US officials rule out a deal to swap 15 Royal Navy personnel captured in the Gulf for five Iranians seized in Iraq.
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Friday, March 30, 2007
US rejects Iran captives exchange
US officials rule out a deal to swap 15 Royal Navy personnel captured in the Gulf for five Iranians seized in Iraq.
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Brawl halts Greek team sports
Greek authorities have cancelled all team sports matches for two weeks after a brawl outside a volleyball match.
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Somali violence worsens
The Somali capital Mogadishu is being wracked by the worst fighting in 15 years aid agencies say.
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Brush fire hits California
Firefighters are battling to contain a brush fire that has swept through the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles.
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Mugabe's election bid backed
Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party has endorsed President Robert Mugabe as its election candidate.
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Hicks to serve nine months
Australian Guantanamo detainee David Hicks will be sent home to serve nine months in prison.
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BBC: The Falklands War 25 years on
The BBC is marking the 25th anniversary of the Falklands War with coverage on TV radio and online.
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IRB U19 World Championship live on BBC NI
BBC Sport Northern Ireland is pleased to announce a feast of rugby for fans this April.
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Oracle touts Linux deals
Oracle on Wednesday trotted out a list of 26 customers who are paying the database and applications software company to support their Linux operating system as well. The effort, ...
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Quanta to sell "$100 laptop" in developed world for $200
A modified version of so-called $100 laptop developed by Nicholas Negroponte for kids in Africa, Asia and Latin America, will get sold in developed nations too, according to ...
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Judge OKs long-distance carrier megamergers
AT&T and Verizon Communications can rest easy now after a judge on Thursday reaffirmed their respective megamergers. After a year of deliberations, Judge Emmet G. Sullivan ...
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Report: IRS bungles may imperil data
Just in time for tax day, government auditors have issued a new report that raps the Internal Revenue Service on a number of security vulnerabilities in its computer systems. "Significant ...
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No PS3s for British prisoners
ITV is reporting that the U.K.'s Home Secretary, John Reid, has made the shocking and momentous decision to ban Sony's PlayStation 3...in jails. Yes, that's right. The reasoning ...
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Spring earlier than it was 30 years ago
The international Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has another session coming up. It starts Monday in Brussels, no foolin'. And they'll come out with another report. ...
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F***edCompany looking for a buyer
F***edCompany, the once-feared online message board where frustrated Internet workers went to lash out at their bosses during the dot-com collapse, is for sale. The site, which ...
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Friday afternoon: Time for a controversial decision
Did somebody think the senator wouldn't notice those gigantic propellers twirling above the ocean waves? Well, America's first big offshore windmill project still faces headwinds ...
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Home support for captured sailor
Family and friends express support for a captured sailor from Cornwall who has appeared on Iranian TV.
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Bug linked to 17 hospital deaths
Seventeen deaths at a hospital in Norfolk are linked to a virulent strain of the bug clostridium difficile.
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'Sinister' Iran letter considered
Iran's issuing of second letter, said to be written by a captured sailor, is considered in Friday's papers.
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Fresh faced and despised
They are the "most hated family in the US". What did Louis Theroux make of them?
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White man's blues
With Hammersmith's Palais to shut, what do the lyrics of that Clash song mean?
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'Emotional' end to Burberry fight
More than 300 workers have marched from the Rhondda Burberry factory, which has finally shut after 60 years.
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Man injured in oil tank explosion
One man is injured following an explosion and fire involving two oil tanks at an engineering company.
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Inmate numbers at record 80,300
The prison population in England and Wales has hit a new high of 80,303.
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Boots gets improved bid approach
Private equity group Kohlberg Kravis Roberts raises its offer for healthcare and drugs firm Alliance Boots to £10.2bn.
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Banking hitch delays pay day
Up to 400,000 people will not be paid on Friday as a result of a technical problem, an industry body warns.
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Beckham backs England to qualify
Former captain David Beckham believes England will reach the Euro 2008 finals.
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ITV scores in FA Cup rights fight
ITV and Setanta pick up the rights to show the FA Cup and England home internationals in a £425m four-year deal.
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Couple deny terrorist activities
A husband and wife appear at the Old Bailey accused of engaging in terrorist activity.
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Suspended term for 'Nemo' Pc
A policeman who watched a Disney cartoon while a prisoner hanged himself is given a suspended prison sentence.
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Hackers target TK Maxx
The owner of TK Maxx says hackers have stolen details from 45 million credit and debit cards used by shoppers.
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Brown praises 'courage' of troops
Chancellor Gordon Brown meets British troops as he makes a surprise visit to southern Afghanistan.
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Rail crash prompts £4m fine
Network Rail is fined £4m for the health and safety breaches which led to the 1999 Paddington rail crash.
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Suspect 'sought before' 21/7
A 21/7 suspect was hunted by police in the months before he tried to detonate a device, a court hears.
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Mirror apology for Kate picture
The Daily Mirror's editor apologises for publishing a photograph of Prince William's girlfriend, Kate Middleton.
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Iran airs second sailor 'apology'
A second member of the Royal Navy crew apologises on Iranian television for trespassing in Iranian waters.
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Mystery of missing 'Silk King'
Mystery still surrounds the disappearance of a US millionaire in Malaysia 40 years ago.
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Hackers hit TK Maxx firm
TK Maxx owner TJX says hackers have stolen information from 45 million cards used by customers.
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Zimbabwe party discuss Mugabe
Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party will meet to decide whether to back President Mugabe for re-election.
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Tornadoes strike US mid-west
Hundreds of people have been made homeless after tornadoes ripped through five mid-west US states.
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Bangladesh executes militants
Six Islamic militants convicted of killing two judges in bomb attacks are hanged in Bangladesh.
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Navy crewman 'apologises'
A second Royal Navy crewman has seemingly apologised for trespassing in Iranian waters on Iranian TV.
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Friday Night Fever � John Travolta dances with Ricky Gervais
Hollywood superstar John Travolta flies himself in to relive his Oscarnominated success in the legendary Saturday Night Fever with Jonathan Ross this week.
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Father Brian D'Arcy to present Radio 2's Sunday Half Hour
Father Brian DArcy is to become the new presenter of Sunday Half Hour BBC Radio 2s weekly programme of hymns and prayers.
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Richard Hammond to join Radio 2
Richard Hammond is to return to his radio roots to present a series of Bank Holiday specials for BBC Radio 2.
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Tamsin Greig returns for love and lust in Love Soup
Actress Tamsin Greig is currently filming a second series of BBC comedy drama Love Soup for BBC One.
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BBC statement following FA decision regarding television rights
We wish the FA and their partners well for the new contract. But whenever we bid for a contract we have to bear in mind the interests of licencefee payers and we always have to seek value for money.
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$5 million in deals at virtual worlds conference?
