A man who went on the run after being convicted of abusing a girl is added to a list of the UK's most wanted sex offenders.
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Friday, August 31, 2007
Paedophile on 'most wanted' site
A man who went on the run after being convicted of abusing a girl is added to a list of the UK's most wanted sex offenders.
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Concern as prisoner recalls rise
The number of prisoners returned to jail after being released under supervision or on licence rises by 30%.
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Man jailed for policeman sex con
A man who posed as a secret policeman to dupe a woman into giving him sexual favours is jailed for two years.
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Man dies in car and bus collision
A man has been killed in a collision between a car and a bus in Ballymoney, County Antrim.
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Grandparents and child kidnapped
A couple and their grandchild are taken hostage at their home in the Greater Belfast area.
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Plane diverted due to wheel fault
A passenger plane is diverted to East Midlands Airport after developing technical problems.
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Police hunt 'gun-wielding' girls
Police look for two teenage girls who were caught on CCTV brandishing what looked like handguns in Manchester.
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Atoning for past sins
Ian McEwan writes literary novels that sell by the truckload. Atonement, the film adapted from his novel, will only further this reputation. What's behind his way with words?
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New law allows casino TV adverts
Bookies, casinos and betting websites will be able to advertise on TV and radio for the first time this weekend.
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Four arrested over Rhys killing
Police investigating the murder of Rhys Jones continue to question four people arrested over the shooting.
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Officer hurt during inmate unrest
A prison officer is attacked with an iron bar at a young offenders institution in Lancashire.
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Four arrested over 2005 murder
Police arrest four men in connection with the death of Glasgow woman Emma Caldwell in 2005.
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'Hundreds' involved in dog fights
'Several hundred' people in the UK are involved in illegal dog fighting, the Royal Society for the Protection of Animals (RSPCA) warns.
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Jail for child sex abuse teacher
A former boarding school teacher is jailed after being convicted of 13 sexual offences against children.
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Lampard doubtful for England ties
Frank Lampard emerges as a doubt for England's vital Euro 2008 qualifiers against Israel and Russia.
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Brian scoops Big Brother victory
Brian Belo beats the bookmakers' favourites, twins Sam and Amanda Marchant, to win this year's Big Brother.
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Underground strikes to go ahead
Three strikes planned on the Tube next month are to go ahead, union leaders announce.
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TV's McGovern calls BBC 'racist'
Cracker writer Jimmy McGovern accuses the BBC of being a "racist institution" during a live BBC radio interview.
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McCanns to sue Portuguese paper
Madeleine McCann's parents are to launch a libel action over Portuguese newspaper claims about her death.
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Two arrested over triple killing
Two men are arrested in connection with the killing of three people at a house in Hertfordshire.
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'No new deal' for prison officers
Ministers insist there will be no new pay settlement for prison officers this year, following "constructive" talks.
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Gunner killed in Kandahar named
An RAF serviceman killed in Afghanistan is named as Senior Aircraftman Christopher Bridge by the Ministry of Defence.
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Arrests after boy fatally stabbed
Two boys have been arrested after a 17-year-old is found stabbed to death in east London, police say.
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Stoning death boys found guilty
Five boys are found guilty of killing a father who was pelted with stones on an outdoor sports pitch in London.
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Prince Harry leads Diana tributes
Princess Diana was "the best mother in the world", Prince Harry tells a service on the 10th anniversary of her death.
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Pirate DVD sniffer dogs in US
Dogs that have travelled the world sniffing out pirate DVDs make their New York debut.
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Greek fire aid fraud fears
As thousands claim compensation for wildfire damage, reports say there have been arrests for fraud.
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Questions over Korean hostages
South Korea has been criticised over the Taleban hostage crisis, despite the safe release of 19 people.
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Bush announces mortgage aid
President Bush has revealed measures to help US homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages.
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Anti-Hamas protests in Gaza
Thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have taken part in rallies against the local rulers.
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Court tosses $11 million judgment against Spamhaus
At least for now, Spamhaus, the popular British spam-blacklisting organization, won't have to cough up $11.7 million as part of a spat with an Illinois e-mail marketing company.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Thursday vacated a lower court's decision last fall ...
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Apple slaps back at NBC in iTunes spat
Disagreements between Apple and NBC Universal escalated Friday as Apple announced that it won't sell NBC's shows for the upcoming television season.
The move comes a day after The New York Times reported that NBC Universal would not renew its agreement to make its TV shows available for ...
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New study links cell phone usage to cancer
Just when you thought it was safe to talk on your cell phone.
Now some scientists say there is a chance that talking on a mobile phone for as little as 10 minutes could trigger changes in the brain that are associated with cancer, according to a story published on ...
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Backing up e-mail
E-mail, for many of us, is very
important and accumulates forever, making it a large mess when it comes
to backing it up.
The importance of my
e-mail snuck on me. Once upon a time, I opened my old
reliable e-mail program and was confronted with an
error message. The ...
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Netvibes goes mobile, for real this time
Netvibes' new superfast mobile version.
Single-page aggregator Netvibes quietly launched a mobile version of its site in February. It was a bit of a hack: If you created a "mobile" tab, then when you visited Netvibes from your mobile, the feeds you put in that tab would show up.
Today, ...
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Embassy e-mails hacked
Thursday, Swedish computer security consultant Dan Egerstad posted online the usernames, passwords and server addresses necessary to access up to 100 e-mail accounts worldwide. He says he used an unnamed vulnerability to obtain the usernames and passwords for up to 1,000 e-mail accounts of government employees around the world. ...
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Germany wants to sic spyware on terror suspects
In the name of nabbing terrorists, the German government is floating a plan that would permit authorities to plant spyware on suspects' hard drives through e-mail messages appearing to stem from official sources, according to various news reports out of Berlin this week.
The proposal, which has not yet been ...
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Airborne Laser passes target test
This is how the Pentagon envisions the Airborne Laser in action.
(Credit: U.S. Missile Defense Agency)The Airborne Laser has taken another step forward in its long slog off the drawing board and into the Pentagon's arsenal.
