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July 2005
- Three schoolgirls raped in park
- 4th other top story (11/7/2005, 15:55 – 18:49)
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- Pupil who raped teacher is named
- 1st other top story (12/7/2005, 12:06 – 12:56)
- Right subheadline (12/7/2005, 12:56 – 12:57)
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- 4th other top story (12/7/2005, 21:56 – 23:30)
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- Teenager faces seven rape charges
- Right subheadline (13/7/2005, 15:49 – 16:05)
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- Seven rape charges for teenager
- Right subheadline (13/7/2005, 16:05 – 18:52)
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August 2005
- Youth remanded over girl's rape
- 6th other top story (13/8/2005, 12:29 – 13:17)
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- 'Net closing' in rapes inquiry
- 5th other top story (13/8/2005, 15:31 – 17:07)
- 6th other top story (13/8/2005, 17:07 – 14/8/2005, 00:55)
- 5th other top story (14/8/2005, 00:55 – 03:29)
- 4th other top story (14/8/2005, 03:29 – 03:43)
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- Inquiry into alleged triple rape
- 6th other top story (14/8/2005, 17:00 – 17:29)
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- Man, 36, quizzed in rape inquiry
- 7th other top story (18/8/2005, 10:20 – 10:25)
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- Right subheadline (18/8/2005, 10:50 – 11:55)
- 1st other top story (18/8/2005, 11:55 – 13:50)
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- Three questioned in rape inquiry
- 2nd other top story (18/8/2005, 14:35 – 15:20)
- 1st other top story (18/8/2005, 15:20 – 19/8/2005, 01:20)
- 2nd other top story (19/8/2005, 01:20 – 01:30)
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- Boy, 12, in court over rape claim
- 3rd other top story (19/8/2005, 17:55 – 18:05)
- 4th other top story (19/8/2005, 18:05 – 20:25)
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- Image of rape suspect released
- 5th other top story (23/8/2005, 17:45 – 24/8/2005, 00:25)
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- England scrape win for Ashes lead
- Main headline (28/8/2005, 18:35 – 18:45)
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- England scrape win for Ashes lead
- Main headline (28/8/2005, 18:45 – 19:05)
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September 2005
- British soldiers in US rape trial
- 4th other top story (3/9/2005, 02:30 – 04:55)
- 2nd other top story (3/9/2005, 04:55 – 08:10)
- 3rd other top story (3/9/2005, 08:10 – 08:15)
- 4th other top story (3/9/2005, 08:15 – 12:00)
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- Woman raped in 'sickening' attack
- 4th other top story (30/9/2005, 11:50 – 12:20)
- 5th other top story (30/9/2005, 12:20 – 12:55)
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- Footballer Stack cleared of rape
- 1st other top story (30/9/2005, 14:25 – 15:30)
- 2nd other top story (30/9/2005, 15:30 – 16:10)
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- 4th other top story (30/9/2005, 17:10 – 17:20)
- 5th other top story (30/9/2005, 17:20 – 22:50)
- 4th other top story (30/9/2005, 22:50 – 1/10/2005, 01:10)
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October 2005
- Footballer held over rape claims
- 6th other top story (19/10/2005, 16:30 – 16:35)
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- Ronaldo arrested over rape claims
- Right subheadline (19/10/2005, 16:35 – 16:45)
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- Man Utd's Ronaldo in rape arrest
- Right subheadline (19/10/2005, 16:45 – 20/10/2005, 00:40)
- 1st other top story (20/10/2005, 00:40 – 02:20)
- 2nd other top story (20/10/2005, 02:20 – 06:10)
- 3rd other top story (20/10/2005, 06:10 – 07:50)
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- Ronaldo rape claim 'a fantasy'
- Right subheadline (20/10/2005, 07:50 – 08:05)
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- Ronaldo rape claims 'a fantasy'
