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July 2005
- Afghan Zardad jailed for 20 years
- Right subheadline (19/7/2005, 12:06 – 17:57)
- 4th other top story (19/7/2005, 17:57 – 20:45)
- 5th other top story (19/7/2005, 20:45 – 23:02)
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- Elderly face years of ill health
- 1st other top story (21/7/2005, 01:25 – 02:24)
- 2nd other top story (21/7/2005, 02:24 – 02:58)
- 3rd other top story (21/7/2005, 02:58 – 06:07)
- 4th other top story (21/7/2005, 06:07 – 06:42)
- 5th other top story (21/7/2005, 06:42 – 07:10)
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August 2005
- Jet crash probe 'may take years'
- Left subheadline (4/8/2005, 08:26 – 12:03)
- 1st other top story (4/8/2005, 12:03 – 13:05)
- 4th other top story (4/8/2005, 13:05 – 14:08)
- 6th other top story (4/8/2005, 14:08 – 14:10)
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- Russia marks Kursk five years on
- Right subheadline (12/8/2005, 07:48 – 08:06)
- 2nd other top story (12/8/2005, 08:06 – 10:35)
- 3rd other top story (12/8/2005, 10:35 – 11:02)
- 4th other top story (12/8/2005, 11:02 – 11:48)
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September 2005
- Katrina will scar US 'for years'
- Main headline (1/9/2005, 03:10 – 11:25)
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- Iran nuclear arms 'years away'
- 1st other top story (6/9/2005, 04:50 – 05:50)
- Right subheadline (6/9/2005, 05:50 – 05:55)
- 1st other top story (6/9/2005, 05:55 – 08:25)
- 4th other top story (6/9/2005, 08:25 – 08:50)
- 4th other top story (6/9/2005, 10:55 – 11:20)
- 3rd other top story (6/9/2005, 11:20 – 12:50)
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- Woman held in shed for 25 years
- 6th other top story (9/9/2005, 17:20 – 18:05)
- 7th other top story (9/9/2005, 18:05 – 10/9/2005, 04:45)
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- NI sees 'worst rioting in years'
- Main headline (11/9/2005, 10:25 – 14:50)
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- Terror Briton jailed for 47 years
- Right subheadline (12/9/2005, 22:30 – 13/9/2005, 02:40)
- Left subheadline (13/9/2005, 02:40 – 02:55)
- 1st other top story (13/9/2005, 02:55 – 08:00)
- 2nd other top story (13/9/2005, 08:00 – 08:15)
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- Terror code man gets 15 years
- 2nd other top story (24/9/2005, 02:50 – 03:15)
- 3rd other top story (24/9/2005, 03:15 – 04:15)
- 4th other top story (24/9/2005, 04:15 – 05:20)
- 5th other top story (24/9/2005, 05:20 – 06:00)
- 6th other top story (24/9/2005, 06:00 – 08:35)
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- Iraq abuse woman gets three years
- Right subheadline (28/9/2005, 01:35 – 04:55)
- Left subheadline (28/9/2005, 04:55 – 11:05)
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- Soham killer jailed for 40 years
- Main headline (29/9/2005, 11:15 – 22:35)
- Left subheadline (29/9/2005, 22:35 – 30/9/2005, 01:00)
- 1st other top story (30/9/2005, 01:00 – 01:10)
- 5th other top story (30/9/2005, 01:10 – 01:20)
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October 2005
- First UK beavers for 500 years
- 5th other top story (27/10/2005, 04:20 – 09:35)
- 4th other top story (27/10/2005, 09:35 – 09:45)
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December 2005
- £55m fraud is jailed for 12 years
- 2nd other top story (1/12/2005, 18:50 – 20:35)
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- £55m fraudster gets 12 years jail
- 2nd other top story (1/12/2005, 20:35 – 21:10)
- 4th other top story (1/12/2005, 21:10 – 22:55)
- 5th other top story (1/12/2005, 22:55 – 23:10)
