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August 2005
- Pakistan-UK extradition deal near
- 5th other top story (8/8/2005, 17:12 – 17:40)
- 6th other top story (8/8/2005, 17:40 – 19:45)
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- Gaza settler bastion 'near empty'
- Left subheadline (18/8/2005, 22:50 – 19/8/2005, 00:00)
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- Cyclist saw 'Rory' near school
- 4th other top story (24/8/2005, 10:10 – 11:40)
- Right subheadline (24/8/2005, 11:40 – 16:05)
- 3rd other top story (24/8/2005, 16:05 – 17:25)
- 4th other top story (24/8/2005, 17:25 – 17:35)
- 5th other top story (24/8/2005, 17:35 – 18:40)
- 4th other top story (24/8/2005, 18:40 – 20:20)
- 3rd other top story (24/8/2005, 20:20 – 25/8/2005, 01:25)
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- Americans flee as Katrina nears
- 1st other top story (28/8/2005, 10:25 – 12:45)
- 2nd other top story (28/8/2005, 12:45 – 15:00)
- Right subheadline (28/8/2005, 15:00 – 17:10)
- Main headline (28/8/2005, 17:10 – 17:15)
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- US city evacuated as storm nears
- Main headline (28/8/2005, 17:15 – 18:35)
- Left subheadline (28/8/2005, 18:35 – 19:15)
- Main headline (28/8/2005, 19:15 – 29/8/2005, 03:15)
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- City empties as hurricane nears
- Main headline (29/8/2005, 09:05 – 13:55)
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- Iraq stampede deaths near 1,000
- Left subheadline (31/8/2005, 21:50 – 1/9/2005, 02:45)
- 1st other top story (1/9/2005, 02:45 – 08:15)
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September 2005
- Many killed in raid near Baghdad
- Right subheadline (14/9/2005, 05:15 – 05:35)
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- Texan troop call as storm nears
- Main headline (23/9/2005, 01:55 – 02:35)
- Left subheadline (23/9/2005, 02:35 – 06:50)
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- Texan troops call as storm nears
- Left subheadline (23/9/2005, 06:50 – 07:50)
- Main headline (23/9/2005, 07:50 – 10:40)
- Left subheadline (23/9/2005, 10:40 – 13:15)
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- Gulf Coast braces as storm nears
- Left subheadline (23/9/2005, 13:15 – 14:45)
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- Polish centre-right nears victory
- 5th other top story (26/9/2005, 10:05 – 10:10)
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October 2005
- S Asia quake toll 'nears 2,000'
- Main headline (8/10/2005, 18:55 – 20:40)
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- Man fatally shot near riot scene
- Main headline (24/10/2005, 04:50 – 08:30)
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- Man shot dead near scene of riots
- Main headline (24/10/2005, 08:30 – 10:15)
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November 2005
- Pubs' 24-hour opening nears start
- 1st other top story (23/11/2005, 19:00 – 24/11/2005, 00:05)
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- Legend Best 'nearing end of life'
- Main headline (24/11/2005, 13:10 – 13:15)
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January 2006
- Beach hut pair's wait nearly over
- 6th other top story (2/1/2006, 08:00 – 09:05)
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- Bombers strike near Iraqi shrine
- Left subheadline (5/1/2006, 09:30 – 11:00)
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- Body found near to abduction site
- 2nd other top story (5/1/2006, 21:25 – 21:30)
- 1st other top story (5/1/2006, 21:30 – 22:35)
- 2nd other top story (5/1/2006, 22:35 – 23:10)
- 3rd other top story (5/1/2006, 23:10 – 6/1/2006, 01:50)
- 5th other top story (6/1/2006, 01:50 – 04:40)
- 6th other top story (6/1/2006, 04:40 – 05:05)
- 5th other top story (6/1/2006, 05:05 – 06:20)
- 6th other top story (6/1/2006, 06:20 – 07:50)
- 7th other top story (6/1/2006, 07:50 – 08:40)
- 6th other top story (6/1/2006, 08:40 – 09:10)
- 7th other top story (6/1/2006, 09:10 – 10:15)
- 2nd other top story (6/1/2006, 10:15 – 11:55)
