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July 2005
- Public split over new hate laws
- Right subheadline (18/7/2005, 00:07 – 19:11)
- 2nd other top story (18/7/2005, 19:11 – 19/7/2005, 00:02)
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September 2005
- Clarke vow over public services
- 3rd other top story (22/9/2005, 01:25 – 04:20)
- 4th other top story (22/9/2005, 04:20 – 04:30)
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- E.coli inquiry 'should be public'
- 1st other top story (26/9/2005, 12:00 – 12:05)
- 2nd other top story (26/9/2005, 12:05 – 12:20)
- 3rd other top story (26/9/2005, 12:20 – 12:35)
- 4th other top story (26/9/2005, 12:35 – 12:45)
- 2nd other top story (26/9/2005, 12:45 – 17:25)
- 3rd other top story (26/9/2005, 17:25 – 18:15)
- 4th other top story (26/9/2005, 18:15 – 20:30)
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October 2005
- Public 'may want Queen Camilla'
- 6th other top story (2/10/2005, 00:15 – 11:40)
- 5th other top story (2/10/2005, 11:40 – 12:00)
- 6th other top story (2/10/2005, 12:00 – 15:55)
- 5th other top story (2/10/2005, 15:55 – 18:30)
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- Public urged to be calm over flu
- Main headline (14/10/2005, 13:15 – 14:20)
- Left subheadline (14/10/2005, 14:20 – 16:20)
- 1st other top story (14/10/2005, 16:20 – 18:05)
- Main headline (14/10/2005, 18:05 – 18:15)
- Left subheadline (14/10/2005, 18:15 – 15/10/2005, 10:05)
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- Spinnaker Tower opens to public
- 5th other top story (18/10/2005, 10:55 – 11:05)
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- Deal on public sector pensions
- 3rd other top story (18/10/2005, 12:40 – 13:30)
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- Deal on public sector pensions
- 3rd other top story (18/10/2005, 13:30 – 15:00)
- 4th other top story (18/10/2005, 15:00 – 16:10)
- 5th other top story (18/10/2005, 16:10 – 16:20)
- 6th other top story (18/10/2005, 16:20 – 16:35)
- 5th other top story (18/10/2005, 16:35 – 18:30)
- 2nd other top story (18/10/2005, 18:30 – 20:45)
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- Public given say on NHS reform
- 1st other top story (29/10/2005, 00:25 – 02:00)
- Left subheadline (29/10/2005, 02:00 – 05:35)
- Right subheadline (29/10/2005, 05:35 – 08:45)
- 5th other top story (29/10/2005, 08:45 – 10:00)
- 6th other top story (29/10/2005, 10:00 – 10:45)
- 5th other top story (29/10/2005, 10:45 – 11:10)
- 4th other top story (29/10/2005, 11:10 – 11:15)
- 6th other top story (29/10/2005, 11:15 – 13:45)
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- Public transport 'drink ban plan'
- 5th other top story (30/10/2005, 01:20 – 03:30)
- Right subheadline (30/10/2005, 03:30 – 12:05)
- Left subheadline (30/10/2005, 12:05 – 12:10)
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- Public transport drink ban plan
- Left subheadline (30/10/2005, 12:10 – 15:20)
- Main headline (30/10/2005, 15:20 – 19:00)
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November 2005
- Public quizzed on embryo vetting
- 2nd other top story (10/11/2005, 03:35 – 04:20)
- 3rd other top story (10/11/2005, 04:20 – 07:40)
- 4th other top story (10/11/2005, 07:40 – 07:45)
- 5th other top story (10/11/2005, 07:45 – 11:20)
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- Riot-hit Lyon bans public meeting
- 4th other top story (13/11/2005, 17:25 – 18:20)
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- Republicans' lives 'under threat'
- 6th other top story (15/11/2005, 21:35 – 23:20)
- 7th other top story (15/11/2005, 23:20 – 16/11/2005, 03:45)
- 6th other top story (16/11/2005, 03:45 – 04:10)
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- Limit public service pay rises - Brown
- Left subheadline (24/11/2005, 01:10 – 06:35)
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- Limit public pay rises - Brown
- 5th other top story (24/11/2005, 06:35 – 08:00)
