- 1. PUTIN CANCELS TURKEY TRIP AFTER 'AIR PIRACY' ROW
- 2. JIMMY SAVILE 'WARD ROUNDS' WARNING
- 3. HEATHROW SUSPECT COULD BE NHS DOCTOR
- 4. THOUSANDS TO RE-SIT ENGLISH GCSEs
- 5. MEGAN TEACHER REMANDED IN CUSTODY
- 6. FRENCH PRESIDENT 'SHARED' HIS MISTRESS
- 7. MO YAN WINS NOBEL LITERATURE PRIZE
- 8. MEGA-REPORT BURIES LANCE ARMSTRONG
- 9. UK SOUGHT PARDON FOR ABU QATADA
- 10. HOT TICKET: LATE GREAT HAMILTON
1. PUTIN CANCELS TURKEY TRIP AFTER 'AIR PIRACY' ROW
Vladimir Putin has postponed a trip to Turkey next week. The Russian president did not give a reason for his decision, but tensions between the two countries are high after Turkey forced a Syrian passenger jet en route from Moscow to Damascus to land in Ankara. Turkish officials said they found "illegal cargo", thought to be Russian military communications devices, on the plane. Syria described the incident as "air piracy".
2. JIMMY SAVILE 'WARD ROUNDS' WARNING
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3. HEATHROW SUSPECT COULD BE NHS DOCTOR
4. THOUSANDS TO RE-SIT ENGLISH GCSEs
5. MEGAN TEACHER REMANDED IN CUSTODY
6. FRENCH PRESIDENT 'SHARED' HIS MISTRESS
7. MO YAN WINS NOBEL LITERATURE PRIZE
8. MEGA-REPORT BURIES LANCE ARMSTRONG
9. UK SOUGHT PARDON FOR ABU QATADA
10. HOT TICKET: LATE GREAT HAMILTON
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