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July 2005
- Water firms seek drought powers
- 2nd other top story (4/7/2005, 08:04 – 10:10)
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- Watergate FBI head dies at 88
- 2nd other top story (7/7/2005, 08:03 – 08:11)
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- 4th other top story (7/7/2005, 09:36 – 11:47)
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- 4th other top story (7/7/2005, 12:31 – 12:39)
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August 2005
- Teen admits water crash death
- 6th other top story (9/8/2005, 13:39 – 14:49)
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- Water death crash youth fined
- 3rd other top story (10/8/2005, 08:18 – 09:58)
- 4th other top story (10/8/2005, 09:58 – 10:39)
- 5th other top story (10/8/2005, 10:39 – 11:27)
- 4th other top story (10/8/2005, 11:27 – 11:38)
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September 2005
- Water pumped from flood-hit city
- Main headline (6/9/2005, 11:45 – 16:55)
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November 2005
- Water shortage panics China city
- 2nd other top story (22/11/2005, 17:05 – 17:35)
- 3rd other top story (22/11/2005, 17:35 – 22:20)
- 4th other top story (22/11/2005, 22:20 – 23:10)
- 5th other top story (22/11/2005, 23:10 – 23/11/2005, 01:20)
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- China city water supplies cut off
- 3rd other top story (23/11/2005, 07:55 – 08:15)
- 2nd other top story (23/11/2005, 08:15 – 08:55)
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- Water crisis strikes Chinese city
- 2nd other top story (23/11/2005, 08:55 – 09:30)
- 3rd other top story (23/11/2005, 09:30 – 10:45)
- Left subheadline (23/11/2005, 10:45 – 10:55)
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- China resumes city water supply
- 3rd other top story (27/11/2005, 11:30 – 12:00)
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- China city water supply resumes
- 3rd other top story (27/11/2005, 12:00 – 12:20)
- 4th other top story (27/11/2005, 12:20 – 13:35)
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- 6th other top story (27/11/2005, 14:00 – 15:30)
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March 2006
- Compulsory water meters allowed
- Right subheadline (1/3/2006, 10:50 – 16:15)
- Main headline (1/3/2006, 16:15 – 18:35)
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- First homes forced to get water meters
- Main headline (1/3/2006, 18:35 – 20:40)
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- Homes forced to get water meters
- Main headline (1/3/2006, 20:40 – 20:45)
- Left subheadline (1/3/2006, 20:45 – 2/3/2006, 00:20)
- 1st other top story (2/3/2006, 00:20 – 01:00)
- 3rd other top story (2/3/2006, 01:00 – 04:30)
- 6th other top story (2/3/2006, 04:30 – 05:20)
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April 2006
- Water leak at Japan nuclear plant
- 2nd other top story (12/4/2006, 10:30 – 12:55)
- 3rd other top story (12/4/2006, 12:55 – 13:55)
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- Balkans battle rising floodwaters
- Left subheadline (16/4/2006, 12:20 – 13:40)
- Right subheadline (16/4/2006, 13:40 – 14:35)
- Left subheadline (16/4/2006, 14:35 – 18:15)
- 1st other top story (16/4/2006, 18:15 – 18:40)
- 2nd other top story (16/4/2006, 18:40 – 18:45)
- 3rd other top story (16/4/2006, 18:45 – 22:20)
- Right subheadline (16/4/2006, 23:25 – 17/4/2006, 03:00)
- Left subheadline (17/4/2006, 03:00 – 06:25)
- 2nd other top story (17/4/2006, 06:25 – 06:55)
- Left subheadline (17/4/2006, 06:55 – 07:50)
- Right subheadline (17/4/2006, 07:50 – 08:45)
- 2nd other top story (17/4/2006, 08:45 – 10:25)
