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==[[29 December]] [[2004]]==
*The confirmed British death toll in [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|Sunday's earthquake]] has risen to 16 (12 in [[Thailand]], 3 in [[Sri Lanka]] and 3 in the [[Maldives]]) ; a granddaughter of [[actor]] and [[director]] [[Richard Attenborough]] is amongst the dead at [[Phuket]], his [[daughter]] is also missing, as is her mother-in-law. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4130675.stm (BBC)].
*A [[murder]] hunt has started as the [[strangled]] body of a heavily [[pregnant]] 14 year old girl is found in a [[Telford]] churchyard. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/shropshire/4130483.stm (BBC)]
*A rise in the number of escaped [[prisoner]]s has been the target of attacks from the [[Conservative]]s. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4130457.stm (BBC)].⏎
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==[[28 December]] [[2004]]==
*The list of British casualties in [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|Sunday's earthquake]] currently stands at 13 (nine in [[Thailand]], four in [[Sri Lanka]] and 3 in the [[Maldives]]) as the first survivors begin to arrive home. There are no Irish casualties currently reported, although concerns are growing about two Irishwomen missing in [[Thailand]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4127447.stm (BBC)] [http://www.rte.ie/news/2004/1228/quake1.html (RTÉ)]
*The [[probation]] officer's [[union]] has said that they believe the use of anti-social behaviour orders (ASBO) will have to be reviewed because in some cases, the penalty to breaching the order exceeds the penalty for the original offence. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4129237.stm (BBC)]
*Leading [[trade union]] Amicus, which represents 1.2m workers in the UK, has threatened to publish a list of companies which fail to effectively tackle [[bully]]ing. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4129277.stm (BBC)]
*The number of visits to national [[museum]]s has risen by 75 percent in the three years since they abolished admission charges. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4129301.stm (BBC)]⏎
*The English [[cricket]] team enjoyed a surge in it's prospects as they opened their second [[innings]] with a first [[wicket]] stand of 273 between [[Marcus Trescothick]] and [[Andrew Strauss]].  They closed the third day's action on 281-1, 88 [[cricket_statistics|runs]] ahead of the South African first innings total. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/4130347.stm (BBC)]

==[[27 December]] [[2004]]==
* At least 15 Britons have been reported dead, including 10 in Thailand, and thousands more are stranded in the aftermath of [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|Sunday's earthquake]] in south-east [[Asia]]. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4127447.stm (BBC)]
* [[Police]] are to trial a scheme in seven areas of the UK which will allow them to impose on-the-spot [[fine]]s for [[vandalism]] and underage drinking. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/4126013.stm (BBC)]
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