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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif"/></td> <td valign="top" width="203"> <div class="mvb"> <a href="/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6238115.stm" class="tsh"> Saddam hanging deplorable - Brown </a> </div> <div class="mvb"> Chancellor Gordon Brown says the way in which former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was executed was "deplorable". </div> <div class="sabull"> <a href="/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6238287.stm" class="tsl"> UN urges stay of executions </a> </div> <div class="sabull"> <a href="/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6234157.stm" class="tsl"> Blair silent on Saddam execution </a> </div> <div class="miitb"> <a onclick="javascript:launchAVConsoleStory('6238161'); return false;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3681938.stm"> <img height="13" hspace="0" align="left" vspace="0" border="0" 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href="/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6235167.stm" class="shl"> Extra help for struggling pupils </a> <br clear="all"/> </div> <div class="o"> Children who fall behind in maths or English may receive one-to-one tuition to help get them back on track. </div> </td><td width="10" valign="top" class="gffffff"><img height="1" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" width="10" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif"/></td><td width="203" valign="top"> <div class="mvb"> <a href="/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/6238311.stm"><img height="49" hspace="0" align="left" vspace="0" border="0" width="66" alt="Couple waiting at Bristol Airport" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42421000/jpg/_42421979_couple_pa_index66.jpg"/></a> <img height="49" hspace="0" align="left" vspace="0" border="0" width="5" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif"/> <a href="/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/6238311.stm" class="shl"> Passengers face flight disruptions </a> <br clear="all"/> </div> <div class="o"> Travellers can expect further flight disruptions caused by fears over runway safety at Bristol Airport. </div> </td> </tr> </table> </td><td width="10" valign="top" class="gffffff"><img height="1" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" width="10" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif"/></td><td width="203" valign="top"> <div class="nlp"> OTHER TOP STORIES </div> <div class="arr"> <a href="/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6238227.stm"> 'No proof' organic food is better </a> <br/> </div> <div class="arr"> <a href="/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6237473.stm"> Hamas defiant on 'illegal' force </a> <br/> </div> <div class="arr"> <a href="/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6235573.stm"> Call for shorter hospital stays </a> <br/> </div> <div class="arr"> <a href="/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6238165.stm"> Polish archbishop to be installed </a> <br/> </div> <div class="arr"> <a href="/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6238309.stm"> Technology 'embraced by public' </a> <br/> </div> <div class="nlp"> ALSO IN THE NEWS </div> <img height="5" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" width="1" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif"/><br/> <div class="o"> <a href="/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6238295.stm"> <img height="49" hspace="0" align="left" vspace="0" border="0" width="66" alt="Pete Doherty" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42384000/jpg/_42384454_doherty_pa66i.jpg"/><img height="49" hspace="0" align="left" vspace="0" border="0" width="5" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif"/> Role models? Teens choose parents over Pete Doherty </a><br clear="all"/> </div> <img height="5" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" width="1" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif"/><br/> <div class="nlp"> <a href="/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/default.stm" class="lp">SPORT HEADLINES</a> </div> <img height="5" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" width="1" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif"/><br/> <div class="mvb"> <a href="/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/6236559.stm"><img height="49" hspace="0" align="left" vspace="0" border="0" width="66" alt="Michael Vaughan" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42421000/jpg/_42421865_vaughan66.jpg"/></a> <img height="49" hspace="0" align="left" vspace="0" border="0" width="5" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif"/> <a href="/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/6236559.stm" class="shl"> Vaughan regains England captaincy </a> <br clear="all"/> </div> <a href="#" onclick="javascript: void window.open('https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/sol/ukfs_sport/hi/av?redirect=fs.stm&nbram=1&bbram=1&nbwm=1&bbwm=1&news=1&nol_storyid=6238065','console','toolbar=0,location=0,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=0,resizable=0,width=681,height=487');return false;"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sol/shared/img/v3/videosport.gif" align="left" width="60" height="13" alt="" border="0" vspace="2" hspace="0">Liverpool 1-3 Arsenal</a> <br clear="all"/> <div class="arr"> <a href="/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6213931.stm"> Football: Arsenal beat Liverpool </a> <br/> 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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42418000/jpg/_42418847_gerry6666.jpg"/> <b>Grim diagnosis</b><br/>'It's time we stopped treating the NHS as unmanageable' </a> <br clear="all"/> </div> </div> </td><td width="10" valign="top" class="gpromo"><img height="1" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" width="10" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif"/></td><td width="203" valign="top"> <div class="pb"> <div class="o"> <a href="/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6236949.stm" class="pbl"> <img height="66" class="imvr" hspace="0" align="left" vspace="0" border="0" width="66" alt="Donny Tourette" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42420000/jpg/_42420675_tourette_getty66promo.jpg"/> <b>Rebel rocker</b><br/>The rocker who caused big bother for Big Brother </a> <br clear="all"/> </div> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <img height="10" border="0" width="629" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/ffffff.gif"/><br/> <table width="629" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="203" valign="top"> </td><td width="10" valign="top" class="gffffff"><img height="1" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" width="10" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif"/></td><td width="203" valign="top"> </td><td width="10" valign="top" class="gffffff"><img