The first-of-its-kind 747-400F this month completed a series of low-power test ...
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IP telephony start-ups attract cash
Despite SunRocket's recent implosion, venture capitalists are hot to invest in voice over IP start-ups.
A company called Jaxtr announced Tuesday that it's raised $10 million. The company, which hopes to emulate the success of eBay's Skype, actually attracted some of the same investors as Skype. Draper ...
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Windows Home Server release issues
HP's MediaSmart Server has been pushed back.
(Credit: CNET)When last we left Microsoft's Windows Home Server software, it was off to manufacturing and we expected to see WHS-equipped hardware show up at our doorstep shortly thereafter. After a post on Microsoft's official Home Server blog, we ...
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Call for action to help Darfur
British and French leaders have called for international action to secure a ceasefire in Darfur.
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Malaysia celebrates 50 years
Malaysia has celebrated 50 years of independence from Britain, with events to mark the milestone.
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Dell silent again after earnings
Dell actually beat analysts' expectations Thursday when it released the preliminary results of its earnings for the second quarter of fiscal year 2008, but again opted against the traditional follow-up conference call with company executives, investors and the media.
Dell has failed to file its last six quarterly earnings reports ...
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Secrecy over lost White House e-mails continues?
Remember the mystery surrounding the potentially millions of "missing" e-mails exchanged by top White House aides like Karl Rove?
Apparently the White House would prefer that it remain that way--or at least that's the inference one might draw from a letter sent on Thursday to Fred Fielding (PDF), the ...
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Monster defends delay in notifying users of data breach
Patrick Manzo, Monster Worldwide's vice president of compliance and fraud prevention, today said going forward, the company is notifying all users in its active job-seeker database that their information may be compromised.
This announcement comes one day after Monster's CEO Sal Iannuzzi admitted the theft of contact information for job seekers in Monster's database may have been much greater ...
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Cell carriers fined over missed e911 deadlines
Federal regulators late on Thursday slapped three wireless firms, including No. 3 operator Sprint Nextel, with a total of $2.83 million in fines for not meeting a long-passed deadline for equipping subscribers with enhanced 911 service.
The Federal Communications Commission had set a December 31, 2005 date by which ...
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Hot deal: JBL HTI-55 2-way in-wall speaker for $100 shipped
JBL HTI-55 2-way in-wall speaker
(Credit: CNET Networks)While patrolling the tubes in search of bargains for our loyal readers, we came across this deal on our own sister site, CNET Shopper. Normally listed between $200 and $350, this Harman/JBL speaker is offered today at $100, including free shipping....
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Transonic's goal: A car engine that gets 100 miles per gallon
Transonic is coming clean with its ambitions: it is working on a fuel injection system that will let liquid fuel cars get 100 miles a gallon.
And an engine equipped with Transonic's technology will be able to run on gas, ethanol or other types of fuel without help from ...
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Microsoft, Eolas settle patent dispute
Microsoft has settled a long-running and expensive lawsuit with Eolas Technologies, a start-up backed by the University of California that alleged Internet Explorer infringed a patent.
"We're pleased to be able to reach an amicable resolution in this long-running dispute with Eolas and the University of California," the company ...
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Dumbest tech bill so far this year?
From my vantage point in the peanut gallery, it's oh so tempting to hold our elected officials up to ridicule. But truth be told, it's sometimes impossible to resist. And when it comes to that increasingly busy intersection between the worlds of politics and technology, it seems the ...
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Yahoo's new social job network: Kickstart
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Thursday, August 30, 2007
Poem for football-mad Rhys
The father of murdered 11-year-old Rhys Jones writes a poem dedicated to the young Everton football club fan.
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Divorce rate lowest for 22 years
The divorce rate falls to its lowest level for 22 years, amid a record low in marriages themselves.
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Fall in primary writing standards
Writing standards among seven-year-olds in England fall slightly for the second
year in a row.
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Father and son killed in shooting
A father and son were two of three people shot dead at their family home in Hertfordshire, police say.
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Sex attack phone girls detained
Three girls who sexually assaulted a teenage boy during a three-and-a-half hour attack are detained
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Animal rights scare sparks recall
UK retailers recall tubes of Savlon after animal rights extremists claim they have contaminated the antiseptic cream.
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Bank's U-turn on student charges
A bank makes a U-turn over charges after a student protest on Facebook.
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Cars remain top UK travel choice
Government statistics reveal a heavy reliance on cars but a slight swing towards walking and cycling.
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Champions League draw revealed
Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd, Liverpool, Celtic and Rangers discover who they will play in the group stage of the Champions League.
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Tennis: Murray sinks Bjorkman
Andy Murray comes through a gruelling match against Jonas Bjorkman 5-7 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-1 to reach the third round of the US Open.
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Live - England v India
England lose three early wickets as India look to defend 212 in the fourth one-dayer at Old Trafford.
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Brits 'addicted' to cheap flights
Even environmentally aware people are unwilling to reduce the amount of flying they do, research shows.
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7/7 survivors launch legal action
Survivors of the 7 July London bombings begin legal proceedings calling for an independent public inquiry.
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Gangs in pit bull smuggling ring
A network of gangs is supplying illegal pit bull dogs for fighting in the UK, a BBC investigation finds.
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Man charged after doctor stabbing
A man is arrested in connection with the stabbing of a doctor at a GP's surgery in Glasgow.
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RAF gunner killed in Afghanistan
An RAF serviceman has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.
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Town's teen pregnancies concern
Authorities investigate why the teenage pregnancy rate in two Dorset towns is higher than the national average.
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Measles 'surge' prompts warning
Health experts are issuing a warning about measles after an unexpectedly high number of cases this summer.
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Brown's prisons pay deal warning
Gordon Brown warns prison officers that staging their pay rise this year is "an essential part" of tackling inflation.
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Serial paedophile jailed for life
A serial paedophile, who filmed his crimes, is jailed for life for 89 sex offences on children as young as three.
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Sydney racehorses hit by flu
Eight Australian racehorses have tested positive for equine influenza as the virus spreads.
