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July 2005
- Police play down Taser blast risk
- Left subheadline (29/7/2005, 12:13 – 12:15)
- Main headline (29/7/2005, 12:15 – 13:03)
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August 2005
- No 10 plays down 'ethnic rebrand'
- 5th other top story (8/8/2005, 13:21 – 14:58)
- 4th other top story (8/8/2005, 14:58 – 16:22)
- 5th other top story (8/8/2005, 16:22 – 17:12)
- 6th other top story (8/8/2005, 17:12 – 17:40)
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- Niger president downplays hunger
- 5th other top story (9/8/2005, 04:00 – 05:34)
- 6th other top story (9/8/2005, 05:34 – 08:03)
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October 2005
- Dazzling display for solar eclipse
- Right subheadline (3/10/2005, 13:05 – 13:10)
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- Dazzling display for eclipse
- 5th other top story (3/10/2005, 13:10 – 14:40)
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- Eclipse makes dazzling display
- 6th other top story (3/10/2005, 16:30 – 23:20)
- 7th other top story (3/10/2005, 23:20 – 4/10/2005, 00:05)
- 6th other top story (4/10/2005, 00:05 – 03:35)
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- PlayStation loses chipping case
- 6th other top story (6/10/2005, 12:00 – 15:05)
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- Acts to play in John Peel tribute
- 5th other top story (12/10/2005, 15:05 – 16:25)
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- 3rd other top story (12/10/2005, 17:20 – 17:30)
- 6th other top story (12/10/2005, 17:30 – 20:40)
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- Apple unveils video-playing iPod
- Right subheadline (12/10/2005, 20:20 – 22:35)
- 6th other top story (12/10/2005, 22:35 – 13/10/2005, 08:15)
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- Cannabis cancer risk played down
- 4th other top story (18/10/2005, 02:25 – 02:40)
- 5th other top story (18/10/2005, 02:40 – 05:20)
- 6th other top story (18/10/2005, 05:20 – 06:35)
- 5th other top story (18/10/2005, 06:35 – 10:05)
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November 2005
- Kemp's wife Wade plays down row
- Right subheadline (4/11/2005, 05:45 – 07:25)
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- Rebekah Wade plays down row
- 2nd other top story (4/11/2005, 07:25 – 07:55)
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- Sun editor plays down row
- 4th other top story (4/11/2005, 07:55 – 11:20)
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- Iraq plays down claims of abuse
- 2nd other top story (17/11/2005, 13:20 – 13:55)
- 1st other top story (17/11/2005, 13:55 – 14:05)
- Left subheadline (17/11/2005, 14:05 – 18:55)
- 3rd other top story (17/11/2005, 18:55 – 22:40)
- 4th other top story (17/11/2005, 22:40 – 18/11/2005, 00:25)
- 3rd other top story (18/11/2005, 00:25 – 00:45)
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February 2006
- Playground drug dealing warning
- 3rd other top story (5/2/2006, 11:00 – 15:00)
- 4th other top story (5/2/2006, 15:00 – 15:40)
- 3rd other top story (5/2/2006, 15:40 – 15:50)
- 4th other top story (5/2/2006, 15:50 – 16:10)
- 5th other top story (5/2/2006, 16:10 – 16:15)
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- Reid plays down Brown timetable
- 2nd other top story (8/2/2006, 09:45 – 11:20)
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March 2006
- Sony Playstation 3 launch delayed
- 5th other top story (15/3/2006, 07:40 – 08:05)
- 4th other top story (15/3/2006, 08:05 – 09:10)
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- Sony delays PlayStation 3 launch
- 4th other top story (15/3/2006, 09:10 – 09:15)
- 5th other top story (15/3/2006, 09:15 – 10:30)
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- Sony delays PlayStation 3 launch
- 6th other top story (15/3/2006, 10:30 – 10:55)
- 7th other top story (15/3/2006, 10:55 – 11:00)
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- Sony delays PlayStation 3 launch
- 7th other top story (15/3/2006, 11:00 – 11:35)
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- Milosevic's coffin goes on diplay
- 1st other top story (16/3/2006, 13:05 – 13:40)
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- Milosevic coffin goes on display
- 1st other top story (16/3/2006, 13:40 – 15:55)
- 2nd other top story (16/3/2006, 15:55 – 16:05)
- 3rd other top story (16/3/2006, 16:05 – 17/3/2006, 02:50)
- 5th other top story (17/3/2006, 02:50 – 04:15)
- 4th other top story (17/3/2006, 04:15 – 05:40)
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April 2006
- 'No foul play' in Milosevic death
- 3rd other top story (5/4/2006, 11:20 – 15:35)
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- Teachers want more play
- 6th other top story (17/4/2006, 03:15 – 08:35)
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- Teachers call for more play time
- 3rd other top story (17/4/2006, 09:30 – 11:05)
- 4th other top story (17/4/2006, 11:05 – 11:55)
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- Parties play down BNP's chances
- 4th other top story (17/4/2006, 16:55 – 18:05)
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- Brown plays down Code furore
- 6th other top story (24/4/2006, 09:50 – 11:05)
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- Brown plays down Da Vinci furore
- 6th other top story (24/4/2006, 11:05 – 18:25)
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May 2006
- Court win for ex-Playmate Smith
- 6th other top story (1/5/2006, 16:25 – 2/5/2006, 03:45)
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- MoD plays down Hercules claim
- 6th other top story (2/5/2006, 21:50 – 3/5/2006, 01:10)
