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Boxing: Hatton looks at bigger picture
The Independent (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Sport
Ricky Hatton has offers from all three of the current world champions at his weight to fight him next year but he has once again insisted that he wants big fights and not baubles. Hatton will be defending his International Boxing Organisation light-welterweight title tomorrow night at the MGM in Las Vegas against New York's Paulie Malignaggi, who decided to relinquish his International Boxing Federation... -
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Rolls-Royce to cut 2,000 jobs after aviation downturn
The Guardian (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Economy
British industry was hit by a further wave of job losses yesterday across the defence, aerospace and pharmaceutical sectors. The aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce said it was planning to reduce its global workforce by up to 2,000 to cope with the global downturn and delays to the Boeing 787 and the Airbus A380. The company has already opened talks over cutting 140 jobs at its Derby assembly and test facility... -
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Supertanker pirates demand $25m within 10 days
The Guardian (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | UK Politics
Pirates holding a Saudi supertanker off the coast of Somalia have reportedly told the ship's owners to pay a $25m (£16.9m) ransom within 10 days or face "disastrous" consequences. The Sirius Star, which is carrying 2m barrels of oil worth £68m, was captured on Saturday and is being held near the town of Harardheere along Somalia's eastern coast. The 25 crew, including two Britons, are being kept hostage... -
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Shannon Matthews jury is told of dusk outings at height of police search
The Guardian (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | UK
The man accused of keeping Shannon Matthews prisoner in a flat, tied with a leash when he was out, took her to local supermarkets and parks at the height of a huge police hunt, a court heard yesterday. Michael Donovan, 40, said that he made the trips with the nine-year-old at dusk, taking care that she was wrapped in a bulky coat with the hood up. Donovan claimed that he was threatened with violence... -
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Battle for Bernie's billions
Daily Express (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Entertainment
Formula One billionaire Bernie Ecclestone is gearing up for one of the most expensive divorce battles in history, it was revealed yesterday. -
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Strictly Come Dancing fans complain to BBC about John Sergeant quitting
Mirror.co.uk (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Entertainment
Furious viewers yesterday bombarded the BBC with complaints over John Sergeant’s quitting Strictly Come Dancing.
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Walcott recovers after operation
Scotsman.com (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Sport
ARSENAL midfielder Theo Walcott is recovering after undergoing surgery on his dislocated shoulder yesterday morning. -
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RBS bosses apologise to shareholders
The Guardian (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Economy
The bosses of Royal Bank of Scotland yesterday told shareholders for the first time that they were "sorry" for the plight of the Edinburgh-based bank which is likely to be 60%-owned by the government after a £20bn bail-out was endorsed by investors. Addressing shareholders at a hastily convened meeting in Edinburgh, out-going chairman Sir Tom McKillop took personal responsibility as he said he was... -
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US judge rules five Algerian detainees be set free
The Irish Times (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | International
A US JUDGE has ruled that five Algerian prisoners held in Guantánamo Bay must be set free, in a decision with far-reaching implications for the remaining detainees at the base in Cuba. -
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Arizona governor is frontrunner for homeland job
The Irish Times (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | International
ARIZONA GOVERNOR Janet Napolitano has emerged as the frontrunner to become the next homeland security secretary as a new poll shows most Americans want Barack Obama to appoint Hillary Clinton secretary of state. -
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MPs demand end to review gags
The Independent (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | UK
Ministers face demands for a change in the law after declaring that the detailed report into Haringey Council's handling of the Baby P case cannot be made public. -
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Oil slips below $50 a barrel
Scotsman.com (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Money
CRUDE oil fell below $50 a barrel to its lowest level for three and a half years yesterday amid fears over the impact of a global downturn on demand. - see all breaking news
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Election fever all over again
Spin and Spinners (subscribe) | 19/11/2008 | Politics
Also in the Guardian, Patrick Wintour reports on the tories' problems, including a collapsing poll lead: Labour is wary of fuelling speculation after the debacle of not calling an election last year, but said if polls went in the same direction over the winter, an election in June, the date of the European elections, becomes a serious option. If that isn't speculation, I don't know what is. -
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Ad watch - market still growing in US, but very slowly
The Equity Kicker (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
The latest data from the Internet Advertising Bureau shows that US online ad revenues in Q308 were $5.9bn, 8% up on Q307 and 2% up on Q208. The good news is obviously that it is still growing, the bad news is that these sorts of growth rates are not of the magnitude that will necessarily [...] -
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Arrrgh….
