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West coast rail passengers suffer seventh day of delays
The Guardian (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | UK
West coast mainline passengers today suffered a seventh consecutive day of delays and disruption after the route was hit by another overhead power problem. Services had returned to normal following a power failure on Tuesday, which brought London's Euston station to a virtual standstill on Wednesday morning, when an overhead wire failed at Atherstone, Warwickshire, at about 9.30am. The latest difficulty... -
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'No breakthrough' in Russia gas row
Daily Express (subscribe) | 40 minutes ago | International
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India accuses Pakistan on gunman
BBC News (subscribe) | 43 minutes ago | International
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Israel's fury as Vatican labels Gaza 'one big concentration camp'
Daily Mail News (subscribe) | 23 minutes ago | International
A diplomatic row has broken out between the Vatican and Israel after a senior Catholic official slammed Gaza as 'one big concentration camp'. -
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Patrick Swayze: I may have only two years to live
The Daily Record (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Entertainment
DIRTY Dancing star Patrick has revealed he may have only two years to live as he battles pancreatic cancer. -
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Technology firms make huge job cuts
Daily Express (subscribe) | 39 minutes ago | International
Japanese electronics giant TDK has said it will cut 8,000 jobs worldwide and post its biggest net loss ever this fiscal year due to falling orders and a stronger yen.
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Job fears at clothing firm Viyella
icWales (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | Economy
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Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin To Tour And Record With New Singer
Contactmusic Ltd (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Entertainment
Led Zeppelin are considering touring and recording a new album with a replacement singer for frontman Robert Plant, according to Jimmy Page's manager.Rumours of ... -
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HMRC warns of phishing tax scam
The Telegraph (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | UK
Fraudsters are targeting taxpayers with thousands of scam emails purporting to come from HM Revenue and Customs HMRC in the run up to the self assessment tax deadline. -
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Shreveport prosecutors drop charges against Brolin and Wright
The Guardian (subscribe) | 58 minutes ago | Entertainment
It is shaping up to be a good week for Josh Brolin. First came the word that he had been named best supporting actor by the New York Film Critics Circle. Yesterday, he learned that he will not be going to jail. Prosecutors in Shreveport, Louisiana, have agreed to drop all charges against Brolin and fellow actor Jeffrey Wright, following their arrest last July . The two were held following an alleged... -
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Welsh ‘doing unpaid overtime to keep jobs’
icWales (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | Economy
WELSH employees worked almost £1bn in unpaid overtime last year in a bid to hold on to their jobs during the downturn. -
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Demand for faster inquiry on hepatitis infections
The Herald (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | UK
A judge yesterday demanded answers from the Scottish Government about an inquiry into how patients were infected with contaminated blood. - see all breaking news
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Democrats Eat Their Own
Democracy for Vancouver (subscribe) | 06/01/2009 | International
Harry Reid As expected, the US Senate stopped Roland Burris from lawfully taking his Senate seat this morning. The Democrats cannot stand up to Bush or Cheney. They cannot stand up to the Republican MINORITY. The cannot stand up to Joe “Kneepads” Lieberman. But they sure as heck can stand up to one of [...] Post from: Democracy for Vancouver -
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Israel's fabricated rocket crisis
Lenin's Tomb (subscribe) | 06/01/2009 | International
Jim Holstun and Joanna Tinker on Electronic Intifada : For more than four months after 19 June 2008, Hamas refrained from any military actions that might endanger the negotiated truce or "calm" with Israel. The evidence for this is ready to hand. For example, the Wikipedia entry on the events of the summer, "List of rocket and mortar attacks in Israel in 2008" (revised 4 January 2008), based almost... -
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Mumbai
Winds of Change.NET (subscribe) | 8 hours ago | International
Check out the Indian Government's dossier and timeline on the Mumbai attacks . This is what was given to the government of Pakistan for their followup and reaction. -
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Nick Clegg's historical amnesia
Eric Lee (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
[The following was submitted as a letter to the Guardian in response to this article.] The Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, writing in the Guardian today (“We must stop arming Israel”), tosses a sop to Israel with the following sentences:... -
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If Spelman is Cleared, It Stinks
Guy Fawkes' blog (subscribe) | 06/01/2009 | Politics
The London Evening Standard's Paul Waugh is reporting that Spelman will be cleared of wrong doing over her taxpayer funded nanny. If as sources claim the Lyon inquiry reports that there is no evidence of deliberate wrongdoing or a breach of Commons rules Cameron will not sack her from the Shadow Cabinet. This will infuriate many parents who have to pay for childcare out of post-tax income, to pay a... -
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Monday Backpasses: How do these work again?
Unprofessional Foul (subscribe) | 06/01/2009 | Football
It has been a while since I put one of these together. Bear with me. Arsenal to lose their best shot at silverware this year [ Guardian ] Tevez sick of Man U not giving him a contract [ Guardian ] 19 red cards, one match [ The Spoiler ] Hucks homesick, it would seem [ EDP 24 ] Ashley Cole a child in a man's body. Also a money-grubbing dick [ The Sun ] Ashley young priced at £75m. That's a lot of money...
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The iLuv iPhone Dual Dock with weather alerts
Coolest Gadgets (subscribe) | 05/01/2009 | Technology
I have one of the later models of iLuv and so far have found it extremely convenient. Especially since I tend to flake on charging my iPod. Well now iLuv is offering a new gadget for us to drool over. This one has found its way to this year’s CES and won’t be out for [...] -
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Gaza Medics Describe Horror of Strike Which Killed 70
Mosquito Blog (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | International
This is from a UK Telegraph report on Jan 7: Gaza medics describe horror of strike which killed 70 Growing evidence emerged today of the bloodiest single incident of the Gaza conflict when around 70 corpses were found by a Palestinian paramedic near a bombed-out house. By Tim Butcher in Jerusalem Last Updated: 5:27PM GMT 07 Jan 2009 Zeitoun - Gaza medics describe horror of strike which killed 70 Palestinians... -
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Using new media for old
BuzzMachine (subscribe) | yesterday | Other
Have to love this: English atheists - upset over an inflammatory (in many senses of the word) ad campaign on buses to warn nonbelievers of the hellfire of damnation - used the internet to raise money to buy ads on those same buses to assure the public that there’s probably no God, so “now stop [...] -
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Ron Ashteon of The Stooges (1949-2009)
Punknews.org (subscribe) | 06/01/2009 | Other
Ron Asheton, guitarist of influential proto-punk act The Stooges was found dead this morning at his home in Ann Arbor, MI. According to a report , police received a call asking them to check on Asheton because the caller said he had not heard from the guitarist in a few days. Police went to his home and found him deceased. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine named Ron the 29th greatest rock guitarist of... -
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Government by fiat
EU Referendum (subscribe) | yesterday | Other
Booker has a piece in The Daily Mail on the "ban" on incandescent light bulbs … worth a read. You might also revisit our piece on light bulbs and eco-fascism . What is particularly disturbing is that these light bulbs are being phased out from this week via a "voluntary" agreement with Britain's retailers. This is a shady deal between our own "high-and-mighty officials and politicians" in the government... -
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No-God Botherers
Most Sincerely Folks (subscribe) | yesterday | International
Atheist bus campaign spreads the word of no God nationwide | World news | guardian.co.uk The principal slogan – “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life” – can already be seen on four London bus routes, and now 200 bendy buses in London and 600 across the country are to carry the [...] - see all discussions
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