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Bendtner makes amends - SkySports

Sydney Morning Herald

Bendtner makes amends
SkySports
Arsenal hero Nicklas Bendtner insists he will not get carried away by his hat-trick heroics against Porto. Bendtner answered his critics after his showing against Burnley in stunning style with a devastating treble in the 5-0 victory over Porto on ...
Wenger tells young Gunners to focusThe Press Association
Arsenal Midfielder Denilson Praises 'Amazing' Samir Nasri StrikeGoal.com
Mr Bendtner: An apologyThe Sun
Arsenal Mania -The Guardian -Independent
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Budget will be on 24 March, Brown says - BBC News

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Budget will be on 24 March, Brown says
BBC News
This year's Budget will be held in "two weeks' time", Prime Minister Gordon Brown has confirmed. The 24 March statement will be six weeks ahead of the widely expected general election date of 6 May. In a speech on Wednesday, Mr Brown said the ...
Brown to announce pay freeze amid fears over UK's credit ratingTelegraph.co.uk
Budget to happen in two weeks' time, announces Gordon BrownDaily Mail
Economy still at risk, Brown warns as polls again hint at hung parliamentWalesOnline
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Gordon Brown hails 'courageous' deal on Northern Ireland - Mirror.co.uk

Telegraph.co.uk

Gordon Brown hails 'courageous' deal on Northern Ireland
Mirror.co.uk
It came as Republicans and Unionists voted to transfer police and justice powers from Westminster. Gordon Brown hailed the "courageous" move as a triumph. He said: "The politics of progress have finally replaced the politics of division in Northern ...
Stormont votes to take over Northern Ireland policing powersThe Guardian
Northern Ireland AssemblyBBC News
Cameron sidelined as policing deal for Northern Ireland is agreedTimes Online
Scottish Daily Record -Financial Times -Times Online
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James Bulger's mother wants High Court to lift Jon Venables anonymity order - Telegraph.co.uk

Sydney Morning Herald

James Bulger's mother wants High Court to lift Jon Venables anonymity order
Telegraph.co.uk
James Bulger's mother will ask Jack Straw to obtain a judge's permission to disclose details of parole breaches by her son's killer when she meets the Justice Secretary later this week. By Gordon Rayner, Chief Reporter Denise Fergus believes Mr Straw ...
Dad mistaken for VenablesThe Sun
Venables should 'have a chance'BBC News
Jon Venables has accepted the awfulness of his crime, said expertsTimes Online
Scotsman -Sky News -Blackpool Gazette
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US hid waterboarding of 9/11 accused, says former MI5 chief - Telegraph.co.uk

Daily Mail

US hid waterboarding of 9/11 accused, says former MI5 chief
Telegraph.co.uk
MI5 had no idea that the architect of the September 11 attacks had been waterboarded when the Americans passed them intelligence from his interrogation, the former head of the Security Service has said. By Duncan Gardham, Security Correspondent ...
Ex-MI5 chief says US 'concealed suspect mistreatment'BBC News
US kept Britain in dark over torture: ex spy chiefReuters
Ex-MI5 head: US hid torture tactics from UKIndependent
Financial Times -The Press Association -The Associated Press
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Prisoner re-offending costs economy £10bn annually - Telegraph.co.uk

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Prisoner re-offending costs economy £10bn annually
Telegraph.co.uk
The majority of thieves and violent criminals who are jailed for less than a year go on to re-offend within 12 months of their release, the public spending watchdog has found. By Christopher Hope, Whitehall Editor A Prison Service spokesman said the ...
Failure to tackle reoffending rates of short-sentence prisoners 'costs £10bn'The Guardian
Call for more help for offendersLocal Government Chronicle
Crime rehab failure 'costs £10bn'The Press Association
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'R. Shlomo plan timing regrettable' - Jerusalem Post

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'R. Shlomo plan timing regrettable'
Jerusalem Post
After the announcement of an east Jerusalem building plan during US Vice President Joe Biden's visit was heavily criticized on Wednesday, Interior Minister Eli Yishai told Army Radio that the timing was simply a ...
Interior Minister: East Jerusalem plan wasn't intended to provokeHa'aretz
Joe Biden condemns Israel's plan to build 1600 homes on disputed landTelegraph.co.uk
Israeli minister apologizes to Biden over homes planWashington Post
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Why mujahideen and Saudi lawyers hold the key to peace in Afghanistan - The Guardian

Reuters

Why mujahideen and Saudi lawyers hold the key to peace in Afghanistan
The Guardian
David Miliband's call for a major political push towards a peaceful settlement in Afghanistan follows a series of back-channel contacts between a string of international intermediaries and the Taliban, the Guardian can reveal. ...
Iran's Ahmadinejad in Afghanistan, Gates departsReuters
Foreign troops not peace solution in Afghanistan: IranAfricasia
Ahmadinejad in Kabul for talksAljazeera.net
BBC News -Press TV -Washington Post
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Unsung British heroes of the Holocaust awarded medals - Telegraph.co.uk

Daily Mail

Unsung British heroes of the Holocaust awarded medals
Telegraph.co.uk
They were the unsung heroes of the Second World War: ordinary men and women who quietly risked their lives to shelter Jews from Nazi oppression. By Heidi Blake From the British prisoners who hid an escaping Jewish teenager from concentration camp ...
Medal honours UK's Holocaust 'heroes'BBC News
Sisters of mercy Ida and Louise Cook among Britain's Holocaust heroesTimes Online
Holocaust honour for sisters who helped JewsSunderland Echo
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Human rights laws stopped Home Office tracking sex offenders' emails - Telegraph.co.uk

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Human rights laws stopped Home Office tracking sex offenders' emails
Telegraph.co.uk
Human rights laws prevented the Home Office from keeping track of sex offenders' email addresses, a policy that could have saved the life of a teenager murdered by a man she met on Facebook. By Martin Beckford and Paul Stokes Ministers had proposed ...
Chapman: I will burn house down, then shoot the babyThe Sun
Merseyside Police probe over Facebook killer Peter ChapmanLiverpool Echo
I posed as a girl of 14 on Facebook. What followed will sicken youDaily Mail
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