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July 2005
- Shankill bomber freed from prison
- Left subheadline (27/7/2005, 21:44 – 23:35)
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August 2005
- Man freed in racist murder probe
- 6th other top story (3/8/2005, 17:27 – 18:06)
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- Chemist quizzed over bombs freed
- 3rd other top story (9/8/2005, 16:02 – 16:21)
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- Chemist held over bombs freed
- 3rd other top story (9/8/2005, 16:21 – 16:25)
- 5th other top story (9/8/2005, 16:25 – 17:46)
- 5th other top story (9/8/2005, 18:04 – 18:31)
- 4th other top story (9/8/2005, 18:31 – 19:43)
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September 2005
- UK soldiers freed from Basra jail
- Main headline (19/9/2005, 21:25 – 22:30)
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- UK soldiers 'freed from militia'
- Main headline (20/9/2005, 07:45 – 12:10)
- Left subheadline (20/9/2005, 12:10 – 15:15)
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October 2005
- Kidnapped reporter freed in Iraq
- Right subheadline (20/10/2005, 21:00 – 21/10/2005, 00:45)
- Left subheadline (21/10/2005, 00:45 – 01:55)
- Right subheadline (21/10/2005, 01:55 – 05:50)
- 1st other top story (21/10/2005, 05:50 – 09:30)
- 2nd other top story (21/10/2005, 09:30 – 10:40)
- 4th other top story (21/10/2005, 10:40 – 10:55)
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- Freed reporter 'feared beheading'
- 3rd other top story (22/10/2005, 06:00 – 06:55)
- 2nd other top story (22/10/2005, 06:55 – 08:50)
- 1st other top story (22/10/2005, 08:50 – 13:10)
- 2nd other top story (22/10/2005, 13:10 – 14:25)
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November 2005
- NI fugitives will be freed
- 2nd other top story (9/11/2005, 12:55 – 13:00)
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- NI fugitives set to be freed
- 2nd other top story (9/11/2005, 13:00 – 13:05)
- 3rd other top story (9/11/2005, 13:05 – 14:15)
- 4th other top story (9/11/2005, 14:15 – 16:00)
- 5th other top story (9/11/2005, 16:00 – 17:20)
- 4th other top story (9/11/2005, 17:20 – 10/11/2005, 00:35)
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- British 'hostages' freed in Iran
- Main headline (11/11/2005, 08:15 – 11:35)
- Left subheadline (11/11/2005, 11:35 – 12:50)
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- Bush urges greater China freedoms
- Left subheadline (20/11/2005, 05:35 – 11:50)
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- Bush urges more China freedoms
- 2nd other top story (20/11/2005, 11:50 – 12:55)
- Right subheadline (20/11/2005, 12:55 – 18:35)
- 2nd other top story (20/11/2005, 18:35 – 21:15)
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January 2006
- Seized officials freed in Haiti
- 4th other top story (1/1/2006, 06:00 – 09:00)
- 5th other top story (1/1/2006, 09:00 – 09:55)
- 6th other top story (1/1/2006, 09:55 – 10:25)
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- Italian man seized in Gaza freed
- 1st other top story (1/1/2006, 16:00 – 19:20)
- 2nd other top story (1/1/2006, 19:20 – 2/1/2006, 01:20)
- 1st other top story (2/1/2006, 01:20 – 04:15)
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- Man who shot Pope freed from jail
- Right subheadline (12/1/2006, 07:55 – 12:40)
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- Man who shot Pope freed
- 4th other top story (12/1/2006, 12:40 – 13:00)
- 5th other top story (12/1/2006, 13:00 – 13:05)
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- Man who shot Pope freed from jail
- 4th other top story (12/1/2006, 15:35 – 16:40)
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- Turkey ends Pope gunman freedom
- 4th other top story (20/1/2006, 18:05 – 18:10)
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- Nigeria foreign hostages 'freed'
- 3rd other top story (30/1/2006, 09:15 – 09:25)
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February 2006
- UK worker freed in Colombia
- 1st other top story (10/2/2006, 05:00 – 05:10)
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- MSF workers freed in Colombia
- 1st other top story (10/2/2006, 05:10 – 06:05)
- 4th other top story (10/2/2006, 06:05 – 08:45)
- 5th other top story (10/2/2006, 08:45 – 09:25)
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March 2006