- 4th other top story (1/12/2005, 23:10 – 2/12/2005, 00:30)
- 5th other top story (2/12/2005, 00:30 – 00:55)
- 6th other top story (2/12/2005, 00:55 – 01:20)
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January 2006
- Child killer jailed for 15 years
- 1st other top story (20/1/2006, 13:00 – 13:35)
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February 2006
- Twins get nine years for killing
- Right subheadline (2/2/2006, 11:35 – 12:05)
- Left subheadline (2/2/2006, 12:05 – 12:10)
- Right subheadline (2/2/2006, 12:10 – 15:20)
- 6th other top story (2/2/2006, 15:20 – 16:40)
- 5th other top story (2/2/2006, 16:40 – 18:50)
- 7th other top story (2/2/2006, 18:50 – 23:35)
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- Abu Hamza jailed for seven years
- Main headline (7/2/2006, 15:45 – 8/2/2006, 05:55)
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- 35 years jail for crossbow killer
- 3rd other top story (24/2/2006, 16:10 – 25/2/2006, 01:15)
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March 2006
- Cockler gangmaster gets 14 years
- Right subheadline (28/3/2006, 13:00 – 13:05)
- Left subheadline (28/3/2006, 13:05 – 22:15)
- 4th other top story (28/3/2006, 22:15 – 29/3/2006, 00:15)
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- Key witness 'faces 70 years jail'
- 3rd other top story (31/3/2006, 16:00 – 17:35)
- 4th other top story (31/3/2006, 17:35 – 18:55)
- 3rd other top story (31/3/2006, 18:55 – 1/4/2006, 00:05)
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April 2006
- First measles death for 14 years
- 5th other top story (3/4/2006, 12:05 – 12:10)
- 6th other top story (3/4/2006, 12:10 – 13:55)
- Left subheadline (3/4/2006, 13:55 – 14:30)
- 1st other top story (3/4/2006, 14:30 – 14:45)
- Right subheadline (3/4/2006, 14:45 – 15:45)
- 3rd other top story (3/4/2006, 15:45 – 15:55)
- 4th other top story (3/4/2006, 15:55 – 16:15)
- 6th other top story (3/4/2006, 16:15 – 20:30)
- 7th other top story (3/4/2006, 20:30 – 21:50)
- 8th other top story (3/4/2006, 21:50 – 22:10)
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- Cervical cancer jab lasts years
- 6th other top story (6/4/2006, 01:15 – 02:40)
- 7th other top story (6/4/2006, 02:40 – 06:05)
- 6th other top story (6/4/2006, 06:05 – 07:30)
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- Rape cautions double in 10 years
- 1st other top story (10/4/2006, 12:20 – 15:15)
- 4th other top story (10/4/2006, 15:15 – 15:55)
- 5th other top story (10/4/2006, 15:55 – 18:15)
- 6th other top story (10/4/2006, 18:15 – 19:25)
- 7th other top story (10/4/2006, 19:25 – 19:50)
- 4th other top story (10/4/2006, 19:50 – 21:10)
- 5th other top story (10/4/2006, 21:10 – 21:30)
- 6th other top story (10/4/2006, 21:30 – 21:40)
- 7th other top story (10/4/2006, 21:40 – 11/4/2006, 00:20)
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- Pc conman jailed for four years
- 1st other top story (11/4/2006, 11:50 – 13:40)
- 3rd other top story (11/4/2006, 13:40 – 14:40)
- 4th other top story (11/4/2006, 14:40 – 15:50)
- 5th other top story (11/4/2006, 15:50 – 16:25)
- 6th other top story (11/4/2006, 16:25 – 18:40)
- 7th other top story (11/4/2006, 18:40 – 23:20)
- 6th other top story (11/4/2006, 23:20 – 12/4/2006, 00:35)
- 7th other top story (12/4/2006, 00:35 – 01:45)
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- Bedsit body found three years on
- 6th other top story (13/4/2006, 21:40 – 22:40)
- Right subheadline (13/4/2006, 22:40 – 14/4/2006, 05:55)
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- Woman's body in bedsit for years
- Right subheadline (14/4/2006, 05:55 – 06:10)
- 1st other top story (14/4/2006, 06:10 – 06:40)