NEW YORK--At least $5 million in deals were reportedly struck at the Virtual Worlds 2007 conference here this week. According to Second Life Herald writer Prokofy Neva, a "very ...
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Google-Viacom spat goes old-media
Google and Viacom are taking their fight over digital media rights to an unusual place--print media. Viacom started it off with an op-ed piece in the Washington Post last Saturday ...
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Water investment report says water prices too low
Artificially low prices of water are preventing investment in technologies to improve infrastructure and provide fresh water to people, according to a report published on Thursday. Sustainable ...
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Thursday, March 29, 2007
UK Guantanamo man 'to be freed'
A British resident is to be released from the US detention camp in Cuba after five years, it is announced.
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Middleton makes press complaint
Prince William's girlfriend, Kate Middleton, makes a formal complaint of press harassment.
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Prisoners held in record numbers
Record numbers of prisoners are being held in prisons and police cells in England and Wales, the BBC has learnt.
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UK presses UN over Iran sailors
The UK asks the United Nations to condemn Iran's capture of 15 Royal Navy personnel in the Gulf.
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Father Brian D'Arcy to present Radio 2's Sunday Half Hour
Father Brian DArcy is to become the new presenter of Sunday Half Hour BBC Radio 2s weekly programme of hymns and prayers.
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The thrill of The Chase returns to BBC One
Kay Mellors impassioned Sunday night drama The Chase returns to BBC One for an extended second series this summer with more sexy stormy stories from the Yorkshire based veterinary practise.
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Ronni Ancona & Co – brand new sketch show coming soon to BBC One
Following her acclaimed sketch show partnerships in The Big Impression with Alistair McGowan and The Sketch Show with Lee Mack and Tim Vine Ronni Ancona is branching out on her own in a series of three special episodes of Ronni AnconaCo on BBC One.
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BBC announces 3G mobile syndication trial with Orange, Vodafone and 3
The BBC today announced at the Broadcast Mobile TV Congress the start of a trial to syndicate a range of its television channels and radio networks via 3G to mobile phones with mobile operators Orange Vodafone and 3.
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BBC Scotland hits the road to the Scottish Parliament elections
BBC Scotland has unveiled a wide ranging offering of programmes which will take the big issues to audiences across the country and follow all the twists and turns of the election campaign.
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Doctor Who reveals what's behind closed (tardis) doors on The Graham Norton Show
Graham Norton talks to David Doctor Who Tennant about his behindthescenes exploits with fellow time traveller John Barrowman as the iconic BBC series is set to return for a new series this weekend.
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Say what? 'Young people are just smarter'
Apparently, Facebook wunderkind Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard before he had a chance to take any history classes. That might explain the 22-year-old's tired retread of ...
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iTunes credits for albums
A new feature in iTunes will stop the madness of having to pay twice for the same song when you purchase an album containing tracks you already own. Apple said it will now credit ...
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Denmark in, U.S. out, as most tech-savvy
And you thought they just had tasty pastries. Denmark is now the world's most tech-savvy country, according to a new report from the World Economic Forum. It's the first time ...
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Yahoo Groups hit by massive duplicate e-mail bug
A major bug in Yahoo's mailing list software has deluged in-boxes around the world with duplicate messages. Yahoo Groups confirmed the glitch in a brief statement on Wednesday ...
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Streaker disrupts opening of virtual city hall
The opening ceremony for the city hall of a Dutch city in Second Life was disrupted by an attendee who disrobed. During a news conference in Second Life, two punk-like ...
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Intel gets a break from the taxman
Intel won't have to pay as much in back taxes as originally thought, to the tune of $275 million, the company said Thursday. The chip maker had been accuring a tax settlement fund ...
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Boy, 16, accused of man's murder
A 16-year-old boy is charged with the murder of a man found dead in a flat in Rhyl earlier in the month.
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Web giant and car firm bring jobs
Two job announcements, which are expected to bring 1,400 jobs to south west Wales, are due to be made.
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Drive to tackle forced marriage
Police urge victims of forced marriages and domestic abuse within black and ethnic communities to come forward.
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Scots marine among Iran captives
The MoD confirms a Scot is among the 15 Royal Navy personnel being held in Iran after being captured.
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Two-goal Healy is hero at Windsor
Northern Ireland go top of their Euro 2008 qualifying group after a 2-1 victory over Sweden in Belfast.
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City 'still confident' of casino
Manchester remains confident of hosting the UK's first super-casino, despite the Lords rejecting plans.
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Iran TV shows female sailor
Iranian TV broadcasts an interview with Faye Turney, the captured British sailor from Shrewsbury.
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Grisham collects lifetime honour
Novelist John Grisham wins a lifetime achievement honour at the British Book Awards in London.
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Sorrell accepts £120,000 payout
WPP chief Sir Martin Sorrell accepts £120,000 in damages to end a High Court libel and privacy action.
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Wednesday's Lotto numbers
Check the winning numbers from Wednesday's draw for the National Lottery.
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Drug-free boost for asthmatics
A drug-free treatment has helped people control their asthma symptoms for up to a year, a study has found.
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Teenager charged with raping boy
A 15-year-old is due to appear in court charged with the rape of an 11-year-old boy.
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Tennis: Murray into Miami semis
Britain's Andy Murray progresses after Andy Roddick retires in their quarter-finals at the Miami Masters.
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Football: Shock win for N Ireland
Northern Ireland replace Sweden at the top of their Euro 2008 qualifying group after a David Healy double gives them another famous win at Windsor Park.
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England stutter to win over Andorra
Steven Gerrard scores twice and debut boy David Nugent is on target as England beat minnows Andorra.
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New schools 'not fit for future'
Plans to rebuild England's schools must create classrooms fit for lessons of the future, a report warns.
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Care fear over hospital discharge
Poor and late hospital discharge information is putting patients at risk, GPs say.
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Call for motorbike speed limiters
MPs urge the government to carry out a study into the possibility of fitting speed limiters to motorbikes.
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Ministers consider casino options
The government is to decide whether plans for 17 new casinos can be rescued after defeat in the House of Lords.
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Farm payments delays attacked
Ex-Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett must be held accountable for delayed EU payments for farmers, MPs say.
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Smoking ban 'could close clubs'
Many working men's clubs will close once a smoking ban is introduced in England and Wales, a BBC survey suggests.
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Lloyds TSB workers get windfall
More than 62,000 Lloyds TSB employees are to share in a £252m share and bonus windfall payout.
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Home Office to be split into two
Tony Blair will announce the Home Office is to be split into separate departments for security and justice.
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Iran offers UK access to captured sailors
Iran says British officials can visit the 15 Royal Navy personnel who were captured in the Gulf.
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Kremlin praises Rostropovich
The Kremlin has lavished praise on Russian cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich, on his 80th birthday.
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Haiti immigrants land in US
More than 100 illegal immigrants from Haiti have reached Florida after a sea journey.