- Freed UK three held at Heathrow
- 4th other top story (1/3/2006, 16:05 – 17:05)
- 2nd other top story (1/3/2006, 17:05 – 17:45)
- 3rd other top story (1/3/2006, 17:45 – 19:25)
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- Freed UK three return to families
- 3rd other top story (1/3/2006, 19:25 – 19:50)
- Left subheadline (1/3/2006, 19:50 – 20:45)
- 2nd other top story (1/3/2006, 20:45 – 23:00)
- 3rd other top story (1/3/2006, 23:00 – 2/3/2006, 00:20)
- 4th other top story (2/3/2006, 00:20 – 04:30)
- 3rd other top story (2/3/2006, 04:30 – 04:50)
- 4th other top story (2/3/2006, 04:50 – 05:20)
- 5th other top story (2/3/2006, 05:20 – 05:45)
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- Soldier in Iraq video row freed
- 4th other top story (9/3/2006, 13:30 – 15:00)
- 5th other top story (9/3/2006, 15:00 – 15:45)
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- Iranian dissident freed from jail
- 4th other top story (18/3/2006, 15:55 – 17:25)
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- British Iraq hostage Kember freed
- Main headline (23/3/2006, 09:15 – 09:30)
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- British hostage Kember freed in Iraq rescue
- Main headline (23/3/2006, 09:30 – 18:40)
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- British Iraq hostage Kember freed
- Main headline (23/3/2006, 18:40 – 19:30)
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- Freed Kember back in UK amid row
- Main headline (25/3/2006, 12:55 – 14:40)
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- Freedom of speech protest staged
- 3rd other top story (25/3/2006, 14:40 – 15:00)
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- Freed Kember thanks rescue troops
- Main headline (25/3/2006, 14:40 – 26/3/2006, 00:40)
- 2nd other top story (26/3/2006, 00:40 – 00:55)
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- Freed Kember in church prayers
- 3rd other top story (26/3/2006, 12:00 – 13:05)
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- Belarus leader freedom call
- Right subheadline (26/3/2006, 13:05 – 15:05)
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- Freed Kember in church prayers
- 4th other top story (26/3/2006, 13:05 – 13:15)
- 1st other top story (26/3/2006, 13:15 – 18:10)
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- Afghan convert set to be freed
- Right subheadline (26/3/2006, 15:40 – 17:35)
- 2nd other top story (26/3/2006, 17:35 – 18:10)
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- Freed Kember in church prayers
- 2nd other top story (26/3/2006, 18:10 – 20:00)
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- Afghan convert set to be freed
- Main headline (26/3/2006, 18:10 – 21:00)
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- Freed Kember in church prayers
- 3rd other top story (26/3/2006, 20:00 – 21:00)
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- Afghan convert set to be freed
- 1st other top story (26/3/2006, 21:00 – 22:15)
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- Freed Kember in church prayers
- 4th other top story (26/3/2006, 21:00 – 22:15)
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- Afghan convert set to be freed
- 2nd other top story (26/3/2006, 22:15 – 23:20)
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- Freed Kember in church prayers
- 5th other top story (26/3/2006, 22:15 – 23:20)
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- Afghan convert set to be freed
- 3rd other top story (26/3/2006, 23:20 – 23:40)
- 4th other top story (26/3/2006, 23:40 – 27/3/2006, 01:55)
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- Afghan convert freed from prison
- Right subheadline (28/3/2006, 07:35 – 09:20)
- 1st other top story (28/3/2006, 09:20 – 12:20)
- 4th other top story (28/3/2006, 12:20 – 13:00)
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April 2006
- Freed US journalist 'manipulated'
- Right subheadline (2/4/2006, 02:45 – 07:50)
- 2nd other top story (2/4/2006, 07:50 – 09:55)
- 4th other top story (2/4/2006, 09:55 – 13:50)
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- Freed Iraq hostage arrives in US
- 2nd other top story (2/4/2006, 17:50 – 18:00)
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- Freed Iraq hostage arrives in US
- 2nd other top story (2/4/2006, 18:00 – 19:15)
