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ME 'virus link' found in children

8 hours 27 min ago
ME, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, in children could be caused by a virus, scientists say.
Categories: World News

What to do if you get a tax letter

8 hours 31 min ago
Thousands of people will find out if they have been undercharged or are overpaid by the taxman. Up to six million people have been paying the wrong amount and the treasury says it cannot afford to write off the money.
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Philippines death report doubt

8 hours 42 min ago
The stepfather of an Aberdeen man stabbed and killed in the Philippines questions media reports of why he was there.
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Ringo's debut club fire tackled

9 hours 5 min ago
Firefighters spend the night tackling a fire at a disused nightclub where drummer Ringo Starr made his Beatles debut.
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Hartson interested in Wales job

9 hours 9 min ago
Ex-Wales striker John Hartson will be interested in the Wales job if boss John Toshack quits.
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Key Asian interest rates on hold

9 hours 21 min ago
The cost of borrowing in Australia stays at 4.5% and Japan at near zero amid continuing global economic uncertainty.
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Priest to meet dissident families

9 hours 29 min ago
A priest in Londonderry who challenged dissident republicans over their violence is to meet families who claim they are being harassed by the PSNI.
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£90m village by-pass opens early

9 hours 32 min ago
A £90m bypass, first suggested in the 1980s, is being opened two months ahead of schedule.
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Tax letters

9 hours 37 min ago
If a letter says you have paid the wrong amount of tax - what next?
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NHS in Wales faces £380m cutbacks

9 hours 55 min ago
The Welsh NHS faces making £380m worth of cutbacks by April, with managers saying it is the biggest challenge they have faced in 20 years.
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Inside UK's first Sikh temple school

10 hours 9 min ago
Khalsa Primary school is the first Sikh school in the UK to be backed and partly funded by a Gurdwara, or Sikh temple.
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'The Blitz brought everybody together'

10 hours 21 min ago
Alf Morris, who was 10 at the time of the Blitz, took BBC News back to the site of his former home in Bethnal Green to relive the events of the first night of Nazi Germany's assault on London.
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Gillard to stay as Australian PM

Mon, 2010-09-06 21:30
Julia Gillard is to remain as Australia's prime minister after winning the backing of two key independent MPs.
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Cutting it

Mon, 2010-09-06 21:00
Why is sunburn remedy being sold as cocaine?
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Christchurch hit by aftershocks

Mon, 2010-09-06 20:48
Violent aftershocks rattle the New Zealand city of Christchurch following the weekend's powerful earthquake that caused widespread damage.
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Strike severely disrupts Tube

Mon, 2010-09-06 20:44
Some services resume on the London Underground following severe disruption on the first morning of a series of 24-hour strikes.
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Reports highlight child mortality

Mon, 2010-09-06 20:32
Save the Children says there have been four million preventable child deaths over the past 10 years because the poorest have not been the focus of aid.
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Federer cruises into last eight

Mon, 2010-09-06 20:01
Roger Federer continues his smooth progress through the US Open draw with a straight-sets win over Jurgen Melzer in round four.
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Ringo's debut nightclub on fire

Mon, 2010-09-06 19:50
Fire crews tackle a blaze at a former nightclub in Southport where Ringo Starr made his Beatles debut.
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Fears over street light cut-backs

Mon, 2010-09-06 19:34
The growing number of councils across the UK switching off street lights prompts criticism from MPs and road safety groups.
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