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Day in pictures: 1 March 2013

Fri, 2013-03-01 04:58
News photos over 24 hours: 1 March

'14 dead' in Sabah stand-off clashes

Fri, 2013-03-01 04:57
At least 14 people are reported to have died in clashes to end a siege at a village in Malaysia's Sabah province by a Philippines clan, police say.

The triple A versus the triple dip

Fri, 2013-03-01 04:39
Stephanie Flanders on why we are not exporting our way out of depression

Nigeria leader 'eligible for 2015'

Fri, 2013-03-01 04:38
A high court in Nigeria rules that President Goodluck Jonathan is eligible to stand for another term in office in elections due in 2015.

Dad's bid for Facebook block fails

Fri, 2013-03-01 04:32
The father of a 13-year-old girl who posted photos on Facebook he called sexually inappropriate fails in a legal bid to have her blocked from the site.

Web bug allows data dump on PCs

Fri, 2013-03-01 04:30
PCs could be filled with gigabytes of data thanks to a bug in the way that websites are built, a developer says.

Undercover police laws 'need change'

Fri, 2013-03-01 04:29
Unacceptable sexual relationships by undercover police show an urgent review of laws regulating such activities in England and Wales is needed, MPs say.

The women betrayed by undercover officers

Fri, 2013-03-01 04:27
The women deceived by undercover officers

Obama: Court must back gay marriage

Fri, 2013-03-01 04:23
A California ban on gay marriages, Proposition 8, should be overturned by the US Supreme Court, the Obama administration says.

Smith up for RTS acting award

Fri, 2013-03-01 04:18
Actresses Sheridan Smith and Anne Marie Duff have been nominated for best actress at this year's Royal Television Society Programme Awards.

Pryce went to papers 'for revenge'

Fri, 2013-03-01 04:15
Vicky Pryce, ex-wife of former Lib Dem MP Chris Huhne, went to the papers over his speeding points as an act of revenge, she admits at her retrial.

VIDEO: Preventing children's online spending sprees

Fri, 2013-03-01 04:12
Sharon Kitchen got the shock of her life when she discovered her five-year-old son had accidentally run up a £1,700 bill downloading apps on the family's iPad.

O2 launches app to challenge Skype

Fri, 2013-03-01 04:11
O2 launches a voice call app for smartphones, tablets and PCs which deducts costs from users' existing "pay monthly" subscriptions.

Sex abuser jailed for nine years

Fri, 2013-03-01 04:03
A 54-year-old man who sexually abused a young girl and assaulted a woman is jailed for nine years.

Air New Zealand pilot 'fell asleep'

Fri, 2013-03-01 03:47
Air New Zealand says one of its pilots twice nodded off during a flight between London and Los Angeles but the flight was never in danger, reports say.

Insider's account of papal conclave

Fri, 2013-03-01 03:47
What's it like to elect a pope?

Court convicts Bahrain activist

Fri, 2013-03-01 03:42
A Bahraini court sentences pro-democracy activist Zainab al-Khawaja to three months in jail for entering the site of the former Pearl Roundabout.

PM criticised for Marbles remarks

Fri, 2013-03-01 03:34
The prime minister has been criticised after he opposed calls to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece and the Koh-i-Noor diamond to India.

NHS equipment 'wasted' by companies

Fri, 2013-03-01 03:32
NHS patients are being bombarded with unwanted medical equipment for stoma care, an investigation by Radio 4's You and Yours has found.

Tracking the Harlem Shake meme

Fri, 2013-03-01 03:25
The Harlem Shake viral video trend has been going a month. It's been unique in the speed of its spread.
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