- 3rd other top story (2/4/2006, 19:15 – 21:15)
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- Freed US journalist arrives home
- 3rd other top story (2/4/2006, 21:15 – 3/4/2006, 00:20)
- 4th other top story (3/4/2006, 00:20 – 02:40)
- 5th other top story (3/4/2006, 02:40 – 03:00)
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- Tougher curbs on freed criminals
- Main headline (20/4/2006, 14:50 – 21:45)
- 4th other top story (20/4/2006, 21:45 – 21/4/2006, 00:30)
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- Snoop Dogg freed without charge
- 6th other top story (27/4/2006, 17:05 – 17:15)
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- Snoop Dogg freed on bail
- Right subheadline (27/4/2006, 17:15 – 28/4/2006, 00:45)
- 1st other top story (28/4/2006, 00:45 – 02:40)
- 2nd other top story (28/4/2006, 02:40 – 03:15)
- 4th other top story (28/4/2006, 03:15 – 03:20)
- 6th other top story (28/4/2006, 03:20 – 04:50)
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- Freed criminals not on computer
- Main headline (28/4/2006, 08:40 – 11:25)
- 1st other top story (28/4/2006, 11:25 – 11:30)
- Right subheadline (28/4/2006, 11:30 – 13:20)
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May 2006
- German hostages 'freed in Iraq'
- Left subheadline (2/5/2006, 18:40 – 21:20)
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- Search goes on for freed convicts
- 1st other top story (4/5/2006, 03:45 – 05:30)
- 2nd other top story (4/5/2006, 05:30 – 06:45)
- 3rd other top story (4/5/2006, 06:45 – 08:50)
- 4th other top story (4/5/2006, 08:50 – 09:05)
- 3rd other top story (4/5/2006, 09:05 – 10:40)
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- Finucane killer freed from jail
- 1st other top story (23/5/2006, 15:20 – 15:25)
- 1st other top story (23/5/2006, 15:40 – 16:15)
- 2nd other top story (23/5/2006, 16:15 – 16:35)
- 3rd other top story (23/5/2006, 16:35 – 16:40)
- 4th other top story (23/5/2006, 16:40 – 18:20)
- 5th other top story (23/5/2006, 18:20 – 20:35)
- 6th other top story (23/5/2006, 20:35 – 24/5/2006, 02:05)
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June 2006
- Captured Nigeria oilmen 'freed'
- 1st other top story (4/6/2006, 07:45 – 08:00)
- Right subheadline (4/6/2006, 08:00 – 08:20)
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- Two captured Nigeria oilmen freed
- Right subheadline (4/6/2006, 08:20 – 08:35)
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- British oilmen freed in Nigeria
- Right subheadline (4/6/2006, 08:35 – 12:10)
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- Abducted oilmen freed in Nigeria
- Right subheadline (4/6/2006, 12:10 – 15:25)
- 1st other top story (4/6/2006, 15:25 – 18:35)
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- Questions after terror pair freed
- Main headline (10/6/2006, 08:35 – 11:15)
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- Dead detainee 'was to be freed'
- Main headline (12/6/2006, 07:40 – 11:40)
- 1st other top story (12/6/2006, 11:40 – 12:35)
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- Bali bomb cleric freed from jail
- Left subheadline (14/6/2006, 01:55 – 08:50)
- 2nd other top story (14/6/2006, 08:50 – 08:55)
- 3rd other top story (14/6/2006, 08:55 – 09:05)
- 2nd other top story (14/6/2006, 09:05 – 09:55)
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- Australia angry as cleric freed
- 2nd other top story (14/6/2006, 09:55 – 13:30)
- 3rd other top story (14/6/2006, 13:30 – 15:15)
- 4th other top story (14/6/2006, 15:15 – 17:10)
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- England fans freed after clashes
- 5th other top story (25/6/2006, 17:15 – 20:00)
- 6th other top story (25/6/2006, 20:00 – 20:05)
- 5th other top story (25/6/2006, 20:05 – 21:15)
- 6th other top story (25/6/2006, 21:15 – 26/6/2006, 07:00)
- 5th other top story (26/6/2006, 07:00 – 08:00)
- 6th other top story (26/6/2006, 08:00 – 10:05)
- 5th other top story (26/6/2006, 10:05 – 10:35)
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- Freed foreign prisoner has killed
- 1st other top story (29/6/2006, 15:55 – 17:15)
- 2nd other top story (29/6/2006, 17:15 – 22:20)
- 3rd other top story (29/6/2006, 22:20 – 30/6/2006, 00:35)
- 5th other top story (30/6/2006, 00:35 – 04:20)
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July 2006
- Snatched Iraqi minister is freed
