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Two UK girls 'treated as slaves' - 03 Apr 2006 21:31:33 GMT US police search for a woman who allegedly treated two British girls she took in as slaves.
Moussaoui can face death penalty - 03 Apr 2006 20:56:25 GMT A US jury decides that al-Qaeda plotter Zacarias Moussaoui is eligible to face the death penalty.
Football: Blackburn 1-1 Wigan - 03 Apr 2006 20:54:54 GMT Substitute Shefki Kuqi rescues a point for Blackburn against local rivals Wigan with a controversial late strike.
Two jailed for child sex assaults - 03 Apr 2006 20:35:06 GMT A 76-year-old man is sentenced to five years and his accomplice to four for indecently assaulting a young girl.
Loyalist group ousts its chairman - 03 Apr 2006 20:29:13 GMT Presbyterian minister Reverend Mervyn Gibson is ousted as chairman of the Loyalist Commission.
Deadly storms batter central US - 03 Apr 2006 20:25:35 GMT Violent storms leave at least 27 people dead in the US states of Tennessee, Missouri and Illinois.
Briton in 'Bin Laden video boast' - 03 Apr 2006 20:14:43 GMT The alleged leader of a plot to bomb Britain boasted he was in a video with Osama Bin Laden, a jury hears.
Man Utd attacked over deal talks - 03 Apr 2006 18:17:54 GMT Manchester United is accused of 'double dealing' after sponsorship talks between the club and an online casino fail.
Ten die in Baghdad bomb blast - 03 Apr 2006 17:50:05 GMT At least 10 people die in a suspected suicide car bomb attack near a Shia mosque in Baghdad, Iraqi officials say.
Reid urges rules of war 'rethink' - 03 Apr 2006 17:31:49 GMT Defence Secretary John Reid calls for changes to the international rules of war in the face of global terrorism.
Taylor denies war crimes guilt - 03 Apr 2006 17:30:15 GMT Former Liberia leader Charles Taylor pleads not guilty in his first appearance at a UN-backed war crimes court.
Police to quiz Swansea flag pair - 03 Apr 2006 17:19:48 GMT Two Swansea City players face police questioning over an anti-Cardiff flag paraded at the Millennium Stadium.
Britain's new 'FBI' agency launched - 03 Apr 2006 17:11:52 GMT Tony Blair unveils a new crime-fighting agency designed to tackle "brutal, sophisticated crime".
Race drivers jailed as four die - 03 Apr 2006 16:55:56 GMT Two young men are jailed for eight years each after a high-speed race resulted in the deaths of four teenage girls.
Teenage driver deaths on the rise - 03 Apr 2006 16:29:20 GMT More teen drivers are dying in crashes in England and Wales, despite fewer holding driving licences, figures show.
Blair dismisses rift with Brown - 03 Apr 2006 16:26:41 GMT Tony Blair dismisses claims he and Gordon Brown have fallen out - likening the reports to newspaper "April Fool" spoofs.
Thaksin claims Thai election win - 03 Apr 2006 16:02:06 GMT Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra says his party won Sunday's snap election, but admits his support has dropped.
Man cleared over Damilola murder - 03 Apr 2006 15:29:49 GMT A 20-year-old is cleared of the London schoolboy's murder. Jurors are considering verdicts on two brothers.
French students hint at law talks - 03 Apr 2006 14:23:12 GMT A French student leader hints at talks with the government over a new labour law as protesters prepare for action.
Nepal rebels call a partial truce - 03 Apr 2006 13:22:17 GMT Nepal's Maoists say they are suspending attacks in Kathmandu as the political opposition prepares action there.
Zarqawi 'not leading Iraq unrest' - 03 Apr 2006 13:05:10 GMT Al-Qaeda's Zarqawi steps down as the head of a coalition of Iraqi militants, a leading Islamist claims.
Space network to track rainfall - 03 Apr 2006 12:53:52 GMT The US and Japanese space agencies are to launch a satellite network to measure rainfall around the world.
Sudan 'blocks' UN trip to Darfur - 03 Apr 2006 12:36:11 GMT The top UN humanitarian official says Sudan has stopped him from visiting the troubled Darfur region.
Medical research gets £50m boost - 03 Apr 2006 12:03:42 GMT Details of a major funding package for medical research work in Scotland are announced.
Cricket: India trump England - 03 Apr 2006 11:44:16 GMT Yuvraj Singh's blistering 103 guides India to a 49-run win over England in the third one-day international.
Doctors urge NHS funding rethink - 03 Apr 2006 08:18:51 GMT A group of 900 doctors call on the main political parties to reconsider how the NHS is funded.
US cook wins blogging book prize - 03 Apr 2006 07:10:03 GMT A cook's adventures in the kitchen have won the first literary prize for bloggers turned authors.
Prison teachers 'lose out on pay' - 02 Apr 2006 23:12:31 GMT Tutors working in prisons are paid less than their colleagues and have poorer working conditions, a union claims.
Crazy song makes musical history - 02 Apr 2006 18:03:42 GMT Crazy by Gnarls Barkley becomes the UK's first number one single based on download sales alone.