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Protests over Greek fires
Thousands of Greeks have protested over the political response to the recent forest fires.
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Clashes at Chilean protests
Police have clashed with government protesters in the Chilean capital, Santiago.
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UN appeal for help in Peru
Aid agencies have criticised the recovery process in Peru, two weeks after an earthquake struck.
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Political turmoil in Pakistan
Two former Prime Ministers are competing to return to power and possibly topple President Musharraf.
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Italy arrests Mafia suspects
Dozens of suspected Mafia members have been arrested over the killings of six Italians in Germany.
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US massacre college criticised
Virginia Tech officials might have saved lives if they had acted sooner, a report says.
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Spotlight Special unmasks local sporting hero as hardened dog fighter
A BBC Northern Ireland Spotlight Special will tonight Thursday 30 August unmask a leading Ulster GAA star as a hardened dog fighter.
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Drop Dead Gorgeous returns on BBC Three – press pack
Life for school girl model Ashley Webb Sinead Moynihan is increasingly exciting as she rapidly ascends in the glamorous sophisticated world of modelling.
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New face, new look for North West Tonight
BBC North West Tonight will have a new copresenter sitting alongside Gordon Burns from Monday 10 September as part of a major relaunch of the programme.
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iRobot Looj will clean your gutters
The company that dispatches robots to clean your floors now wants to scour America's gutters.
Next up from iRobot is a gutter-cleaning machine, according to recently filed photos, diagrams and documents that were discovered by Engadget on an FCC Web site.
The new robot is called the Looj, according ...
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Do we all speak in euphemisms?
When was the last time you said something but meant another, or embellished the truth just a bit? Even the most honest and straightforward of us do it from time to time.
Sometimes we're trying to save face or spare somebody's feelings. Other times we're trying to ...
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Google, Yahoo to direct your Mercedes
Mercedes-Benz USA has an answer to complaints that car navigation directions don't measure up to those from sites like Yahoo, Google and Ask.
The automaker has partnered with Google and Yahoo to allow users to send customized Google Maps and Yahoo Local Maps directly from a computer or Web-enabled
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DOJ still wants spy suit against Verizon tossed
Much has been made of an El Paso Times interview last week in which Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell acknowledged the "private sector" has assisted in the president's so-called Terrorist Surveillance Program. Some opponents of the phone-call-and-email-snooping regime promptly pounced on the remarks, suggesting they implicate telephone companies ...
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In clean tech investing, it's magic formula time
Remember those fairy tales about trolls in the forest with magic potions that could make the hero invisible or someone fall in love? That's sort of what it is like to cover the clean tech world some days.
A number of start-ups have emerged promising a molecule that can ...
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While solar gets vertical, Q-Cells succeeds by staying put
In the solar industry, many are rapidly trying to expand their real estate in the manufacturing process. China's SunTech Power Holdings has moved from primarily making solar cells, the piece of silicon that harvests electricity from sunlight, to making solar cells and panels, the frame in which the cells ...
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Sony to shut down Connect music store
Apple can breathe a sigh of relief as word came on Thursday that Sony plans to close its music store, Connect, sometime after March 2008.
Apple's iTunes, was never threatened by Sony's misguided download service of course.
The company's attempt to compete in the digital music market ...
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Free San Francisco Wi-Fi project dies
EarthLink said late Wednesday that it is bailing out of a contract to build San Francisco's free Wi-Fi service.
EarthLink backed out of the deal a day after the company announced it was laying off 900 employees--nearly half of its staff. EarthLink, which is trying to get its ...
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Building a green home--part one
Green homes come from factories.
It sounds like a contradiction, but it isn't. By building a home in a factory, builders can cut down on the amount of wood that gets thrown out and trips back and forth to the lumberyard. Plus, building in a factory lets the contractors ...
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Eurovision Dance Contest on BBC One – press pack
Fiftytwo years after the launch of the Eurovision Song Contest get ready to take your partners for the sequinned splendour of the first Eurovision Dance Contest.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
BBC Learning English launches on tianshannet.com
The BBC is set to expand its online audiences in China thanks to a partnership agreement with the official portal of Xinjiang Province in Northwest China.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
BBC Wales announces changes to Wales Today presentation team
BBC Wales has today announced major changes to the presentation team on its flagship news programme Wales Today.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
BBC shortlists suppliers for Digital Creative Services
The BBC has shortlisted six digital agencies to take forward to the next stage of a review of its digital creative services which began in July 2007.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
2007 Rugby World Cup on 5 Live
BBC 5 Live and BBC 5 Live Sports Extra have exclusive radio commentary rights for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
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Cisco's MARS invasion!
Little green men? Roswell, N.M.? Nope. This invasion is centered on Cisco Monitoring Analysis and Response System (MARS). Cisco MARS (formerly Protego) is a hybrid event management and network behavior analysis product that monitors network/security devices and network traffic, looking for anomalous activities and ongoing security events.
Cisco ...
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HP desktop concept image surfaces
HP desktop concept art.
(Credit: Engadget)If we had to guess, the leaked shots of the HP Virtus over on Engadget this afternoon are the result of HP and Voodoo's joint design efforts. All we were able to get out of HP is that this is a concept image, ...
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Congress to revisit expanded spy law next week
Congressional Democrats don't plan to waste much time in revisiting a temporary expansion of federal eavesdropping law that has met with hostility in privacy and civil liberties circles.
The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on Wednesday afternoon said it plans to hold a hearing on September 5--that ...
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Cheap HD DVD player coming--format war rages on
Will this cheap HD DVD player change the format war?
(Credit: Venturer Electronics)The format war is far from over, but HD DVD is on a roll--at least as far as PR is concerned. Last week the big news was both Paramount and DreamWorks becoming HD DVD-exclusive studios, and now ...
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Report: Yes, Mark Cuban will be on 'Dancing with the Stars'
(Credit: collegegameballs.com)Gazillionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban might hate YouTube, have a feud with Donald Trump, and think that the Internet is dead and boring, but clearly Dancing with the Stars falls into his favor.
According to the Associated Press, the Dallas Mavericks owner and HDNet founder will be on this fall's season ...
