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Day in pictures: 1 February 2013

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-01 03:43
24 hours of news photos: 1 February 2013
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Manager in court after pit deaths

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-01 03:40
A manager and two directors of a mining company appear in court over the deaths of four miners in the Gleision pit in the Swansea Valley.
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VIDEO: China highway collapses after blast

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-01 03:38
A truck carrying fireworks has exploded on an elevated highway in central China, killing at least five people and causing part of the road to collapse, state media report.
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Decline in eurozone output slows

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-01 03:38
The contraction of manufacturing across the eurozone slowed in January amid signs that the worst may be over, according to the Purchasing Managers' Index.
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Bahrain police jailed for killing

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-01 03:29
A Bahraini police officer has been jailed for seven years for killing a protester, the first fatality in a wave of unrest that swept the Gulf island kingdom in 2011.
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Concession over disability benefits

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-01 03:28
Regulations governing eligibility for benefits for disabled people will be changed after criticism of their likely impact, the government announces.
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France's Hollande to visit Mali

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-01 03:24
France's President Francois Hollande is to visit Mali, where three weeks of targeted French air strikes have forced Islamist militants to retreat.
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Stalingrad name to be revived

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-01 03:17
The Russian city once known as Stalingrad is to regain its old name during commemorations of the famous World War II battle on Saturday.
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Ferrari unveil 2013 car: the F138

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-01 03:14
Ferrari unveil their car for 2013 and admit they must change a recent trend and perform from the start of the season.
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'Child porn' virus levies fines

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-01 03:12
German federal police warns about a computer virus that demands victims pay a fine for watching "juvenile pornography".
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VIDEO: 'Escaped zebra' caught in zoo drill

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-01 03:03
Staff at a Japanese zoo have been practising emergency procedures designed to recapture escaped animals in the event of an earthquake.
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Inquiry into child deaths resumes

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-01 02:59
The public inquiry into the deaths of five children in NI hospitals has begun hearing evidence surrounding the death of Raychel Ferguson in 2001.
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Whooping cough cases 'falling'

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-01 02:42
The largest outbreak of whooping cough for 20 years shows signs of slowing as cases fall for two months in a row, Health Protection Agency figures for England and Wales show.
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LA cardinal 'stripped of duties'

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-01 02:40
A retired Los Angeles cardinal accused of mismanaging a child sex abuse crisis is stripped of all administrative and public duties by his successor.
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Arrests in missing girl search

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-01 02:34
Two men are arrested in connection with an alleged child abduction of a girl from Hereford.
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Hillary Clinton's long journey

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-01 02:20
As Hillary Clinton leaves her job as secretary of state, Kim Ghattas asks if there is more to come from the globetrotting stateswoman.
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Chinese firm buys LTI for £11.4m

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-01 02:15
Coventry-based black taxi manufacturer LTI is sold for £11.4m to the Chinese car maker Geely.
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Company insolvencies at new low

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-01 02:04
The number of firms going bust fell by 8% last year to 4,593, the lowest level since 2007, the Insolvency Service says.
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Driver wedges lorry in village

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-01 01:59
A lorry is wedged between a house and a churchyard in a Somerset village closing the road and damaging the house.
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Health boards 'failing the deaf'

BBC - Fri, 2013-02-01 01:58
Health boards are breaching the law by not providing accessible services for the deaf and hard of hearing, BBC Wales learns.
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