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- Brown enters public pensions row
- Right subheadline (28/11/2005, 12:40 – 12:50)
- 1st other top story (28/11/2005, 12:50 – 12:55)
- 2nd other top story (28/11/2005, 12:55 – 13:10)
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January 2006
- Cannabis move 'confused public'
- Right subheadline (5/1/2006, 02:50 – 08:35)
- 2nd other top story (5/1/2006, 08:35 – 09:30)
- 3rd other top story (5/1/2006, 09:30 – 10:50)
- 4th other top story (5/1/2006, 10:50 – 12:00)
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- Face op woman out in public
- 6th other top story (11/1/2006, 12:40 – 12/1/2006, 01:35)
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- Fire report 'could alarm public'
- 3rd other top story (12/1/2006, 05:55 – 08:00)
- 4th other top story (12/1/2006, 08:00 – 08:40)
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- Disgraced scientist's public apology
- 5th other top story (12/1/2006, 08:10 – 08:40)
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- Cloning expert's public apology
- 6th other top story (12/1/2006, 08:40 – 13:00)
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- Fire report 'could alarm public'
- 5th other top story (12/1/2006, 08:40 – 09:00)
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- Public sector faces mass walkout
- 7th other top story (23/1/2006, 17:10 – 18:10)
- 2nd other top story (23/1/2006, 18:50 – 19:15)
- 3rd other top story (23/1/2006, 19:15 – 20:55)
- 4th other top story (23/1/2006, 20:55 – 21:15)
- 5th other top story (23/1/2006, 21:15 – 22:00)
- 6th other top story (23/1/2006, 22:00 – 24/1/2006, 00:20)
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February 2006
- Face op woman appears in public
- Right subheadline (6/2/2006, 11:20 – 11:55)
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- Charles 'makes his views public'
- 1st other top story (22/2/2006, 15:00 – 15:05)
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March 2006
- Public to view Milosevic coffin
- 2nd other top story (16/3/2006, 04:10 – 05:15)
- 1st other top story (16/3/2006, 05:15 – 05:25)
- 4th other top story (16/3/2006, 05:25 – 05:30)
- 4th other top story (16/3/2006, 05:50 – 08:00)
- 2nd other top story (16/3/2006, 08:00 – 11:15)
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- Iraqi PM 'to quit if public asks'
- 4th other top story (16/3/2006, 11:15 – 11:30)
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- Public to view Milosevic coffin
- 3rd other top story (16/3/2006, 11:15 – 12:10)
- 4th other top story (16/3/2006, 12:10 – 12:30)
- 5th other top story (16/3/2006, 12:30 – 13:05)
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- Prince blocks diary publication
- Left subheadline (17/3/2006, 10:45 – 11:25)
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- Public asked for pension opinions
- 3rd other top story (18/3/2006, 03:50 – 04:10)
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- Public meetings on pension crisis
- 3rd other top story (18/3/2006, 04:10 – 05:00)
- Main headline (18/3/2006, 05:00 – 11:05)
- Left subheadline (18/3/2006, 11:05 – 15:30)
- 2nd other top story (18/3/2006, 15:30 – 15:40)
- 1st other top story (18/3/2006, 15:40 – 18:10)
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- 'No public inquiry' over Deepcut
- Main headline (29/3/2006, 12:55 – 13:05)
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- Deepcut public inquiry ruled out
- Main headline (29/3/2006, 13:05 – 14:20)
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- Deepcut public inquiry rejected
- Main headline (29/3/2006, 14:20 – 15:30)
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- Brown keeps public pay rises down
- Left subheadline (30/3/2006, 15:15 – 17:05)
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- Public sector pay rises spark row
- 2nd other top story (30/3/2006, 17:05 – 17:20)
- 3rd other top story (30/3/2006, 17:20 – 17:40)
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- Brown keeps public pay rises down