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Map Katrina three years later
On the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Wednesday, the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) unveiled a newly updated Web site that lets people call up a map of the storm that wreaked havoc on the Gulf Coast, along with other hurricanes that occurred along the Atlantic coast over the ...
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EarthLink pays $5 million to delay Houston Wi-Fi buildout
A day after EarthLink said it would lay off nearly half its workforce, the company has agreed to pay the city of Houston a $5 million penalty fee for missing its first deadline in building the city's municipal Wi-Fi network.
Houston Mayor Bill White announced the settlement with EarthLink ...
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Which? attacks credit card fees
Credit card firms have raised numerous charges for using their cards in the past year, according to Which?
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Nurses fear 'elder abuse errors'
Fear of misinterpreting a case of elder abuse may stop some nurses from reporting it, a survey suggests.
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No charges for Stirland officers
No criminal charges will be brought against police officers involved in the investigation of a double murder in Lincolnshire.
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Football: Knight moves to Villa
Aston Villa sign Fulham defender Zat Knight on a four-year contract.
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Football: Jenas signs Spurs deal
Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas signs a new five-year contract that will keep him at the club until 2012.
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Ohuruogu claims gold for Britain
Christine Ohuruogu leads a British one-two in the World Championships with a stunning victory in the women's 400m.
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US troops 'won't attend inquests'
The US will continue to stop personnel appearing at UK inquests into "friendly fire" deaths, a report says.
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House price inflation slows down
House price inflation in England and Wales slows in July, rising 0.1% on a monthly basis, the Land Registry says.
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Housing plan 'will create sprawl'
Government plans to build three million new homes by 2020 will create an "unsustainable urban sprawl", the Tories say.
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Nelson Mandela statue is unveiled
A statue of Nelson Mandela is unveiled in Parliament Square in central London.
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Top bosses 'see earnings jump'
The directors of Britain's leading companies saw their pay jump 37% over the past year, a survey says.
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Teen quizzed over Rhys murder
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murdering Rhys Jones on Merseyside.
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Smokers to face picture warnings
Regulations are being set out under which all UK tobacco products will have to carry picture health warnings.
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Girl, 3, survives fatal shooting
A three-year-old girl survived a "targeted" shooting at a house that left three dead and two injured, police say.
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Court order against prison strike
The Ministry of Justice is granted a court injunction against a national strike by thousands of prison officers.
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Uranium dumped in valley
Nuclear waste has been dumped at former Soviet Asian sites, including Kyrgyzstan's Ferghana Valley.
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Battle for Paris' Left Bank
Paris' Left Bank has been associated with high culture but it is now attracting fast food and souvenir shops.
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Garda 'ban' on the turban
Irish police have insisted a Sikh trainee must wear standard issue uniform on duty instead of his turban.
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Noriega to face extradition
A US court has approved the extradition of former Panama military leader Manuel Noriega to France.
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Greece pledges speedy fire aid
Greece promises to speed up compensation for those affected by forest fires which killed 63 people.
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US frees eight Iranians
An adviser to US forces has said the arrest of eight Iranians, who were later released, was 'regrettable'.
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S Korean hostages released
Taleban rebels in Afghanistan have freed eight of the 19 South Korean hostages they have been holding.
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Boost for rugby fans as BBC Scotland brings live commentary from top flight pro-teams
Rugby fans in Scotland are set to benefit from an agreement between BBC Scotland and the Magners League to provide live commentary of proteam matches on BBC Radio Scotland and streamed online.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Team Bruno crowned DanceX champions
Tonight the public named Brunos group as the winners in a nailbiting DanceX final on BBC One securing them a record deal and nationwide tour supporting charttopping artist Rihanna.
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Crew and passengers pay price for fun on cruise liners
BBC Radio 4 takes an in depth look at life on cruise ships and finds shocking personal testimony alleging that crews are exploited working 18 hour days in some cases whilst others have to pay agents to secure their jobs.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Nominate your BBC Sports Unsung Hero
The BBC is set to honour individuals from the world of grassroots sport with the BBC Sports Unsung Hero Award 2007 launched today. Across the UK everyone is invited to nominate people who have made a difference to their community through sport.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Family Wanted event on Merseyside
Thousands of children in the UK are waiting to be adopted or fostered. Now people across Merseyside are being given the opportunity to find out if they could make all the difference to the life of a local child at a free BBC Family Wanted event.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Bone Kickers – a major new drama series arrives on BBC One
BBC Drama today announced Bone Kickers a new sixpart drama series for BBC One from Matthew Graham and Ashley Pharoah Monastic Productions the writers and creators of the hit series Life On Mars and Ashes To Ashes and Michele Buck and Damien Timmer of Mammoth Screen.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
The Restaurant – the contestants revealed
Awardwinning top chef and restaurateur Raymond Blanc will be putting nine couples through their paces to see if they have what it takes to run their own restaurant with a variety of challenging tasks in BBC Twos The Restaurant starting Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 August 2007 at 8pm.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Eurovision Dance Contest – press pack
Fiftytwo years after the launch of the Eurovision Song Contest get ready to take your partners for the sequinned splendour of the first Eurovision Dance Contest.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Slide.com: Millions of widgets, widgets for me
Embeddable widget powerhouse Slide gained buzz as a way to display photo slide shows on MySpace, but then saw meteoric growth as part of the Facebook Platform initiative. Now, the company has announced that 1 million of its Flash-based widgets are added to the network's servers every day for ...
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Nokia's big day
The new Nokia N95
(Credit: Nokia)
Nokia shot to center stage of cell phone land today by unveiling a gallery of new handsets and services at an event in London. We can't get across the pond to cover the news in person (though we did get a very short ...
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Nokia N95: Bigger, badder, and made for the U.S.A.
Nokia N95, 8GB version
(Credit: Nokia)Man, does it feel like Christmas in August or what? Yeah, you know what I'm talking 'bout. In addition to several other product and service announcements today, Nokia introduced two new models of the coveted Nokia N95 smart phone: an 8GB version and ...