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Mugabe crackdown in Zimbabwe
President Mugabe has arrived in Tanzania for talks as a crackdown on the opposition is launched in Zimbabwe.
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Dozens killed by Iraq gunmen
Gunmen are reported to have killed at least 70 Sunni men in the north-western Iraqi town of Talafar.
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Teens break up in MySpace comments
SAN DIEGO--Teen breakups have never been particularly mature, but they've certainly evolved in terms of delivery. In the '80s, a teenager might have delivered the decisive blow ...
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Got flux: Dinosaurs, CO2 and your mama
If you don't believe in evolution, please don't read this blog. You'd get hives. Dinosaurs 4.0 went extinct about 65 million years ago. For more than 400 million years the Earth's ...
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Apple releases Boot Camp beta for Vista
Apple's iTunes software might not be totally ready for Windows Vista just yet, but Mac users will now be able to run Vista on their Intel-based systems with a new release of Boot ...
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'Porn browser' serves up malicious software
A Web browser that promises to help the user surf to explicit Web sites bundles malicious software, a researcher has warned. "It comes with its very own rootkit," Chris Boyd, ...
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Hack a Mac contest at CanSecWest
The organizers of CanSecWest, a fixture on the security conference circuit, are organizing a "PWN to OWN" contest. Two Apple MacBook Pro computers will be set up as hacker targets. ...
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Virgin Galactic signs on to New Mexico spaceport
New Mexico and Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson signed a memorandum of understanding this week that gives Branson the rights to lease a portion of the state's spaceport, ...
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Argentina ends Falklands oil deal
Argentina scraps a deal with the UK to share any oil found off the Falkland Islands.
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Savings club safeguards planned
Plans to safeguard customers of Christmas savings clubs are to be announced by the government.
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Tight vote expected over casino
The government is set for a tight Commons vote over plans to build Britain's first super-casino.
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UK ready to produce Iran evidence
The UK is set to release photo evidence that 15 British sailors seized by Iran were not in Iranian waters.
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Late Pope 'nearing sainthood'
Pope John Paul II is due to move a significant step closer to sainthood, Vatican officials have said.
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Latvia, Russia in border deal
Latvia and Russia have signed a border treaty, making the boundary between the countries official.
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Arab leaders at Riyadh summit
Arab leaders are in Saudi Arabia for a summit set to focus on reviving a five-year-old Middle East peace plan.
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Czech decision on US shield
The Czech Republic is to decide whether to go ahead with a missile defence shield.
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UK to produce Iran evidence
The UK is set to release photographic evidence that 15 British sailors seized by Iran were not in Iranian waters.
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Gunmen seize Philippines bus
Gunmen have seized a busload of children and teachers in the Philippines capital Manila.
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Senate votes for Iraq deadline
The US Senate has endorsed a deadline of March next year for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.
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Obama follows Clinton, McCain to Yahoo Answers
U.S. Senator Barack Obama is the latest presidential candidate to ask a question on Yahoo Answers as a way to engage voters. Obama asks: "How can we engage more people in the ...
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Climate change generating political heat
ABC News reports a whistle-blower group in Washington is blowing its own whistle over the White House and climate research. The group is the Government Accountability Project. ...
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Confusion over Best Buy's sale of Apple TVs
Is Best Buy selling Apple TV now? Well, that seems to depend on where you shop. If you'll recall, last week Best Buy told CNET News.com that Apple TV would be available starting ...
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Execs prefer Web services, P2P to mashups, wikis and blogs
Top-level executives are using Web services, peer-to-peer networks and collective intelligence that tap the expertise of a group to make decisions more than they are using mashups, ...
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Systemax offering $1,000 Vista Ultimate laptop
Windows Vista Ultimate, as the name suggests, is the most feature-laden release of Windows Vista and commands a $399 price on store shelves. But Systemax is offering the OS plus ...
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Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Council tax to increase by 4.2%
Bills will rise by 4.2%, bringing the average council tax charge in England to £1,321, government figures show.
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Briton's body found in Japan bath
A woman found buried in sand in a bathtub in Japan has been named by police as teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker.
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NI bill rushed through Parliament
An emergency bill has been rushed through Parliament to give effect to Northern Ireland's power-sharing deal.
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Protest disrupts slavery service
A service in London to mark the bicentenary of the act abolishing the slave trade is interrupted by a lone protester.
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Teen guilty of killing young father
Teenager Bradley Tucker is convicted of murdering a 22-year-old man on his doorstep in front of his young son.
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Blair targets 'career criminals'
Tony Blair outlines plans to curb the freedoms of "prolific criminals" after they are released from prison.
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UK in 'discreet talks' with Iran
The government is trying to "discreetly talk" to Iran about the seizure of 15 British navy personnel, Number 10 says.
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Firm fined in NZ Ribena row
The makers of Ribena have been fined for misleading the New Zealand public over vitamin C levels.
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Turkey moves to revamp prisons
As Turkey gears up to join the European Union, it has been working to improve life in its prisons.
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Detainee Hicks pleads guilty
David Hicks has pleaded guilty at Guantanamo Bay to charges of providing material support for terrorism.
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Rice's Mid East diplomacy plea
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has called on Arab nations to reach out to Israel.
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Body found in Japan bathtub
A woman found dead in a bathtub in Japan has been named as missing Briton Lindsey Ann Hawker.
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PM warns Iran over captives
Efforts to free 15 Royal Navy personnel will enter a new phase if diplomatic moves fail, Tony Blair warns Iran.
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Gaza sewage flood kills four
At least four people have died after a sewage treatment pool collapsed and flooded a village in the Gaza Strip.
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Radio premiere of Joe Orton's Entertaining Mr Sloane among spring drama highlights on Radio 3
Joe Ortons controversial first theatre play Entertaining Mr Sloane receives its premiere radio broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Sunday 15 April.
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Taro Naw: The ban on smoking in enclosed public places
From 6am on Monday 2 April it will no longer be possible to smoke in public places in Wales. The ban will cover pubs nightclubs restaurants offices and even taxis. But how prepared are the Welsh for the change Taro 9 Tuesday 27 March BBC Wales on S4C will look at the different reactions and the implications of the ban.
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Sally Debonnaire appointed Production Operations Controller for BBC Vision Studios
Leading independent executive Sally Debonnaire is joining the BBC in the new role of Controller Production Operations BBC Vision Studios it was announced today.
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Inside Out: Living with global warming
BBC findings suggest best and worst locations to live and peoples attitudes to climate change.
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Bertelsmann and EMI settle Napster-related court case
Music label EMI Group on Monday announced that it has settled a lawsuit filed four years ago against German media company Bertelsmann AG in connection with the original Napster ...
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Blogger cancels conference appearance after death threats
Kathy Sierra, a well-known blogger and author of books on Web design and programming, has abruptly canceled a speaking engagement after a rash of death threats began appearing ...
