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Faster travel, but at what cost?The proposed new high-speed rail line may bring benefits to national travel, but its construction may also carry a heavy environmental cost.Four charged after car gun findFour men are to appear in court on firearms offences after a search targeting dissident republican activity, police say.Russians jailed over race murderNine members of a Russian white supremacist group are jailed for up to 22 years in connection with the killing of an African man.Turkey and Sweden in genocide rowTurkey withdraws its ambassador to Sweden after the parliament votes to describe as genocide the killing of Armenians in WWI.Weather updateLatest weather forecast from Northern IrelandPinera sworn in as new quake hitsSebastian Pinera is sworn in as president of quake-hit Chile, as a 6.9-magnitude aftershock strikes the centre of the country.Meeting over council pay freezeUnion members at Aberdeen City Council hold a mass meeting over plans to withhold an annual pay increase to staff.'No giveaway Budget' says DarlingChancellor Alistair Darling warns people not to expect a "giveaway" when he unveils his Budget later this month. |