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The Hague Affair

Spectator.co.uk - Alex Massie - ‎33 minutes ago‎
This so-called story is fast becoming an ideal case study for any student of politcs and the British press. Neither party comes out of it looking especially good.

Tony Blair memoirs 'break sale records'

BBC News - ‎18 minutes ago‎
Tony Blair's memoirs, based on his time as the prime minister, have broken sales records, booksellers have said. A Journey became Waterstone's fastest-selling autobiography ever and shot to the top of Amazon's best-seller list.

Thousands evacuated as Hurricane Earl prepares to hit US east coast

Telegraph.co.uk - Peter Hutchison - ‎1 hour ago‎
Thousands of residents and holidaymakers were evacuated from the east coast of the United States last night as Hurricane Earl prepared to hit land with winds of up to 145mph.
Obama issues US hurricane warning The Press Association

The Early Word: Mideast Peace Talks

New York Times - Janie Lorber - ‎48 minutes ago‎

Thousands mourn bombing victims

The Press Association - ‎3 hours ago‎
Thousands of Shiite Muslims, thumping their chests and crying, began mourning at funeral prayers after a triple bombing killed at least 35 people in the city of Lahore.

TV channel hostage taker shot dead

The Press Association - ‎3 hours ago‎
A gunman shot dead by police after he took hostages at the Discovery Channel headquarters in the United States said he hated its television shows because they promoted population growth and environmental destruction.

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Parents quizzed on 'honour killing'

The Press Association - ‎30 minutes ago‎
The parents of suspected honour killing victim Shafilea Ahmed have been questioned by detectives investigating her murder. The Muslim teenager disappeared from her home in Warrington, Cheshire, in 2003 amid fears that she was being forced into an ...

Alcohol minimum price '45p a unit'

WalesOnline - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Scottish Government has said it wants the minimum price for a unit of alcohol to be set at 45p. This means a two-litre bottle of supermarket-brand cider would treble in price from about £1.32 to around £3.80 and supermarket-brand vodka would go up ...

Downing Street dismisses new phone-tapping claim

This is London - ‎3 hours ago‎
New claims that the Prime Minister's media adviser knew of illegal phone-tapping while he was editor of the News of the World were denied today.

RBS to cut a further 3500 jobs

BBC News - ‎3 hours ago‎
Royal Bank of Scotland, which is more than 80% government-owned, is planning to cut 3500 jobs from its technical and back office division in the UK.

UK house prices on downward trend

Financial Times - Norma Cohen - ‎6 hours ago‎
UK house prices fell in August for the second month in a row, marking the first back-to-back house price declines since February 2009, according to a closely watched index.

Trichet: ECB to keep unlimited lending through year-end

Reuters - Marc Jones, Ruth Pitchford - ‎1 hour ago‎
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank extended its liquidity safety net for vulnerable euro zone banks on Thursday, with a commitment to provide unlimited one-week and one-month funding until at least January 18.
Spanish Bond Sale Boosts Euro Wall Street Journal

Ten Random Questions About the Apple Music Event

PC World - ‎23 minutes ago‎
Just about all of the news turned out to be less than dramatic, but, as usual, I'm left asking questions about the upshot of the announcements about the iPod and Ping.

Samsung Galaxy Tab: Review

Telegraph.co.uk - Matt Warman - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Samsung Galaxy Tab is a new, much-publicised, Android-based tablet that draws heavily on Samsung's popular Galaxy S handset.

God didn't create the Universe: Stephen Hawking

NDTV.com - ‎20 minutes ago‎
PTI, Updated: September 02, 2010 19:23 IST London: God didn't create the universe - it was actually a result of the inevitable laws of physics, British physicist Prof Stephen Hawking has concluded.

Guns N' Roses bottled off stage after late arrival

BBC News - Greg Cochrane - ‎1 hour ago‎
Guns N' Roses have walked off stage at a gig in Dublin after being booed and having plastic bottles thrown at them by the crowd.

'The Stig'

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Former Formula Three driver Ben Collins has won a legal fight to publish an autobiography in which he claims to be The Stig - the mystery driver on BBC Two's Top Gear show.

Doubts cast on Tony Blair's Princess Diana claims

Telegraph.co.uk - Heidi Blake - ‎5 hours ago‎
Tony Blair's claim that he tackled Princess Diana over her relationship with Dodi Al Fayed has been cast into doubt after it emerged that the Princess had not yet become involved with the Egyptian millionaire at the time of the alleged conversation.

Capello boosted by Rooney

SkySports - ‎1 hour ago‎
England coach Fabio Capello is encouraged by Wayne Rooney's return to goalscoring form ahead of Friday's Euro 2012 qualifier with Bulgaria.
Capello happy with Rooney form The Press Association

Pakistan players asked to be dropped

Yahoo! Eurosport UK - ‎12 minutes ago‎
Mohammad Asif, Mohamad Amir and Salman Butt will not feature in the rest of Pakistan's tour of England at their own request. Pakistan High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan told reporters that the trio had asked the Pakistan Cricket Board not to ...

Craigan to captain Northern Ireland

The Press Association - ‎34 minutes ago‎
Motherwell defender Stephen Craigan will captain Northern Ireland on Friday when he wins his 50th cap against Slovenia in a Euro 2012 qualifier.

Hip fracture 'was excruciating'

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Amy Brown fractured her hip four months ago. She received surgery within the 48 hours recommended by orthopedic specialists. However, an annual audit in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, shows one in five elderly people with broken hips do not get ...

Preventative Surgery for Some Cut Breast-, Ovarian-Cancer Risk

Wall Street Journal - Jennifer Corbett Dooren - ‎Aug 31, 2010‎
Women who have mutated genes known to substantially increase the risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer were able to lower that risk if they underwent a mastectomy or had their ovaries and fallopian tubes removed, ...

NHS pay-offs worth £100000 approved

Telegraph.co.uk - Stephen Adams - ‎8 hours ago‎
Senior NHS managers could receive pay-outs topping £100000 in a national severance scheme just approved by ministers. By Stephen Adams Under the "mutually agreed resignation scheme" (MARS), managers who want to leave will be able to apply for up to a ...
NHS resignation scheme approved The Press Association

Kids swap DNA for fairground rides

Nature.com - Ewen Callaway - ‎21 hours ago‎
If attendees at the Minnesota State Fair aren't too busy revelling in the performances of Kiss or "Weird Al" Yankovic, or enjoying a celebrity cow-milking contest, they might just try spitting for science.

Uefa's treatment of Dundee United was appalling

BBC Sport (blog) - ‎Aug 27, 2010‎
The Tannadice club were dealt with appallingly this week in Athens, and it falls to the top man in the Scottish Football Association to fight their corner.

Tears For Fears

DotMusic.com (blog) - ‎Aug 27, 2010‎
They traversed the worlds of indie angst, pop gold and mature AOR rock all in the space of three albums. But do Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith still want to rule the world?

Deepwater Horizon: After the oil

Nature.com - ‎Sep 1, 2010‎
When oil stopped gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, the ecosystems under assault started on a long road to recovery. Amanda Mascarelli meets the researchers assessing their chances.

Orange County Is No Longer Nixon Country

New York Times - Adam Nagourney - ‎Aug 29, 2010‎
SANTA ANA, Calif. - Orange County has been a national symbol of conservatism for more than 50 years: birthplace of President Richard M. Nixon and home to John Wayne, a bastion for the John Birch Society, a land of orange groves and ...
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