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Analysis: Landmark prenuptial ruling will set a precedent for ...

Daily Mail - Steve Doughty - ‎2 hours ago‎
Prenuptial agreements have held no sway in English courts for more than 150 years - throughout the modern era in which divorce settlements have been a matter for civil law.

The fightback in Afghanistan begins

Financial Times - ‎20 minutes ago‎

Welsh Guards colonel killed in Helmand

Scotsman - Brian Ferguson - ‎3 hours ago‎
AN ARMY commander has been killed in Afghanistan and become Britain's most senior war casualty since the Falklands. Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe, commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, was killed on Wednesday ...
Commanding officer shot in Helmand The Press Association

Q+A: Will Ban's visit to Myanmar yield results?

Reuters - ‎29 minutes ago‎
BANGKOK (Reuters) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has a rare meeting with Myanmar's top general on Friday where he will urge the secretive leader to free all political prisoners and ensure next year's elections are credible.

Envoy Prepares to Visit Honduras, Warning of Obstacles

New York Times - Marc LaceyGinger Thompson - ‎1 hour ago‎
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - The hemisphere's chief envoy for the crisis in Honduras offered a bleak assessment on Thursday of the diplomatic efforts to restore its ousted president, warning that it would be “very hard” to ...

US says North Korean missile launches are 'provocative act'

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎3 hours ago‎
The United States has said that North Korea's latest missile launches were the latest in a string of "provocative" acts, and that the world was united in opposition to the Stalinist state.

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RAF mourning crew of Tornado crash

The Press Association - ‎56 minutes ago‎
The RAF has been mourning the loss of two air crew after their Tornado fighter jet crashed near a beauty spot. A major search was launched after the jet smashed into a hill near Arrochar, Argyll, on during a routine training flight.

Minister in Tory homophobia claim

BBC News - Brian Wheeler - ‎6 hours ago‎
Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw has said "a deep strain of homophobia still exists on the Conservative benches". Mr Bradshaw, one of three gay men currently in the cabinet, made the comments as a new poll suggested more gay people were ...

Police dogs 'are an equal partner'

BBC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
Nottinghamshire Police have spoken of their dog section's devastation, after two German Shepherds died after being left in a hot car.
Dog deaths: Officer may be charged The Press Association

Chinalco buys all its allowance in Rio's share offer

Financial Times - Elizabeth Fry - ‎1 hour ago‎
China's state-controlled group Chinalco yesterday confirmed it had taken up its full entitlement in Rio Tinto's $15.2bn share issue to maintain its 9 per cent shareholding in the miner, in spite of the soured relationship ...

Belhaven profits fizzing, but public spending cuts 'a cloud'

Scotsman - Hamish Rutherford - ‎3 hours ago‎
CUTS in public spending are a "dark cloud" over the recession-defying success of Belhaven, the head of the pubs and brewing company has warned.

Rogue hits 'electronic casino'

Financial Times - Javier Blas - ‎1 hour ago‎
"Electronic oil casino." That is how David Hufton, the head of PVM Oil Associates, has defined some of the electronic exchanges on which Brent and West Texas Intermediate, the world's oil benchmark, trade.

Climate change makes sheep shrink

Telegraph.co.uk - Richard Alleyne - ‎4 hours ago‎
Evolution is being turned on its head on a remote British island where climate change has caused a curious case of shrinking sheep, scientists have found.

O2 wins exclusive UK rights to Palm Pre

Telegraph.co.uk - Rupert Neate - ‎16 hours ago‎
O2 has secured exclusive rights to the Palm Pre, the latest hi-tech mobile phone which is regarded as the most serious challenger to Apple's iphone.

Here's How To Get An Apple iphone 3GS Phone Now

ITProPortal - Desire Athow - ‎15 hours ago‎
All models of Apple's iphone 3GS may well be out of stock almost everywhere in the UK but we've managed to find some available most of them as pay as you go models complete with warranty.

One last stadium show for Jackson

The Sun - ‎1 hour ago‎
THE Staples Center in Los Angeles was opened in 1999 after being built at a cost of £228million. One of the world's leading indoor venues, the 20000-capacity centre has hosted nine Grammy awards shows, plus concerts by stars like U2, Prince and Madonna ...

Jackson's former wife 'undecided'

BBC News - ‎4 hours ago‎
The late Michael Jackson's ex-wife, Debbie Rowe, is undecided over whether to fight for custody of their two children, her lawyer has said.

Farewell to Mollie Sugden and farewell to the double entendre

Telegraph.co.uk - Melissa Kite - ‎10 hours ago‎
Innuendo became steadily more daring until it wasn't really innuendo at all. Photo: PA How to begin a tribute to Mollie Sugden and the art of the double entendre?

Owen is one of Ferguson's strangest signings

Times Online - ‎3 hours ago‎
Joining Manchester United is a massive challenge for Michael Owen, but he will see it as a golden opportunity to get back into the England team.

Wimbledon final will be a Williams sister act

Times Online - ‎4 hours ago‎
It's an all-Williams final. Again. Deal with it. There is no one better. Each of the Williams sisters, each in her different way, played an extraordinary match in the semi-finals on Centre Court yesterday, and each showed that when it comes to the ...

Andy Murray could be the figurehead for a grassroots resurgence in ...

guardian.co.uk - ‎2 hours ago‎
Andy Murray may have the image to connect with a new generation of tennis fans. Photograph: Tom Jenkins In the admittedly febrile atmosphere of a Wimbledon fortnight that could yet see a British man in the final for the first time since 1938, ...

Solo life ups gene dementia risk

BBC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
People who have a particular gene flaw and live alone in middle-age are at highest risk of developing dementia, researchers suggest.

Patient safety 'still threatened'