The week's news in bullet points

This is the place to catch up on news of the last seven days.

Saturday: Green Goddesses back on Britain's streets

• Saturday 23 November

Ministers attacked over fire strike

The government comes under increasing pressure from Britain's biggest trades unions to bring a swift end to the fire dispute.

Duke denies Diana insult

Nigeria calls off Miss World show

Body parts suspects appear in court

Israel admits killing British UN worker

First Popstars line-up unveiled

Did quark matter strike earth?

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• Friday 22 November

Fire strike tests armed forces

A bitter political row erupts on the first day of an eight-day firefighters' strike, as the armed forces get to grips with providing emergency cover.

Miss World riots 'leave 100 dead'

BNP scores shock election success

Origin of dogs traced

Tolls 'would curb M25 traffic'

British aid worker killed in West Bank

Efforts to stop music piracy 'pointless'

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• Thursday 21 November

Princess Royal fined over dog attack

Princess Anne has been fined £500 and ordered to pay £500 compensation after pleading guilty to a charge that one of her dogs attacked two children.

Prescott: Call off the strike

Twelve killed in Miss World riots

Warning of serious Windows hole

Kuwait's hidden threat to US

Bali bomb 'mastermind' held

Jerusalem bus blast kills 11

Nato creates rapid response force

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• Wednesday 20 November

Controversial autopsy goes ahead

The first public autopsy for 170 years has gone ahead before a paying crowd on Wednesday despite police threats that they would intervene.

Jackson causes baby stir

US seeks coalition for Iraq war

Forces chief issues strike warning

Race to contain tanker disaster

Cervical cancer vaccine success

UK bank chief warns on house prices

Big Brother celebrities unveiled

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• Tuesday 19 November

Stricken oil tanker sinks

A stricken tanker which has been leaking oil off the north-west coast of Spain has begun to sink after breaking apart.

Jackson causes baby stir

Police expect to identify 'Jenna' body

Internet paedophiles face crackdown

Doctors treat 'rabies' victim

Indian PM issues Iraq warning

Australian denies anti-Israeli plot

Film star Coburn dies at 74

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• Monday 18 November

UN inspectors begin Iraq mission

International inspectors have returned to Iraq for the first time in four years with a sweeping new mandate to search for weapons of mass destruction.

Firefighters pay talks 'constructive'

Terror case coverage condemned

Passengers recall El Al 'hijack' terror

N Korean nuclear 'admission' in doubt

Hindley faced new murder charges

Paedophile wanted girl murdered

Equitable Life 'could go under'

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• Sunday 17 November

Three on London terror charges

Three men have been arrested on terror charges in London amid reports of a plot to target the city's underground.

North Korea admits nuclear arsenal

Inquiry into fatal coach crash

Kuwait arrests 'al-Qaeda leader'

SAS 'hunting Bin Laden in Yemen'

Former Italian PM convicted of murder

'Files depict JFK's life of pain

India marvels at 'miracle chapati'