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Jackson medic denies manslaughter

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:04:55 GMT - Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, denies a charge of involuntary manslaughter over the singer's death.

MPs to decide on vote referendum

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:03:23 GMT - MPs are to vote on Gordon Brown's plan for a referendum on changing Britain's "first past the post" voting system.

Ice 'probable cause' of BA crash

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:23:39 GMT - The fault which caused a plane to crash land at Heathrow airport in January 2008 was "unrecognised", a report says.

UK soldier killed in Afghanistan

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:52:02 GMT - A UK soldier from 36 Engineer Regiment has been killed by an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.

Better worker rights laws urged

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:04:06 GMT - Laws protecting workers' rights need to be improved to properly tackle poverty, a charity says.

BSkyB to sell most of ITV stake

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:39:23 GMT - The pay-TV group BSkyB has given up its court fight over ITV and has cut its stake to meet competition rules.

Terror asset Bill passes Commons

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:09:20 GMT - Emergency legislation is rushed through the House of Commons to allow the assets of suspected terrorists to be frozen.

Teacher qualifications 'too low'

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:52:32 GMT - MPs say entry requirements for teacher training courses in England are too low and damage the status of the profession.

US soldier 'waterboards' daughter

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:41:24 GMT - A US soldier is arrested after allegedly waterboarding his four-year-old daughter for not reciting the alphabet, say Washington state police.

West eyes 'strong' Iran sanctions

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:09:23 GMT - Pressure is building in the West for new international sanctions against Iran, after its announcement it will step up uranium enrichment.