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Adobe gets Flash-y with mobile design platform
Creative types everywhere are sure to take note of Adobe's release of Creative Suite 3 on Tuesday, but there's also a new component aimed specifically at mobile content creators. Adobe ...
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Mercora updates M music service, scores Microsoft deal
Mercora has beefed up its streaming music service for smart phones, called M, and has snagged a deal with Microsoft to promote the service on its Windows Mobile site. The service ...
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Stream DRM-protected content from PC to phone
Increasing memory capacity and reducing the footprint of mobile phones is akin to taking one step forward and one step back. The two sort of cancel each other out. Instead of ...
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A Google-plex for Boston?
Sure, they've mastered complex search algorithms. But can Google's crack team of employees figure out how to pahk their cahs? And more importantly, where do they stand on Red Sox ...
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Microsoft updates Visual Studio roadmap, drops J# support
Microsoft has put dates on the anticipated future releases of its Visual Studio product line and said that it will drop support for the J# language in future releases. Earlier ...
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Le Mans going diesel?
The two best endurance high-performance cars in the world are now powered by diesel. It's almost official. The diesel-powered Peugeot 908 set track records during its official ...
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BEA to ship Web 2.0 inspired tools
BEA Systems on Tuesday scheduled to show off forthcoming portal products meant to bring Web 2.0 technologies to business users. At the O'Reilly Etech conference in San Diego, ...
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HP plans 20 percent cut in energy use
Hewlett-Packard wants to slash its use of energy by 20 percent by the end of the decade, both internally and in the products it manufactures. HP is the latest computer maker to ...
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$50,000 for 'Second Life' sex business
Sex sells, and the case of the recent sale of the "Amsterdam" sex business in Second Life proves it. According to Information Week, an anonymous buyer has paid $50,000 ...
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Late for work? Blame HP
So, the dog didn't eat my homework. What made me late to work today was the new Windows Vista-compatible printer driver for my HP all-in-one printer. My editor happens to have ...
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Oops! John McCain's MySpace page gets pranked
Forget "swiftboating." It looks like the dirty tactics in this election cycle might not come from rival campaigns, but rather from Internet pranksters with shadowy affiliations--or ...
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'The Onion' offers fake TV news
The Onion, the humorous spoof newspaper, stepped into the YouTube world on Tuesday with newscasts that are viewable on its Web site and which can be embedded into other Web pages. ...
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RIM opens BlackBerry platform to more consumer apps
BlackBerry is branching out. Beginning Tuesday, Research In Motion will open the BlackBerry platform further by offering developers APIs (application programming interfaces) that ...
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Cell phone interference derails Adobe CS3 launch
In what's must rank high on the list of a demo guy's worst nightmare, Adobe Systems' Tuesday announcement of its Creative Suite 3 software was derailed for more than 20 minutes ...
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Monday, March 26, 2007
UK sailors 'quizzed in Tehran'
The 15 Royal Navy personnel seized by Iran in the Gulf are being held in Tehran, the BBC has learnt.
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Woolmer quit before murder
Coach Bob Woolmer resigned from his post shortly before his death, the Pakistan Cricket Board has said.
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Overdose killed Anna Nicole
Former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith died of an accidental drug overdose, officials in Florida have said.
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BBC Films teams up with Sam Mendes and DreamWorks to make Revolutionary Road starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo di Caprio
BBC Films is teaming up with Sam Mendes and DreamWorks to make Revolutionary Road based on the celebrated novel by Richard Yates.
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Jason is cast-off from Castaway's shores
Jason became the first Castaway to be castoff permanently by his fellow islanders on last nights show on BBC One.
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Basement Jaxx singer joins local choirs and musicians to make Grace Amazing
Listeners to BBC Radio Solent were treated to a bit of history with a modern twist with the first official play of a new recording of the hymn Amazing Grace.
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Newshour special investigation � Iraq civilian deaths
Following a Freedom of Information request BBC World Service Newshour has learnt that a senior British Government official advised ministers to show caution about publicly criticising a report published last October in the Lancet which estimated that 655000 Iraqis have died as a result of the war in Iraq.
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BBC's Future Media and Technology announces leadership appointments
Ashley Highfield Director for BBC Future Media and Technology has announced two new appointments to his leadership team.
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InfoWorld to ditch postman
Starting next month, InfoWorld readers won't be waiting for the postman to ring twice. Or even once, for that matter. The tech publication is ditching its print version and will ...
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Google offers bikes for pedaling commuters
Google is offering free bikes and helmets to 2,000 of its permanent employees who bike to work in Africa, Europe and the Middle East, according to reports. Both the bikes, made ...
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Barron's: Steve Jobs is worth $20 billion
Apple CEO Steve Jobs is worth more to his company than any other CEO in the world, as much as $20 billion in market capitalization, according to the annual list of influential ...
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Working sans a paycheck
That's how a staffing company called Peopleconnect gives high-tech start-ups the chance to hire managers or execs--even if a start-up hasn't raised enough money to pay them yet. ...
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YouTube recognizes best videographers
In a video called "Close To Your Head," struggling artist-turned-YouTube star Terra Naomi sings lyrics she penned after receiving an encouraging message from one of her YouTube ...
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Deal of the day: Garmin StreetPilot GPS for $299
The Garmin StreetPilot c530 is the step-down model to the Garmin StreetPilot c550 and is a decent system for those looking for a no-frills portable navigation device. BuyDig has ...
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Analyst: Leopard on track for spring
Contrary to the rumor mill, Apple should release the next version of Mac OS X on time this spring, American Technology Research's Shaw Wu told his clients Monday. Wu issued a research ...
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TV Guide offers online video search
TV Guide plans to help Internet users find premium video, just as it has done for TV viewers for more than for 50 years. Next month, Gemstar-TV Guide International is expected ...
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Young, gifted and black
The likes of Lewis Hamilton are destined to be role models whether they like it or not.
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Woolmer police study CCTV tapes
Jamaican police say they have CCTV footage from the hotel corridor outside murdered coach Bob Woolmer's room.
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Immigrants 'stretch NHS services'
An influx of eastern Europeans to the UK has put huge pressure on NHS pregnancy services, the BBC learns.
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Gardens 'attract fewer songbirds'
Fewer songbirds visited UK gardens during the 2007 winter than 12 months previously, a survey suggests.
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Immigrants 'stretch NHS services'
An influx of eastern Europeans to the UK has put huge pressure on NHS pregnancy services, the BBC learns.
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UK Marines charged with assault
Two British servicemen are charged with assaulting a taxi driver in Cyprus
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Cricket: Pietersen tops rankings
England's Kevin Pietersen leads the one-day world rankings for the first time.
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Ban 'helping smokers to give up'
The ban on smoking in public places in Scotland is hailed as a huge success on its first anniversary.