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The Nokia N81 will rock you (and your wallet)
Nokia N81
(Credit: Nokia)Remember back in May when we teased you with some enticing photos of the yet-to-be-confirmed Nokia N81 and Nokia N82? Well, my friends, we tease you no more. The company today officially unveiled the Nokia N81 multimedia computer, with expected availability in Q4. It's likely ...
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Nokia launches Ovi service, gateway to Nokia Music Store
Nokia launches Ovi, an Internet services gateway
(Credit: Nokia)Along with announcing a brand-new lineup of handsets, Nokia is also venturing into the brave new world of Internet services. It's called Ovi, which is "door" in Finnish, and it signifies Ovi's open access to existing social networks like ...
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Nokia answers prayers; announces new Xpress Music phones
Crave has made no secret of its love for Nokia's Xpress Music phones. And what's not to love? Both the 5300 and the 5700 are fun, stylish handsets that offer excellent features and superior performance. In fact, our biggest disappointment was that Nokia seemed to be dragging its ...
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Nokia's Ovi service revives N-Gage gaming platform
Nokia N-Gage is revived as a gaming platform
(Credit: Nokia)As part of its new Ovi brand of Internet services, Nokia is reviving the much-maligned N-Gage gaming platform in a new way. Instead of offering a hardware-based gaming system, Nokia is opening up a mobile gaming portal with the N-Gage ...
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MySpace.com to host nationwide concert tour
In a move that further shapes its image as an MTV-like pop-culture hub as well as a social network, News Corp.'s MySpace.com has announced that it will be holding a concert tour this fall.
Appropriately called the MySpace Music Tour, the series of shows will kick off on ...
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Monday, August 27, 2007
Camilla's event decision pondered
The Duchess of Cornwall's decision not to attend the Diana Memorial service is considered by the papers.
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Flower power
It was famously Radio 1's first song. But there's more to Flowers In The Rain than that.
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Is happiness enough?
The nature of happiness is a complicated thing, writes Clive James.
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Silly season quiz
Test your knowledge of Great White sharks, Lord Lucan and pets that live in car engines.
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Safety fears over child database
Social workers have raised concerns that paedophiles may exploit a database containing children's details, The Times says.
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Rocket blasts into record books
Amateur rocketeers who gathered in Scotland say they have successfully launched their biggest rocket yet.
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Search for boy in lake called off
A police diving team calls off the search for a teenager who is feared drowned, but will start again on Tuesday.
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Film locations boost UK tourism
Settings for films and TV shows rake in millions as they prove an irresistible draw for sightseers.
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Camilla's decision welcomed
The Duchess of Cornwall's decision not to attend a memorial service for Princess Diana has met with approval.
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Man dies in tractor competition
A 58-year-old man from Holland dies in an accident during a tractor pulling competition in Lancashire.
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Public transport 'poorly linked'
Public transport has too many weak links making it difficult to switch from one mode to another, a report says.
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Athletics: British duo in 400m final
Britain's Christine Ohuruogu and Nicola Sanders both reach the women's 400m final at the World Championships in Osaka.
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Football: Celtic trio on transfer list
Celtic will listen to offers for Kenny Miller, Maciej Zurawski and Thomas Gravesen, BBC Sport understands.
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Inspired England take series lead
England produce a superb performance to beat India by 42 runs at Edgbaston and go 2-1 up in their one-day series.
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Call for new 'hero' bank holiday
Gordon Brown is urged by a think tank to create a new bank holiday to celebrate community heroes.
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Immigrants 'should get amnesty'
Illegal immigrants should be given "selective amnesty" to allow them to earn British citizenship, the Lib Dems say.
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Action to stop disabled job cuts
Workers will hold a month of marches aimed at keeping open factories employing disabled staff.
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Floods 'alarm call' to utilities
Severn Trent Water says July's floods in Gloucestershire should be an "alarm call" to the utilities industry.
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Court shown extremist video
Jurors in the Mohammed Atif Siddique terror trial are shown video footage allegedly seized from the student's home.
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Prescott to stand down as MP
Former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott announces he is to stand down as an MP at the next general election.
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Carnival crowds take to streets
Hundreds of thousands of people fill the streets of west London for the second day of the Notting Hill Carnival.
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Student assessed factory's pipes
A student carried out risk assessments at a factory which exploded killing nine people, a court hears.
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Rhys's parents appeal to killer
The parents of 11-year-old Rhys Jones urge the teenager who shot their son to surrender to police.
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'Record Afghan poppy farming'
A United Nations report has shown that opium production in Afghanistan has hit a record high.
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Unfair Ukraine election claim
Ukraine's opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko claims next month's parliamentary election will be rigged.
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Concern over US housing crisis
Fears are growing that America's housing crisis could deepen as more homeowners default on loans.
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Vatican flight service launch
The Vatican has chartered two passenger planes to take Catholic pilgrims to holy sites around the world.
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Strike follows Hyderabad bombs
A strike has been called in the Indian city of Hyderabad in response to Saturday's bomb blasts.
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Bush ally Gonzales resigns
The US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who has been accused of abusing his office, has resigned.
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Reward to find Greek arsonists
A million euros are being offered as a reward to help catch those who started Greece's forest fires.
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Can you trust that file?
Earlier I had a trilogy of postings about DropMyRights
(Part 1,
Part 2 and
Part 3)
that included the warning to run Microsoft Office applications in restricted mode in case a file (Word document, Excel spreadsheet, etc.) carried a virus or some other type of malicious software.
But what do ...
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The beauteous Burning Man map
The official Burning Man 2007 map, by artist Lisa Hoffman
(Credit: Lisa Hoffman)What can I say?
If you been to Burning Man any year since 2001, you've almost certainly seen my friend Lisa Hoffman's annual masterpiece of the official Black Rock City map, almost certainly when you ...
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Sony's new Vaio LT19U: some all-in-one firsts
Sony's sleek new all-in-one does a few things the iMac can't.
(Credit: CNET)Apple's new iMac remains the all-purpose all-in-one to beat, but Sony's just-announced Vaio LT19U has three features we've never seen in a PC/monitor combo before. This $2,899 model (an update ...
