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July 2005
- Security alert closes Birmingham
- Main headline (10/7/2005, 01:07 – 05:51)
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- Women bishops come a step closer
- 3rd other top story (11/7/2005, 18:43 – 18:49)
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- Rail disruption as bridge closes
- 5th other top story (24/7/2005, 06:04 – 07:59)
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- Hatch closed on Discovery shuttle
- Right subheadline (26/7/2005, 14:40 – 15:34)
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August 2005
- Calls to close dissident's radio
- 1st other top story (18/8/2005, 06:25 – 07:50)
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- Targeted guinea pig farm closes
- Left subheadline (23/8/2005, 11:10 – 11:15)
- Right subheadline (23/8/2005, 11:15 – 11:20)
- Left subheadline (23/8/2005, 11:20 – 11:25)
- Main headline (23/8/2005, 11:25 – 24/8/2005, 02:40)
- Left subheadline (24/8/2005, 02:40 – 03:30)
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- Rock heavyweights close festivals
- 5th other top story (29/8/2005, 06:20 – 07:50)
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September 2005
- Special Branch to close in merger
- 3rd other top story (9/9/2005, 07:30 – 08:05)
- 4th other top story (9/9/2005, 08:05 – 08:35)
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- Iraq closes Syrian border point
- 1st other top story (10/9/2005, 23:25 – 11/9/2005, 07:00)
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- New Zealanders vote in close poll
- 5th other top story (17/9/2005, 02:05 – 04:15)
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- Germans set to vote in close race
- Right subheadline (18/9/2005, 02:40 – 05:10)
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- Germany votes in close election
- 1st other top story (18/9/2005, 07:05 – 08:00)
- Left subheadline (18/9/2005, 08:00 – 11:50)
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October 2005
- Tory leader nominations to close
- 5th other top story (13/10/2005, 06:20 – 07:35)
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- Wilma closes in on Mexico coast
- 1st other top story (21/10/2005, 05:30 – 05:50)
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- 5th other top story (21/10/2005, 09:30 – 11:55)
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- 5th other top story (21/10/2005, 12:00 – 17:25)
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- Man shot dead close to riot scene
- Main headline (24/10/2005, 10:15 – 10:55)
- Left subheadline (24/10/2005, 10:55 – 11:35)
- Right subheadline (24/10/2005, 11:35 – 12:45)
- 1st other top story (24/10/2005, 12:45 – 12:50)
- Left subheadline (24/10/2005, 12:50 – 13:05)
- Right subheadline (24/10/2005, 13:05 – 15:40)
- 2nd other top story (24/10/2005, 15:40 – 16:15)
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- Red Planet set for close approach
- Right subheadline (28/10/2005, 12:50 – 16:45)
- 4th other top story (28/10/2005, 16:45 – 16:55)
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- 7th other top story (29/10/2005, 09:50 – 10:00)
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November 2005
- Bush lauds 'close friend' Koizumi
- 4th other top story (16/11/2005, 04:00 – 04:10)
- 6th other top story (16/11/2005, 04:10 – 04:50)
- 1st other top story (16/11/2005, 04:50 – 07:10)
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- George Best 'very close to death'
- Left subheadline (25/11/2005, 04:10 – 09:10)
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- George Best very close to death
- Left subheadline (25/11/2005, 09:10 – 13:10)
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December 2005
- Armed carjack closes station
- 1st other top story (4/12/2005, 23:55 – 5/12/2005, 01:10)
- 2nd other top story (5/12/2005, 01:10 – 01:35)
- 3rd other top story (5/12/2005, 01:35 – 03:20)
- 4th other top story (5/12/2005, 03:20 – 04:35)
- 5th other top story (5/12/2005, 04:35 – 05:25)
- 6th other top story (5/12/2005, 05:25 – 07:20)
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- Defence closes in Falconio case
- 1st other top story (5/12/2005, 05:25 – 08:00)
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January 2006
- Disney moves closer to Pixar bid
- 6th other top story (24/1/2006, 11:40 – 12:45)
- 7th other top story (24/1/2006, 12:45 – 13:00)
- 6th other top story (24/1/2006, 13:00 – 14:45)
- 7th other top story (24/1/2006, 14:45 – 16:45)
- 6th other top story (24/1/2006, 16:45 – 18:25)
- 5th other top story (24/1/2006, 18:25 – 18:50)
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February 2006
- Jet crash closes Luton Airport
- 1st other top story (5/2/2006, 15:50 – 16:10)
- 2nd other top story (5/2/2006, 16:10 – 21:30)
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- Airport closed after jet incident
- 2nd other top story (5/2/2006, 21:30 – 6/2/2006, 00:15)
- 3rd other top story (6/2/2006, 00:15 – 00:40)
- 4th other top story (6/2/2006, 00:40 – 01:30)
- 5th other top story (6/2/2006, 01:30 – 01:55)
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- Close vote expected on ID cards
- Main headline (13/2/2006, 05:25 – 08:45)
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- Close Guantanamo, UN urges US
- 1st other top story (16/2/2006, 07:40 – 08:00)
- Right subheadline (16/2/2006, 08:00 – 09:15)
- Left subheadline (16/2/2006, 09:15 – 11:10)
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- Close Guantanamo, Hain urges
