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| First 'quadruple rainbow' imaged |
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| October 6, 2011 at 9:29 AM |
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 After a study to determine how to spot them, rainbow hunters capure the first-ever images of "tertiary" and "quaternary" rainbows - a full quartet of colours.
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| Rooney Snr held in betting probe |
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| October 6, 2011 at 8:59 AM |
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 Wayne Rooney's father, Motherwell player Steve Jennings and seven other men are arrested in a probe into betting irregularities.
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| Rooney Snr held in betting probe |
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| October 6, 2011 at 8:59 AM |
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Wayne Rooney's father, Motherwell player Steve Jennings and seven other men arrested in a probe into betting irregularities.
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| 'More than 2,900' killed in Syria |
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| October 6, 2011 at 8:59 AM |
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 The death toll in Syria rises to more than 2,900 killed since the pro-democracy protests began in March, the UN human rights office says.
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| Rooney Sr held in betting probe |
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| October 6, 2011 at 8:59 AM |
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Wayne Rooney's father, Motherwell player Steve Jennings and seven other men are arrested in a probe into betting irregularities.
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| Tributes flood in for Steve Jobs |
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| October 6, 2011 at 8:57 AM |
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 World and business leaders pay tribute to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who has died at the age of 56 from pancreatic cancer.
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| Tributes flood in for Steve Jobs |
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| October 6, 2011 at 8:57 AM |
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World and business leaders have been paying tribute to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who has died at the age of 56 from pancreatic cancer.
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| Chambers ponders Merritt ruling |
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| October 6, 2011 at 8:43 AM |
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 British sprinter Dwain Chambers, who received a two-year ban for doping in 2003, says he is still considering whether to challenge his Olympic ban following LaShawn Merritt's successful appeal.
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| No jail for Lennon abuse Gers fan |
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| October 6, 2011 at 8:25 AM |
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 A man who posted threatening and abusive messages against Celtic manager Neil Lennon on Facebook is given a community payback order.
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| Salmond defends new bigotry bill |
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| October 6, 2011 at 8:19 AM |
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 First Minister Alex Salmond defends government plans to tackle football-related violence, amid claims they do not have the country's support.
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| Rooney Snr held in betting probe |
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| October 6, 2011 at 8:18 AM |
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 Wayne Rooney's father is one of nine men who has been arrested in a probe into betting irregularities, BBC Scotland understands.
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| Software company creates 80 jobs |
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| October 6, 2011 at 8:18 AM |
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 A Belfast software company creates 80 jobs for people with computer skills.
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| Bus driver jailed for killing boy |
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| October 6, 2011 at 8:12 AM |
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 A school bus driver is jailed for causing the death of a six-year-old boy by dangerous driving.
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| Bank injects £75bn into economy |
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| October 6, 2011 at 8:11 AM |
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 The Bank of England says it will inject a further £75bn into the economy through quantitative easing (QE) but holds interest rates at 0.5%.
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| Eurozone rates unchanged at 1.5% |
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| October 6, 2011 at 8:10 AM |
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 The European Central Bank holds interest rates at 1.5% amid the continuing debt crisis in the eurozone.
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| VIDEO: Google UK boss: 'Follow instincts' |
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| October 6, 2011 at 8:03 AM |
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 Google UK managing director Matt Brittin argues you should follow your instincts and grab opportunities when they present themselves.
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| BBC Wales outlines 100 job losses |
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| October 6, 2011 at 8:03 AM |
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 BBC Wales announces plans to save £10.7m over five years, cutting some programmes and about 100 jobs, as part of 16% savings.
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| BBC Wales outlines 100 job losses |
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| October 6, 2011 at 8:03 AM |
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BBC Wales announces plans to save £10.7m over five years, cutting some programmes and about 100 jobs, as part of 20% savings.
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| BBC Wales outlines 100 job losses |
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| October 6, 2011 at 8:03 AM |
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BBC Wales announces plans to save £10.7m over the next five years, cutting some programmes and about 100 jobs, as part of 20% savings.
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| BBC Wales outlines 100 job losses |
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| October 6, 2011 at 8:03 AM |
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BBC Wales announces plans to save £10.7m over the next five years, cutting programmes and about 100 jobs, as part of 20% savings.
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| BBC Wales to cut 100 jobs by 2017 |
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| October 6, 2011 at 8:03 AM |
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BBC Wales announces plans to save £10.7m over the next five years, cutting programmes and about 100 jobs, as part of 20% savings.
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| File said officer 'helping IRA' |
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| October 6, 2011 at 8:03 AM |
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 A summary of an RUC intelligence document suggesting an Irish police sergeant was "helping out"' the IRA has been shown to the Smithwick Tribunal.
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| Cat tale was childlike - Clarke |
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| October 6, 2011 at 7:45 AM |
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 Justice Secretary Ken Clarke hits out at the use of "childlike" examples of human rights rulings given by the Home Secretary Theresa May.
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| Cat tale was child-like - Clarke |
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| October 6, 2011 at 7:45 AM |
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Justice Secretary Ken Clarke hits out at the use of "child-like" examples of human rights rulings given by the Home Secretary Theresa May.