- Right subheadline (20/10/2005, 08:05 – 08:30)
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- Ronaldo rape allegation 'fantasy'
- Right subheadline (20/10/2005, 08:30 – 10:25)
- 6th other top story (20/10/2005, 10:25 – 10:50)
- Right subheadline (20/10/2005, 10:50 – 11:10)
- 7th other top story (20/10/2005, 11:10 – 15:50)
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November 2005
- Rape review says service 'patchy'
- 5th other top story (20/11/2005, 01:20 – 05:35)
- 2nd other top story (20/11/2005, 05:35 – 06:25)
- 3rd other top story (20/11/2005, 06:25 – 11:50)
- 4th other top story (20/11/2005, 11:50 – 14:05)
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- Women 'blamed for being raped'
- 2nd other top story (21/11/2005, 04:00 – 04:30)
- 1st other top story (21/11/2005, 04:30 – 06:10)
- 2nd other top story (21/11/2005, 06:10 – 10:10)
- 4th other top story (21/11/2005, 10:10 – 10:50)
- 3rd other top story (21/11/2005, 10:50 – 13:00)
- 4th other top story (21/11/2005, 13:00 – 13:10)
- 3rd other top story (21/11/2005, 13:10 – 18:05)
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- Consent issue collapses rape case
- 6th other top story (24/11/2005, 01:10 – 07:20)
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- Rape case collapses over consent
- 6th other top story (24/11/2005, 07:20 – 09:35)
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- Ronaldo will not face rape charge
- Right subheadline (24/11/2005, 23:55 – 25/11/2005, 07:10)
- 5th other top story (25/11/2005, 07:10 – 07:25)
- 6th other top story (25/11/2005, 07:25 – 08:55)
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January 2006
- Murdered backpacker 'was raped'
- 4th other top story (4/1/2006, 11:10 – 11:40)
- 5th other top story (4/1/2006, 11:40 – 12:05)
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- Babysitters jailed for baby rape
- 5th other top story (10/1/2006, 17:05 – 18:35)
- 4th other top story (10/1/2006, 18:35 – 20:35)
- 3rd other top story (10/1/2006, 20:35 – 11/1/2006, 02:00)
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February 2006
- Zuma faces court on rape charge
- 4th other top story (13/2/2006, 12:30 – 13:45)
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- Zuma rape-case judge stands down
- 4th other top story (13/2/2006, 13:45 – 14:00)
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- Man raped his dying stepdaughter
- 4th other top story (23/2/2006, 15:00 – 20:25)
- Right subheadline (23/2/2006, 20:25 – 24/2/2006, 01:00)
- 3rd other top story (24/2/2006, 01:00 – 01:05)
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March 2006
- Response to store rape is praised
- 4th other top story (7/3/2006, 15:25 – 15:45)
- 5th other top story (7/3/2006, 15:45 – 16:30)
- 6th other top story (7/3/2006, 16:30 – 17:30)
- 7th other top story (7/3/2006, 17:30 – 18:40)
- 6th other top story (7/3/2006, 18:40 – 22:00)
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- Man admits repeated child rapes
- 5th other top story (10/3/2006, 17:10 – 20:55)
- 6th other top story (10/3/2006, 20:55 – 21:35)
- 7th other top story (10/3/2006, 21:35 – 11/3/2006, 01:20)
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- Boy who raped four girls detained
- 3rd other top story (23/3/2006, 13:40 – 15:30)
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- Baby rape terms reviewed
- 4th other top story (27/3/2006, 15:50 – 16:05)
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- Rape trials expert evidence plan
- 3rd other top story (29/3/2006, 01:50 – 03:10)
- 4th other top story (29/3/2006, 03:10 – 03:35)
- 5th other top story (29/3/2006, 03:35 – 12:30)
- 3rd other top story (29/3/2006, 12:30 – 13:50)
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- Video interviews 'in rape trials'
- 3rd other top story (29/3/2006, 13:50 – 13:55)
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- Rape victim video plan for trials
- 3rd other top story (29/3/2006, 13:55 – 14:15)
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- Rape-victim video plan for trials
