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Fresh appeal over census murder

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-02 18:24
A reward of up to £20,000 is being offered for information leading to the conviction of those responsible for the murder of census worker Joanne Mathers in Londonderry in April 1981.
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VIDEO: Decorating the Royal pageant barge

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-02 18:24
Royal barge production designer Joseph Bennett explains the process for making gilded decorations for June's Diamond Jubilee river pageant.
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Papers study Cameron Burma visit

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-02 18:24
Papers study Cameron Burma visit
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Army 'attempt Guinea-Bissau coup'

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-02 18:24
Guinea-Bissau soldiers stage what appears to be an attempted coup after gunfire is heard at the home of the main presidential challenger, whose whereabouts are unknown.
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Schumacher quickest in practice

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-02 18:24
Mercedes driver Michael Schumacher beats McLaren's Lewis Hamilton to set the fastest time in practice at the Chinese Grand Prix.
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Review of 'plain' cigarette packs

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-02 18:24
The government is considering plans to strip all branding from cigarette packs sold in England in a bid to make smoking appear less attractive.
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VIDEO: Murder charge for Florida watchman

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-02 18:24
The neighbourhood watchman George Zimmerman has appeared in a Florida court over the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
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China's growth rate slows to 8.1%

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-02 18:24
China reports weaker-than-expected growth figures for the first three months of the year, hit by a slowdown in foreign sales.
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Blunkett criticises PCSO proposal

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-02 18:24
Former Home Secretary David Blunkett criticises a plan to replace traditional beat bobbies with police community support officers (PCSOs).
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Why GP surgeries need crowd control

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-02 18:24
How to manage access to GPs
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Suspend Burma sanctions, says PM

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-02 18:24
David Cameron says economic sanctions against Burma should be suspended in recognition of the changes taking place in the country.
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Do movie trailers reveal too much?

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-02 18:24
Thriller The Cabin in the Woods comes out on Friday, but many are avoiding the spoiler-tastic trailer. So are Are today's teasers spoiling films?
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Quiz of the week's news

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-02 18:24
The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions.
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Conservation plan 'has started'

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-02 18:24
It emerges that a management plan is being prepared for a marine conservation area in the Sound of Barra.
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Asylum seekers 'will be homeless'

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-02 18:24
An organisation which works with asylum seekers in Scotland claims about 140 of them are facing homelessness.
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Child's play 'not easy' after all

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-02 18:24
UK parents are suffering a crisis of confidence when it comes to playing with their children, suggests a survey.
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Bahrain will go ahead, says FIA

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-02 18:24
The Bahrain Grand Prix is to go ahead on 22 April as planned, the motorsport's governing body the FIA says.
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Whooping cough baby deaths' link

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-02 18:24
Three babies have died from complications linked to whooping cough so far in England and Wales this year, health experts say.
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Tweaking memories 'helps addicts'

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-02 18:24
Manipulating memories of drug use may help reformed addicts avoid a return to a life of drug abuse, according to scientists in China.
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New warning over council pensions

BBC - News - Fri, 2025-05-02 18:24
Local authority pension schemes are still a "ticking time bomb", the Taxpayers' Alliance warns, despite their financial health improving over the past year.
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