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How to handle an abusive boss
When I was a little kid I was scared of all kinds of things: my dad, the neighborhood bully, yellowjackets, monsters under the bed, ghosts in the closet, you name it. Now I'm a grown-up and I'm not scared of anything...except my wife.
But it wasn't ...
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Open-source SugarCRM eyes stock market entry
Applications company SugarCRM intends to file to become a public company within two years, said CEO John Roberts.
SugarCRM launched three years ago in what Roberts said was an "experiment" to use an open-source business model to create high-quality customer relationship management applications. The company on Monday released a beta ...
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Sanyo Electric performing M&A juggling act?
Investors at Sanyo Electric may be revising their line of questioning.
Rather than ask which business unit is up for sale, Wall Street watchers may be wondering which business unit is "not" for sale.
Sanyo Electric reportedly is entertaining buyout bids from a number of players for its semiconductor business, ...
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Report: Retail systems still vulnerable
In a paper released today (click for PDF), Neal Krawetz of Hacker Factor Solutions looks at the probable causes behind recent large-scale data thefts at TJX, OfficeMax and other retail stores. He concludes that "point-of-sale terminals and branch servers store credit card information in ways that are no longer secure ...
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GM chairman to keynote CES
General Motors Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner will be a keynote speaker at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show, the Consumer Electronic Association announced Monday.
This will be GM's first keynote at the trade show, which is known for attracting celebrities eager to see the latest in high-tech gadgets, ...
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Friday, August 24, 2007
Dice against the Nazis
Nazi-era board games are being auctioned this week - one with points given for 'bombing' UK cities. But what were British children playing during WWII?
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US pair jailed for killing Briton
A US pair are jailed for a total of 89 years for robbing and murdering Briton Alan Senitt in Washington.
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Johnson backs maternity closures
Plans to close maternity units at four Greater Manchester hospitals are backed by the health secretary.
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Three teenagers guilty of murder
Three teenagers are convicted of murder and one of manslaughter over the death of 19-year-old man who was shot outside a prison.
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Eton tops fee-paying A-level list
Eton College heads a table of A-level results obtained by pupils at major independent schools.
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Three charged over shootings
Three men are accused of violent disorder following the shooting of two men who were left seriously injured.
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Motorist admits driving at 172mph
A motorist admits driving at 172mph, in what is thought to be the UK's fastest recorded speeding offence.
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Disease protection zones lifted
The protection zones put in place around two farms infected with foot-and-mouth disease are lifted.
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Football: No Man U Berbatov bid
Manchester United deny claims they have contacted Spurs about signing striker Dimitar Berbatov.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
India hold nerve to level series
India beat England by nine runs in the second one-day international at Bristol to level the series at 1-1.
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Double eviction from Big Brother
Tracey and Kara-Louise are the latest housemates to be evicted from Big Brother in the show's penultimate week.
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Paxman fears for Newsnight
Jeremy Paxman wonders if Newsnight will survive budget cuts and criticises TV executives over recent scandals.
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Footballers 'should have pay cut'
Most people think top footballers should be given a substantial pay cut, a survey for the Fabian Society claims.
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Amateurs to fire 'biggest rocket'
Rocketeers are set to launch what is claimed to be the biggest rocket fired by amateurs in Britain.
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Rural homes 'costlier than urban'
Average prices of homes in the countryside average 7.1 times local earnings, a report finds.
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'Friendly fire' kills UK soldiers
Three British soldiers are killed in Afghanistan by what is believed to be "friendly fire" from a US fighter plane.
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Teenager held over Rhys death
A 16-year-old boy is arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of 11-year-old Rhys Jones.
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Drug watchdog 'must get tougher'
The body assessing new drugs and therapies for the NHS should be rejecting more treatments, say economists.
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Four men charged over M40 killing
Three men are charged with murder and one with firearms offences after a biker was shot on the motorway.
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Nightclub doormen shot in street
Two doormen are being treated in hospital after they were shot outside a nightclub in Liverpool.
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Nine-year-old at university
A nine-year-old has won a place at Hong Kong's Baptist University, becoming the youngest student ever to enrol.
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Lawyer's wife kept in China
The wife of a jailed lawyer in China has been barred from going overseas to collect an award for him.
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S Korean hostage letter sent
The mother of a South Korean held in Afghanistan has been given a hand-written letter from her daughter.
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Bangladesh tries to stop unrest
Security forces in Bangladesh have detained five top academics after student unrest across the country.
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Family loses two sons in Iraq
An American couple who lost two sons in Iraq have been told their third son can come home.
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Fifteen dead in Greece fires
Fifteen people have died as fires sweep through southern Greece in one of the country's worst fire seasons.
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Noriega facing trial in France
A US court has said it will not stop the extradition to France of Panama's former leader Manuel Noriega.
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BBC Wales begins search for new peaktime drama series
BBC Wales has announced plans to develop a new flagship drama series for peaktime that will harness the world class creative expertise in drama production that exists in Wales.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
New BBC podcast gives snapshot of black British life
Unique sounds of Black Britain in a snapshot of life from different regions are now available to download as a podcast from the BBC.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Radio Merseyside announces changes as it prepares for 2008
BBC Radio Merseyside has announced changes to its programming as Liverpools Capital of Culture year approaches.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Electric SUV is delayed
Phoenix Motorcars, the guys who want to bring you all-electric SUVs and trucks, won't be coming out with their cars this year after all.
CEO Dan Elliot posted this note on the company's site late Thursday night:
A Phoenix truck
(Credit: Phoenix Motorcars)
"We must also thank you ...
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Another formula for hydrogen fuel pellets
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy research lab, has come up with a new formula for hydrogen pellets that looks like it holds a lot of energy, per gram.
The PNNL pellet is made out of ammonia borane, or AB, compressed into small pellets. A milliliter ...
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'Second Life' radio station emerges
CHICAGO--One of the predictions in the lead-up to this weekend's Second Life Community Convention here has focused on the potential for lots of talk about organization.
There are plenty of critics who claim, however erroneously, that Second Life is a mess both structurally and technologically. And Linden Lab's ...
