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July 2005
- Pakistan sees major train crash
- Left subheadline (13/7/2005, 03:42 – 03:45)
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- Major quake hits Nicobar Islands
- Left subheadline (24/7/2005, 18:19 – 18:55)
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August 2005
- Climber rescued from major peak
- 5th other top story (10/8/2005, 09:49 – 09:58)
- Right subheadline (10/8/2005, 09:58 – 11:45)
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- UK majority back multiculturalism
- Main headline (10/8/2005, 17:04 – 17:10)
- Right subheadline (10/8/2005, 17:10 – 18:28)
- Left subheadline (10/8/2005, 18:28 – 23:10)
- 2nd other top story (10/8/2005, 23:10 – 11/8/2005, 04:34)
- 1st other top story (11/8/2005, 04:34 – 06:05)
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- 'Majority' back total smoking ban
- 1st other top story (22/8/2005, 02:15 – 07:45)
- 2nd other top story (22/8/2005, 07:45 – 07:50)
- 3rd other top story (22/8/2005, 07:50 – 07:55)
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September 2005
- Major attack on Iraq 'rebel town'
- Main headline (10/9/2005, 07:50 – 09:10)
- Right subheadline (10/9/2005, 09:10 – 10:35)
- Main headline (10/9/2005, 10:35 – 17:00)
- Left subheadline (10/9/2005, 17:00 – 23:10)
- 1st other top story (10/9/2005, 23:10 – 23:25)
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October 2005
- Major overhaul for gambling laws
- Main headline (1/10/2005, 09:00 – 11:15)
- Left subheadline (1/10/2005, 11:15 – 12:15)
- Main headline (1/10/2005, 12:15 – 14:10)
- Left subheadline (1/10/2005, 14:10 – 14:35)
- Right subheadline (1/10/2005, 14:35 – 22:25)
- 1st other top story (1/10/2005, 22:25 – 2/10/2005, 00:00)
- 2nd other top story (2/10/2005, 00:00 – 00:30)
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- Major hails right wing's downfall
- 3rd other top story (23/10/2005, 11:15 – 13:10)
- 4th other top story (23/10/2005, 13:10 – 15:35)
- 5th other top story (23/10/2005, 15:35 – 20:20)
- 6th other top story (23/10/2005, 20:20 – 23:35)
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March 2006
- Major tells party: 'Back Cameron'
- 6th other top story (1/3/2006, 22:25 – 2/3/2006, 04:30)
- 5th other top story (2/3/2006, 04:30 – 05:20)
- 6th other top story (2/3/2006, 05:20 – 05:50)
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- Iran 'poses major US challenge'
- 1st other top story (9/3/2006, 16:10 – 17:40)
- 2nd other top story (9/3/2006, 17:40 – 10/3/2006, 00:20)
- 3rd other top story (10/3/2006, 00:20 – 02:20)
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- US launches 'major Iraq assault'
- Right subheadline (16/3/2006, 15:55 – 16:05)
- Left subheadline (16/3/2006, 16:05 – 17:05)
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- US launches major Iraq air attack
- Left subheadline (16/3/2006, 17:05 – 21:45)
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- US launches major Iraq offensive
- Left subheadline (16/3/2006, 21:45 – 17/3/2006, 02:35)
- Main headline (17/3/2006, 02:35 – 06:40)
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April 2006
- San Francisco marks major quake
- 5th other top story (18/4/2006, 08:05 – 08:15)
- 6th other top story (18/4/2006, 08:15 – 10:20)
- 5th other top story (18/4/2006, 10:20 – 11:10)
- 2nd other top story (18/4/2006, 13:05 – 14:20)
- 3rd other top story (18/4/2006, 14:20 – 14:50)
- 4th other top story (18/4/2006, 14:50 – 16:00)
- 3rd other top story (18/4/2006, 17:55 – 18:05)
- 1st other top story (18/4/2006, 18:05 – 18:15)
- 4th other top story (18/4/2006, 18:15 – 20:20)
- 5th other top story (18/4/2006, 20:20 – 20:30)
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May 2006
- Major Sony award for BBC Radio 1
- Right subheadline (9/5/2006, 04:25 – 07:55)
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- Police facing major knife threat
- 7th other top story (16/5/2006, 00:35 – 03:00)
- 6th other top story (16/5/2006, 03:00 – 04:45)
- 7th other top story (16/5/2006, 04:45 – 04:50)
- 2nd other top story (16/5/2006, 04:50 – 07:35)
