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Urgent Checks On Cumbria's 1,800 Bridges

Urgent Checks On Cumbria's 1,800 Bridges

An urgent investigation into the safety of all 1,800 bridges in Cumbria is under way after floods caused several to collapse.

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Canoeist Killed In Floods Was Qualified Coach

Canoeist Killed In Floods Was Qualified Coach

A canoeist who died after becoming trapped under his boat while riding a flooded river was a qualified instructor who had enjoyed the sport for 25 years.

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Car Bomb Left Outside Belfast Police HQ

Car Bomb Left Outside Belfast Police HQ

A car bomb has been left outside the Policing Board headquarters in Belfast, though it has done no serious damage.

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Indonesia Ferry Sinking: 240 Rescued

Indonesia Ferry Sinking: 240 Rescued

More than 200 people have been rescued from the sea near the Indonesian island of Sumatra after a passenger ferry sank in a storm.

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Urgent Checks On Cumbria's 1,800 Bridges

Canoeist Killed In Floods Was Qualified Coach

Car Bomb Left Outside Belfast Police HQ

Indonesia Ferry Sinking: 240 Rescued

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School Run Security For West Bank Children

School Run Security For West Bank Children

Israeli authorities are being urged to do more to protect Bedouin villagers in the West Bank after a series of...

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Baby girl named after car

Baby girl named after car

A Dorset couple have named their new baby daughter Kia - after she had to be delivered on the back seat of a...

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Cole slams split rumours

Cole slams split rumours

THE X FACTOR judge Cheryl Cole has taken to the internet to silence rumours her marriage is in trouble - by...

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Spurs stick nine past Wigan

Jermain Defoe scores five as Spurs humiliate Wigan 9-1, while Blackburn and Stoke secure wins

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Floods: 'Christmas Trade Has Been Taken Away'

Floods: 'Christmas Trade Has Been Taken Away'

Shop and cafe owners in a flooded Cumbrian market town have been dealt a devastating blow in the crucial run...

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Debris piled up against a closed footbridge in Cockermouth, Cumbria, after flood water receded.

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A passenger ferry sank in rough waters off the Indonesian island of Sumatra killing at least 29 people on board. Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard the ferry but officials are unsure of how many more people may be missing. A second ferry was still stranded in nearby waters after running aground, but all its passengers were said to be safe.

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