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Clampdown on excessive speeders
A raft of measures is suggested to target anti-social drivers, including those who speed excessively or use drugs.
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October UK retail sales fall 0.1%
Sales on the UK's high streets fell by a lower-than-expected 0.1% in October, Office for National Statistics figures show.
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Recession fears hit stock markets
European and Asian markets fall sharply amid growing concerns that the world economy will enter a protracted slump.
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Rolls-Royce plans 2,000 job cuts
Aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce says it plans to cut between 1,500 and 2,000 jobs in 2009, including 140 in the UK.
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Red tape 'hampers crime victims'
Victims of violent crime are hampered in making compensation claims by excessive red tape, MPs say.
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DR Congo rebels pull out to let aid in
Rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo withdraw from two fronts north of Goma, as promised, to let aid in.
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EU reaches deal on farm reforms
EU ministers agree to reform farm policy by moving more subsidies away from production and liberalising the dairy market.
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Sparrow numbers 'plummet by 68%'
The loss of green spaces in Britain has caused the number of house sparrows to drop sharply in the past 30 years, the RSPB says.
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Strictly stars support Sergeant
Stars of Strictly Come Dancing give their backing to ex-political journalist John Sergeant after he pulls out of the contest.
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New entry! Top of the Pops back in Christmas schedules
Top of the Pops returns to the BBC for two shows over Christmas, despite earlier promises it would stay off the airwaves.
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Letters from America: Thousands of Alistair Cooke's scripts go online
Nearly 3,000 scripts from Alistair Cooke's BBC radio show Letters From America are to be placed in a public electronic archive.
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Live text - India v England
India pass 130 but lose their fourth wicket, chasing 241 to beat England in the third one-day international in Kanpur.
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Capello delighted by first year
Fabio Capello says his first year as England boss could not have gone better after beating Germany 2-1 in Berlin.
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Send your video, pictures and story ideas
Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.
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City Diaries
Failed or bailed? Tales from the financial front-line
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A winning feeling
Smiles all round as England supporters celebrate in Berlin
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Hoodwinked
How two criminals fooled the British judicial system
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Unknown heroes
Diplomats who helped Jews flee Nazi oppression
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Gaza voices
Palestinians describe life under the Israeli blockade
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Escape prompts mother's jail call
A man accused of murder who escaped from a hospital should have been in jail, his alleged victim's mother says.
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RBS shareholders vote on bail-out
Shareholders of the Royal Bank of Scotland will vote later on Thursday on whether to accept a £20bn government bail-out.
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Bosch jobs threat 'devastating'
A decision that could see a further 250 manufacturing jobs axed is described as a devastating blow.
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Second arrest in murder inquiry
Police are questioning a 46-year-old man arrested in connection with the murder of doorman Brian McGlynn.
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Somali tanker pirates 'want $25m'
Somali pirates who hijacked a Saudi oil tanker are reported to have demanded a $25m ransom.
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US share drop prompts Asia fall
Asian markets plummet after New York's main share index slumps to its lowest level in five years, amid recession fears.
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Hebrew papers told of Arab plan
The Palestinian Authority has placed a full-page advert in Israel's Hebrew newspapers to promote an Arab peace plan.
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Hicks granted end to restrictions
Hours after Australian ex-Guantanamo Bay inmate David Hicks makes a plea for greater freedoms, police grant his wish.
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Fire breaks out at Berlin airport
A fire breaks out at Berlin's Tegel airport, forcing the authorities to divert flights from the German capital, officials say.
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Sri Lanka army 'takes rebel area'
Sri Lankan troops have captured the first line of defence of Tamil Tiger rebels on the Jaffna peninsula, the army says.
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October mortgage lending picks up
Mortgage lending rose by nearly 7% during October, figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show.
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BNP members 'targeted by threats'
BNP members say they have received threatening phone calls and e-mails after their details were published on the internet.
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Heavy drinkers 'lie to doctors'
Almost two in five people who drink to excess lie to their doctor about how much alcohol they really consume, says a survey.
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Grants company loses its contract
Liberata, the company behind severe delays in students' education maintenance allowances, has lost its contract to Capita.
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Mammoth's genome pieced together
A US-Russian team announces that it has sequenced most of the genome of a woolly mammoth found in Siberia.
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Web debut for Guns N' Roses album
Guns N' Roses have launched their new album on MySpace, days ahead of its release in shops.
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Britain 'leads digital TV uptake'
Digital television is spreading faster in Britain than in France, Canada, the US, Germany and Japan, according to research.
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