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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
VIDEO: Council seizes breast milk ice cream
Ice cream made from human breast milk being sold in London has been seized by the local council, to test that it's safe.
VIDEO: Call for a 'fairer' deal on fuel tax
A petition calling for a halt to the planned increase in fuel duty has been delivered to Downing Street 
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Zambians killed in bar stampede
Frank Lampard (right) scored a late penalty as Chelsea won 2-1 Four Zambian police officers have been charged with murder after allegedly causing the death of two people watching the Chelsea v Manchester United football match in a bar.
Police say the bar was staying open late illegally to show the crunch English Premier League game.
Patrons refused to leave the bar and police threw a tear gas canister in the southern town of Mazabuka.
This led to a stampede in which a woman of 21 and a man of 23 died, police say.
The BBC's Mutuna Chanda in Zambia says bars are only allowed to stay open until 2230 local time (2030 GMT) - half-time in the game between the defending champions and the current league leaders.
English football is extremely popular in Zambia, as in many countries across Africa.
Our correspondent says there were protests in Mazabuka, 100km (62 miles) south of the capital Lusaka, after word spread on Wednesday about the deaths.
Protesters smashed windowpanes at the police station and burnt refuse bins.
The protesters also blocked the Great North Road that connects Zambia's tourist capital Livingstone to Lusaka.
Extra police officers were sent to the town and calm has been restored.
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First free school gets go-ahead
The free school being set up by the writer Toby Young becomes the first to get the final green light to open in September. 
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Derby loss focused Gers - McCoist
Rangers assistant manager Ally McCoist says the recent defeat at Celtic Park could prove to be the Ibrox side's most important result of the season. 
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Clegg urges Libya and Egypt help
Nick Clegg is urging leaders to match the bravery of North African rebels European countries must "step up to the plate" to help North African countries such as Libya and Egypt achieve political reform, Nick Clegg is to say.
In a speech in Brussels, the UK deputy prime minister will call for a new response to ensure greater freedom.
On Monday, David Cameron promised to leave "all eventualities open" if Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi's regime continues to kill rebels.
Mr Clegg said North Africa was facing a "defining moment".
The speech follows widespread unrest in the region, which has seen the fall of governments in Egypt and Tunisia and a revolt in Libya which has resulted in hundreds of people being killed and the loss of government control over much of the country.
In his speech, Mr Clegg is expected to say: "This is a precious moment of opportunity for the region. Precious because it is the people, especially the young people, who are speaking up, and they are doing so for the most part peacefully and with dignity.
"They are showing that there is more to politics in the region than the choice between repression and extremism.
Nick Clegg“What happens in North Africa impacts on every community in Europe. This is happening in our back yard”
"It is precious, but potentially fragile too. There is no certainty about the outcome. This is why Europe must play its part."
Mr Clegg's speech comes after sanctions were announced against Col Gaddafi's family, including a freeze of assets and a travel ban.
He will say: "Every day on our television screens, we are witnessing the courage of ordinary people taking to the streets to demand greater freedom.
"The countries of the European Union need to match their bravery and get behind this movement for change. They are creating a new world. We need a new response.
"What happens in North Africa impacts on every community in Europe. This is happening in our back yard.
"The EU, individual member states, businesses, and civil society - all of us need to step up to the plate - 2011 is certain to be a defining moment for North Africa, but it is a defining moment for Europe, too. I hope together we can rise to the challenge."
During a press conference on Monday, Mr Cameron was asked whether he would offer support, in the form of arms, to those leading the rebellion against the Gaddafi regime.
He replied that it was essential to "plan for every eventuality" in the country, adding: "It is not acceptable to have a situation where Col Gaddafi can be murdering his own people, using aeroplanes and helicopters and the like.
"And we have to plan now to make sure that if that happens we can do something to stop it."
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
VIDEO: UK aid spending to focus on war-torn countries
International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell has said that direct development aid to 16 countries, including Russia and China, will be cut to provide more aid to war-torn countries such as Afghanistan. 
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