Jay Currie (subscribe) | 19/11/2008 | International
Somali pirates have already earned more than £20m in ransom payments this year, and individual ships have recently been fetching millions of dollars each. At least a dozen vessels and more than 250 international crew members are being held hostage. Most of the ships are anchored near the fishing village of Eyl, high on Somalia’s [...] -
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Carephone Warehouse lists BlackBerry Curve 8900, coming in time for holidays
The Boy Genius Report (subscribe) | 19/11/2008 | Technology
Carphone Warehouse, the giant UK retailer for all major UK carriers minus Vodafone, has listed the BlackBerry 8900 Curve on its website and has announced that it is slated to arrive in December for the holidays. While nothing has been revealed in terms of which carriers the phone will be available from, so far T-Mobile [...] -
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Cheap Wine Tastes Fine
Overcoming Bias (subscribe) | 19/11/2008 | Other
Cheap wines taste just as good as expensive ones: Individuals who are unaware of the price do not derive more enjoyment from more expensive wine. In a sample of more than 6,000 blind tastings, we find that the correlation between... -
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So what kind of blog is this, anyway?
The Debatable Land (subscribe) | yesterday | Other
Well, according to this site - which purports to "analyse" your blog - I'm a Mechanic, just like Andrew Sullivan. This means that we're:The independent and problem-solving type. They are especially attuned to the demands of the moment are masters of responding to challenges that arise spontaneously. They generelly prefer to think things out for themselves and often avoid inter-personal conflicts. The...
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And so the squawking begins
The Croydonian (subscribe) | yesterday | International
From the Los Angeles Times : "Antiwar groups and other liberal activists are increasingly concerned at signs that Barack Obama's national security team will be dominated by appointees who favored the Iraq invasion and hold hawkish views on other important foreign policy issues. .... Aside from Clinton and Gates, the roster of possible Cabinet secretaries has included Sens. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) and... -
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Sony rolls out a bunch of new headsets
Coolest Gadgets (subscribe) | 19/11/2008 | Technology
Sony knows just how important music is to people, and for the upcoming holiday season, the consumer electronics giant has prepared not one, two, or three, but five new audio accessories that ought to be able to cater to just about any and every audio demographic, offering versatility, personalization and freedom from wires courtesy of [...] -
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Get a Free Dell Netbook from Live Guy
Coolest Gadgets (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
I’ve just got my hands on one of the new Dell Netbooks and first impressions are very good. It is designed to be a portable Internet anywhere device, weighing in at a measly 990g and measuring 232×175x30 (that’s about 1/3 of the size of my Mac Book Pro) and includes built-in broadband, there’s a [...] -
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One more BNP thing - heatmaps replace pins, but Pandora’s box is now open
TechCrunch UK (subscribe) | 19/11/2008 | Politics
One of the interesting debates that surrounded today’s story about the BNP was what to do with the data once it got out. So far it’s pretty clear that the names and addresses of members of the BNP are way out of bounds in a legal sense. The political party, whether you agree with its [...] -
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Laptop Cool Table from Arbella
Coolest Gadgets (subscribe) | 19/11/2008 | Technology
While laptops are great devices to tote around, sometimes we do wish they can be as comfortable to use as an actual desktop. Desktop replacement models aren’t exactly the most portable devices, which is why the Laptop Cool Table from Arbella works great if you want more comfort when working on your laptop, no matter [...] -
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Paying your gas bill with a spider drawing?
Dizzy Thinks (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
Without a doubt the funniest thing I have read today. I quite like the little thing. - see blog ranking see all discussions
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