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The UK's chief drug adviser Professor David Nutt is sacked after criticising government policies on cannabis. |
| 30/10/2009 05:57 PM |
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Somali pirates issue a ransom demand of $7m (£4.3m) for a couple from Kent kidnapped in the Indian Ocean. |
| 30/10/2009 08:14 PM |
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An expedition guide for a BBC children's programme died after being charged by an elephant in Tanzania, it is revealed. |
| 30/10/2009 06:15 PM |
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EU leaders agree a conditional deal to help other nations fight global warming, ahead of the Copenhagen climate summit. |
| 30/10/2009 06:02 PM |
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The Communication Workers Union says all its members in the Royal Mail will strike on 6 and 9 November. |
| 30/10/2009 03:23 PM |
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Tony Blair does want to be the first president of the European Council despite not publicly commenting, Lord Mandelson has told the BBC. |
| 30/10/2009 04:11 PM |
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Fifty houses are evacuated following a gas main explosion close to a railway station, say police. |
| 30/10/2009 08:33 PM |
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David Cameron says the foreign secretary should apologise for comments about one of his allies in Europe. |
| 30/10/2009 02:37 PM |
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Lloyds Banking Group is prepared to pay nearly £2.5bn to avoid the Government Asset Protection Scheme, the BBC understands. |
| 30/10/2009 03:09 PM |
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A father from Herefordshire decides to use his son's ashes to tattoo a portrait of the child on his chest. |
| 30/10/2009 01:39 PM |
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The Doctor's final call - Tennant tells of his 'sad' farewell |
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Doctor Who actor David Tennant says he had to keep a "stiff upper lip" while filming his final scenes as the Time Lord. |
| 30/10/2009 12:30 PM |
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A 13-year-old paperboy in Bedfordshire is believed to be one of the youngest people in the UK to be offered a redundancy package. |
| 30/10/2009 01:05 PM |