- 1st other top story (16/5/2006, 07:35 – 08:05)
- Right subheadline (16/5/2006, 08:05 – 08:40)
- 2nd other top story (16/5/2006, 08:40 – 09:30)
- 3rd other top story (16/5/2006, 09:30 – 09:35)
- 4th other top story (16/5/2006, 09:35 – 10:05)
- 5th other top story (16/5/2006, 10:05 – 10:20)
- Left subheadline (16/5/2006, 10:20 – 11:15)
- 3rd other top story (16/5/2006, 11:15 – 11:25)
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- 'Many dead' in major Afghan clash
- Main headline (18/5/2006, 07:50 – 10:15)
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June 2006
- Whaling nations set for majority
- 6th other top story (11/6/2006, 23:05 – 12/6/2006, 02:10)
- 5th other top story (12/6/2006, 02:10 – 05:00)
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- Major shift on whaling looms
- Right subheadline (16/6/2006, 04:35 – 09:00)
- Left subheadline (16/6/2006, 09:00 – 11:40)
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- Major NHS IT upgrade hit by delay
- Main headline (16/6/2006, 11:15 – 11:55)
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- Major shift on whaling looms
- Right subheadline (16/6/2006, 11:40 – 11:55)
- 1st other top story (16/6/2006, 11:55 – 12:15)
- 2nd other top story (16/6/2006, 12:15 – 12:50)
- 4th other top story (16/6/2006, 12:50 – 13:15)
- 5th other top story (16/6/2006, 13:15 – 13:25)
- 4th other top story (16/6/2006, 13:25 – 13:40)
- 6th other top story (16/6/2006, 13:40 – 15:05)
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- Major NHS IT upgrade hit by delay
- 2nd other top story (16/6/2006, 15:05 – 15:10)
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July 2006
- Concern over major MS drug trial
- 1st other top story (30/7/2006, 01:00 – 02:25)
- 2nd other top story (30/7/2006, 02:25 – 04:40)
- 3rd other top story (30/7/2006, 04:40 – 07:20)
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August 2006
- 'Major incident' in Grangemouth
- Right subheadline (23/8/2006, 20:45 – 20:55)
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- Chemical leak sparks major alert
- Right subheadline (23/8/2006, 20:55 – 22:55)
- 1st other top story (23/8/2006, 22:55 – 24/8/2006, 04:40)
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September 2006
- Major TV broadcasters go mobile
- 5th other top story (7/9/2006, 17:30 – 19:45)
- 6th other top story (7/9/2006, 19:45 – 20:50)
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- Major calls RAF support 'useless'
- Left subheadline (22/9/2006, 16:40 – 16:45)
- Main headline (22/9/2006, 16:45 – 23:50)
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- UK majority 'oppose Afghan fight'
- 2nd other top story (29/9/2006, 18:10 – 20:25)
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- Majority 'oppose Afghan fight'
- Left subheadline (29/9/2006, 20:25 – 30/9/2006, 01:45)
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October 2006
- UKIP 'voice of British majority'
- 2nd other top story (7/10/2006, 12:45 – 13:50)
- Right subheadline (7/10/2006, 13:50 – 8/10/2006, 03:00)
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- 'Fifth of CVs contain major lies'
- 3rd other top story (9/10/2006, 03:00 – 06:40)
- 2nd other top story (9/10/2006, 06:40 – 07:10)
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- Fifth of CVs contain 'major lies'
- 2nd other top story (9/10/2006, 07:10 – 07:15)
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- Fifth of CVs 'contain major lies'
- 2nd other top story (9/10/2006, 07:15 – 08:25)
- 4th other top story (9/10/2006, 08:25 – 09:10)
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November 2006
- Israel launches major Gaza raid
- 4th other top story (1/11/2006, 11:45 – 12:15)
- Left subheadline (1/11/2006, 12:15 – 17:35)
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- Democrats celebrate major gains in US polls
- Main headline (8/11/2006, 13:10 – 14:25)
- Right subheadline (8/11/2006, 14:25 – 14:40)
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December 2006
- Major fire at fireworks factory
- 3rd other top story (3/12/2006, 16:35 – 17:10)
