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Virgin crews urged to back strike
Union members among Virgin Atlantic's cabin crew will vote on strike action in a dispute over pay.
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Football: Kaka wins award
AC Milan's Brazilian playmaker Kaka wins France Football's prestigious Golden Ball award.
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Brown accused of donations 'spin'
David Cameron accuses Gordon Brown of trying to "spin his way out" of the Labour funding row.
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Russians vote in general election
Russians vote in elections set to be dominated by President Putin's party, amid opposition claims of rigging.
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Mirren wins European film award
Actress Dame Helen Mirren wins best actress at this year's European Film Academy awards.
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Pakistan opposition heads to meet
Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto will meet fellow opposition leader Nawaz Sharif and discuss a possible election boycott.
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Football: Big trio in Euro group
Italy, Holland and France are all drawn in the same group for the Euro 2008 finals.
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Ambassador meets jailed teacher
The British ambassador to Sudan visits UK teacher Gillian Gibbons, as two Muslim peers lobby for her release.
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RFC rebels 'in new Chad clash'
RFC rebels in Chad clash with government troops, reports say, throwing more doubts over a ceasefire.
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£130m drive to cut cancer deaths
The dangers of smoking, overeating and excessive sunbathing will be highlighted by a £130m cancer survival drive
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Storm set to lash Channel coast
The south coast of England is issued a severe weather warning ahead of winds that are expected to reach 70mph.
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Venezuelans vote on constitution
Venezuelans vote on a raft of controversial constitutional changes proposed by President Hugo Chavez.
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Murali ties mark to hurt England
Muttiah Muralitharan equals Shane Warne's Test wicket record as England slide to 186-6 against Sri Lanka in the first Test.
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'Spooky' skin book on the block
A book said to be bound in the skin of a Jesuit priest accused in the Gunpowder Plot is up for auction.
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Alexander faces more pressure
The leader of the Scottish Labour party faces continued pressure over donations to her leadership campaign.
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Hong Kong in democracy test poll
Two of Hong Kong's leading female politicians face off in an election seen as a referendum on reform.
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Drivers warned over mobile phones
More than 1,000 drivers a month have been given fines since tougher penalties were introduced.
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Sixth death on roads over weekend
A 17-year-old male youth becomes the sixth person to die on Northern Ireland's roads this weekend.
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Murder charge after estate death
A man is accused of killing a 29-year-old whose body was found on a Merthyr Tydfil housing estate.
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Italian shoots wife in hospital
A 77-year-old Italian man is arrested after shooting dead his wife as she lay in hospital with Alzheimer's disease.
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