- 2nd other top story (14/4/2006, 06:40 – 06:55)
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May 2006
- Killer nurse must serve 30 years
- 2nd other top story (10/5/2006, 12:05 – 12:10)
- 3rd other top story (10/5/2006, 12:10 – 12:30)
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- Drugs baron jailed for 22 years
- Main headline (15/5/2006, 16:40 – 16/5/2006, 00:15)
- 1st other top story (16/5/2006, 00:15 – 00:55)
- 2nd other top story (16/5/2006, 00:55 – 01:45)
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- '10 years' to deport all illegals
- Main headline (18/5/2006, 01:40 – 01:45)
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- '10 years' to deport all illegal immigrants
- Main headline (18/5/2006, 01:45 – 07:30)
- Left subheadline (18/5/2006, 07:30 – 07:35)
- Main headline (18/5/2006, 07:35 – 07:50)
- 1st other top story (18/5/2006, 07:50 – 07:55)
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June 2006
- Iran nuclear bomb 'in 10 years'
- Left subheadline (2/6/2006, 08:25 – 17:35)
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- Iran bomb 'within next 10 years'
- Left subheadline (2/6/2006, 17:35 – 17:45)
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- Migration reform 'to take years'
- 5th other top story (6/6/2006, 14:00 – 14:30)
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- 'Years' to fix immigration system
- 5th other top story (6/6/2006, 14:30 – 15:05)
- 1st other top story (6/6/2006, 15:05 – 15:20)
- Right subheadline (6/6/2006, 15:20 – 15:25)
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- Immigration system 'will take years to fix'
- Main headline (6/6/2006, 15:25 – 16:40)
- Right subheadline (6/6/2006, 16:40 – 17:10)
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- 'Years' to fix immigration system
- Right subheadline (6/6/2006, 17:10 – 17:45)
- 1st other top story (6/6/2006, 17:45 – 17:55)
- 4th other top story (6/6/2006, 17:55 – 19:35)
- 5th other top story (6/6/2006, 19:35 – 7/6/2006, 01:40)
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- Web paedophile given nine years
- Right subheadline (22/6/2006, 14:15 – 19:35)
- 1st other top story (22/6/2006, 19:35 – 23/6/2006, 00:50)
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- vCJD 'may develop over 50 years'
- 1st other top story (23/6/2006, 02:35 – 02:55)
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- CJD 'may develop over 50 years'
- 1st other top story (23/6/2006, 02:55 – 03:00)
- 2nd other top story (23/6/2006, 03:00 – 04:15)
- 3rd other top story (23/6/2006, 04:15 – 05:10)
- 4th other top story (23/6/2006, 05:10 – 09:05)
- 3rd other top story (23/6/2006, 09:05 – 09:35)
- 4th other top story (23/6/2006, 09:35 – 09:45)
- 3rd other top story (23/6/2006, 09:45 – 09:50)
- 4th other top story (23/6/2006, 09:50 – 10:25)
- 5th other top story (23/6/2006, 10:25 – 10:50)
- 6th other top story (23/6/2006, 10:50 – 11:50)
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July 2006
- Somme horror marked 90 years on
- Left subheadline (1/7/2006, 09:25 – 09:30)
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- Somme battle marked 90 years on
- Main headline (1/7/2006, 12:20 – 13:55)
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- Computer heist gang get 38 years
- 4th other top story (3/7/2006, 15:10 – 15:25)
- 5th other top story (3/7/2006, 15:25 – 16:20)
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August 2006
- Climber body find after 17 years
- 2nd other top story (19/8/2006, 12:25 – 13:35)
- 3rd other top story (19/8/2006, 13:35 – 15:45)
- 1st other top story (19/8/2006, 15:45 – 18:05)
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- Austrian girl 'found' after years
