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Rolling Stones in NME award double

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-27 15:14
The Rolling Stones are double winners at the NME Awards, more than half a century after they first featured in the magazine's pages.
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Shell halts Arctic drilling for 2013

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-27 14:40
Royal Dutch Shell says that it will suspend its offshore drilling programme in the Arctic for the rest of 2013 in order to give time to ensure safety.
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Apple boss laments share price fall

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-27 14:39
Apple's chief executive Tim Cook acknowledges shareholder unease over the technology giant's falling share price, but says the company is working on a pipeline of "great stuff".
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Middlesbrough 0-2 Chelsea

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-27 14:35
Chelsea will play Manchester United in the FA Cup quarter-finals after a comfortable victory over Middlesbrough.
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VIDEO: South African hair thieves targeting dreadlocks

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-27 14:27
Dreadlocks have become so popular in South Africa that thieves are now snatching them from people's heads and selling them for a profit.
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Rennard claims 'very, very serious'

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-27 14:15
A former Lib Dem activist is to meet police over what she describes as a "very serious" incident involving former party chief executive, Lord Rennard.
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Motherwell 2-1 Celtic

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-27 13:47
Michael Higdon's 19th goal of the season sinks Celtic at Fir Park and moves Motherwell back into second place in the SPL.
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Meals withdrawn after horsemeat test

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-27 13:10
Seven councils withdraw certain meat products from schools and care homes amid fears of horsemeat contamination.
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Voting law before US Supreme Court

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-27 13:09
The US Supreme Court hears an Alabama county's challenge to a landmark 1965 voting rights law.
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Grillo snubs deal with Italian left

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-27 12:57
Italian comedian-turned-politician Beppe Grillo, whose movement holds the balance of power in parliament, rules out a coalition with the centre-left.
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By-election campaign nears end

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-27 12:51
The Eastleigh by-election campaign enters its final hours, with all parties making a last push for votes.
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BP 'egregious' for drilling well

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-27 12:49
BP is accused of disregarding evidence during drilling that the Macondo well was unstable, on the third day of a civil trial over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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VIDEO: Plans for Mars mission announced

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-27 12:43
Plans for a manned mission to Mars and back have been announced, subject to funding, by a team led by millionaire and former space tourist Dennis Tito.
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VIDEO: 'Why didn't we tell her to come home?'

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-27 12:34
The best friend of Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot dead by the paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, has been speaking about her final hours.
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VIDEO: How much alcohol is too much?

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-27 12:28
National guidelines say women should drink no more than 14 units a week, and men no more than 21 - but how much do we really drink?
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Three arrested on 'attempted murder'

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-27 12:15
Three men will appear in Glasgow Sheriff Court after being arrested in connection with an alleged attempted murder of a 16-year-old boy.
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Khan to fight Diaz in Sheffield

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-27 11:48
Amir Khan will fight former world champion Julio Diaz in Sheffield in April, his first contest in Britain for two years.
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Poison probe nurse is suspended

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-27 11:36
A nurse cleared of poisoning patients at a hospital is suspended for three months after admitting taking drugs from the site.
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Blair defends Rwanda's role in Congo

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-27 11:21
Former UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair, defends Rwanda over its part in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Pianist Van Cliburn dies aged 78

BBC - Wed, 2013-02-27 11:20
Van Cliburn, the renowned American classical pianist who performed for every US president since Harry Truman, dies aged 78.
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