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Unlocking an iPhone for real
Free your iPhone
(Credit: Corinne Schulze/CNET Networks)
One of the biggest gripes we've heard about Apple's iPhone has nothing to do with the headset itself; rather it's over the AT&T carrier exclusivity. While phone locking (and unlocking for that matter) is nothing new in ...
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Brit cuts short rowing trip across Pacific
Roz Savage, who set out recently to become the first woman to row solo across the Pacific, was airlifted from her boat about 90 miles off the coast of California by the Coast Guard on Thursday night.
Roz Savage was confined to her cabin eight days into her voyage. Savage ...
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Hot deal: Xbox 360 HD-DVD, plus six HD-DVD movies, for $170
(Credit: CNET Networks)Update at 2:09 pm, August 24, 2007--Sorry, folks, but almost as soon as we posted this Deal, the seller ran out of stock. If you still have a hankering, try CNET Reviews' price comparison feature here.
We've seen the Xbox 360 HD-DVD player listed ...
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Cool your house with a pool heater
Here's a convergence device you probably haven't heard much about at technology conferences, but it's interesting.
SolarAttic sells a system--the Pool Convection System 2--that sucks hot air out of the attic of your house and pumps it into a heat exchanger to heat your pool. In the ...
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Google phone coming in two weeks?
Talk of a possible Google phone kicked up again Friday with new rumors coming out of India that the phone could be launched within two weeks.
Rediff.com reported that Google is in talks with two of the three top mobile providers in India, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar, to ...
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Thursday, August 23, 2007
Black Watch on BBC Scotland
A performance of the National Theatre of Scotlands acclaimed Black Watch production is to be screened on BBC Two Scotland on Monday 27 August.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
New shows for 6 Music
George Lamb is set to take over the midmorning show on digital station BBC 6 Music from Monday 22 October 2007.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Michael Ball joined by special guests on bank holiday Prom
Alfie Boe and Laura Michelle Kelly join Michael Ball for his BBC Proms debut on bank holiday Monday. Joining them is guest solo violinist Izzy Johnston backing vocalists Capital Voices and the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Callum McLeod.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Yahoo releases Messenger security update
On Tuesday, Yahoo released an updated version of Yahoo Messenger, designed to patch a vulnerability in the Webcam feature first exploited last week.
The China-based exploit causes a heap overflow to be triggered when the target accepts a Webcam invitation. After opening an invitation, a remote attacker could execute malicious ...
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More noise about Mac OS in redesigned iPods
The iPhone has launched, and the iMac has been redesigned, which means it's probably time for new iPods.
Several different reports have surfaced over the past couple of days regarding revamped iPods that Apple may or may not have in the works. Other than adding color to the iPod ...
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Quad-core Xtreme Notebook: too extreme?
Against the OEM's wishes, the Accelerator 917V features a quad-core CPU.
(Credit: Xtreme Notebooks)
After last week's post about Xtreme Notebooks squeezing a quad-core processor inside a laptop, another small laptop vendor, ProStar Computer, contacted me to say such a feat is impossible. In his email, the ProStar ...
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Like television, radio and print, blogs are just a medium
When radio was first pioneered, print journalists were quick to dismiss it as inferior. This same scenario repeated itself with the advent of television and again with the rise of technologies that allowed solo journalists to produce their own stories single-handedly. As blogs and other community media become more popular and more relevant, the assault on this new medium continues to grow.
Michael Skube's recent editorial in the Los Angeles Times provides a reasonable critique on the blogosphere but neglects to look at the larger picture. He points out that many blogs are nothing more than commentary and suggests that many of these blogs are "noisy with disputation, manifesto-like postings and an unbecoming hatred of enemies real and imagined." While I can't argue with this conclusion, his analysis misses the fact that blogs have broken a number of important stories in recent years and fails to mention the non-news that the establishment media finds itself focusing on with alarming frequency.
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SAP's Denis Browne on the merits of Mickey
Denis Browne has his mouse ears on, and Mickey ain't even in da house.
Browne, who joined enterprise applications software giant SAP a little over a year ago, is senior vice president of its Imagineering unit. Yes, that's right. Imagineering.
That term may be familiar to all the ...
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Shopping from your cell phone
A new start-up called mShopper has just introduced an application that lets people shop from their cell phones.
(Credit: mShopper)
The company on Thursday launched its new service that allows mobile-phone subscribers to search and compare prices for more than 7 million items from over 100 merchants. Once they've ...
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Who needs more Cludr?
How do you deal with all the clutter on the Internet? A new Web site that launched on Thursday purports to help you separate the wheat from the chaff with a directory of popular sites for various search categories, but there doesn't seem to be much to it.
The ...
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The challenge of algae fuel: An expert speaks
Making fuel out of algae is one of those ideas that everyone loves. An acre of algae can produce 50 times more oil than an acre of soy, estimates John Sheehan, now vice president of strategy and sustainable development at LiveFuels.
"It can produce a lot of oil," he said ...
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Risky borrowers see loans tighten
Would-be UK home owners with bad credit histories are finding it harder to get mortgages, experts say.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Brown, Merkel in health pledge
Prime Minister Gordon Brown and German Chancellor Angela Merkel promise "urgent action" to tackle disease.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Record numbers leave UK
More people left the UK last year than in any year since 1991, Office of National Statistics figures suggest.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Winehouse leads Mobo stakes
Singer Amy Winehouse leads the nominations at this year's Music of Black Origin (Mobo) Awards.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Three held in M40 murder hunt
Police investigating the shooting of a biker on the M40 hold three men and seize weapons and vehicles.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Football: Robben set for Madrid
Arjen Robben is poised to complete a move to Real Madrid after the Spanish club agreed a fee with Chelsea.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
England slump to Germany defeat
England suffer a first loss at the new Wembley as Germany take advantage of a mistake by keeper Paul Robinson.