- 1st other top story (24/8/2006, 08:00 – 09:40)
- 2nd other top story (24/8/2006, 09:40 – 10:20)
- 3rd other top story (24/8/2006, 10:20 – 11:10)
- 4th other top story (24/8/2006, 11:10 – 12:15)
- 5th other top story (24/8/2006, 12:15 – 12:45)
- 6th other top story (24/8/2006, 12:45 – 14:00)
- 7th other top story (24/8/2006, 14:00 – 14:50)
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- Baby rapist jailed for 13 years
- 5th other top story (30/8/2006, 14:10 – 15:25)
- 4th other top story (30/8/2006, 15:25 – 19:00)
- 3rd other top story (30/8/2006, 19:00 – 23:00)
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September 2006
- Food allergies 'gone in 10 years'
- 6th other top story (9/9/2006, 08:10 – 08:30)
- 5th other top story (9/9/2006, 08:30 – 15:00)
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- US remembers 9/11 five years on
- Main headline (11/9/2006, 08:45 – 14:05)
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- Five years for cash con therapist
- 4th other top story (11/9/2006, 13:00 – 13:25)
- 5th other top story (11/9/2006, 13:25 – 13:40)
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- US remembers 9/11 five years on
- Main headline (11/9/2006, 14:05 – 12/9/2006, 02:25)
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- China firm quits after 250 years
- 4th other top story (30/9/2006, 12:25 – 15:40)
- 5th other top story (30/9/2006, 15:40 – 16:35)
- 6th other top story (30/9/2006, 16:35 – 23:55)
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October 2006
- Eight years for Damilola killers
- Left subheadline (9/10/2006, 12:35 – 16:35)
- Right subheadline (9/10/2006, 16:35 – 22:25)
- 1st other top story (9/10/2006, 22:25 – 10/10/2006, 01:15)
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- Aberfan memory fresh 40 years on
- Right subheadline (21/10/2006, 02:40 – 03:05)
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- Aberfan memories fresh 40 years on
- Right subheadline (21/10/2006, 03:05 – 04:40)
- Left subheadline (21/10/2006, 04:40 – 09:35)
- Right subheadline (21/10/2006, 09:35 – 10:00)
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- Aberfan recalled 40 years on
- 2nd other top story (21/10/2006, 10:00 – 14:50)
- 6th other top story (21/10/2006, 14:50 – 16:30)
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November 2006
- 'Only 50 years left' for sea fish
- Main headline (2/11/2006, 19:05 – 19:40)
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- 'Only 50 years left' for sea-fish
- Main headline (2/11/2006, 19:40 – 21:20)
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- 'Only 50 years left' for sea fish
- Main headline (2/11/2006, 21:20 – 3/11/2006, 04:10)
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- Internet groomer jailed for 10 years
- Right subheadline (9/11/2006, 17:35 – 21:50)
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- Defence deals 'to be years late'
- 2nd other top story (24/11/2006, 00:40 – 01:40)
- 3rd other top story (24/11/2006, 01:40 – 02:20)
- 1st other top story (24/11/2006, 02:20 – 05:05)
- 2nd other top story (24/11/2006, 05:05 – 06:25)
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December 2006
- National road tolls 'in 10 years'
- Right subheadline (3/12/2006, 10:55 – 13:55)
- 2nd other top story (3/12/2006, 13:55 – 16:05)
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- Pc murderers must serve 35 years
- 1st other top story (22/12/2006, 13:45 – 14:05)
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- Pc killers must serve 35 years
- 1st other top story (22/12/2006, 14:05 – 15:30)
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- Pc murderers must serve 35 years