- 2nd other top story (4/7/2006, 18:35 – 21:40)
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- Bush to press Putin on freedoms
- 2nd other top story (13/7/2006, 13:55 – 16:10)
- 3rd other top story (13/7/2006, 16:10 – 16:40)
- 2nd other top story (13/7/2006, 16:40 – 16:45)
- 3rd other top story (13/7/2006, 16:45 – 17:10)
- 4th other top story (13/7/2006, 17:10 – 17:40)
- 5th other top story (13/7/2006, 17:40 – 17:50)
- 2nd other top story (13/7/2006, 17:50 – 17:55)
- 5th other top story (13/7/2006, 17:55 – 18:05)
- 4th other top story (13/7/2006, 18:05 – 18:15)
- 2nd other top story (13/7/2006, 18:45 – 18:50)
- 2nd other top story (13/7/2006, 20:50 – 20:55)
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- Five Iraq sports officials freed
- 3rd other top story (16/7/2006, 16:00 – 17:30)
- 4th other top story (16/7/2006, 17:30 – 22:40)
- 5th other top story (16/7/2006, 22:40 – 23:05)
- 4th other top story (16/7/2006, 23:05 – 17/7/2006, 03:00)
- 5th other top story (17/7/2006, 03:00 – 04:00)
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August 2006
- Terrorism may force freedom curbs
- 2nd other top story (9/8/2006, 13:00 – 13:10)
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- Terror 'may force freedom curbs'
- 2nd other top story (9/8/2006, 13:10 – 14:30)
- 3rd other top story (9/8/2006, 14:30 – 17:25)
- 4th other top story (9/8/2006, 17:25 – 18:20)
- 5th other top story (9/8/2006, 18:20 – 21:00)
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- Two 'terror plot' suspects freed
- 1st other top story (24/8/2006, 05:30 – 06:35)
- 2nd other top story (24/8/2006, 06:35 – 08:00)
- 3rd other top story (24/8/2006, 08:00 – 08:40)
- 4th other top story (24/8/2006, 08:40 – 10:20)
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- Seized journalists freed in Gaza
- 1st other top story (27/8/2006, 11:00 – 11:55)
- Left subheadline (27/8/2006, 11:55 – 14:00)
- Main headline (27/8/2006, 14:00 – 19:50)
- 1st other top story (27/8/2006, 19:50 – 23:55)
- 2nd other top story (27/8/2006, 23:55 – 28/8/2006, 00:15)
- 3rd other top story (28/8/2006, 00:15 – 01:25)
- 4th other top story (28/8/2006, 01:25 – 02:30)
- 5th other top story (28/8/2006, 02:30 – 02:50)
- 6th other top story (28/8/2006, 02:50 – 04:15)
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September 2006
- Hotel hostage is freed by police
- 2nd other top story (1/9/2006, 21:40 – 23:40)
- 1st other top story (1/9/2006, 23:40 – 2/9/2006, 07:50)
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- Hotel hostage freed by police
- 2nd other top story (2/9/2006, 07:50 – 11:00)
- 3rd other top story (2/9/2006, 11:00 – 14:20)
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- Two held by terror police freed
- 3rd other top story (6/9/2006, 07:55 – 08:15)
- 4th other top story (6/9/2006, 08:15 – 08:25)
- 3rd other top story (6/9/2006, 08:25 – 10:25)
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- Sportingbet chief freed on bail
- 6th other top story (9/9/2006, 03:05 – 08:10)
- 5th other top story (9/9/2006, 08:10 – 08:30)
- 4th other top story (9/9/2006, 08:30 – 11:15)
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- Halibut freed in fish farm raid
- 5th other top story (17/9/2006, 23:40 – 18/9/2006, 00:10)
- 6th other top story (18/9/2006, 00:10 – 02:00)
- 7th other top story (18/9/2006, 02:00 – 04:10)
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October 2006
- Kidnapped tourists freed in Niger
- 4th other top story (15/10/2006, 02:00 – 02:45)
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- Nigeria oil worker hostages freed
- Right subheadline (21/10/2006, 16:30 – 18:25)
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- 'Ecstasy' of freed hostage's wife
- Right subheadline (21/10/2006, 18:25 – 22/10/2006, 02:05)
- 3rd other top story (22/10/2006, 02:05 – 02:20)
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- Freed oil hostages tell of relief
- 5th other top story (23/10/2006, 12:05 – 12:45)
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- Sacrifice fear of freed hostages
- 4th other top story (23/10/2006, 12:45 – 15:30)
- 3rd other top story (23/10/2006, 15:30 – 16:20)
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December 2006
- Rise in murder by freed offenders
- 1st other top story (5/12/2006, 22:35 – 6/12/2006, 01:10)
- 3rd other top story (6/12/2006, 01:10 – 04:00)