- 3rd other top story (29/3/2006, 14:15 – 15:35)
- 4th other top story (29/3/2006, 15:35 – 16:00)
- 5th other top story (29/3/2006, 16:00 – 16:35)
- 6th other top story (29/3/2006, 16:35 – 17:15)
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- 'Postcode lottery' in rape cases
- 1st other top story (30/3/2006, 01:15 – 05:35)
- 2nd other top story (30/3/2006, 05:35 – 07:15)
- 3rd other top story (30/3/2006, 07:15 – 09:15)
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- Boy held over superstore rape
- 4th other top story (30/3/2006, 09:15 – 10:20)
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- 4th other top story (30/3/2006, 10:30 – 14:05)
- 3rd other top story (30/3/2006, 14:05 – 15:20)
- 7th other top story (30/3/2006, 15:20 – 17:05)
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- Police quiz boy over store rape
- 6th other top story (31/3/2006, 23:25 – 1/4/2006, 00:05)
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April 2006
- Rape suspect quizzed on attacks
- Right subheadline (1/4/2006, 13:25 – 16:35)
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- Boy, 15, charged over store rape
- Right subheadline (1/4/2006, 16:35 – 2/4/2006, 02:45)
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- Rape accused boy remanded
- 3rd other top story (3/4/2006, 14:00 – 14:50)
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- 6th other top story (3/4/2006, 15:45 – 16:15)
- 5th other top story (3/4/2006, 16:15 – 17:40)
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- Rape cautions double over decade
- Main headline (10/4/2006, 04:45 – 09:05)
- Right subheadline (10/4/2006, 09:05 – 12:20)
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- Rape cautions double in 10 years
- 1st other top story (10/4/2006, 12:20 – 15:15)
- 4th other top story (10/4/2006, 15:15 – 15:55)
- 5th other top story (10/4/2006, 15:55 – 18:15)
- 6th other top story (10/4/2006, 18:15 – 19:25)
- 7th other top story (10/4/2006, 19:25 – 19:50)
- 4th other top story (10/4/2006, 19:50 – 21:10)
- 5th other top story (10/4/2006, 21:10 – 21:30)
- 6th other top story (10/4/2006, 21:30 – 21:40)
- 7th other top story (10/4/2006, 21:40 – 11/4/2006, 00:20)
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- Boy, 15, admits store rape charge
- 7th other top story (28/4/2006, 18:55 – 21:45)
- 2nd other top story (28/4/2006, 21:45 – 29/4/2006, 00:05)
- 1st other top story (29/4/2006, 00:05 – 02:00)
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May 2006
- Couple's rape sentences reviewed
- 3rd other top story (3/5/2006, 04:25 – 11:10)
- 4th other top story (3/5/2006, 11:10 – 11:20)
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- S Africa's Zuma cleared of rape
- 5th other top story (8/5/2006, 14:20 – 15:55)
- Right subheadline (8/5/2006, 15:55 – 21:55)
- 2nd other top story (8/5/2006, 21:55 – 9/5/2006, 00:25)
- 3rd other top story (9/5/2006, 00:25 – 01:55)
- 4th other top story (9/5/2006, 01:55 – 03:55)
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June 2006
- Urgent law to shut rape loophole
- 2nd other top story (2/6/2006, 05:00 – 10:20)
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- Urgent law to shut rape loophole
- 2nd other top story (2/6/2006, 10:20 – 10:25)
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- Ruling on baby rape sentences
- 3rd other top story (8/6/2006, 03:40 – 04:45)
- 4th other top story (8/6/2006, 04:45 – 05:20)
- 5th other top story (8/6/2006, 05:20 – 08:00)
- 4th other top story (8/6/2006, 08:00 – 08:25)
- 5th other top story (8/6/2006, 08:25 – 09:55)
- 4th other top story (8/6/2006, 09:55 – 10:10)
- Left subheadline (8/6/2006, 10:10 – 10:15)
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- Rape trial changes 'not working'
- 4th other top story (20/6/2006, 13:30 – 15:25)
- 3rd other top story (20/6/2006, 15:25 – 16:30)
- 4th other top story (20/6/2006, 20:05 – 20:10)
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July 2006
- Moor assault linked to rape case
- 6th other top story (4/7/2006, 15:30 – 16:00)
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- US soldiers charged in rape case