- 1st other top story (17/4/2006, 10:25 – 11:05)
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- Scientists make water run uphill
- 6th other top story (30/4/2006, 17:45 – 18:00)
- 7th other top story (30/4/2006, 18:00 – 21:20)
- 6th other top story (30/4/2006, 21:20 – 1/5/2006, 01:15)
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May 2006
- Blaine fails in water record bid
- 1st other top story (9/5/2006, 03:55 – 07:55)
- Right subheadline (9/5/2006, 07:55 – 10:25)
- 7th other top story (9/5/2006, 10:25 – 10:50)
- 2nd other top story (9/5/2006, 10:50 – 11:05)
- 3rd other top story (9/5/2006, 11:05 – 11:20)
- 4th other top story (9/5/2006, 11:20 – 11:40)
- 3rd other top story (9/5/2006, 11:40 – 13:35)
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- No drought order for water firm
- 4th other top story (19/5/2006, 08:25 – 08:50)
- 1st other top story (19/5/2006, 08:50 – 10:00)
- 2nd other top story (19/5/2006, 10:00 – 11:55)
- 3rd other top story (19/5/2006, 11:55 – 13:05)
- 4th other top story (19/5/2006, 13:05 – 13:10)
- 5th other top story (19/5/2006, 13:10 – 13:35)
- 4th other top story (19/5/2006, 13:35 – 20:10)
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- Inquiry into salt-water plant plan
- 4th other top story (23/5/2006, 01:35 – 04:15)
- 5th other top story (23/5/2006, 04:15 – 06:30)
- 1st other top story (23/5/2006, 06:30 – 07:25)
- 2nd other top story (23/5/2006, 07:25 – 07:40)
- 3rd other top story (23/5/2006, 07:40 – 10:20)
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- Water firms given drought orders
- Right subheadline (25/5/2006, 11:40 – 13:00)
- 1st other top story (25/5/2006, 13:00 – 14:50)
- 2nd other top story (25/5/2006, 14:50 – 16:15)
- 3rd other top story (25/5/2006, 16:15 – 17:35)
- 4th other top story (25/5/2006, 17:35 – 18:20)
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- Duke in threat to village water
- 5th other top story (30/5/2006, 18:25 – 18:40)
- 6th other top story (30/5/2006, 18:40 – 20:15)
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June 2006
- Water summit amid drought fears
- 3rd other top story (1/6/2006, 05:40 – 10:15)
- 4th other top story (1/6/2006, 10:15 – 14:45)
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- Home plans 'ignore lack of water'
- 2nd other top story (6/6/2006, 00:30 – 01:20)
- Right subheadline (6/6/2006, 01:20 – 05:25)
- 1st other top story (6/6/2006, 05:25 – 06:10)
- Left subheadline (6/6/2006, 06:10 – 09:30)
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- UK 'in muddle' over water policy
- Left subheadline (6/6/2006, 09:30 – 10:25)
- 2nd other top story (6/6/2006, 10:25 – 11:20)
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- Target water bill dodgers - peers
- 2nd other top story (6/6/2006, 11:20 – 11:25)
- Left subheadline (6/6/2006, 11:25 – 11:35)
- Main headline (6/6/2006, 11:35 – 12:15)
- 1st other top story (6/6/2006, 12:15 – 12:30)
- 2nd other top story (6/6/2006, 12:30 – 13:05)
- Right subheadline (6/6/2006, 13:05 – 15:20)
- 1st other top story (6/6/2006, 15:20 – 15:50)
- 2nd other top story (6/6/2006, 15:50 – 16:15)
- 3rd other top story (6/6/2006, 16:15 – 17:45)
- Right subheadline (6/6/2006, 17:45 – 19:35)
- 4th other top story (6/6/2006, 19:35 – 23:30)
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- Thames Water wants drought order
- 5th other top story (9/6/2006, 16:00 – 16:05)
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- Thames Water drought order bid
- 5th other top story (9/6/2006, 16:05 – 16:30)
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- Arctic dips as global waters rise
- 7th other top story (15/6/2006, 15:35 – 19:20)
- 6th other top story (15/6/2006, 19:20 – 20:15)
