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Conjoined twins: Baby Faith fighting for survival
The Telegraph (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | UK
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Interest rates slashed by another 1%, base rate at 2%
The Herald (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Economy
The Bank of England slashed interest rates by another 1% today as policymakers stepped up their battle to stave off a deep recession. -
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Jacqui Smith claims NO ministers knew Tory MP Damian Green was being investigated by...
Daily Mail News (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | UK Politics
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith today insisted no Government ministers knew until after Tory MP Damian Green was arrested that he had been under investigation. -
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Surgeon Amputated a Boy’s Arm via Text (SMS) Mobile Phone Instructions
Phones Review (subscribe) | 7 hours ago | UK
A Welsh surgeon, who had volunteered his services in war-torn Congo, began an emergency life-saving operation using text message instructions n his mobile phone from a surgeon 3,000 miles away. The 16 year old boy had his arm bitten off by a Hippo and it had become severely infected, he got rushed to the hospital and [...] -
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Wal-Mart retailer sued over death on Black Friday
Product Reviews Net (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Economy
Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) is being sued by the family of the man who was killed in one of their stores on Black Friday. The best shopping day of the year is meant to be a great time for consumer’s as they try to pick up a bargain, but not for Jdimytai Damour. The family of [...] -
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Shannon Matthews: Mother and Donovan guilty of kidnapping
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UK Car Sales 37% Down: Aston Martin, Rolls-Royce, Jaguar and more
Product Reviews Net (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | UK
Sales of new cars in the UK have fallen by 37 per cent in November, which are the worst sales figures in decades. This proves that customers are strapped for cash, and that the financial troubles are getting much worse than we first thought. Only 100,333 of new vehicles were registered in the month of November, [...] -
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Scotland hit as HM Revenue and Customs cuts 3400 jobs
The Herald (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | UK
HM Revenue and Customs is to close more than 90 offices across the UK and axe 3,400 jobs. It is understodd 400 posts will be lost in Scotland. -
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Republican congresswoman, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, hangs up on Barack Obama
Times Online (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | International
When Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a senior Republican congresswoman, received a call from a man who sounded suspiciously like Barack Obama yesterday, she was a little surprised. -
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JK Rowling to host tea party for Beedle The Bard book launch
The Telegraph (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | Culture
The author JK Rowling will host a tea party for around 200 schoolchildren to mark the launch of her new book The Tales of Beedle The Bard -
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Church wants to help mother of baby abandoned in manger
Christian Today (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | International
The church in Germany where a newborn baby boy was found in the manger of its nativity scene has said it wants to try and help the mother and child -
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Zimbabwe begs for help after total collapse of healthcare system as cholera infects up to...
Daily Mail News (subscribe) | 7 hours ago | International
Zimbabwe has declared a national health emergency after the total collapse of its healthcare system in the face of the worst cholera epidemic the country has ever face. - see all breaking news
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Digital mapping option added to geography syllabus
Arkytek Ltd :: Blog (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Technology
Tom Young, Computing , Thursday 4 December 2008 at 16:32:00 GIS will now be part of Key Stage 3, GCSE and A-Level assessment The use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software that allows users to create digital maps has become part of national GCSE and A-level curriculums. The decision was made to include the technology after the success of a hybrid GCSE course piloted in a handful of schools... -
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In Support of Alex Hilton
Iain Dale's Diary (subscribe) | 02/12/2008 | Politics
Some people may think I have lost my marbles when they read this post, but bear with me. Alex Hilton , who runs Recess Monkey and LabourHome is being sued for libel for something that appeared for a very short time on LabourHome. I'll let Alex take up the story... I can't tell you too much about the case because I don't want to annoy the court. But this is what I am comfortable telling you. 1. An active... -