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Players are behind me - McClaren
England coach Steve McClaren believes he still has the backing of his players, despite failing to beat Israel.
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Players are behind me - McClaren
England coach Steve McClaren believes he still has the backing of his players, despite failing to beat Israel.
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NHS cuts 'hit antenatal classes'
Many hospital trusts are cutting back or even axing services for pregnant women, the BBC learns.
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Jury discharged in Angelika trial
The jury is discharged in the trial of the man accused of murdering Polish student Angelika Kluk in Glasgow.
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C of E ponders slavery payments
The leader of the Church of England says it needs to consider reparations for its role in the slave trade.
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Wimpey and Woodrow merge
George Wimpey and Taylor Woodrow agree to merge, creating the UK's biggest homebuilder, worth £5bn.
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School bus travel to be extended
More pupils from low income homes are to be offered free transport to school, ministers say.
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Many net users 'not safety-aware'
Fewer than half of net users believe it is down to them to protect personal information online, a UK survey suggests.
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Kelly's Mirror complaint rejected
Ruth Kelly's complaint to the Press Complaints Commission about a Daily Mirror story on her son's school is rejected.
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Iraq urges Iran to free sailors
Iraq's foreign minister urges his Iranian counterpart to free 15 Royal Navy personnel captured four days ago.
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NI parties strike devolution deal
Ian Paisley and Gerry Adams agree in historic talks to restore devolution in Northern Ireland from 8 May.
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DR Congo rocked by violence
More than a hundred people are said to have been killed in two days of violence in the DR Congo.
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Slaves honoured in Jamaica
Jamaica is set to remember the millions of slaves who were transported from Africa to the Caribbean.
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UN warns of Sudan aid collapse
The UN's new humanitarian chief has warned the humanitarian effort in Darfur is in danger of collapse.
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Jason is cast-off from Castaway's shores
Jason became the first Castaway to be castoff permanently by his fellow islanders on last nights show on BBC One.
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Basement Jaxx singer joins local choirs and musicians to make Grace Amazing
Listeners to BBC Radio Solent were treated to a bit of history with a modern twist with the first official play of a new recording of the hymn Amazing Grace.
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Kelly's Mirror complaint rejected
Ruth Kelly's complaint to the Press Complaints Commission about a Daily Mirror story on her son's school is rejected.
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Iraq urges Iran to free sailors
Iraq's foreign minister urges his Iranian counterpart to free 15 Royal Navy personnel captured four days ago.
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NI parties strike devolution deal
Ian Paisley and Gerry Adams agree in historic talks to restore devolution in Northern Ireland from 8 May.
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DR Congo rocked by violence
More than a hundred people are said to have been killed in two days of violence in the DR Congo.
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Slaves honoured in Jamaica
Jamaica is set to remember the millions of slaves who were transported from Africa to the Caribbean.
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UN warns of Sudan aid collapse
The UN's new humanitarian chief has warned the humanitarian effort in Darfur is in danger of collapse.
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Woolmer hotel CCTV examined
Police in Jamaica say they have begun studying CCTV footage from the hotel where Bob Woolmer was murdered.
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Airmen killed by Tamil attack
Sri Lanka Tamil Tigers have bombed a military base near the international airport.
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Iran in sailor charge warning
Fifteen captured Royal Navy personnel could be charged with illegally entering Iranian waters.
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Microsoft to unveil higher-end Xbox 360
According to Dean Takahashi, the, ahem, dean of the Xbox beat, Microsoft is getting ready to launch a brand new edition of its video game console, the so-called Xbox 360 Elite. Takahashi, ...
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Sunday, March 25, 2007
Football: England 'still confident'
Frank Lampard insists England's confidence has not been dented by the Euro 2008 qualifying draw with Israel.
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Murray eases past Kendrick
Andy Murray beats American Robert Kendrick in round three of the Miami Masters.
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Sir Elton set for New York party
Sir Elton John gets ready for a concert at New York's Madison Square Garden to celebrate his 60th birthday.
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Three aquarium sharks die
Three captive sharks die as they are being moved to a new aquarium in Norfolk.
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Gatwick fault causes delays
Police stop passengers entering a Gatwick Airport terminal after a power failure causes check-in delays.
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Premiers discuss DUP delay tactic
The British and Irish premiers discuss the latest moves in the Northern Ireland political process.
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Slave trade shameful, Blair says
The UK's role in the slave trade is a matter of "deep sorrow and regret", Prime Minister Tony Blair will say.
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Straw to run Brown leadership bid
Commons Leader Jack Straw says he is to run Gordon Brown's campaign to become the next Labour leader.
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Woolmer police study CCTV tapes
Jamaican police say they have CCTV footage from the hotel corridor outside murdered coach Bob Woolmer's room.
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Seizure unjustified, Iran warned
Iran's detention of 15 Royal Navy personnel is "unjustified and wrong", Prime Minister Tony Blair says.
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Police quash Russian demo
Russian riot police have arrested dozens of demonstrators who staged an anti-government rally.
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Rice in Mid-East peace push
The US secretary of state has held talks with Arab leaders on her lastest tour of the Middle East.
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Iran defies global pressure
Iran is defying international pressure over its nuclear programme and the capture of 15 British Navy personnel.
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Woolmer hotel CCTV examined
Pakistan's cricket team has arrived in London, as Jamaican police check CCTV for clues about Bob Woolmer's murder.
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EU leaders urge rapid reforms
Leaders from the 27 EU nations have adopted a declaration calling for institutional reforms within two years.
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Earthquakes rock South Pacific
An earthquake has struck off the west coast of Japan, killing one as tremors also hit Vanuatu in the South Pacific.
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Slavery cloud over Africa
Two hundred years ago Britain voted to abolish slavery but its impact is still felt in Africa.
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Germany marks 50 years of EU
Clubs and museums in Germany stayed open all night as part of the EU's 50th anniversary celebrations.
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Russian riot police arrest 30
Russian riot police have broken up an unauthorised opposition rally and arrested 30 people.
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Pakistan cricketers head home
Members of Pakistan's cricket team have been questioned a second time over Bob Woolmer's murder.
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Rice in new Mid-East mission
Condoleezza Rice has held talks with Arab ministers to try to restart the Middle East peace process.
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UN backs fresh Iran sanctions
The UN Security Council has voted in favour of new sanctions against Iran due to its nuclear ambitions.
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Japan coast hit by earthquake
An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the richter scale has been felt off the coast of Japan.
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Saturday, March 24, 2007
Plaid 'open to coalition offers'
Plaid Cymru says it is open to coalition offers if no party wins a majority at May's assembly election.
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Man killed after crash with lorry
A man dies after the car he was driving was involved in an accident with a lorry in Angus, police say.
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Orange warning over Union danger
Scotland's most senior Orangeman warns the Union is under threat at this year's Holyrood elections.