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| BBC Scotland set to shed 120 jobs |
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| October 6, 2011 at 7:45 AM |
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 BBC Scotland is set to shed up to 120 jobs by 2017 as part of a drive to achieve a 16% budget cut.
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| BBC factual jobs axed from city |
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| October 6, 2011 at 7:39 AM |
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 Factual programmes that are made in Birmingham are to move to Cardiff and Bristol as part of changes to the way the BBC is run.
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| Swede wins Nobel Literature Prize |
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| October 6, 2011 at 7:37 AM |
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 Tomas Transtroemer, Scandinavia's best-known living poet, becomes the 108th recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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| Duffy poem for 2012 Games venue |
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| October 6, 2011 at 7:33 AM |
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 Verse to be written by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy will go on display at Eton Manor in the Olympic Park.
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| Day in pictures |
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| October 6, 2011 at 7:21 AM |
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 Photos from around the world on 6 October
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| Swede wins Nobel Literature Prize |
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| October 6, 2011 at 7:18 AM |
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Tomas Transtroemer, Scandinavia's best-known living poet, becomes the 108th recipient of the Nobel Prize for literature.
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| Clarke: Cat story 'child-like' |
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| October 6, 2011 at 7:16 AM |
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Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has hit out at the use of "child-like" examples of human rights rulings given by the Home Secretary Theresa May.
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| Players named in 'cricket scam' |
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| October 6, 2011 at 7:12 AM |
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 A further three Pakistan cricketers are named in court as being allegedly involved in a betting scam as the trial of two players for match fixing continues.
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| Bank injects £75bn into economy |
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| October 6, 2011 at 7:07 AM |
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The Bank of England says it will inject a further £75bn into the economy through quantitative easing (QE).
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| Egyptians call for earlier poll |
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| October 6, 2011 at 7:07 AM |
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 Six candidates for Egypt's presidential elections have called on the country's military rulers to hold presidential elections by the end of April.
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| Man killed in two-car collision |
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| October 6, 2011 at 7:03 AM |
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 A man has died after the car he was in collided with another vehicle on the Portglenone Road in Randalstown, County Antrim.
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| Man killed in two-car collision |
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| October 6, 2011 at 7:03 AM |
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A man has died in a road accident on the Portglenone Road in Randalstown, County Antrim.
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| Hollywood stars at Chechen party |
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| October 6, 2011 at 6:45 AM |
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 The Chechen leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, flies in Hollywood actors and international musicians for an extravagant party - but denies it is for his birthday.
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| VIDEO: 'Death is life's best invention' |
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| October 6, 2011 at 6:45 AM |
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 Listen to some of the best quotes from Steve Jobs' legendary speech to Stanford University in 2005.
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| France acts against net pirates |
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| October 6, 2011 at 6:43 AM |
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 A small number of French net users could be thrown offline as the country moves to enforce its tough anti-piracy laws.
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| France acts against net pirates |
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| October 6, 2011 at 6:43 AM |
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A small number of French net users could be thrown offline as the country moves to enforce its touch anti-piracy laws.
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| Somali wounded flown to Turkey |
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| October 6, 2011 at 6:41 AM |
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 Thirty-six of the most severely wounded people in Tuesday's Islamist suicide attack in Somalia's capital are being flown to Turkey for treatment.
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| Syria unrest: Daring to speak in Douma |
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| October 6, 2011 at 6:35 AM |
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 Lyse Doucet visits the Damascus protest suburb of Douma
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| BBC set to cut 2,000 jobs by 2017 |
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| October 6, 2011 at 6:16 AM |
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 The BBC is announcing how it proposes to make budget cuts of 20% as a result of the freeze to the licence fee.
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| I'm not giving up, says Hamilton |
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| October 6, 2011 at 6:11 AM |
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 Under-fire Lewis Hamilton insists he is doing nothing wrong in his driving, but admits he is not "in the best place in his life".
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| Stranded ship leaking oil off NZ |
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| October 6, 2011 at 6:06 AM |
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 A 47,000-tonne container ship which ran aground on a reef off the New Zealand coast is leaking oil, with a slick doubling in size.
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| Noxious gas officers in hospital |
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| October 6, 2011 at 5:59 AM |
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 Three police officers are taken to hospital after a noxious substance was thrown into a house in Edinburgh.
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| BBC set to cut 2000 jobs by 2017 |
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| October 6, 2011 at 5:45 AM |
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| Heroin and crack treatment falls |
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| October 6, 2011 at 5:37 AM |
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 The number of heroin and crack cocaine users needing treatment in England falls by 10,000 in the last two years, figures show.
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| Murray moves into Japan quarters |
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| October 6, 2011 at 5:32 AM |
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 Britain's Andy Murray moves into the quarter-finals of the Japan Open with a straight-sets victory over Alex Bogomolov Jr of the United States.
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| Murray moves into Japan quarters |
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| October 6, 2011 at 5:32 AM |
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Britain's Andy Murray moves into the quarter-finals of the Japan Open with a 6-1 6-2 victory over Alex Bogomolov Jr. of the United States.
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