- 3rd other top story (6/1/2006, 11:55 – 12:30)
- 4th other top story (6/1/2006, 12:30 – 13:30)
- 5th other top story (6/1/2006, 13:30 – 14:05)
- Right subheadline (6/1/2006, 14:05 – 16:05)
- 2nd other top story (6/1/2006, 16:05 – 16:45)
- 3rd other top story (6/1/2006, 16:45 – 17:35)
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- Body found near abduction house
- 3rd other top story (6/1/2006, 17:35 – 22:10)
- 4th other top story (6/1/2006, 22:10 – 7/1/2006, 02:15)
- 5th other top story (7/1/2006, 02:15 – 03:35)
- 4th other top story (7/1/2006, 03:35 – 04:40)
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- Tube strike near rush-hour finish
- 4th other top story (9/1/2006, 16:50 – 16:55)
- 6th other top story (9/1/2006, 16:55 – 17:25)
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- Tube strike nears finish
- 6th other top story (9/1/2006, 17:25 – 18:00)
- 5th other top story (9/1/2006, 18:00 – 19:25)
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February 2006
- Near-miss US jet crews criticised
- 3rd other top story (9/2/2006, 08:00 – 10:40)
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- MRSA deaths up by nearly quarter
- 6th other top story (23/2/2006, 10:15 – 10:20)
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March 2006
- Mars mission nears critical phase
- 6th other top story (10/3/2006, 17:15 – 20:55)
- 7th other top story (10/3/2006, 20:55 – 21:35)
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- Boat capsizes near Cameroon
- 1st other top story (23/3/2006, 16:05 – 18:40)
- 2nd other top story (23/3/2006, 18:40 – 19:10)
- 3rd other top story (23/3/2006, 19:10 – 24/3/2006, 00:25)
- 4th other top story (24/3/2006, 00:25 – 00:50)
- 3rd other top story (24/3/2006, 00:50 – 02:00)
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April 2006
- Fighting erupts near Chad capital
- 2nd other top story (13/4/2006, 08:50 – 08:55)
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- Oil price lingers near record $71
- 4th other top story (19/4/2006, 16:10 – 17:00)
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May 2006
- Armenian jet crashes near Sochi
- 4th other top story (3/5/2006, 02:00 – 02:05)
- 1st other top story (3/5/2006, 02:05 – 02:35)
- 2nd other top story (3/5/2006, 02:35 – 06:45)
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- Boy stabbed to death near school
- 5th other top story (18/5/2006, 21:55 – 22:35)
- Right subheadline (18/5/2006, 22:35 – 19/5/2006, 00:45)
- Left subheadline (19/5/2006, 00:45 – 01:15)
- Right subheadline (19/5/2006, 01:15 – 05:35)
- Main headline (19/5/2006, 05:35 – 08:15)
- Left subheadline (19/5/2006, 08:15 – 09:40)
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- Nearly 3,000 dead in Java quake
- Main headline (27/5/2006, 13:40 – 16:15)
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- Mortgage debt nears £1 trillion
- 3rd other top story (31/5/2006, 10:10 – 11:15)
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June 2006
- Crackdown on abusers near schools
- Main headline (18/6/2006, 03:20 – 05:50)
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- Abusers moved from near schools
- Main headline (18/6/2006, 05:50 – 14:25)
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- Palestinian rivals 'nearing deal'
- Left subheadline (18/6/2006, 23:55 – 19/6/2006, 05:20)
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- 'Gunbattle' near Gaza border post
- 3rd other top story (25/6/2006, 06:25 – 06:35)
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- Gun battle near Gaza border post
- 3rd other top story (25/6/2006, 06:35 – 07:55)
- 1st other top story (25/6/2006, 07:55 – 14:30)
- 2nd other top story (25/6/2006, 14:30 – 16:30)
- 3rd other top story (25/6/2006, 16:30 – 16:35)
- 1st other top story (25/6/2006, 16:35 – 17:10)
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July 2006
- Asteroid in Earth near-miss
- 6th other top story (2/7/2006, 22:30 – 3/7/2006, 02:50)
- Right subheadline (3/7/2006, 02:50 – 09:45)
- 6th other top story (3/7/2006, 09:45 – 10:25)
