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Megrahi backs Lockerbie inquiry

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:04:01 GMT

The man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing has backed calls for a public in....

Police called to Les Dawson's house after drunken teenagers gatecrash daughter's party

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:03:06 GMT

Dawson's daughter, Charlotte, 16, had invited a group of friends to the....

Wire writer says adverts kill TV

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:01:55 GMT

The creator of highly-acclaimed hard-hitting TV drama The Wire has said tel....

Oxfam warning over Nepal climate

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:49:34 GMT

International aid agency Oxfam has warned that millions of rural poor in Ne....

Forces 5000 troops short for Afghanistan war

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:48:15 GMT

Despite recruitment drives and a cut in the total number in the Armed Force....

Top Shia leader's body flown to Iraq

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:46:37 GMT

The body of the powerful Shia Muslim political leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, ....

Huth and Tuncay set for Potters

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:58:52 GMT

Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate has confirmed that Stoke City are in....

Should banks be more socially responsible?

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:57:51 GMT

The boss of the UK's financial watchdog Lord Turner, has said the banki....

Merkel warns Iran on sanctions

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:56:51 GMT

Iran could face new sanctions if it does not show a willingness to negotiat....

Ball and chain found in Thames

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:05:18 GMT

The eight kilogram leg iron is the world's only known complete ball, ch....

Fujitsu unit to cut 1,200 UK jobs

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:03:28 GMT

The IT services unit of electronics giant Fujitsu has said it will cut up t....

New high-speed rail plan unveiled in UK

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:43:52 GMT

Network Rail has proposed a new £34bn ($55bn) high-speed railway line linki....

Wikipedia introduces safety checks on celebrity details

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:58:35 GMT

Contributions to the online encyclopedia are to be edited before they can b....

US deficit to soar towards $1.6tn

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:57:41 GMT

The US budget deficit will soar to almost $1.6 trillion (£978bn) this year,....

Dozens killed in Afghan explosion

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:56:48 GMT

A massive car bomb explosion in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar has ki....

Greece faces down fire onslaught

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:07:15 GMT

Greek firefighters are facing another day battling wildfires still threaten....

Couple marry dressed as The Flintstones

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:05:33 GMT

Mr and Mrs Bean dressed up as Fred and Wilma Flintstone while the Nobles we....

Kenya set for contentious census

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:03:51 GMT

Kenya is preparing to hold its first national census for 10 years, amid con....

MoD's procurement systems 'hampering troops'

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:45:28 GMT

The devastating analysis by Bernard Gray, a former adviser to Labour defenc....

Doubts cast on Taliban leadership

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:37:41 GMT

Pakistani intelligence officials have cast doubt on the claimed selection o....

Carjacker holds up pregnant woman

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:36:34 GMT

Police are hunting a man who jumped into a pregnant woman's car in Dund....

Afghan polling 'marked by fraud'

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:36:26 GMT

Election observers in Afghanistan have said there was widespread voting fra....

Opera singer injured in fall into orchestra pit

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:35:31 GMT

The Puerto Rican singer sustained minor injuries in the accident while play....

Father of Tilda Swinton's children denies ménage a trois with her boyfriend

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:33:35 GMT

Tongues were set wagging when Swinton appeared at last year's Baftas an....

Lord Mandelson in hospital for prostate operation

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:06:23 GMT

He has a “benign condition of the prostate,” the spokesman added. Lord Mand....

Prostate conditions: a medical sidebar

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:04:29 GMT

The prostate is a small gland in the pelvis that is only found in men. It i....

Two die in Baghdad market bombing

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:03:05 GMT

A BOMB attached to a bicycle ripped through a market in central Baghdad tod....

Government borrowing jumps as tax receipts plummet

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:14:30 GMT

Public sector net borrowing was £8bn in the month, compared with a repaymen....

Blackwater 'hired for CIA plan'

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:13:22 GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA in 2004 hired contractors from the private s....

Koreas conduct funeral diplomacy

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:12:03 GMT

South Korea will approve North Korea's planned delegation to the funera....