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Ice Meister Slider makes it winter in the summer
Coolest Gadgets (subscribe) | 02/12/2008 | Technology
If you live in the northern hemisphere, then you are about to head into winter. With winter comes snow, and with snow comes fun winter activities like sledding. However, if you live in Australia, then you’re just about to enter into the summer, and there isn’t any chance of sledding unless you own [...] -
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Brown & Cameron - The Yin & Yang of Political Do-Ability
Keep Tony Blair For PM (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | Politics
Home Comment at end 4th December, 2008 BROWN - “YES WE CAN” AND CAMERON - “NO WE CAN’T” I did have to smile at Gordon Brown’s “Yes we can” yesterday at PMQs. Sorry, but to me, courtesy of the littlies with whom I watch CBeebies programmes, this phrase always reminds me of Bob The Builder, not Obama The Answer. [And, [...] -
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Levelling the playing field
Mr Eugenides (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | International
Once again, the Australians are way ahead of us : Politicians in an Australian state could be breathalysed before voting after reports of bad behaviour by MPs. In the latest incident, New South Wales MP Andrew Fraser resigned from his frontbench role after shoving a female MP after attending a Christmas party. In September, state police minister Matt Brown resigned after allegedly dancing in his underpants... -
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Mili - banned
David Miliband (subscribe) | yesterday | International
I am now in Oslo for the signing ceremony by over 100 countries of the first convention on cluster munitions. As the campaign badges demanded, the convention is comprehensive and workable . But as my speech at the ceremony highlighted , we have a big job of implementation and advocacy to undertake. Some of the most surprising countries see cluster bombs as part of their national defence.....
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Ho hum ...
Obnoxio The Clown (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | Business
... just another day in parliament: the Guardian eight lenders had so far signed up to the scheme, including HBOS, Nationwide, Abbey, Lloyds TSB, Northern Rock, Barclays and HSBC. Between them they represent around 70% of the mortgage market. So we have 70% to 90% of the market share of mortgages. Where did that figure come from? Well that would be the Prime Minister himself who said in the Commons,... -
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Call me on my iPod Touch - Truphone releases app for the kids
TechCrunch UK (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
UK-based Truphone, a VoIP service provider for Wifi/data enabled handsets, today unveils a special version for owners of the iPhone Touch. The move is significant. The software effectively turns the Touch into a mobile phone, if limited to calls over WiFi. But there will be plenty of young people and college students who will use [...] -
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T-Mobile lowers price of G1 admission in the UK to better compete
Engadget (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
If you were a bit taken aback by the £40 ($59) monthly tariff required to take the G1 home for free, apparently you weren't alone. T-Mobile has hacked that requirement down to £30 ($44) per month, and while the carrier itself has said that it's not a reaction to poor sales, industry analysts are saying otherwise. In fact, a company spokesperson even states that it has chosen to "offer the device free... -
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Hands on with Nokia’s iPhone killer
Arkytek Ltd :: Blog (subscribe) | 02/12/2008 | Technology
Widget fiddlers rejoice Updated Nokia’s iPhone rival for 2009 will have a familiar feel to it - the phone giant is borrowing designs first brought to market by rivals such as HTC with its N97, announced in Barcelona today. However, Nokia’s superior engineering means that it’s considerably smaller than devices from its Asian competitors, weighing in at 150g and just 55mm thick. I’ve had a hands-on... -
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Roman Catholic bishops want Muslim prayer rooms in Catholic schools
Cranmer (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
Archbishop Vincent Nichols is favourite to succeed Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor. Or he was. He has penned the foreword and personally approved a new document published by the Catholic Education Service, an agency of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. It advocates that Muslim prayer rooms should be opened in every Roman Catholic school. He also wants special toilet facilities in schools... -
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God help us!
Obnoxio The Clown (subscribe) | 02/12/2008 | Sciences
Dude, WTF ? Last Monday, Graham Stuart, the Tory MP for Beverley and Holderness, read out to the Commons Select Committee for Children, Schools and Families a question from a recent GCSE science paper: "A nuclear power station is to be built. (1) It will provide more employment in the area. But (2) any release of radioactive material would be very dangerous. Which of these two statements argues in... - see all discussions
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