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- RAF plane crashes near rural pub
- 2nd other top story (13/7/2006, 17:40 – 17:50)
- 2nd other top story (13/7/2006, 17:55 – 18:10)
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- RAF plane crashes near rural pub
- 2nd other top story (13/7/2006, 18:10 – 18:45)
- 2nd other top story (13/7/2006, 18:50 – 20:50)
- 2nd other top story (13/7/2006, 20:55 – 22:00)
- 3rd other top story (13/7/2006, 22:00 – 14/7/2006, 00:15)
- 4th other top story (14/7/2006, 00:15 – 01:15)
- 5th other top story (14/7/2006, 01:15 – 03:00)
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- British soldier killed near Basra
- Right subheadline (16/7/2006, 08:25 – 11:55)
- Left subheadline (16/7/2006, 11:55 – 17/7/2006, 03:00)
- Right subheadline (17/7/2006, 03:00 – 04:15)
- 6th other top story (17/7/2006, 04:15 – 08:00)
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- UK evacuation ships near Beirut
- 1st other top story (17/7/2006, 06:00 – 08:30)
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- Quake felt near Indonesia capital
- 3rd other top story (17/7/2006, 10:30 – 10:45)
- 2nd other top story (17/7/2006, 10:45 – 11:10)
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- Top of the Pops finale draws near
- 5th other top story (30/7/2006, 15:20 – 19:20)
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August 2006
- UN states 'near deal' on Lebanon
- 2nd other top story (3/8/2006, 00:05 – 00:15)
- 1st other top story (3/8/2006, 00:15 – 01:30)
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- House prices near £200,000 mark
- 2nd other top story (8/8/2006, 00:30 – 03:10)
- 3rd other top story (8/8/2006, 03:10 – 08:00)
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- Attack near Iraq shrine kills 35
- 3rd other top story (10/8/2006, 16:15 – 18:55)
- 1st other top story (10/8/2006, 18:55 – 11/8/2006, 01:30)
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- Iraq province 'nearing' handover
- 6th other top story (13/8/2006, 10:10 – 10:35)
- 5th other top story (13/8/2006, 10:35 – 11:25)
- 4th other top story (13/8/2006, 11:25 – 17:35)
- 5th other top story (13/8/2006, 17:35 – 18:45)
- 6th other top story (13/8/2006, 18:45 – 14/8/2006, 00:05)
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- Terror suspects' deadline nears
- 2nd other top story (16/8/2006, 15:15 – 16:05)
- 3rd other top story (16/8/2006, 16:05 – 19:55)
- 4th other top story (16/8/2006, 19:55 – 21:55)
- 3rd other top story (16/8/2006, 21:55 – 22:10)
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- 'Nearly 450,000' new EU migrants
- Left subheadline (22/8/2006, 10:20 – 10:30)
- Main headline (22/8/2006, 10:30 – 11:25)
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- 'Nearly 600,000' new EU migrants
- Main headline (22/8/2006, 11:25 – 12:55)
- Right subheadline (22/8/2006, 12:55 – 13:20)
- Left subheadline (22/8/2006, 13:20 – 17:30)
- 1st other top story (22/8/2006, 17:30 – 22:50)
- Right subheadline (22/8/2006, 22:50 – 23/8/2006, 06:25)
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- Terror suspects' deadline nears
- Main headline (23/8/2006, 01:20 – 05:00)
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- 'Bomb plot' police deadline nears
- Main headline (23/8/2006, 05:00 – 07:10)
- Left subheadline (23/8/2006, 07:10 – 07:45)
- Right subheadline (23/8/2006, 07:45 – 10:55)
- 1st other top story (23/8/2006, 10:55 – 11:45)
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- Father shot dead near home
- 4th other top story (23/8/2006, 17:35 – 17:55)
- 1st other top story (23/8/2006, 17:55 – 18:20)
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September 2006
- Hurricane nears Mexico peninsula
- 6th other top story (1/9/2006, 17:30 – 17:40)
- Left subheadline (1/9/2006, 23:40 – 2/9/2006, 02:15)
- 5th other top story (2/9/2006, 02:15 – 02:55)
- 6th other top story (2/9/2006, 02:55 – 04:00)
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- Shuttle nears last-chance launch
- 5th other top story (9/9/2006, 15:00 – 16:30)
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- Darfur talks 'near tipping point'