- Main headline (30/3/2006, 19:30 – 23:20)
- 2nd other top story (30/3/2006, 23:20 – 23:25)
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- Brown keeps public pay rise down
- 2nd other top story (30/3/2006, 23:25 – 23:35)
- 3rd other top story (30/3/2006, 23:35 – 31/3/2006, 01:50)
- 4th other top story (31/3/2006, 01:50 – 03:00)
- 5th other top story (31/3/2006, 03:00 – 03:45)
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April 2006
- Top US Republican to quit office
- 6th other top story (4/4/2006, 15:50 – 17:45)
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- Top US Republican stepping down
- 6th other top story (4/4/2006, 17:45 – 18:40)
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May 2006
- Republicans recall hunger strike
- 4th other top story (5/5/2006, 12:35 – 14:00)
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- Reid rejects public inquiry calls
- 1st other top story (11/5/2006, 18:55 – 12/5/2006, 05:05)
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- US to make Haditha probe public
- Main headline (31/5/2006, 04:15 – 08:30)
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June 2006
- PM defends public service change
- 2nd other top story (6/6/2006, 01:20 – 02:20)
- 3rd other top story (6/6/2006, 02:20 – 05:25)
- 4th other top story (6/6/2006, 05:25 – 07:20)
- 5th other top story (6/6/2006, 07:20 – 07:55)
- 2nd other top story (6/6/2006, 07:55 – 09:05)
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- PM defends public service reforms
- 2nd other top story (6/6/2006, 09:05 – 09:40)
- 3rd other top story (6/6/2006, 09:40 – 10:10)
- 4th other top story (6/6/2006, 10:10 – 10:15)
- 5th other top story (6/6/2006, 10:15 – 11:10)
- 4th other top story (6/6/2006, 11:10 – 11:50)
- 2nd other top story (6/6/2006, 11:50 – 12:10)
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- PM warns on public service trust
- 2nd other top story (6/6/2006, 12:10 – 12:15)
- Main headline (6/6/2006, 12:15 – 15:25)
- Right subheadline (6/6/2006, 15:25 – 16:15)
- 1st other top story (6/6/2006, 16:15 – 17:45)
- 2nd other top story (6/6/2006, 17:45 – 17:55)
- 1st other top story (6/6/2006, 17:55 – 7/6/2006, 00:15)
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- Public could 'help tackle yobs'
- 1st other top story (11/6/2006, 00:35 – 04:10)
- 3rd other top story (11/6/2006, 04:10 – 04:20)
- 6th other top story (11/6/2006, 04:20 – 10:30)
- 5th other top story (11/6/2006, 10:30 – 11:10)
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- Leaders 'ignore public' on whales
- 3rd other top story (16/6/2006, 02:50 – 04:25)
- 4th other top story (16/6/2006, 04:25 – 04:35)
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- Public not funding NHS IT delays
- Main headline (16/6/2006, 10:05 – 11:15)
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July 2006
- Terror warnings to be made public
- Left subheadline (10/7/2006, 16:05 – 18:25)
- 1st other top story (10/7/2006, 18:25 – 18:30)
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- Terror warnings to be public
- 1st other top story (10/7/2006, 18:30 – 22:05)
- 2nd other top story (10/7/2006, 22:05 – 11/7/2006, 01:30)
- 3rd other top story (11/7/2006, 01:30 – 01:55)
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August 2006
- Public casino meetings to begin
- 3rd other top story (30/8/2006, 03:40 – 07:05)
- 2nd other top story (30/8/2006, 07:05 – 07:25)
- 3rd other top story (30/8/2006, 07:25 – 07:55)
- Right subheadline (30/8/2006, 07:55 – 09:20)
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September 2006
- Unions vow public services fight
- 1st other top story (11/9/2006, 00:35 – 04:45)
- Left subheadline (11/9/2006, 04:45 – 08:50)
- 1st other top story (11/9/2006, 08:50 – 09:40)
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- Public health plans 'in disarray'
- 2nd other top story (12/9/2006, 01:15 – 02:10)
- Right subheadline (12/9/2006, 02:10 – 05:30)