- 5th other top story (15/6/2006, 20:15 – 21:05)
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- Thames Water misses leak target
- Right subheadline (21/6/2006, 10:00 – 10:45)
- Main headline (21/6/2006, 10:45 – 14:55)
- Left subheadline (21/6/2006, 14:55 – 20:05)
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- Anger over Thames Water leakages
- Left subheadline (21/6/2006, 20:05 – 22/6/2006, 04:05)
- 4th other top story (22/6/2006, 04:05 – 04:10)
- 5th other top story (22/6/2006, 04:10 – 04:15)
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- Anger over Thames Water leaks
- 6th other top story (22/6/2006, 04:15 – 07:10)
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- Volcano found underwater in Italy
- Right subheadline (23/6/2006, 07:05 – 08:05)
- 2nd other top story (23/6/2006, 08:05 – 09:35)
- 3rd other top story (23/6/2006, 09:35 – 09:45)
- 2nd other top story (23/6/2006, 09:45 – 09:50)
- 3rd other top story (23/6/2006, 09:50 – 10:25)
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July 2006
- Thames Water facing leak penalty
- 5th other top story (4/7/2006, 05:10 – 08:10)
- 6th other top story (4/7/2006, 08:10 – 10:30)
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- Water firm escapes leak fine
- Right subheadline (4/7/2006, 10:25 – 11:05)
- 5th other top story (4/7/2006, 11:05 – 11:10)
- 6th other top story (4/7/2006, 11:10 – 13:05)
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- 4th other top story (4/7/2006, 13:10 – 13:25)
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- 4th other top story (4/7/2006, 13:30 – 14:05)
- 3rd other top story (4/7/2006, 14:05 – 14:40)
- 4th other top story (4/7/2006, 14:40 – 16:00)
- 5th other top story (4/7/2006, 16:00 – 18:05)
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- Complaints about water firms rise
- 2nd other top story (13/7/2006, 01:35 – 02:10)
- 1st other top story (13/7/2006, 02:10 – 07:50)
- 2nd other top story (13/7/2006, 07:50 – 07:55)
- 3rd other top story (13/7/2006, 07:55 – 10:20)
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- Israel blockades Lebanese waters
- Main headline (13/7/2006, 08:55 – 09:55)
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- Thames Water heads pollution list
- 2nd other top story (26/7/2006, 05:55 – 07:15)
- 3rd other top story (26/7/2006, 07:15 – 10:00)
- 4th other top story (26/7/2006, 10:00 – 11:20)
- 5th other top story (26/7/2006, 11:20 – 12:55)
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- Girl dies after waterfall plunge
- 5th other top story (27/7/2006, 23:50 – 28/7/2006, 01:05)
- 6th other top story (28/7/2006, 01:05 – 01:25)
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August 2006
- Water waste 'threatens wildlife'
- 3rd other top story (10/8/2006, 04:30 – 06:05)
- 4th other top story (10/8/2006, 06:05 – 06:30)
- 3rd other top story (10/8/2006, 06:30 – 08:30)
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- Profits up at Thames Water owner
- 2nd other top story (10/8/2006, 08:30 – 15:05)
- 3rd other top story (10/8/2006, 15:05 – 16:15)
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- Beaches praised for water quality
- 3rd other top story (26/8/2006, 04:25 – 05:35)
- 4th other top story (26/8/2006, 05:35 – 08:35)
- 1st other top story (26/8/2006, 08:35 – 10:25)
- Right subheadline (26/8/2006, 10:25 – 12:05)
- 3rd other top story (26/8/2006, 12:05 – 13:40)
- 2nd other top story (26/8/2006, 13:40 – 14:55)
- 1st other top story (26/8/2006, 14:55 – 17:55)
- 2nd other top story (26/8/2006, 17:55 – 19:15)
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- Thames Water to cut 25% of jobs
- Left subheadline (29/8/2006, 17:20 – 22:35)