- 5th other top story (19/9/2006, 03:50 – 04:00)
- 4th other top story (19/9/2006, 04:00 – 05:50)
- 3rd other top story (19/9/2006, 05:50 – 09:20)
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- One dead in blast near Tel Aviv
- 2nd other top story (29/9/2006, 12:25 – 12:50)
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- Internet control 'nears autonomy'
- 1st other top story (29/9/2006, 17:40 – 20:25)
- Right subheadline (29/9/2006, 20:25 – 21:40)
- 4th other top story (29/9/2006, 21:40 – 21:55)
- 5th other top story (29/9/2006, 21:55 – 22:15)
- 3rd other top story (29/9/2006, 22:35 – 30/9/2006, 00:40)
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October 2006
- Race for new UN chief nears end
- 4th other top story (2/10/2006, 21:45 – 22:20)
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- Blunkett admits nearing breakdown
- Right subheadline (7/10/2006, 11:45 – 13:50)
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- Blunkett admits 'near breakdown'
- 3rd other top story (7/10/2006, 13:50 – 13:55)
- 2nd other top story (7/10/2006, 13:55 – 15:20)
- 3rd other top story (7/10/2006, 15:20 – 20:05)
- 4th other top story (7/10/2006, 20:05 – 20:10)
- 5th other top story (7/10/2006, 20:10 – 20:45)
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- Top Gear presenter 'nearly died'
- 1st other top story (23/10/2006, 07:00 – 07:50)
- Right subheadline (23/10/2006, 07:50 – 17:10)
- 1st other top story (23/10/2006, 17:10 – 19:30)
- 2nd other top story (23/10/2006, 19:30 – 21:25)
- 3rd other top story (23/10/2006, 21:25 – 21:50)
- 4th other top story (23/10/2006, 21:50 – 24/10/2006, 01:45)
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December 2006
- Ethiopians nearing Somali capital
- 4th other top story (27/12/2006, 13:00 – 14:30)
- 5th other top story (27/12/2006, 14:30 – 14:45)
- 4th other top story (27/12/2006, 15:40 – 17:30)
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- US warns Saddam execution is near
- Main headline (29/12/2006, 21:10 – 21:20)
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February 2007
- Helicopter 'crashes near Baghdad'
- 2nd other top story (2/2/2007, 09:55 – 11:30)
- 3rd other top story (2/2/2007, 11:30 – 14:45)
- 2nd other top story (2/2/2007, 14:45 – 16:00)
- 3rd other top story (2/2/2007, 16:00 – 16:05)
- 4th other top story (2/2/2007, 16:05 – 16:35)
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- Palestinians 'nearer' power deal
- 4th other top story (4/2/2007, 02:35 – 03:15)
- 5th other top story (4/2/2007, 03:15 – 05:25)
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- 'Friendly fire' video unearthed
- Main headline (6/2/2007, 03:25 – 10:50)
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- US helicopter crash near Baghdad
- 5th other top story (7/2/2007, 16:30 – 17:00)
- 1st other top story (7/2/2007, 17:00 – 17:40)
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- Zimbabwe inflation nears 1,600%
- 7th other top story (12/2/2007, 18:35 – 13/2/2007, 02:05)
- 5th other top story (13/2/2007, 02:05 – 02:15)
- 6th other top story (13/2/2007, 02:15 – 02:30)
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- Litvinenko inquiry 'nearing end'
- 1st other top story (23/2/2007, 23:05 – 24/2/2007, 08:00)
- 2nd other top story (24/2/2007, 08:00 – 08:40)
- 1st other top story (24/2/2007, 08:40 – 14:20)
- 2nd other top story (24/2/2007, 14:20 – 15:45)
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April 2007
- Beach litter 'nearly doubled'
- Right subheadline (20/4/2007, 01:15 – 08:25)
- 3rd other top story (20/4/2007, 08:25 – 10:45)
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May 2007
- Tax credit overpayment near £6bn
- 6th other top story (22/5/2007, 15:50 – 15:55)
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- Overpaid tax credits near £6bn
- 6th other top story (22/5/2007, 15:55 – 16:40)
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- Tax credit errors near £6bn
- 5th other top story (22/5/2007, 17:50 – 18:25)
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