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Cuts 'to increase child poverty'

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 10:46
A Unicef survey of 35 countries warns spending cuts will reverse progress made on tackling child poverty across the world.
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Repeat abortions are increasing

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 10:46
More women are having multiple abortions, according to statistics for England and Wales.
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VIDEO: Olympic torch's journey up Snowdon

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 10:46
The Olympic torch is carried to the top of Mount Snowdon, the highest point in England and Wales, by mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington.
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The strange things that happen at summits

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 10:46
International summits dominate global politics but decision-making can often be based on the strangest reasons.
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Self-drive 'convoy' hits the road

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 10:46
A three-car self-drive convoy is tested on a public road in Spain for the first time, raising hopes of a new era of relaxed driving.
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Anger over agency's shale report

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 10:46
The International Energy Agency has infuriated environmentalists with a report on what it calls the "golden age" of gas.
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Denmark arrests in 'terror plot'

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 10:46
Two men suspected of planning a terrorist attack are arrested in Denmark, the Danish Security and Intelligence Service says.
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In pictures: Beaumaris to Chester

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 10:46
The Olympic torch relay by boat - and up a mountain
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AUDIO: Ken Clarke 'chillaxing' at the cricket

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 10:46
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke says he was "chillaxing" at the cricket
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VIDEO: Royal Household prepares for Jubilee

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 10:46
With just days to go until the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, the Royal Household is working consistently to make sure everything goes to plan.
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US law firm files for bankruptcy

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 10:46
Dewey & LeBoeuf files for bankruptcy protection and plans to liquidate its business, which would make it the biggest collapse of a US law firm.
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VIDEO: Some dentists 'misleading' patients

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 10:46
Some dentists are misleading patients over their right to NHS treatment so they will pay for private treatment instead, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has found.
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Rare pink diamond goes to auction

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 10:46
A rare pink diamond named the "Martian Pink" is expected to fetch at least $8m (£5m) when it goes under the hammer in Hong Kong.
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U-turn on pasty tax 'a shambles'

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 10:46
Labour condemns the way the government has dealt with planned VAT rises to Cornish pasties and static caravans as a "shambles", after it reverses the plans.
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Annan set for crucial Assad talks

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 10:46
UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan is due to hold talks with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad amid widespread condemnation of the Houla massacre.
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Is Indonesia becoming less tolerant?

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 10:46
Does concert row show Indonesia is becoming less tolerant?
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Peru anti-mine protest crackdown

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 10:46
Peru's government declares a state of emergency in an area of the province of Cusco after seven days of anti-mining protests.
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US tuna show Fukushima pollution

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 10:46
Pacific Bluefin tuna caught off the coast of California are found to have radioactive contamination from last year's Fukushima nuclear accident.
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UK unit to tackle war zone rape

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 10:46
An initiative aimed at tackling sexual violence in war zones across the world is set to be launched by the UK.
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India PM to meet Aung San Suu Kyi

BBC - News - Fri, 2024-11-29 10:46
Indian PM Manmohan Singh to meet Aung San Suu Kyi on the second day of a historic visit to Burma, after signing a series of deals.
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