- Right subheadline (3/12/2006, 17:10 – 19:00)
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January 2007
- Major incident at chemical plant
- 1st other top story (4/1/2007, 12:55 – 14:45)
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- Probe into major chemical leak
- 3rd other top story (4/1/2007, 18:20 – 19:40)
- 2nd other top story (4/1/2007, 19:40 – 5/1/2007, 00:35)
- 1st other top story (5/1/2007, 00:35 – 00:45)
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February 2007
- Airbus to announce major job cuts
- 1st other top story (28/2/2007, 00:35 – 01:10)
- 1st other top story (28/2/2007, 14:20 – 14:30)
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March 2007
- US announces major drug arrests
- 2nd other top story (1/3/2007, 07:55 – 08:30)
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- Drug laws 'need major overhaul'
- Main headline (8/3/2007, 05:15 – 07:45)
- Left subheadline (8/3/2007, 07:45 – 07:55)
- 1st other top story (8/3/2007, 07:55 – 08:20)
- Left subheadline (8/3/2007, 08:20 – 08:35)
- 1st other top story (8/3/2007, 08:35 – 08:45)
- Main headline (8/3/2007, 08:45 – 09:40)
- Left subheadline (8/3/2007, 09:40 – 10:20)
- 1st other top story (8/3/2007, 10:20 – 12:05)
- 2nd other top story (8/3/2007, 12:05 – 14:30)
- 3rd other top story (8/3/2007, 14:30 – 15:10)
- 4th other top story (8/3/2007, 15:10 – 16:05)
- 5th other top story (8/3/2007, 16:05 – 16:50)
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- US attends major Iraq conference
- 2nd other top story (10/3/2007, 04:35 – 05:20)
- Left subheadline (10/3/2007, 05:20 – 07:05)
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- Gay laws 'a major step forward'
- 1st other top story (22/3/2007, 04:30 – 08:10)
- 2nd other top story (22/3/2007, 08:10 – 08:25)
- 1st other top story (22/3/2007, 08:25 – 08:55)
- 2nd other top story (22/3/2007, 08:55 – 10:30)
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- Egyptians vote on major reforms
- 6th other top story (27/3/2007, 00:35 – 01:30)
- 7th other top story (27/3/2007, 01:30 – 04:05)
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- Blair orders major police review
- Right subheadline (27/3/2007, 06:45 – 07:35)
- Left subheadline (27/3/2007, 07:35 – 07:55)
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April 2007
- Major attacks chancellor's record
- 1st other top story (19/4/2007, 22:35 – 20/4/2007, 00:25)
- 2nd other top story (20/4/2007, 00:25 – 01:15)
- 3rd other top story (20/4/2007, 01:15 – 04:00)
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- 'Major' sewage spill warning
- Right subheadline (21/4/2007, 23:40 – 22/4/2007, 01:30)
- 3rd other top story (22/4/2007, 01:30 – 01:35)
- 4th other top story (22/4/2007, 01:35 – 04:50)
- 2nd other top story (22/4/2007, 04:50 – 08:40)
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- Warning over 'major' sewage spill
- 2nd other top story (22/4/2007, 10:35 – 11:30)
- 3rd other top story (22/4/2007, 11:30 – 13:35)
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- Major fire disrupts city centre
- 1st other top story (30/4/2007, 08:20 – 08:35)
- Right subheadline (30/4/2007, 08:35 – 15:25)
- 2nd other top story (30/4/2007, 15:25 – 15:35)
- 3rd other top story (30/4/2007, 15:35 – 17:20)
- 4th other top story (30/4/2007, 17:20 – 17:35)
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May 2007
- Doctors call for major NHS change
- 1st other top story (8/5/2007, 12:25 – 12:35)
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- Doctors urge major NHS change
- 1st other top story (8/5/2007, 12:35 – 15:30)
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- Zimbabwe to chair major UN body
- Right subheadline (12/5/2007, 03:20 – 10:35)
- 1st other top story (12/5/2007, 10:35 – 13:30)
- 2nd other top story (12/5/2007, 13:30 – 15:45)
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- Ahern's party close to majority
- 4th other top story (26/5/2007, 13:50 – 16:00)
- 5th other top story (26/5/2007, 16:00 – 18:00)
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