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Bank cuts UK rates to 57-year low

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Mother guilty over Shannon kidnap

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Putin rules out early Kremlin bid

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Menezes family's inquest protest

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PM 'has confidence' in Speaker

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Child protection review announced

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Kenya PM calls for Mugabe removal

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Banks move to match interest cut

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DNA database 'breached rights'

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Pietersen praises collective move

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US Congresswoman hangs up on Obama

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Keane resigns as Sunderland boss

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Lie detectors for benefit claims

Voice-recognition lie detectors are used by two Welsh councils in a bid to clamp down on people making false benefits claims.

news.bbc.co.uk

Pietersen praises collective move

England captain Kevin Pietersen says he did not have to persuade any of his Test squad to return to India following the Mumbai terror attack.

news.bbc.co.uk

Mother guilty over Shannon kidnap

Shannon Matthews's mother and co-accused Michael Donovan are convicted of kidnapping the nine-year-old in a plot to claim a £50,000 reward.

news.bbc.co.uk

Nice smell...

But why else would anyone buy a new car these days?

news.bbc.co.uk

Bank cuts UK rates to 57-year low

The Bank of England has cut interest rates by one percentage point from 3% to 2%, their lowest level since 1951.

news.bbc.co.uk

Putin rules out early Kremlin bid

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he will wait until 2012 to decide whether to run again for the presidency.

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Menezes family's inquest protest

The family of Jean Charles de Menezes have walked out of the inquest into his death at the Oval Cricket Ground in London in protest.

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No decision over Shields pardon

The High Court reserves judgement in the case of jailed Liverpool fan Michael Shields, who has started a pardon bid.

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PM 'has confidence' in Speaker

Gordon Brown says he has a "great deal of confidence" in House of Commons Speaker Michael Martin.

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Peace chance?

How S Asian rivals could capitalise on Mumbai attacks

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Interest rates

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DNA dilemma

Will European ruling result in more unsolved crimes?

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US Congresswoman hangs up on Obama

A US Congresswoman hangs up the phone on President-elect Barack Obama, thinking the call is a hoax.

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Liverpool hit by Torres setback

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres faces a minimum of four weeks on the sidelines because of a hamstring injury.

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Child protection review announced

The Scottish Government announces a wide-ranging review of guidance on child protection practices.

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Carmakers 'affect entire US economy'

The chairman of the Senate committee deciding whether to rescue the Detroit Three carmakers says the health of the entire US economy is at stake.

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Cash glow

How much does one street light cost for one night?

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Rhys killing 'appalled country'

The murder of schoolboy Rhys Jones was a terrible killing which appalled the whole country, a judge tells a jury in his summing up.

news.bbc.co.uk

Banks move to match interest cut

Northern Ireland's 'big four' banks say they will be matching the latest cut in interest rates by the Bank of England.

news.bbc.co.uk

Kenya PM calls for Mugabe removal

Power-sharing in Zimbabwe is dead and Africa must unite to oust President Mugabe, says Kenya's prime minister.

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Controversial Lapland theme park closes down

A Lapland-style theme park in the New Forest criticised by visitors as "hell" and a "scam" closes down permanently.

news.bbc.co.uk

DNA database 'breached rights'

Keeping the DNA of two Britons with no convictions was a breach of their human rights, a European court rules.

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Your pictures

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Keane resigns as Sunderland boss

Roy Keane stands down as Sunderland manager after 27 months in charge at the Stadium of Light.

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