- Main headline (12/9/2006, 05:30 – 06:05)
- Right subheadline (12/9/2006, 06:05 – 11:30)
- Left subheadline (12/9/2006, 11:30 – 13:55)
- 1st other top story (12/9/2006, 13:55 – 14:50)
- 2nd other top story (12/9/2006, 14:50 – 18:20)
- 5th other top story (12/9/2006, 18:20 – 19:00)
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- Japan's new prince seen in public
- 5th other top story (15/9/2006, 07:50 – 10:35)
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- Public 'underestimates NHS care'
- 5th other top story (18/9/2006, 01:30 – 02:00)
- 6th other top story (18/9/2006, 02:00 – 04:10)
- 7th other top story (18/9/2006, 04:10 – 05:05)
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October 2006
- Prison plan 'not risk to public'
- Main headline (8/10/2006, 15:55 – 19:15)
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- France to ban smoking in public
- 1st other top story (8/10/2006, 18:00 – 19:15)
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- Prison plan 'not risk to public'
- Left subheadline (8/10/2006, 19:15 – 9/10/2006, 00:05)
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- France to ban smoking in public
- 2nd other top story (8/10/2006, 19:15 – 9/10/2006, 00:05)
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- Prison plan 'not risk to public'
- 1st other top story (9/10/2006, 00:05 – 01:20)
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- France to ban smoking in public
- 3rd other top story (9/10/2006, 00:05 – 01:20)
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- Prison plan 'not risk to public'
- 2nd other top story (9/10/2006, 01:20 – 02:05)
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- France to ban smoking in public
- 4th other top story (9/10/2006, 01:20 – 03:00)
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- Prison plan 'not risk to public'
- 1st other top story (9/10/2006, 02:05 – 05:20)
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- France to ban smoking in public
- 6th other top story (9/10/2006, 03:00 – 06:40)
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November 2006
- Public consulted on DNA database
- 4th other top story (1/11/2006, 08:30 – 09:55)
- 3rd other top story (1/11/2006, 09:55 – 10:00)
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- Archbishop attacks public atheism
- 3rd other top story (11/11/2006, 04:55 – 07:25)
- 2nd other top story (11/11/2006, 07:25 – 07:55)
- 3rd other top story (11/11/2006, 07:55 – 08:00)
- 4th other top story (11/11/2006, 08:00 – 08:25)
- 3rd other top story (11/11/2006, 08:25 – 10:45)
- 4th other top story (11/11/2006, 10:45 – 12:35)
- 5th other top story (11/11/2006, 12:35 – 13:05)
- 6th other top story (11/11/2006, 13:05 – 16:50)
- 5th other top story (11/11/2006, 16:50 – 17:20)
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December 2006
- Diana inquest hearing in public
- 2nd other top story (7/12/2006, 17:25 – 18:05)
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- Diana pre-inquest hearing public
- 2nd other top story (7/12/2006, 18:05 – 8/12/2006, 02:55)
- 3rd other top story (8/12/2006, 02:55 – 03:35)
- 5th other top story (8/12/2006, 03:35 – 05:10)
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January 2007
- Pcs face public discipline probes
- Left subheadline (3/1/2007, 02:45 – 07:55)
- Main headline (3/1/2007, 07:55 – 10:10)
- Left subheadline (3/1/2007, 10:10 – 12:10)
- 2nd other top story (3/1/2007, 12:10 – 14:20)
- 3rd other top story (3/1/2007, 14:20 – 14:50)
- 2nd other top story (3/1/2007, 14:50 – 17:15)
- 3rd other top story (3/1/2007, 17:15 – 18:00)
- 4th other top story (3/1/2007, 18:00 – 18:50)
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- Technology 'embraced by public'
- 5th other top story (7/1/2007, 03:10 – 07:30)
- 6th other top story (7/1/2007, 07:30 – 08:50)
- 5th other top story (7/1/2007, 08:50 – 12:15)
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- Diana inquest 'needs public jury'
- Right subheadline (8/1/2007, 12:15 – 12:45)
