The Queen leaves a wreath at the Cenotaph

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As the Queen led the nation's remembrance of the war dead, the Defence Minister said the British mission in Afghanistan could not be determined by public opinion.

A demonstrator pounds away at the Berlin Wall as East German border guards look on at the Brandenburg Gate 11 November 1989

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Twenty years ago, Berliners took a hammer to history. David Randall and Tony Paterson give an hour-by-hour report on the end of the Cold War.

The fall of the wall: For some, there's little to celebrate

Plans to fast-track new nuclear power stations new

Government would be able to speed through proposals for 11 new power stations in just a year.

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President Obama's $1 trillion reform bill includes the biggest health policy changes in four decades.

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Academics attack Professor Nutt over 'incorrect statements' on drugs

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Western Europe's tallest peak, the snow-capped Alpine giant Mont Blanc, has shrunk by 45 centimetres (18 inches) in two years, experts said following an official survey.

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