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UK 'may fail 2020 target for CO2'
Think tank Cambridge Econometrics warns government greenhouse gas targets for 2020 look likely to be broken.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Food labels 'hoodwink' shoppers
The salt content of many foods is falling, a survey says, but warns customers may still be being misled.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Mobile phones 'eroding landlines'
Mobile phone use continues to cut the amount of time people spend using landlines, a report by Ofcom says.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
More remains found in hotel fire
More human remains are found by teams searching the rubble of a hotel gutted by fire in Cornwall.
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MEPs 'want EU sex offender list'
Members of the European Parliament want to see an EU-wide sex offenders register, a survey suggests.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Brown rejects union EU vote call
Gordon Brown rejects calls from two trade unions for a referendum on the new European Union treaty.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
EU to review UK meat export ban
EU vets are to consider giving initial approval for resuming UK meat and animal product exports.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Increase in GCSE results expected
A further rise in GCSE results is forecast when most students get their grades on Thursday.
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Boy, 11, dies after pub shooting
An 11-year-old boy dies in hospital after being shot in the neck in a Merseyside pub car park.
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The ethical food debate
Should ethical shoppers be more concerned about food miles or supporting farmers?
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Gaza girl's plight politicised
A girl paralysed after an Israeli airstrike faces being moved from hospital to a Palestinian clinic.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Report slates US security boss
A former CIA head failed to tackle al-Qaeda before the 11 September attacks, says a new report.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Junta break up Burma protests
Supporters of Burma's military junta have broken up protests against the doubling of fuel prices.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Bush's Iraq-Vietnam comparison
President Bush warns that early withdrawal from Iraq could trigger the same upheaval seen after Vietnam.
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Curfew on the streets of Dhaka
Bangladesh's major cities are under an indefinite curfew after confrontations between police and students.
Source: http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk
Fights in Bolivian parliament
Fighting broke out between Bolivia's congressmen over plans to put four judges on trial for corruption.
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General Colin Powell on Elvis Presley the soldier and patriot
In an exclusive BBC Radio 4 interview former US Secretary of State General Colin Powell talks about the military career of The King of Rock n Roll.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
BBC Learning English launches on China's sina.com.cn portal
Visitors to Chinas leading web portal sina.com.cn can now learn English with the BBC. The site offers its users direct access to the BBC Learning English content specially tailored for Chinesespeakers.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
The Protestant Revolution – press pack
Historian Tristram Hunt looks at how Protestantism has affected peoples lives in The Protestant Revolution a new fourpart series for BBC Four.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
Revealing the romance behind Jane Austen
Olivia Williams Greta Scacchi and Hugh Bonneville lead an allstar cast in BBC Ones featurelength period drama Miss Austen Regrets.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
ImpreMedia and bbcmundo.com team up to discuss the use of Spanish in the US
ImpreMedia the leading Spanishlanguage newspaper publisher in the United States has joined forces with the BBCs Latin American service BBC Mundo to support the use of Spanish in Hispanic communities across the US.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
BBC to follow England in Fifa Women's World Cup China 2007 – live coverage on BBC Two
BBC Sport turns its spotlight on womens football in China this September as England compete in the Fifa Womens World Cup Finals for the first time since 1995.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
The ICC World Twenty20 tournament on Radio 5 Live and 5 Live Sports Extra
BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC 5 Live Sports Extra will carry commentary and cover all the action from the ICC World Twenty20 tournament in South Africa from 11 to 24 September.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk
24-year-old Ukrainian linked to TJX identify theft
Yesterday's
Boston Globe reports a link between a 24-year-old Ukrainian and the data breach at TJX Companies. The United States Secret Service arrested Maksym Yastremskiy on July 26 outside a nightclub in the beach resort town of Kemer, Turkey. It is unclear whether he is the mastermind behind the ...
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AMD's Henri Richard to step down
Advanced Micro Devices will announce the imminent departure of Henri Richard, the company's chief sales officer, later this afternoon, CNET News.com has confirmed.
A source familiar with AMD's plans confirmed the news, first reported earlier Wednesday by Hexus.net, that Richard plans to step down from his ...
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Killing bacteria with stylish kitchen appliances
The Lotus
(Credit: Michael Kanellos/CNET News.com)There must be something in the air today--or the food, at least. Like the CulinaryPrep, the Lotus Sanitizing System from Tersano claims to eliminate fungus and other bacteria from food, but in this case with an environmentally safe blast of ozone.
As ...
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Google now zaps faces, license plates on Map Street View
Google has gotten a lot of flack from privacy advocates for photographing faces and license plate numbers and displaying them on the Street View in Google Maps. Originally, the company said only people who identified themselves could ask the company to remove their image.
But Google has quietly changed that ...
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Phishers take advantage of Wells Fargo's woes
Although they look similiar, the fraudulent site above uses a URL that isn't SSL-protected (note the white address bar), nor is it from the Wells Fargo top-level domain (note the numbers in the URL). The fraudulent site also uses an older version of the Wells Fargo log-in page.
Sites ...
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Seagate to make flash-based hard drives
Seagate Technology, the number one maker of magnetic hard drives, is going to make hard drives based around flash memory too, says CEO Bill Watkins.
"We are going to have a solid state drive, probably for enterprise first," he said during an interview on Wednesday. "We think we can make ...
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Nikon gets the Flickr bug
Camera makers long have sponsored workshops, camera clubs and other activities to try to nurture new generations of camera buffs with time and money to spend on a hobby. Now Nikon is adapting the principle to one of Flickr, the social-networking, photo-sharing powerhouse.
Nikon is sponsoring educational activities at Flickr.
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Toshiba bumping SDHC cards to 32GB
Toshiba announced it's reached the 32GB frontier with SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) flash memory cards, a successor to the widely used SD format that extends to bigger sizes.
Toshiba's SDHC flash cards will reach 32GB by January
(Credit: Toshiba)
Don't get too excited, though. The 32GB ...
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MySpace, MTV team up for one-on-one presidential dialogues
In an appeal to the coveted youth vote in the upcoming presidential elections, MySpace and MTV announced Thursday that they have joined forces for a series of "one-on-one dialogues" with all the major candidates from both political parties--televised and Webcast events in which presidential hopefuls will answer questions from MySpace ...
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