- 1st other top story (9/7/2006, 15:15 – 18:10)
- 2nd other top story (9/7/2006, 18:10 – 10/7/2006, 00:35)
- 3rd other top story (10/7/2006, 00:35 – 00:40)
- 2nd other top story (10/7/2006, 00:40 – 02:35)
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- Boy detained for shop rape
- 5th other top story (21/7/2006, 10:45 – 11:05)
- 3rd other top story (21/7/2006, 11:05 – 13:35)
- 1st other top story (21/7/2006, 13:35 – 19:50)
- 3rd other top story (21/7/2006, 19:50 – 22/7/2006, 00:30)
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- Child rape minister to serve life
- Right subheadline (28/7/2006, 15:05 – 17:15)
- Left subheadline (28/7/2006, 17:15 – 22:25)
- 4th other top story (28/7/2006, 22:25 – 29/7/2006, 00:35)
- 3rd other top story (29/7/2006, 00:35 – 02:35)
- 4th other top story (29/7/2006, 02:35 – 03:50)
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August 2006
- US troops face Iraq rape hearing
- 1st other top story (6/8/2006, 09:35 – 11:15)
- 2nd other top story (6/8/2006, 11:15 – 12:00)
- Left subheadline (6/8/2006, 12:00 – 12:35)
- 2nd other top story (6/8/2006, 12:35 – 13:30)
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- 4th other top story (6/8/2006, 13:35 – 13:55)
- 5th other top story (6/8/2006, 13:55 – 15:00)
- 6th other top story (6/8/2006, 15:00 – 15:40)
- 5th other top story (6/8/2006, 15:40 – 16:20)
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- Troops 'took turns' to rape Iraqi
- 2nd other top story (7/8/2006, 16:45 – 18:45)
- 4th other top story (7/8/2006, 18:45 – 23:40)
- 5th other top story (7/8/2006, 23:40 – 8/8/2006, 01:10)
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- Italian probe into rape of Briton
- 7th other top story (12/8/2006, 08:15 – 08:25)
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- Inquiry into Briton's Genoa rape
- 7th other top story (12/8/2006, 08:25 – 08:30)
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- Police investigate Italian rape
- 7th other top story (12/8/2006, 08:30 – 11:50)
- 6th other top story (12/8/2006, 11:50 – 14:35)
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September 2006
- Swedish centre-right scrape win
- 7th other top story (18/9/2006, 09:40 – 10:35)
- 6th other top story (18/9/2006, 10:35 – 11:00)
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October 2006
- Girl 'taken from bath and raped'
- 4th other top story (3/10/2006, 12:55 – 15:30)
- 3rd other top story (3/10/2006, 15:30 – 17:35)
- 4th other top story (3/10/2006, 17:35 – 19:30)
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- Bath rape accused 'is paedophile'
- 3rd other top story (12/10/2006, 11:50 – 13:10)
- 1st other top story (12/10/2006, 13:10 – 14:30)
- 2nd other top story (12/10/2006, 14:30 – 14:55)
- 4th other top story (12/10/2006, 14:55 – 17:30)
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- Police back Katsav rape charges
- Left subheadline (15/10/2006, 21:30 – 16/10/2006, 02:50)
- 3rd other top story (16/10/2006, 02:50 – 03:20)
- Left subheadline (16/10/2006, 03:20 – 08:25)
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- Court martial in Iraq rape case
- 2nd other top story (18/10/2006, 20:40 – 20:45)
- 1st other top story (18/10/2006, 20:45 – 21:00)
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- 3rd other top story (19/10/2006, 00:25 – 05:10)
- 2nd other top story (19/10/2006, 05:10 – 07:50)
- 4th other top story (19/10/2006, 07:50 – 08:10)
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- Bath rape case jury is sent out
- 3rd other top story (20/10/2006, 10:50 – 12:00)
- 2nd other top story (20/10/2006, 12:00 – 12:40)
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- Man convicted of bath girl rape
- Main headline (20/10/2006, 12:40 – 20:00)
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- Review into bath rape man's case
- Main headline (20/10/2006, 20:00 – 21/10/2006, 01:25)
- 3rd other top story (21/10/2006, 01:25 – 02:40)
- 4th other top story (21/10/2006, 02:40 – 04:05)
- 6th other top story (21/10/2006, 04:05 – 04:40)