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Motorcyclist dies in road crash
A motorcyclist dies in a road accident near Lurgan in County Armagh, the police service says.
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Petrol bombers attack police base
Police officers escape injury after about 20 petrol bombs are thrown into a PSNI station in south Armagh.
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Robbers kidnap lorry driver
A lorry driver is kidnapped by robbers who make off with his lorry load of power tools before burning the vehicle.
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Teenager dies in party stabbing
A 19-year-old man is stabbed to death at a party at a house in the Garston area of Liverpool.
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Cannabis gran wins support of MP
A 68-year-old grandmother facing eviction over her use of drugs is backed by an MP.
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Protests over oil transfer plans
Campaigners protest against controversial ship-to-ship oil transfer proposals for the Firth of Forth.
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Cabinet 'no place for attorney'
Constitutional Affairs Minister Harriet Harman says the attorney general should not attend Cabinet meetings.
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Thousands at Wembley opener
Thousands of football fans enjoy the first official fixture at the new £800m Wembley Stadium.
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Ministers push home sale packs
A campaign is launched to promote a controversial scheme which will become compulsory for home sellers.
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Football: Wales lose to Republic
A Stephen Ireland goal gives the Republic of Ireland a vital win in a historic Croke Park clash.
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Football: Scotland edge win
Substitute Craig Beattie nets a late goal against Georgia for a 2-1 victory in Alex McLeish's debut game as Scotland boss.
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Dull England held to bore draw
England stutter to a dismal goalless draw in the Euro 2008 qualifier in Israel.
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UK troops end Bosnia deployment
The last remaining British troops in Bosnia-Hercegovina are leaving the country.
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Pakistan team leave Jamaica
Pakistan's cricket team prepares to leave Jamaica after helping the inquiry into coach Bob Woolmer's murder.
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Snoop Dogg denied UK tour visa
US rap star Snoop Dogg is denied a visa to enter the UK on a European tour with fellow hip-hop star P Diddy.
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Appeal over web death images
Police appeal to people not to distribute images of a man who appears to have broadcast his suicide on the net.
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Trespass law targets royal sites
Police get new powers to crack down on people who trespass at royal and government sites.
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Archbishops lead slave trade walk
The archbishops of York and Canterbury lead a walk marking the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery.
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DUP 'would share power in May'
The DUP agrees to share power in May if the government pushes back the devolution deadline six weeks.
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Sailors admitted incursion - Iran
The 15 Royal Navy personnel seized in the Gulf by Iran have admitted being in the country's waters, Iran claims.
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Arab-Israelis speak of divide
Many Arab-Israelis say they are treated like second-class citizens despite anti-discrimination laws.
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UN envoy faces Sudan barrier
The UN's emergency relief coordinator John Holmes has been turned away from a Darfur refugee camp.
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Iran faces new UN sanctions
The UN Security Council has voted to impose fresh sanctions on Iran in relation to Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
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UK and Iran dispute Navy seizure location
Royal Navy personnel seized at gunpoint in the Gulf have admitted being in Iranian waters, Tehran claims.
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Time change marking end of era
The switch to British Summer Time will mark the end of an era for the nation's time signal.
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Cabinet 'no place for attorney'
Constitutional Affairs Minister Harriet Harman says the attorney general should not attend cabinet meetings.
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Archbishops to lead slavery walk
The archbishops of Canterbury and York will lead a walk marking the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade.
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Woolmer's body kept in Jamaica
The body of murdered Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer is to remain in Jamaica for an inquest.
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Fans set to enjoy Wembley opener
About 60,000 fans are expected for the first official fixture at the new £800m Wembley stadium.
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DUP deciding on power-sharing
The DUP's executive is due to meet to decide if it will nominate ministers for power-sharing at Stormont.
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Seized sailors 'taken to Tehran'
The 15 Royal Navy personnel seized in the Gulf by Iranian forces are reportedly transferred to Tehran.
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Arab-Israelis feel lower class
Many Arab-Israelis say they are treated like second-class citizens despite anti-discrimination laws.
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UN to vote on Iran sanctions
The UN is due to vote on imposing further sanctions on Iran because of its nuclear programme.
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Bob Woolmer inquest ordered
The body of murdered Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer is to remain in Jamaica for an inquest.
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Talks focus on sailors' fate
Diplomats are seeking to end the dispute over Iran's seizure of 15 Royal Navy personnel in the Gulf.
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New weekday evening schedule on Radio 2
Some of BBC Radio 2s Monday to Thursday evening programmes will have new timeslots from 16 April 2007.
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Washington D.C. reality meets spy movie paranoia?
If I talk, the U.S. government could throw me in jail, says John Doe. Just another guy hearing radio transmissions in his fillings or speaking in code with small six-legged figures ...
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Creator of tween social network nabs Disney VC investment
Industrious Kid, creator of tween social-networking site Imbee.com, has attracted an investment from Steamboat Ventures, the venture capital arm of the Walt Disney Company. According ...
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Luxury retailers go after alleged cybersquatting--again
Shortly after settling a cybersquatting lawsuit with domain name registrar Dotster, luxury department stores Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman have hit out at another set of ...
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Report: PayPal to launch mobile payment service
PayPal, the Internet's No.1 online payment service, has plans to launch a new system designed for mobile devices, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The mobile ...
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Friday, March 23, 2007
Rumor: Mac OS X Leopard delayed to October?
Digitimes is reporting that the next release of Mac OS X, code-named Leopard, will not ship until October of this year as Apple works to ensure compatibility with Windows Vista. Sounds ...
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Apple and Sony reviving the 1970s on iTunes
Feathered hair and Gran Torinos are coming to iTunes. Apple has cut a deal with Sony Pictures Television to sell episodes of classic TV shows like Starsky and Hutch and ...
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Deal of the day: Envision 19" monitor for $160
The Envision G19LWK features a 19-inch active matrix TFT LCD screen, 1400 x 900 resolution, 16:10 aspect ratio, a response time of 5ms, DVI, 300 cd/m2 brightness, and an 800:1 ...
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Washington D.C. reality meets crazy movie-style paranoia
If I talk, the U.S. government could throw me in jail, says John Doe. Just another guy hearing radio transmissions in his fillings or speaking in code with small six-legged figures ...
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The next wave in design: Gadgets that won't bug you
Genevieve Bell, who has been Intel's chief in-house anthropologist for a decade, says she's noticed an interesting phenomenon in recent studies. People want gadgets that don't ...
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Shake-up at Wikimedia
Two leaders at the nonprofit charitable organization Wikimedia have resigned from the group's foundation separately, both in e-mails sent to the organization's mailing list on ...
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Kids site Imbee nabs Disney VC investment
Industrious Kid, creator of tween social-networking site Imbee.com, has attracted an investment from Steamboat Ventures, the venture capital arm of the Walt Disney Company. According ...