- 1st other top story (17/2/2006, 08:00 – 08:05)
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- 1st other top story (17/2/2006, 08:25 – 10:15)
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- Close 'power gap', says minister
- Left subheadline (21/2/2006, 02:55 – 08:35)
- 1st other top story (21/2/2006, 08:35 – 09:05)
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- 3rd other top story (21/2/2006, 09:55 – 10:00)
- 5th other top story (21/2/2006, 10:00 – 10:35)
- 6th other top story (21/2/2006, 10:35 – 11:30)
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March 2006
- Cold snap closes schools
- 7th other top story (2/3/2006, 22:10 – 3/3/2006, 01:00)
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- Cities 'closer to Europe's elite'
- 4th other top story (7/3/2006, 15:45 – 16:30)
- 5th other top story (7/3/2006, 16:30 – 16:35)
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- UK 'is not close to Afghan exit'
- 3rd other top story (7/3/2006, 16:30 – 17:30)
- 4th other top story (7/3/2006, 17:30 – 18:25)
- 5th other top story (7/3/2006, 18:25 – 18:40)
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- Japan court orders reactor closed
- 4th other top story (24/3/2006, 09:25 – 10:15)
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- Vomiting virus closes 11 schools
- 7th other top story (26/3/2006, 13:15 – 13:30)
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- 5th other top story (26/3/2006, 15:05 – 21:00)
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- Polls close in Israeli election
- Main headline (28/3/2006, 21:15 – 29/3/2006, 00:20)
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April 2006
- Airport 'closed due to incident'
- Right subheadline (12/4/2006, 16:10 – 17:05)
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- Rebels close in on Chad capital
- 5th other top story (13/4/2006, 05:10 – 05:35)
- 6th other top story (13/4/2006, 05:35 – 07:25)
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- BBC pension to close to new staff
- 3rd other top story (21/4/2006, 10:05 – 10:20)
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May 2006
- Polls close in elections battle
- Left subheadline (4/5/2006, 22:05 – 22:35)
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- Blair-Brown deal on pensions 'close'
- Right subheadline (12/5/2006, 00:40 – 02:20)
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- Blair-Brown pension deal 'close'
- Main headline (12/5/2006, 02:20 – 08:15)
- Left subheadline (12/5/2006, 08:15 – 08:35)
- Main headline (12/5/2006, 08:35 – 09:05)
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- US 'must close Guantanamo'
- 1st other top story (19/5/2006, 10:00 – 12:15)
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- 3rd other top story (19/5/2006, 13:10 – 13:35)
- 2nd other top story (19/5/2006, 13:35 – 17:15)
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- Polls close in Montenegro's vote
- 3rd other top story (21/5/2006, 20:25 – 21:20)
- 4th other top story (21/5/2006, 21:20 – 21:25)
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- Sir Elton vampire musical closes
- 6th other top story (24/5/2006, 16:05 – 18:10)
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June 2006
- Security incident closes Commons
- 1st other top story (7/6/2006, 18:45 – 18:55)
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- Crash landing closes city airport
- 3rd other top story (15/6/2006, 11:10 – 11:35)
- 4th other top story (15/6/2006, 11:35 – 12:40)
- 2nd other top story (15/6/2006, 12:40 – 13:20)
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- Charles discloses £3.3m tax bill
- 3rd other top story (26/6/2006, 12:30 – 12:35)
- 1st other top story (26/6/2006, 12:35 – 13:10)
- Right subheadline (26/6/2006, 13:10 – 15:00)
- Left subheadline (26/6/2006, 15:00 – 16:15)
- 5th other top story (26/6/2006, 16:15 – 18:30)
- 4th other top story (26/6/2006, 18:30 – 19:40)
- 5th other top story (26/6/2006, 19:40 – 27/6/2006, 00:00)
- 6th other top story (27/6/2006, 00:00 – 01:25)
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July 2006
- Mexico poll 'too close to call'
- 1st other top story (3/7/2006, 02:50 – 05:40)
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- Mexico poll is too close to call
- 1st other top story (3/7/2006, 05:40 – 07:45)
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- 1st other top story (3/7/2006, 08:05 – 10:55)
- 2nd other top story (3/7/2006, 10:55 – 13:20)
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- MySpace closed after power loss
- 6th other top story (24/7/2006, 10:55 – 15:00)
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- Polls close in Congo elections
- 2nd other top story (30/7/2006, 19:15 – 20:40)
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- 4th other top story (30/7/2006, 20:50 – 31/7/2006, 00:55)
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August 2006
- Alert closes Channel Tunnel
- 3rd other top story (21/8/2006, 15:25 – 17:55)
- 2nd other top story (21/8/2006, 17:55 – 22:20)
- 3rd other top story (21/8/2006, 22:20 – 22/8/2006, 00:55)
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- Close extremist schools - Kelly
- 1st other top story (27/8/2006, 12:05 – 12:20)
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September 2006
- Sweden votes in close-fought poll
- 4th other top story (17/9/2006, 10:35 – 11:50)
- 5th other top story (17/9/2006, 11:50 – 14:15)
- 6th other top story (17/9/2006, 14:15 – 22:05)