- Right subheadline (29/8/2006, 22:35 – 30/8/2006, 01:55)
- 1st other top story (30/8/2006, 01:55 – 03:10)
- 3rd other top story (30/8/2006, 03:10 – 03:40)
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September 2006
- Water efficiency saves 'a mugful'
- 2nd other top story (17/9/2006, 08:05 – 08:20)
- 3rd other top story (17/9/2006, 08:20 – 11:50)
- 4th other top story (17/9/2006, 11:50 – 14:15)
- 5th other top story (17/9/2006, 14:15 – 14:40)
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October 2006
- Thames Water to be sold for £8bn
- 3rd other top story (17/10/2006, 02:15 – 04:51)
- 5th other top story (17/10/2006, 04:51 – 06:50)
- 4th other top story (17/10/2006, 06:50 – 09:45)
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- Climate water threat to millions
- 2nd other top story (20/10/2006, 01:30 – 03:05)
- Right subheadline (20/10/2006, 03:05 – 06:15)
- 4th other top story (20/10/2006, 06:15 – 06:25)
- 5th other top story (20/10/2006, 06:25 – 06:30)
- 6th other top story (20/10/2006, 06:30 – 11:35)
- 5th other top story (20/10/2006, 11:35 – 11:50)
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November 2006
- Water firms facing massive fines
- 4th other top story (7/11/2006, 14:50 – 17:50)
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- 'Best ever' bathing water quality
- 1st other top story (9/11/2006, 00:30 – 00:50)
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- 3rd other top story (9/11/2006, 01:05 – 01:10)
- 4th other top story (9/11/2006, 01:10 – 02:05)
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- UN urges end to 'water apartheid'
- 1st other top story (9/11/2006, 15:45 – 16:15)
- 2nd other top story (9/11/2006, 16:15 – 16:20)
- 3rd other top story (9/11/2006, 16:20 – 21:50)
- 4th other top story (9/11/2006, 21:50 – 10/11/2006, 01:50)
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- Water meter plan 'accelerating'
- 4th other top story (20/11/2006, 00:10 – 00:25)
- 5th other top story (20/11/2006, 00:25 – 01:30)
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December 2006
- Water flowed 'recently' on Mars
- Right subheadline (6/12/2006, 18:45 – 7/12/2006, 00:35)
- 6th other top story (7/12/2006, 00:35 – 02:05)
- 4th other top story (7/12/2006, 02:05 – 02:40)
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January 2007
- Woman dies after water contest
- 6th other top story (14/1/2007, 19:25 – 15/1/2007, 02:20)
- 5th other top story (15/1/2007, 02:20 – 05:50)
- 6th other top story (15/1/2007, 05:50 – 08:00)
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- Water firms lift hosepipe ban
- 1st other top story (18/1/2007, 02:10 – 04:00)
- Right subheadline (18/1/2007, 04:00 – 06:20)
- 1st other top story (18/1/2007, 06:20 – 07:20)
- 2nd other top story (18/1/2007, 07:20 – 07:45)
- 1st other top story (18/1/2007, 07:45 – 08:35)
- 2nd other top story (18/1/2007, 08:35 – 12:35)
- 3rd other top story (18/1/2007, 12:35 – 13:05)
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April 2007
- Toddler dies in water container
- 3rd other top story (21/4/2007, 07:55 – 12:00)
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May 2007
- Water watchdog is 'weak' say MPs
- 3rd other top story (10/5/2007, 00:30 – 00:40)
- 4th other top story (10/5/2007, 00:40 – 01:10)
- 5th other top story (10/5/2007, 01:10 – 07:20)
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- MPs attack 'weak' water watchdog
- 5th other top story (10/5/2007, 07:20 – 07:45)
- 4th other top story (10/5/2007, 07:45 – 10:05)
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- Complaints about water firms rise
- 6th other top story (17/5/2007, 05:40 – 08:35)
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