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Timeline: Hong Kong
A chronology of key events
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Why does Citigroup, not Lehman, get rescued?
The US government's decision to bail-out Citigroup, one of the world's biggest banks, was, most probably, based on two main factors: the bank's size and memories of Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy.
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Train fares to go up in new year
Rail passengers will face big fare rises in January - with some tickets going up by double the rate of inflation.
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Agreement leaves unanswered questions
BBC NI political editor Mark Devenport looks at what the agreement on the devolution of policing and justice powers fails to spell out.
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European funding to be returned
The European Commission identifies £13m of grant aid awarded to the north that must be repaid.
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NHS board must make £36m saving
A health board says savings will have to be made, but highlights a £1bn investment package.
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Heaviest man holds big wedding
The world's heaviest man Manuel Uribe weds his long-term girlfriend Claudia Solis in front of 400 guests in Mexico.
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Fifty facts about Blue Peter at 50
A look back at some of Blue Peter's highlights and institutions as the show celebrates its 50th anniversary.
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Film still on the crest of a crimewave
This week a series of crime films are being shown at a festival at the British Film Institute. So why are crime movies so popular with film fans?
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Historic car reg fetches £400,000
Edinburgh's first car number plate, registration S1, fetches almost £400,000 at auction.
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Will airport misery continue?
The fear of a bomb being disguised in a soft drinks bottle led to huge airport restrictions: but will they soon come to an end?
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NHS 'spending lottery persists'
There are entrenched differences in the amount local health bodies spend on major diseases, a think-tank warns.
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Capital's first car reg for sale
Edinburgh's first ever car number plate, registration S1, is set to fetch up to £250,000 at auction.
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US band pays $1m to fire victims
The US rock band whose pyrotechnics sparked a fire that killed 100 people agree to pay $1m (£564,000) to survivors and victims' relatives.
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Bollywood takes ideas from terror
The BBC's Prachi Pinglay in Mumbai reports on a new genre of films inspired by terror attacks in the city.
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Are boy bands on the way back?
The boy band is back - or that is what a new batch of all-singing, all-dancing hunks is hoping.
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Five jailed for biggest burglary
Five men, including four family members, are jailed for a series of raids on stately homes including the UK's biggest private burglary.
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Timeline: The Johnson gang raids
A map and chronology of the most significant of the Johnson family's stately home burglaries
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TV's Lost audience 'will be lost'
Viewers of the fifth series of Lost will not know where or when the action is set, the show's producers have said.
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Was Wednesday's washout a monsoon?
While much of Europe is experiencing a heatwave, the UK has been fighting flash floods and can expect a soggy weekend. The papers are calling it a monsoon - is it?
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