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Clarity call urged on £1bn pledge
Business leaders in Northern Ireland urge clarity about an extra £1bn to help seal a deal on devolution.
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UDA 'still involved in extortion'
The Ulster Defence Association are "still significantly involved" in extortion rackets, a senior police officer has confirmed.
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Police probe web cam chat death
Police probe the death of a man who appeared to self-harm while talking to people using a web cam.
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Budget analysis occupies papers
The UK's newspapers continue to analyse what was probably Gordon Brown's last Budget.
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Your 20 hidden tourist gems
We asked for nominations and here are your best off-the-beaten track spots.
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Campbell attacks stop-and-search
Police stop-and-search powers are overused, Sir Menzies Campbell is expected to say later.
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Viewers see 'lack of UK-made TV'
The UK's public service TV channels do not show enough homemade or innovative shows, most viewers tell a survey.
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Falklands war was right - Blair
Tony Blair has said going to war over the Falklands took "political courage" and was "the right thing to do".
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Locals 'could miss Olympic jobs'
Londoners risk missing out on 50,000 new jobs created by the Olympics, the London Assembly warns.
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'All efforts' in hunt for BBC man
Every effort is being made to find missing BBC Gaza reporter Alan Johnston, a Palestinian presidential aide says.
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Bank charge claims 'successful'
Most people who try to reclaim bank account penalty charges get some money back, a study finds.
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Cricket: World Cup will continue
The Cricket World Cup will carry on despite the murder of Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer.
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Account warning for bank workers
The Royal Bank of Scotland warns UK staff of disciplinary action if their main account is not one operated by the firm.
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Poor forces housing 'for decades'
Many UK service personnel may be forced to live in poor quality housing over the next 20 years, a report suggests.
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'Iran link' to violence in Basra
Most of the violence against UK forces in Basra is being engineered by Iranian elements, a British Army colonel in Iraq says.
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Seven on teen stabbing charges
Seven men are charged over the murder of a Manchester teenager last year.
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Scientists want new drug rankings
The current drug classification system is not "fit for purpose" and should be replaced with a harm ranking, scientists say.
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PlayStation 3 launched in Europe
Sony has launched the PlayStation 3 in Europe, with some gamers scooping free HD televisions.
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15 charged after passport raids
Fifteen people are charged following police raids on suspected illegal passport factories.
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More help for trafficking victims
Freed victims of human trafficking will be allowed to stay in the UK for at least 30 days, ministers say.
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Taxi driver quizzed over 7 July
One of the three men held over the 7 July bombings is a 30-year-old taxi driver from Leeds, it emerges.
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Pakistan coach Woolmer was killed
Police in Jamaica open a murder probe into the death of ex-England cricketer and Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer.
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Pressure mounting on ETA
Basque separatists ETA face rising pressure to end violence forever, a year after calling a ceasefire.
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EU celebrates 50th birthday
Germany is marking the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, but some feel no cause to celebrate.
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Call for Zimbabwe protest
An Archbishop in Zimbabwe has called for mass protests to force President Mugabe from power.
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Congress voting on Iraq troops
The US Congress is to vote on whether to order complete troop withdrawal from Iraq within a year.
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Woolmer 'was strangled'
Jamaican police have launched a murder probe into the death of Pakistan's cricket coach Bob Woolmer.
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Thursday, March 22, 2007
Scientists tout new drug rankings
The current drug classification system is not 'fit for purpose' and should be replaced with a harm ranking, scientists say.
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Three held over 7 July bombings
Three men are arrested in connection with the attacks on London's transport system on 7 July 2005.
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Woolmer death treated as murder
Police in Jamaica open a murder probe into the death of ex-England cricketer and Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer.
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Russia mine victims are buried
Mass funerals have taken place in Russia, after a blast at a Siberian mine killed at least 108 people.
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Edwards' wife cancer returns
US presidential candidate John Edwards says his wife's cancer is back, but his campaign will go on.
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UN chief unhurt by Iraq blast
The head of the UN was unharmed after a mortar interrupted his news conference in Baghdad.
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Queen of shopping comes to BBC Two
BBC Two has commissioned a new primetime series in which retail guru Mary Portas helps independent fashion shop ownersthe fleetfooted Davids of the retail worldfight back against the allconsuming high street Goliaths.
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War in Lebanon - insiders discuss what really happened
Edward Stourton uncovers what really happened during the IsraeliLebanon conflict last year in The Summer War In Lebanon on BBC Radio 4.
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Any Dream Will Do – press pack
Last year the BBC One audience and Andrew Lloyd Webber solved a problem like Maria and catapulted telesales girl Connie Fisher to stardom in The Sound Of Music.
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Searching for the next big canvas for ads
Finding new real estate to plaster over with ads is sort of Chip Meakem's purpose in life. As a partner in Kodiak Venture Partners, Meakhem was an early investor in Massive, ...
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Best Buy takes back Apple TV exclusive
Best Buy on Thursday retracted its previous claim that it had arranged to get deliveries of the Apple TV device two weeks ahead of every other electronics retailer except Apple's ...
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Web helps MSNBC get the story--wrong
Early this morning, MSNBC's lead story was that Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards was suspending his campaign because his wife's cancer had returned. There was only ...
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Akimbo gets a new CEO
Video-on-demand specialist Akimbo has appointed Thomas Frank as its new CEO, the company announced Thursday. Frank, who was formerly with Real Networks and Dick Clark Productions, ...
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Palm releases earnings, no takeover announcement
Palm announced its third-quarter earnings Thursday, without any mention of a takeover by another company. Financial analysts and bloggers alike were abuzz the past week with ...
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Survey: MySQL use rises 25 percent
UPDATE (March 22, 1:35 p.m.): After this item was published, we discovered we gave an incorrect figure for the percentage of developers who said they use MySQL. The figure ...
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Analyst: Google doing mobile phone software, not hardware
Despite all the rumors and speculation about a Google Phone, the Web search company is working on software to run services on mobile phones rather than building its own phone, ...
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Belgian anti-racism weddings
Nearly 600 couples symbolically wed in a town where some people refused to be married by a black registrar.
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Panama shanty town hit by fire
Police arrested a man after a fire tore through a shanty town in Panama, killing at least two people.
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Sadr aide released in Iraq
A Shia militia leader once deemed a security threat has been freed by US forces in Iraq.
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N Korea talks near to collapse
Six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear programme appear to have broken down.
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EU backs 'open skies' deal
EU ministers in Brussels have backed a deal to ease restrictions on transatlantic air travel.
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Mortar interrupts UN address
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was unharmed after a mortar landed near the Iraqi PM's office.
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Michael Crick appointed Political Editor on Newsnight
Michael Crick has been appointed as Political Editor on BBC Twos Newsnight.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Cricket: Vaughan '100% fit'
England skipper Michael Vaughan is fully fit for Saturday's Group C decider against Kenya in St Lucia.
