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Shock over pipe bomb at school
World news - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 22:21
A father speaks of his shock after his eight-year-old son picked up a pipe bomb in a school playground in Antrim.
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Bipolar 'not linked to violence'
World news - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 21:00
People with a mental illness are no more likely to be violent unless they abuse drugs or alcohol, a study suggests.
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Labour MPs call for hacking probe
World news - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 20:47
Labour MPs demand the police investigation into alleged phone-hacking by News of the World reporters is reopened, at an urgent Commons session.
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Children hurt in school bus crash
World news - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 20:17
More than 60 children were involved a collision between two school buses in south Wales, say police.
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Student migration 'unsustainable'
World news - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 19:53
The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green says in his first major speech on immigration.
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Obama unveils $50bn building plan
World news - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 19:15
President Barack Obama announces a $50bn infrastructure plan as part of efforts to jump-start the faltering US economy.
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Tube workers begin 24-hour strike
World news - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 19:09
Severe disruption is expected on London Underground as the first workers begin a 24-hour strike.
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Man dies in Philippines stabbing
World news - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 19:00
A 27-year-old Aberdeen man is stabbed and killed two days after flying to the Philippines.
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US firm buys Realtime Worlds game
World news - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 18:41
Part of collapsed computer games firm Realtime Worlds has been bought by an anonymous American company, administrators confirm.
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Saatchi gallery deal hits setback
World news - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 18:18
Charles Saatchi's plan to donate his gallery to the British public hits a stumbling block after talks with Arts Council England break down.
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Barclays bank to create 600 jobs
World news - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 18:04
Banking giant Barclays announces it is to expand its presence in Glasgow, creating 600 jobs.
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Quad bike men died 'accidentally'
World news - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 18:03
Verdicts of accidental death are recorded on two men struck by a train while riding a quad bike on a railway line.
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Fresh exodus from Pakistan floods
World news - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 17:57
Hundreds of thousands of people flee towns and villages threatened by fresh floods in Pakistan's deluged southern Sindh province.
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Striker Kuyt suffers injury blow
World news - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 17:40
Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt injures shoulder during training with the Netherlands, according to Dutch boss Bert van Marwijk
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End UK rebate - EU budget chief
World news - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 17:31
The EU budget commissioner says he sees no grounds for the UK to keep its budget rebate.
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Clear up begins in parts of Pakistan
World news - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 17:24
The BBC's Orla Guerin has returned to the Pakistan town of Nowshera, which was one of the first areas to be hit by the rising waters.
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Afghanistan death soldier named
World news - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 17:20
A soldier killed in Afghanistan is named by the Ministry of Defence as L/Cpl Joseph Pool of the Royal Scots Borderers.
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SA public sector strike suspended
World news - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 17:14
South African trade unions suspend a nationwide strike which has paralysed schools and hospitals for 20 days.
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NI school evacuated in bomb alert
World news - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 17:07
A primary school is closed in Antrim after an explosive device is found by an eight-year-old pupil and carried into a classroom.
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Police 'will decide on phone hacking inquiry'
World news - Mon, 09/06/2010 - 17:02
The police and not the government should decide whether to re-open the investigation into the News of the World phone-hacking allegations, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.
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