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- Islamists 'close on Somali port'
- Left subheadline (24/9/2006, 21:50 – 23:35)
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- Crane deaths building site closed
- 4th other top story (27/9/2006, 10:20 – 10:25)
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October 2006
- Hamas closes government offices
- Left subheadline (2/10/2006, 11:05 – 11:35)
- Main headline (2/10/2006, 11:35 – 16:30)
- Left subheadline (2/10/2006, 16:30 – 17:45)
- 1st other top story (2/10/2006, 17:45 – 18:00)
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- Deal closer on N Korea sanctions
- 3rd other top story (13/10/2006, 11:55 – 12:10)
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- UN North Korea vote 'very close'
- Main headline (14/10/2006, 18:05 – 18:30)
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November 2006
- Close help 'boosts slow readers'
- 1st other top story (6/11/2006, 17:40 – 19:55)
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- US awaits results as polls close
- Main headline (8/11/2006, 01:10 – 03:25)
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- Close contest as Dutch cast votes
- 1st other top story (22/11/2006, 05:50 – 06:05)
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- 3rd other top story (22/11/2006, 10:20 – 12:45)
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December 2006
- Somali troops close in on capital
- Right subheadline (28/12/2006, 12:35 – 12:45)
- Left subheadline (28/12/2006, 12:45 – 15:10)
- 1st other top story (28/12/2006, 15:10 – 15:40)
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January 2007
- Hajj pilgrimage draws to a close
- 2nd other top story (3/1/2007, 01:00 – 02:25)
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- Teenage sailor closes on record
- 6th other top story (3/1/2007, 08:35 – 10:35)
- 5th other top story (3/1/2007, 10:35 – 14:10)
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- BA closer on pension resolution
- 4th other top story (6/1/2007, 00:40 – 01:25)
- 5th other top story (6/1/2007, 01:25 – 05:10)
- 6th other top story (6/1/2007, 05:10 – 05:30)
- 5th other top story (6/1/2007, 05:30 – 08:30)
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- Government closes 551 websites
- 6th other top story (10/1/2007, 12:10 – 13:05)
- 7th other top story (10/1/2007, 13:05 – 13:30)
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- Help US close Guantanamo, say MPs
- Left subheadline (21/1/2007, 06:10 – 06:15)
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- Help US close Guantanamo - MPs
- Left subheadline (21/1/2007, 06:15 – 10:25)
- 2nd other top story (21/1/2007, 10:25 – 12:05)
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- Pound close to $2 exchange level
- 3rd other top story (23/1/2007, 15:55 – 18:40)
- 6th other top story (23/1/2007, 18:40 – 24/1/2007, 01:25)
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- Climate change deal close - Blair
- Right subheadline (27/1/2007, 15:55 – 16:00)
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February 2007
- Close shave earns man driving ban
- 5th other top story (6/2/2007, 16:25 – 16:35)
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- Road-fees scheme petition closes
- Right subheadline (21/2/2007, 00:50 – 04:55)
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March 2007
- EU 'close to renewables target'
- Right subheadline (8/3/2007, 22:25 – 9/3/2007, 01:10)
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- Poison inquiry care home closed
- 1st other top story (15/3/2007, 15:00 – 15:10)
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- Poison inquiry home told to close
- 1st other top story (15/3/2007, 15:10 – 16:10)
- Right subheadline (15/3/2007, 16:10 – 17:55)
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- N Korea talks close to collapse
- 4th other top story (22/3/2007, 07:20 – 08:05)
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- 1st other top story (22/3/2007, 08:10 – 08:25)
- Right subheadline (22/3/2007, 08:25 – 08:55)
- 1st other top story (22/3/2007, 08:55 – 10:30)
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- Smoking ban 'could close clubs'
- 4th other top story (29/3/2007, 05:10 – 07:40)
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- Smoking ban 'could close clubs'
- 5th other top story (29/3/2007, 08:05 – 11:10)
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- Close Guantanamo, Gates urges
- 2nd other top story (30/3/2007, 07:40 – 08:30)
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April 2007
- Rate decision seen as close call
- 1st other top story (5/4/2007, 10:25 – 10:45)
- 2nd other top story (5/4/2007, 10:45 – 11:40)
- 1st other top story (5/4/2007, 11:40 – 12:05)
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- Harry Potter star's play to close
- 6th other top story (20/4/2007, 16:20 – 21/4/2007, 00:10)
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May 2007
- Disabled firm to close 43 factories
- 6th other top story (22/5/2007, 12:55 – 13:00)
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- Disability firm to close 43 sites
- 6th other top story (22/5/2007, 15:45 – 15:50)
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- Ahern's party close to majority
- 4th other top story (26/5/2007, 13:50 – 16:00)
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- Rallies as Venezuelan TV closes
- 5th other top story (28/5/2007, 09:25 – 09:30)
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