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- Public debate on hybrid embryos
- 4th other top story (11/1/2007, 12:00 – 12:05)
- 5th other top story (11/1/2007, 12:05 – 13:15)
- 6th other top story (11/1/2007, 13:15 – 13:45)
- 7th other top story (11/1/2007, 13:45 – 15:30)
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- Reid reassures public in crime row
- Left subheadline (13/1/2007, 16:00 – 16:10)
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February 2007
- US Republicans block Iraq debate
- 3rd other top story (6/2/2007, 00:10 – 01:25)
- 5th other top story (6/2/2007, 01:25 – 07:45)
- 6th other top story (6/2/2007, 07:45 – 08:00)
- 1st other top story (6/2/2007, 08:00 – 10:10)
- 2nd other top story (6/2/2007, 10:10 – 10:45)
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- Leading Republican slams Rumsfeld
- Right subheadline (20/2/2007, 05:50 – 07:40)
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March 2007
- Anger at public sector pay offer
- Main headline (1/3/2007, 16:05 – 2/3/2007, 01:50)
- Left subheadline (2/3/2007, 01:50 – 03:20)
- 1st other top story (2/3/2007, 03:20 – 03:45)
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- Public assist in Napoli clean-up
- 5th other top story (10/3/2007, 09:30 – 10:40)
- 4th other top story (10/3/2007, 10:40 – 11:45)
- 3rd other top story (10/3/2007, 11:45 – 11:55)
- Right subheadline (10/3/2007, 11:55 – 15:10)
- 1st other top story (10/3/2007, 15:10 – 11/3/2007, 00:55)
- 2nd other top story (11/3/2007, 00:55 – 01:35)
- 3rd other top story (11/3/2007, 01:35 – 05:05)
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- Mills is 'not a publicity seeker'
- 6th other top story (15/3/2007, 13:25 – 14:35)
- 5th other top story (15/3/2007, 14:35 – 14:45)
- 6th other top story (15/3/2007, 14:45 – 15:05)
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April 2007
- Father appeals to Japanese public
- Left subheadline (1/4/2007, 08:25 – 12:10)
- Right subheadline (1/4/2007, 12:10 – 13:15)
- 1st other top story (1/4/2007, 13:15 – 23:20)
- 2nd other top story (1/4/2007, 23:20 – 2/4/2007, 01:35)
- 3rd other top story (2/4/2007, 01:35 – 01:55)
- 4th other top story (2/4/2007, 01:55 – 02:50)
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- Wales starts public smoking ban
- Right subheadline (2/4/2007, 02:50 – 04:40)
- 1st other top story (2/4/2007, 04:40 – 07:35)
- 2nd other top story (2/4/2007, 07:35 – 07:55)
- 1st other top story (2/4/2007, 07:55 – 10:10)
- 2nd other top story (2/4/2007, 10:10 – 11:55)
- 3rd other top story (2/4/2007, 11:55 – 12:05)
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- Property woe for public workers
- 1st other top story (13/4/2007, 01:40 – 03:20)
- Right subheadline (13/4/2007, 03:20 – 11:10)
- 4th other top story (13/4/2007, 11:10 – 11:45)
- 5th other top story (13/4/2007, 11:45 – 17:30)
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- Public consulted on embryo work
- 3rd other top story (26/4/2007, 03:10 – 07:40)
- 4th other top story (26/4/2007, 07:40 – 09:30)
- 5th other top story (26/4/2007, 09:30 – 10:20)
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May 2007
- Public fund to aid Madeleine hunt
- Right subheadline (14/5/2007, 02:00 – 05:05)
- 1st other top story (14/5/2007, 05:05 – 06:05)
- 2nd other top story (14/5/2007, 06:05 – 08:25)
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- £1-sale plan for public buildings
- 1st other top story (15/5/2007, 05:55 – 07:25)
- 2nd other top story (15/5/2007, 07:25 – 09:50)
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- Iraqi cleric back in public eye
- Main headline (25/5/2007, 11:20 – 11:25)
- Left subheadline (25/5/2007, 11:25 – 11:30)
- 1st other top story (25/5/2007, 11:30 – 12:20)
- Left subheadline (25/5/2007, 12:20 – 15:55)
- 2nd other top story (25/5/2007, 15:55 – 17:05)
- 3rd other top story (25/5/2007, 17:05 – 18:15)
- 4th other top story (25/5/2007, 18:15 – 20:45)
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