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The week in pictures
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Commonwealth war veterans Arthur Sarson, 89, from Sheffield, England, of the 50th Northumbrian Regiment, Victor Sherrington, 88, from London, of the 1st Royal Horse Artillery, Richard Doggett, 86, of Britain's Royal Air Force, John Green, 85, from Shropshire, England, of the Royal Air Force, and Joe Madeley, 87, of the 2/13th Australian Infantry Division, lay wreaths to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Second World War's battle of El Alamein (Image © Ben Curtis/AP/Press Association Images)
We shall remember them
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Some people will go to extraordinary lengths to beat customs officers
The bizarre world of smuggling
© AP Photo. Kristiansand Regional Customs Service
Key moments from 1989, including the fall of the Berlin Wall (Image © AP/Press Association Images)
1989: the year the world changed
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  • A Briton has been shot dead in a bar in TexasBritish man shot dead in Texas bar
    pa.press.net - 2009-11-07T14:23:13

    A British man has been shot dead after a gunman opened fire after walking into a bar in the United States.

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    • Climate change protesters dressed as G20 finance ministers bury their heads in the sand in St AndrewsBrown in call for global 'contract'
      pa.press.net - 2009-11-07T14:23:13

      Gordon Brown has called for a new global "economic and social contract" with the financial institutions to ensure taxpayers around the world will never again have to bear the cost of banking failure.

    • There have been accusations of a 'stitch-up' over MPs' expenses'Stitch-up' reports on MP expenses
      pa.press.net - 2009-11-07T14:23:13

      There have been accusations of a "behind-the-scenes stitch-up" following reports that key elements of the proposed plan to clean up the system of MPs' expenses could be scrapped.

    • Two British ticketholders have scooped a 90 million pound Euromillions jackpotBritons scoop a £90m Euro jackpot
      pa.press.net - 2009-11-07T14:23:13

      Two British ticketholders shared a massive £90 million jackpot in Friday night's Euromillions draw, Camelot said.

    World

    • Army psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan was shot during the gun rampage  AP Fort Hood shooter still 'critical'
      pa.press.net - 2009-11-07T14:24:03

      The military psychiatrist responsible for a shooting spree that left 13 dead remains in a coma, frustrating attempts to work out what made him kill.

    • Climate change protesters dressed as G20 finance ministers bury their heads in the sand in St AndrewsBrown in call for global 'contract'
      pa.press.net - 2009-11-07T14:24:03

      Gordon Brown has called for a new global "economic and social contract" with the financial institutions to ensure taxpayers around the world will never again have to bear the cost of banking failure.

    • Kai Eide, a United Nations official, has been criticised by the Afghan government  AP Afghans say UN official out of line
      pa.press.net - 2009-11-07T14:24:03

      The top UN official in Afghanistan went beyond his authority by giving instructions on how to rid the government of corruption and warlords, the country's foreign ministry has said.

    Odd news

    • Driver passes test at 950th attempt
      pa.press.net - 2009-11-06T07:58:47

      A South Korean woman has passed the written exam required for a driver's licence after hundreds of failed attempts over the past four years, police say.

    • Elephant on road shocks US couple
      pa.press.net - 2009-11-06T07:58:47

      It may not be unusual to see a deer or a cow crossing Oklahoma's rural highways ... but one couple returning from church had an altogether bigger problem.

    • Pupils on 'world's shortest flight'
      pa.press.net - 2009-11-06T07:58:47

      Children living on a remote Scottish island are to hitch a lift to school on what is said to be the world's shortest flight.

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