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January 2007
- Falconio killer freedom bid fails
- 1st other top story (10/1/2007, 00:20 – 10:35)
- 5th other top story (10/1/2007, 10:35 – 10:45)
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February 2007
- Meinhof gang killer to be freed
- Right subheadline (12/2/2007, 10:25 – 12:40)
- 2nd other top story (12/2/2007, 12:40 – 12:55)
- 3rd other top story (12/2/2007, 12:55 – 14:45)
- 4th other top story (12/2/2007, 14:45 – 15:50)
- 5th other top story (12/2/2007, 15:50 – 17:35)
- 4th other top story (12/2/2007, 17:35 – 18:10)
- 5th other top story (12/2/2007, 18:10 – 22:50)
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- Bridge leap mother freed by court
- Right subheadline (14/2/2007, 13:10 – 15:30)
- 3rd other top story (14/2/2007, 15:30 – 16:00)
- 2nd other top story (14/2/2007, 16:00 – 17:05)
- 4th other top story (14/2/2007, 17:05 – 17:30)
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March 2007
- Britons seized in Ethiopia freed
- Main headline (13/3/2007, 15:40 – 14/3/2007, 02:25)
- 5th other top story (14/3/2007, 02:25 – 02:55)
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- Freed hostages recover at embassy
- 3rd other top story (14/3/2007, 08:30 – 08:35)
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- Freed hostages rest at embassy
- 3rd other top story (14/3/2007, 08:35 – 09:30)
- 4th other top story (14/3/2007, 09:30 – 12:40)
- 3rd other top story (14/3/2007, 12:40 – 12:50)
- 4th other top story (14/3/2007, 12:50 – 16:00)
- 3rd other top story (14/3/2007, 16:00 – 16:10)
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- Freed Sadr aide meets Iraq's PM
- Right subheadline (22/3/2007, 08:55 – 10:35)
- Left subheadline (22/3/2007, 10:35 – 11:40)
- Right subheadline (22/3/2007, 11:40 – 12:15)
- 1st other top story (22/3/2007, 12:15 – 12:25)
- 2nd other top story (22/3/2007, 12:25 – 12:55)
- 3rd other top story (22/3/2007, 12:55 – 13:10)
- 4th other top story (22/3/2007, 13:10 – 13:20)
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- Manila bus siege children freed
- Left subheadline (28/3/2007, 12:25 – 12:55)
- Right subheadline (28/3/2007, 12:55 – 15:00)
- 4th other top story (28/3/2007, 15:00 – 16:35)
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- UK Guantanamo man 'to be freed'
- 4th other top story (29/3/2007, 17:10 – 22:35)
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April 2007
- UK man freed from Guantanamo
- 1st other top story (1/4/2007, 23:20 – 2/4/2007, 01:35)
- 2nd other top story (2/4/2007, 01:35 – 01:55)
- 3rd other top story (2/4/2007, 01:55 – 03:25)
- 4th other top story (2/4/2007, 03:25 – 04:40)
- 5th other top story (2/4/2007, 04:40 – 05:45)
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- Freed crew reunited with family
- Main headline (5/4/2007, 15:10 – 16:00)
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- Freed crew reunited with families
- Main headline (5/4/2007, 16:00 – 17:15)
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- Freed crew 'delighted to be home'
- Main headline (5/4/2007, 18:00 – 6/4/2007, 02:00)
- 1st other top story (6/4/2007, 02:00 – 04:35)
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- Terror suspect wins freedom bid
- 5th other top story (25/4/2007, 10:45 – 11:00)
- 4th other top story (25/4/2007, 11:00 – 11:25)
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- Terror accused wins freedom bid
- 4th other top story (25/4/2007, 11:25 – 11:35)
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- Terror suspect wins freedom bid
- 3rd other top story (25/4/2007, 11:35 – 11:45)
- 4th other top story (25/4/2007, 11:45 – 12:25)
- 5th other top story (25/4/2007, 12:25 – 13:10)
- 6th other top story (25/4/2007, 13:10 – 13:35)
- 5th other top story (25/4/2007, 13:35 – 15:00)
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- Chinese workers freed in Ethiopia
- 3rd other top story (29/4/2007, 18:05 – 19:05)
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May 2007
- Three held over 7/7 attacks freed
- Right subheadline (15/5/2007, 21:30 – 23:35)
- Left subheadline (15/5/2007, 23:35 – 16/5/2007, 00:10)
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- Terror charge man freed on bail
- 4th other top story (21/5/2007, 13:10 – 15:10)
- 5th other top story (21/5/2007, 15:10 – 16:40)
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