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Iraqi boy and UK soldier in Basra, Iraq - 17/12/2008
UK Iraq war inquiry to begin
The UK's official Iraq war inquiry is to begin its public hearings, with leading civil servants and a former spy chief giving evidence.
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British military fatalities in Iraq

Coal power station in New Haven, West Virginia US 'will announce climate target'
The US will give a target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions at next month's UN climate summit, officials say.

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UK charity Save the Children says that at least four out of five children in orphanages worldwide have a living parent.


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Leading UK scientists issue an unprecedented statement about the dangers of failing to cut greenhouse gases.

'Risky donor' transplants rising
Ofsted 'feeds child safety fears'

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Police should not routinely DNA-test everyone they arrest, the government's genetic advisers conclude.

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