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'Stand up to bigots', says Elton
Sir Elton John calls on people to "stand up and speak out" against homophobic abuse.
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US Anglicans refuse 'new church'
US Anglican bishops refuse to create a parallel church for their traditionalist wing, amid a row over homosexuality.
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Meningitis 'reduces exam success'
Battling meningitis as a baby has a damaging effect on later academic achievement, a study suggests.
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Self-harm rise in foreign inmates
Foreign inmates have considered self-harming following the deportations scandal, the prisons watchdog says.
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100 schools make news for real
Over 100 UK schools are simultaneously making and broadcasting news during the finale of a BBC project.
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Lords support gay equality laws
Peers back the government on contentious gay equality laws at the centre of a row with the Catholic Church.
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EU to vote on 'open skies' deal
EU ministers are due to vote on an "open skies" aviation deal, which some British airlines regard as inadequate.
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Oxygen device sparked sub blast
An emergency oxygen device triggered an explosion which killed two sailors, the US military says.
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Nursing home residents 'in pain'
Nearly two out of five people living in nursing homes are enduring chronic pain, a study suggests.
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Parties step up attack on Budget
Opposition MPs accuse Gordon Brown of giving with one hand, and taking away with the other in his tax shake-up.
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Fighting the Iraqi insurgents
The BBC's Andrew North follows US troops in Ramadi as they struggle to battle insurgents.
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Zimbabwe crisis 'like Titanic'
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has likened the current crisis in Zimbabwe to the sinking of the Titanic
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Fierce fighting in Mogadishu
The head of an Islamist movement in Somalia has defended fighting which left at least people 16 dead.
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BBC Two commissions more Later... and themes for TOTP2
BBC Two has extended Laterwith Jools Holland to 20 weeks a year and commissioned six themed editions of Top Of The Pops 2.
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Shabina Akthar � bringing you a brighter, livelier breakfast on BBC Radio Oxford
From Monday 26 March 2007 breakfast in and around Oxfordshire will never be the same again as Shabina Akthar will use her talents to get listeners up on weekday mornings.
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Plasma industry grows, but stays in place
The good news for plasma TV makers is that the industry will likely grow at 14 percent a year for the foreseeable future, and see unit shipments grow from 13.4 milion this year ...
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Intel still on track for ultra mobile notebook chip
Intel will hit its deadline to release a family of chips for devices and notebooks by the end of the year, executives said at a dealer conference this week. The chips will be ...
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We boomers blew it; teens the next hero generation?
Fortunately there seem to be a lot of people interested in the longer-term future of planet Earth. Beyond, say, the next quarterly earnings report, or even the next election. ...
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Tangled case of Wal-Mart vs. former execs, all hinges on e-mails
You and I have no idea who's to blame, who's blameless. Or who'll win and who'll lose. We do know retailer Wal-Mart, known for a few brick and mortar stores around the planet, ...
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Uranium shortages may hamper nuclear comeback
Just as nuclear power seems to coming back into vogue, an MIT researcher says a lack of uranium may crimp its potential to expand. Uranium production meets only 65 percent of ...
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Customers report Vonage outage
Voice over IP provider Vonage can't seem to get a break. Just a couple of weeks ago a federal court ordered it to pay $58 million to Verizon Communications for infringing on patents. ...
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Al goes green on the Hill
As he must have known it would, Al Gore's return to Capitol Hill on Wednesday and his presentation on the perils of global warming stirred up the usual political passions. Except ...
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Homeland Security warned on privacy impact of data-mining plans
A massive new data mining project planned by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security raises privacy concerns that must be identified and mitigated sooner than later, government ...
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Best Buy finagles Apple TV exclusive
The blue-shirted ones scored a mini coup this week. Best Buy said today that the just-released Apple TV will be available in all 822 of its U.S. stores starting Tuesday. That's ...
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Attack ad hits Hillary. Who dunnit? I dunnit, says Phil.
A briefly anonymous video blogger turned an ancient Apple ad into a political attack on Sen. Hillary Clinton. The attack ad created a firestorm of guessing and dissing in the ...
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Ron Jeremy: Porn king turns tech reviewer
Besides XXX Web sites and some high-end prosthetic devices, what does porn have in common with technology? The answer, of course, is Ron Jeremy. Jeremy, the former porn king ...
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Police end Zimbabwe protest
Police are called to the Zimbabwean Embassy in London after reports of protesters in the building.
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Two jailed for cocaine smuggling
Two men from the North West are jailed for their part in an international drugs smuggling operation worth £166m.
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Drink-accused pilot 'not guilty'
An airline pilot accused of turning up for work while six times over the limit to fly is cleared by a jury.
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Council tax report urges reform
People living in the most valuable houses in England should pay more council tax, a government review says.
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Woolmer death termed 'suspicious'
Jamaican police are treating the death of Pakistan coach and ex-England cricketer Bob Woolmer as suspicious.
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Brown cuts basic tax rate by 2p
Gordon Brown cuts 2p off the basic rate of income tax as he delivers what is expected to be his final Budget.
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Life for an Iraqi blogger
Blogger Isam Rasheed gives a Sunni view on the turbulent existence for millions of Iraqis and their families.
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Education 'key' to Iraq future
A teacher at a school in Baghdad sees education as the only way to secure Iraq's future.
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Iraq refugees head for Syria
Millions of Iraqis have become refugees to escape the violence, with many people going to Syria.
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Iraq 'needs militant talks'
Iraqi Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi has called for talks with the country's insurgents.
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Heavy fighting in Somalia
Seven people have died in the worst fighting in Mogadishu since the fall of the Islamists in December.
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Woolmer death 'is suspicious'
Jamaican police are treating the death of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer as suspicious.
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Updated BBC response to allegations about signing language used in CBeebies' series Something Special
The following is the updated BBC response to allegations about signing language used in CBeebies series Something Special.
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Google ad push spurs action reaction
In a move that has shaken up parts of the Web advertising world, Google announced Tuesday that it would begin testing a new ad program that lets advertisers pay only when consumers ...
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Gnome hires open-source law group
The Gnome Foundation has retained the services of the Software Freedom Law Center, a nonprofit firm that tackles legal issues involving the open-source and free-software movement. ...
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Say what? The birth of the blog
Blogging has been around for roughly a decade, in one form or another. But even for something that recent, relatively speaking, it's not easy to suss out the starting point, to ...
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Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Vista Anytime Upgrade to become transferable
Microsoft said late last week that it will make a change to the licensing terms for Windows Vista, allowing those who purchase a boxed copy of Vista and then upgrade to a pricier ...
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More than a ton of DOJ e-mails, free for your enjoyment
Can't get enough of politics? Bored reading your own e-mail? Have I got something for you--an online cornucopia of government-speak acronyms that won't quit, political maneuverings ...
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