- Right subheadline (22/12/2006, 15:30 – 20:15)
- 4th other top story (22/12/2006, 20:15 – 20:20)
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- Pc murderers to serve 35 years
- 5th other top story (22/12/2006, 20:20 – 23/12/2006, 01:50)
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February 2007
- Hyundai's boss gets three years
- 5th other top story (5/2/2007, 02:45 – 03:15)
- 6th other top story (5/2/2007, 03:15 – 04:35)
- 5th other top story (5/2/2007, 04:35 – 07:40)
- 4th other top story (5/2/2007, 07:40 – 08:05)
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March 2007
- Nail bomber must serve 50 years
- 1st other top story (2/3/2007, 12:25 – 12:50)
- 2nd other top story (2/3/2007, 12:50 – 13:30)
- 3rd other top story (2/3/2007, 13:30 – 16:15)
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- Eclipse set to be 'best in years'
- 6th other top story (3/3/2007, 11:10 – 11:35)
- 5th other top story (3/3/2007, 11:35 – 12:00)
- Right subheadline (3/3/2007, 19:30 – 4/3/2007, 00:20)
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- Ghana celebrates first 50 years
- Right subheadline (6/3/2007, 00:30 – 06:00)
- 6th other top story (6/3/2007, 06:00 – 11:30)
- 5th other top story (6/3/2007, 11:30 – 12:20)
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- Activist sentenced to four years
- 2nd other top story (6/3/2007, 15:25 – 16:00)
- 1st other top story (6/3/2007, 16:00 – 16:35)
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- Zeebrugge remembered 20 years on
- 4th other top story (6/3/2007, 17:00 – 17:05)
- 5th other top story (6/3/2007, 17:05 – 17:20)
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- Zeebrugge marked 20 years on
- 6th other top story (6/3/2007, 17:20 – 20:40)
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- Crime boss jailed for seven years
- Right subheadline (9/3/2007, 17:05 – 17:10)
- Main headline (9/3/2007, 17:10 – 10/3/2007, 01:15)
- Right subheadline (10/3/2007, 01:15 – 01:40)
- 3rd other top story (10/3/2007, 01:40 – 01:45)
- 2nd other top story (10/3/2007, 01:45 – 04:35)
- 3rd other top story (10/3/2007, 04:35 – 05:20)
- 2nd other top story (10/3/2007, 05:20 – 07:35)
- 4th other top story (10/3/2007, 07:35 – 08:10)
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- Beetle re-emerges after 60 years
- 6th other top story (19/3/2007, 01:35 – 03:10)
- 5th other top story (19/3/2007, 03:10 – 04:50)
- 6th other top story (19/3/2007, 04:50 – 07:35)
- 7th other top story (19/3/2007, 07:35 – 08:50)
- 5th other top story (19/3/2007, 08:50 – 11:45)
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April 2007
- Cocaine baron jailed for 30 years
- 6th other top story (3/4/2007, 11:25 – 11:30)
- 1st other top story (3/4/2007, 11:30 – 12:10)
- Right subheadline (3/4/2007, 12:10 – 12:25)
- Left subheadline (3/4/2007, 12:25 – 13:10)
- 1st other top story (3/4/2007, 13:10 – 13:15)
- 2nd other top story (3/4/2007, 13:15 – 17:35)
- 1st other top story (3/4/2007, 17:35 – 4/4/2007, 01:25)
- 2nd other top story (4/4/2007, 01:25 – 01:55)
- 3rd other top story (4/4/2007, 01:55 – 02:45)
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- Rail vandal jailed for 10 years
- 3rd other top story (20/4/2007, 12:50 – 14:50)
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- 5th other top story (20/4/2007, 15:00 – 15:15)
- 6th other top story (20/4/2007, 15:15 – 16:15)
- 5th other top story (20/4/2007, 16:15 – 16:20)
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May 2007
- Fans mark 30 years of Star Wars
- 6th other top story (26/5/2007, 01:05 – 05:10)
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