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- Sony defends PlayStation 3 models
- 5th other top story (11/5/2006, 08:00 – 08:15)
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- Club's tribute to murdered player
- Left subheadline (19/5/2006, 10:45 – 12:15)
- Main headline (19/5/2006, 12:15 – 20:15)
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June 2006
- Bennett play stars at Tonys
- 6th other top story (12/6/2006, 08:30 – 09:50)
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July 2006
- Reactor crack fears played down
- 5th other top story (5/7/2006, 11:30 – 11:40)
- 4th other top story (5/7/2006, 11:40 – 12:50)
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- Bard's plays 'could fetch £3.5m'
- 2nd other top story (13/7/2006, 02:10 – 03:30)
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- Chess players mourn star's death
- 3rd other top story (28/7/2006, 08:35 – 10:25)
- 4th other top story (28/7/2006, 10:25 – 10:45)
- 5th other top story (28/7/2006, 10:45 – 11:55)
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August 2006
- Mills plays down police incident
- 7th other top story (8/8/2006, 19:40 – 22:05)
- 6th other top story (8/8/2006, 22:05 – 9/8/2006, 04:05)
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- PlayStation 3 tackles world ills
- 5th other top story (26/8/2006, 06:55 – 10:25)
- 6th other top story (26/8/2006, 10:25 – 10:40)
- 5th other top story (26/8/2006, 10:40 – 12:05)
- 6th other top story (26/8/2006, 12:05 – 14:30)
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- 'Alarm' at cross player's caution
- Main headline (26/8/2006, 13:30 – 13:35)
- 1st other top story (26/8/2006, 13:35 – 14:55)
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- Player caution 'not for blessing'
- 4th other top story (28/8/2006, 17:35 – 18:45)
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September 2006
- PlayStation 3 Euro launch delayed
- 6th other top story (6/9/2006, 17:15 – 21:15)
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- Sony cuts price of PlayStation 3
- 7th other top story (22/9/2006, 08:05 – 08:30)
- 6th other top story (22/9/2006, 08:30 – 12:30)
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- Basque militants display defiance
- 1st other top story (24/9/2006, 15:05 – 15:25)
- 2nd other top story (24/9/2006, 15:25 – 15:45)
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October 2006
- Police play down drones plan
- 4th other top story (15/10/2006, 21:30 – 16/10/2006, 00:20)
- 3rd other top story (16/10/2006, 00:20 – 02:50)
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- Play fair, Blair tells Russians
- 3rd other top story (20/10/2006, 20:25 – 21:20)
- 4th other top story (20/10/2006, 21:20 – 21/10/2006, 02:40)
- 5th other top story (21/10/2006, 02:40 – 09:35)
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November 2006
- Brown downplays Olympic VAT bill
- 7th other top story (7/11/2006, 10:40 – 10:45)
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- Brown downplays Olympic bill
- 7th other top story (7/11/2006, 10:45 – 16:05)
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- PlayStation 3 launch due in Japan
- 6th other top story (10/11/2006, 17:20 – 19:15)
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- Gamers line up for PlayStation 3
- 6th other top story (10/11/2006, 19:15 – 19:25)
- 5th other top story (10/11/2006, 19:25 – 21:05)
- 6th other top story (10/11/2006, 21:05 – 21:10)
- 5th other top story (10/11/2006, 21:10 – 11/11/2006, 00:50)
- 5th other top story (11/11/2006, 07:55 – 08:25)
- 4th other top story (11/11/2006, 08:25 – 10:30)
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- PlayStation 3 sells out at launch
- 4th other top story (11/11/2006, 10:30 – 10:45)
- 5th other top story (11/11/2006, 10:45 – 10:55)
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January 2007
- IVF watchdog 'played to cameras'
- 3rd other top story (16/1/2007, 10:50 – 11:25)
- 4th other top story (16/1/2007, 11:25 – 11:35)
- 3rd other top story (16/1/2007, 11:35 – 15:15)
- 4th other top story (16/1/2007, 15:15 – 15:30)
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- Thames whale skeleton on display
- 5th other top story (21/1/2007, 04:10 – 04:25)
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February 2007
- Former Playmate Smith dies at 39
- Right subheadline (8/2/2007, 21:25 – 9/2/2007, 10:40)
- 7th other top story (9/2/2007, 10:40 – 14:00)
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- Playboy model Smith autopsy due
- 7th other top story (9/2/2007, 14:00 – 16:10)
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- Autopsy on Playboy model starts
- 7th other top story (9/2/2007, 16:10 – 18:00)
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- Playboy model's autopsy conducted
- 7th other top story (9/2/2007, 18:00 – 18:05)
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March 2007
- Michael to play first Wembley gig
- 4th other top story (4/3/2007, 20:20 – 20:30)
- 5th other top story (4/3/2007, 20:30 – 21:20)
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April 2007
- 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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- Lily Allen to play Diana concert
- 6th other top story (26/4/2007, 15:00 – 17:20)
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May 2007
- Floyd play at Barrett tribute gig
- 6th other top story (11/5/2007, 08:40 – 12:15)
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- Thatcher opens Falklands display
- 5th other top story (15/5/2007, 14:45 – 15:00)
- 4th other top story (15/5/2007, 15:00 – 15:50)
- 5th other top story (15/5/2007, 15:50 – 15:55)
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