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Collider 'needs warning system'
An official investigation into the accident at the Large Hadron Collider recommends the installation of an early warning system.
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UK Honda staff facing redundancy
Staff at Honda in Northamptonshire have been warned they face redundancy, following news the Formula One team has been put up for sale.
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Police chief against funding plan
The Chief Constable of Gloucestershire is warning "dislocation" could be caused by planned changes to the way the police are funded.
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Timeline: Hong Kong
A chronology of key events
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Regions and territories: Western Sahara
Key facts about the territory disputed between Morocco and the Polisario independence movement
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Mapping loneliness across the UK
The two maps below chart the rise of loneliness, or anomie, which has taken place across the UK between 1971 and 2001.
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Life in UK 'has become lonelier'
Community life in Britain has weakened substantially over the past 30 years, according to research commissioned by the BBC.
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Misery at seized Bangkok airport
Tourists describe confusion and discomfort at Thailand's main airport after its capture by thousands of anti-government protesters.
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Spam on rise after brief reprieve
Two weeks after the shutdown of a firm hosting massive spamming networks, spam levels are slowly returning to normal.
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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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Darling fine-tunes recovery plan
The chancellor is putting the final touches to an economic plan expected to include tax cuts and increases in public spending.
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Darling fine-tunes recovery plan
The chancellor is putting the final touches to an economic plan expected to include tax cuts and increases in public spending.
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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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Formula 1 boss faces divorce case
The wife of Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone files for divorce, it is announced.
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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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Abu Dhabi scales cultural heights
Desert kingdom Abu Dhabi is determined to be known for more than just its oil wealth, and as Christian Fraser reports, there are no limits to its ambition.
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Spiders' secrets unwoven at Isis
Their silk is stronger than steel, so how do spiders spin it? Isis 2 will help scientists find out.
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Strictly 'world's most watched'
Strictly Come Dancing is the most watched television programme in the world after being sold to 38 countries, a report says.
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Sue Barker in the hot seat
School Reporters from De La Salle Humanities College in Liverpool interviewed the Sports Personality of the Year presenter
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One vote for all?
What is an election? It depends which country you live in. But the true meaning of the word can only be realised where there is real democracy, says Clive James.
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