on public service pensions |
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Summary: A fifth of council tax receipts are spent on local government pensions a new report shows |
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ChristianToday |
1:15am PST |
Brown aims to regain initiative at party rall |
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Summary: After months of worry over failed bank Northern Rock Prime Minister Gordon Brown will this weekend want to seize the initiative from the opposition and prepare his party for local government elections in May |
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ChristianToday |
1:14am PST |
Fire at Bacton gas terminal hits heating supplies |
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Summary: A fire at one of the largest gas import terminals cut off more than a tenth of the countrys gas supply on Thursday forcing suppliers to turn to a storage site to heat homes overnight |
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ChristianToday |
1:13am PST |
Government to scrap pricing deal on medicines |
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Summary: Britain is poised to scrap the pricing mechanism for prescription medicines setting a deadline of September 1 for the launch of a new deal with drug companies the Financial Times said on Friday |
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ChristianToday |
1:12am PST |
Dave Clark Five singer Mike Smith dies |
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Summary: Mike Smith the lead singer of the 1960s band the Dave Clark Five died on Thursday of pneumonia his US agent said |
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ChristianToday |
1:10am PST |
Study sheds light on paralysing ALS |
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Summary: Researchers have discovered a genetic mutation that causes a paralysing illness called ALS in some people a finding they said on Thursday may lead to treatments for the degenerative nerve condition |
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Yahoo News |
1:08am PST |
Vermont latest to eye lower drinking age
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Summary: AP - More than two decades after the country established a uniform drinking age of 21, a nascent movement is afoot to allow 18- to 20-year-olds to legally buy alcohol under some circumstances. |
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Yahoo News |
12:57am PST |
Texas contest includes primary, caucus
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Summary: AP - People here like to say everything is bigger in Texas, and their oversized presidential contest is no different with not just a primary election, but a caucus added on, too. |
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BBC News |
12:34am PST |
Police quiz pass-holder over demo |
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Summary: A Parliamentary pass-holder is released on bail after being questioned over the rooftop protest on Wednesday. |
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BBC News |
12:23am PST |
Staff lied over ambulance times |
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Summary: Records of how long ambulance crews took on emergency calls were falsified 123 times, it emerges. |
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BBC News |
12:23am PST |
Ambulance times 'were falsified' |
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Summary: Records of how long ambulance crews took on emergency calls were falsified 123 times, it emerges. |
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BBC News |
12:21am PST |
Gas terminal blaze investigated |
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Summary: A fire at one of the UK's largest gas terminals is to be investigated by police and the Health and Safety Executive. |
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BBC News |
12:20am PST |
Pensions 'taking up' council tax |
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Summary: Rises in council tax are being taken up by the rising bill for workers'
pensions, a new report claims. |
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Yahoo News |
12:15am PST |
Iraq approves execution of 'Chemical Ali'
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Summary: AFP - Iraq's presidency on Friday approved the execution of Ali Hassan al-Majid, a top Saddam Hussein henchman known to the world as "Chemical Ali" for ordering gas attacks on Iraqi Kurds in the 1980s. |
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Cnn.com |
12:15am PST |
UK weighs Prince Harry's Afghan service |
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Summary: The British Ministry of Defence is trying to decide whether Prince Harry should continue serving with an army unit in Afghanistan.
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Cnn.com |
12:12am PST |
Deadly poison found at Las Vegas hotel |
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Summary: Police in Las Vegas, Nevada, are investigating the discovery of what they believe to be ricin at an extended stay hotel Thursday.
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Cnn.com |
12:05am PST |
Iraq approves execution of 'Chemical Ali' |
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Summary: The Iraqi Presidential Council approved the execution of Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known as "Chemical Ali," a member of the Iraqi parliament told CNN on Friday.
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BBC News |
12:01am PST |
Kenyans celebrate historic deal |
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Summary: The peace deal to end the two-month post-election crisis is widely celebrated in Kenya. |
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BBC News |
12:00am PST |
Jersey cellar searches continue |
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Summary: Police in Jersey are due to continue searching underground rooms at a former children's home. |