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November 2006
- Woman jailed for false rape claim
- 5th other top story (3/11/2006, 13:20 – 15:10)
- 6th other top story (3/11/2006, 15:10 – 16:15)
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- Chess star told police of 'rape'
- 3rd other top story (8/11/2006, 04:50 – 07:10)
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- Rape accused on run from hostel
- 5th other top story (8/11/2006, 22:40 – 9/11/2006, 00:30)
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December 2006
- Men plotted online to rape girl
- 4th other top story (1/12/2006, 21:55 – 2/12/2006, 03:30)
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- Soap star on holiday rape charge
- 4th other top story (3/12/2006, 14:30 – 16:35)
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- Rape charge soap star given bail
- 6th other top story (6/12/2006, 09:40 – 12:00)
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- Women demand end to Darfur rapes
- Right subheadline (9/12/2006, 16:30 – 20:00)
- 1st other top story (9/12/2006, 20:00 – 20:05)
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- Women demand Darfur rapes end
- 1st other top story (9/12/2006, 20:05 – 20:50)
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- Women urge end to Darfur rapes
- 3rd other top story (10/12/2006, 02:05 – 22/12/2006, 09:55)
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January 2007
- Life term for girl's rape, kidnap
- Left subheadline (12/1/2007, 15:05 – 15:10)
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- Man jailed for rape and kidnap
- Left subheadline (12/1/2007, 15:10 – 16:20)
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- Man jailed for girl's rape and kidnap
- Left subheadline (12/1/2007, 16:20 – 13/1/2007, 05:15)
- 6th other top story (13/1/2007, 05:15 – 05:20)
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- Man jailed for rape and kidnap
- 6th other top story (13/1/2007, 05:20 – 05:35)
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- Iraq rape soldier to plead guilty
- 4th other top story (18/1/2007, 22:40 – 19/1/2007, 00:05)
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- 4th other top story (19/1/2007, 03:00 – 07:10)
- 5th other top story (19/1/2007, 07:10 – 07:30)
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- Israel's Katsav faces rape charge
- 2nd other top story (23/1/2007, 15:00 – 15:55)
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- Rape prosecutions 'must improve'
- Main headline (31/1/2007, 02:35 – 05:05)
- Left subheadline (31/1/2007, 05:05 – 05:15)
- 1st other top story (31/1/2007, 05:15 – 06:50)
- Main headline (31/1/2007, 06:50 – 07:55)
- Right subheadline (31/1/2007, 07:55 – 18:45)
- 1st other top story (31/1/2007, 18:45 – 22:50)
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February 2007
- Men jailed for online rape plot
- Right subheadline (5/2/2007, 11:35 – 12:25)
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- Men jailed for online rape plot
- Right subheadline (5/2/2007, 12:25 – 13:25)
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March 2007
- Lotto winner guilty of child rape
- 5th other top story (5/3/2007, 14:00 – 15:50)
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- 5th other top story (5/3/2007, 16:40 – 17:10)
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- Sailor 'recalled rape in therapy'
- 2nd other top story (7/3/2007, 16:50 – 17:10)
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- Navy petty officer guilty of rape
- 1st other top story (9/3/2007, 16:30 – 17:10)
- Right subheadline (9/3/2007, 17:10 – 21:15)
- 2nd other top story (9/3/2007, 21:15 – 22:55)
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- Royal Navy sailor jailed for rape
- 3rd other top story (14/3/2007, 11:35 – 12:40)
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April 2007
- Date rape drugs 'under-reported'
- 7th other top story (2/4/2007, 16:05 – 20:05)
- 6th other top story (2/4/2007, 20:05 – 22:35)
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