height="1" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" width="10" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif"/></td><td width="203" valign="top"> </td> </tr> </table> <table width="629" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="416" valign="top"> <div class="o"> <dl class="avmode"> <dt class="avmodestrap"> VIDEO AND AUDIO NEWS </dt> <dd class="avmodeaction"><a id="oc_49629_657016_0_link" onclick="toggleCollapsable('oc_49629_657016_0_link', 'oc_49629_657016_0_content', 'oc_49629_657016_0_link','oc_49629_657016_0_content','oc_49629_657016_2_link','oc_49629_657016_2_content','oc_49629_657016_4_link','oc_49629_657016_4_content');return false;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3681938.stm" class=""></a></dd> </dl> <div id="oc_49629_657016_0_content" class="avstack"> <div class="o"> <table width="416" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="213" valign="top"> <table width="213" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="203" valign="top"> <a onclick="javascript:launchAVConsoleStory('6235983'); return false;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3681938.stm"><img height="49" hspace="0" align="left" vspace="0" border="0" width="66" alt="Storyfix graphic" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42419000/gif/_42419883_storyfix.gif"/></a> <img height="49" hspace="0" align="left" vspace="0" border="0" width="5" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif"/> <a onclick="javascript:launchAVConsoleStory('6235983'); return false;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3681938.stm"> STORYFix - The week at high velocity </a> <br/> <a onclick="javascript:launchAVConsoleStory('6235983'); return false;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3681938.stm"><img height="13" hspace="0" vspace="5" border="0" width="57" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/icons/video_text.gif"/></a> <br clear="all"/> <div class="miitb"> <a href="#" onclick="launchAVConsoleV3('front_page/summary');"> <img height="13" hspace="0" align="left" vspace="0" border="0" width="57" alt="watch" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/icons/video_text.gif"/> Two-minute summary </a> <br clear="all"/> </div> </td><td width="10" valign="top" class="gffffff"><img height="1" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" width="10" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif"/></td> </tr> </table> </td><td width="203" valign="top"> <div class="miitb"> <a onclick="javascript:launchAVConsoleStory('6238237'); return false;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3681938.stm"><img height="13" hspace="0" align="left" vspace="0" border="0" width="20" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/icons/video_single.gif"/></a> <a onclick="javascript:launchAVConsoleStory('6238237'); return false;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3681938.stm"> Saddam hanging angers Brown </a> <br clear="all"/> </div> <div class="miitb"> <a onclick="javascript:launchAVConsoleStory('6237609'); return false;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3681938.stm"><img height="13" hspace="0" align="left" vspace="0" border="0" width="20" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/icons/video_single.gif"/></a> <a onclick="javascript:launchAVConsoleStory('6237609'); return false;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3681938.stm"> More delays over runway row </a> <br clear="all"/> </div> <div class="miitb"> <a onclick="javascript:launchAVConsoleStory('6238197'); return false;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3681938.stm"><img height="13" hspace="0" align="left" vspace="0" border="0" width="20" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/icons/video_single.gif"/></a> <a onclick="javascript:launchAVConsoleStory('6238197'); return false;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3681938.stm"> New York's unseasonal winter </a> <br clear="all"/> </div> <img height="10" border="0" width="203" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/ffffff.gif"/><br/><a href="javascript:void request_launch('ukfs');"><img height="13" align="left" vspace="2" border="0" width="49" alt="Launch console" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/icons/open_icon.gif"/>More Video/Audio News</a><br clear="all"/> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <dl class="avmode"> <dt class="avmodestrap"> TV AND RADIO PROGRAMMES </dt> <dd class="avmodeaction"><a id="oc_49629_657016_2_link" onclick="toggleCollapsable('oc_49629_657016_2_link', 'oc_49629_657016_2_content', 'oc_49629_657016_0_link','oc_49629_657016_0_content','oc_49629_657016_2_link','oc_49629_657016_2_content','oc_49629_657016_4_link','oc_49629_657016_4_content');return false;" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3681938.stm" class=""></a></dd> </dl> <div id="oc_49629_657016_2_content" class="avstack"> <div class="o"> <table width="416" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="213" valign="top"> <table width="213" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="203" valign="top">    <div class="miitb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3681938.stm" onclick="launchAVConsoleV3('front_page/bulletins'); return false;"> <img height="49" hspace="0" align="left" vspace="0" border="0" width="66" alt="Generic news logo" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40118000/gif/_40118788_generic_news_6649.gif"/> <img height="49" hspace="0" align="left" vspace="0" border="0" width="5" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif"/> BBC Weekend News<br/> <img height="13" hspace="0" vspace="5" border="0" width="57" alt="watch" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/icons/video_text.gif"/> </a> <br clear="all"/> </div> </td><td width="10" valign="top" class="gffffff"><img height="1" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" width="10" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif"/></td> </tr> </table> </td><td width="203" valign="top">    <div class="miitb"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3681938.stm" onclick="javascript: void window.open('https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml?http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio4_aod.shtml?radio4/latestnewsbulletin', 'BBC', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=693,height=525,left=280,top=100'); return false;"> <img height="49" hspace="0" align="left" vspace="0" border="0" width="66" alt="BBC Radio 4 graphic" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42299000/jpg/_42299970_radio_4_6649.jpg"/> <img height="49" hspace="0" align="left" vspace="0" border="0" width="5" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/shared/img/o.gif"/> Radio 4 News bulletin<br/> <img height="13" hspace="0" vspace="5" border="0" width="57" alt="listen" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20070107062611im_/http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/icons/audio_text.gif"/> </a> <br clear="all"/> </div> <img height="10" border="0" 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