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Met 'may reopen phone hack probe'

BBC News - ‎5 hours ago‎
The Metropolitan Police has said it may reopen the investigation into claims of phone hacking by the News of the World if it uncovers new evidence.

Furore over officer who dragged woman into police cell

Independent - Jerome Taylor - ‎4 hours ago‎
CCTV images of an officer knocking a 57-year-old woman unconscious were released yesterday, sparking a renewed debate about public confidence in the police 16 months after the death of Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests.

Troops secure quake-hit NZ city

The Press Association - ‎1 hour ago‎
Army troops have taken control of the centre of the New Zealand city of Christchurch, two days after a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake smashed buildings and homes, wrecked roads and rail lines - but caused no loss of life.

Cloak and dagger

BBC News - Clive Myrie - ‎1 hour ago‎
When an old contact got back in touch, the BBC's Clive Myrie became the first journalist to learn that the Basque separatist group ETA were declaring a ceasefire.

Bombing at an Iraqi army base in Baghdad kills 12, injures at least 20

Washington Post - Leila Fadel, Jinan Hussein - ‎2 hours ago‎
Just five days after the United States declared the end of its combat mission in Iraq, US soldiers opened fire Sunday morning on suicide bombers who snuck into an Iraqi army base in Baghdad, a US military spokesman said ...

Clinton to join 2nd round of talks in Sharm, Jerusalem

Jerusalem Post - Herb Keinon - ‎4 hours ago‎
US officials say talks between Netanyahu and Abbas will take place in unconfirmed location on Sept.15 a day after discussions in Sharm el-Sheik.

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Smarter immigration controls pledge

The Press Association - ‎3 hours ago‎
Immigration minister Damian Green is expected to promise "smarter" controls on entry to the UK, when he releases research showing that tens of thousands of people admitted on student visas were still in the country five years later.

Is Michael Gove a lame duck Minister? No, he's the best chance we'll ever have ...

Daily Mail - Melanie Phillips - ‎1 hour ago‎
As schools open their doors this week for the new academic year, the impression given by much of the media is that the Education Secretary Michael Gove is struggling to keep his radical agenda from sinking into ignominious failure.
Ed Balls attacks academies policy The Press Association

Brown was malign and Blair lacked moral courage, says General Dannatt

Independent - Kim Sengupta - ‎4 hours ago‎
The former head of the Army, General Sir Richard Dannatt, has described Gordon Brown as "malign" and attacked Tony Blair as lacking in "moral courage" for failing to support the armed forces.

Tube strikes hinder London commuters

Independent - Rob Hastings - ‎2 hours ago‎
Commuters in London faced difficult journeys to and from work today as the first in a series of Tube strikes got under way. Maintenance staff on the Jubilee and Northern lines began a 24-hour walkout at 7pm last night in protest at a ...

10 million in line for rebate after tax fiasco

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎6 hours ago‎
More than 10 million people may have paid too much income tax and will be owed money by the Government due to errors in the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) tax code system.

Walsh sets his sights high for BA-Iberia

Financial Times - Pilita Clark - ‎6 hours ago‎
First he took on Britain's biggest union. Then the aviation authorities who shut down Europe's air space after an Icelandic volcano erupted.

Apple iOS 4.1 coming out on September 8?

T3 - Devina Divecha - ‎17 hours ago‎
Was it an oversight or did Apple's UK website mean to let out September 8 as being the release date for iOS 4.1? It seems possible that Apple's iOS 4.1 could be coming sooner than we thought - on September 8. Reports started trickling in that Apple's ...

Consuming Issues: The Royal Mail is still delivering first-class service

Independent - Martin Hickman - ‎Sep 3, 2010‎
Where are the bargains in 21st-century Britain? While bloated banks and energy suppliers offer poor service and high prices, there are plenty of excellent value goods and services, although they often benefit from dubious discounts ...

O2: UK broadband users wasting over £2m a day

T3 - Devina Divecha - ‎16 hours ago‎
According to a study published by O2, UK broadband users are wasting money on broadband by buying packages based on speeds as opposed to their usage needs.

X Factor's Olly Murs scores chart-topping debut

What's On TV - ‎11 minutes ago‎
X Factor star Olly Murs has gone straight to number one in the UK charts with his debut single Please Don't Let Me Go. The track beat Teenage Dream, the latest song by X Factor guest judge Katy Perry, to the top spot.

Ear, time you got a razor Adrian

The Sun - Leigh Holmwood - ‎3 hours ago‎
NEW Daybreak presenter Christine Bleakley has begged co-host Adrian Chiles to shave his ears. She fears his woolly lug-holes could put viewers off their breakfast.

Ashley made me feel so betrayed

The Sun - Lynsey Haywood - ‎3 hours ago‎
CHERYL Cole spoke out over her divorce from love rat husband Ashley - and admitted: "I feel betrayed." The X Factor judge said: "Yes, definitely I do, but I've got to take everything that's happened and learn from it.

Murray - knocked out. ANDY MURRAY KNOCKED OUT OF US OPEN

Sportinglife.com - Phil Casey - ‎3 hours ago‎
Andy Murray's wait for a first Grand Slam title goes on after he was defeated by Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka in an extraordinary match at Flushing Meadows.

Soccer-Frustration showing for Hitzfeld, Capello

Yahoo! Eurosport UK - ‎1 hour ago‎
Ottmar Hitzfeld and Fabio Capello, two of Europe's most successful coaches at club level, will meet for the first time on the international stage on Tuesday, where both are finding life far less comfortable.
'Business as usual' for Rooney The Press Association

Morgan shines for England but spotlight remains on dark arts

Independent - Stephen Brenkley - ‎4 hours ago‎
The ball for the opening Twenty20 international between England and Pakistan was yesterday parachuted on to the ground in the possession of an RAF display team.

Diabetes drug advice 'not heeded'

BBC News - ‎3 hours ago‎
A drug for type two diabetes is still being prescribed in the UK despite being recommended for withdrawal two months ago, BBC Panorama has found.

Osteoporosis Drugs Tied to Esophageal Cancer

ABC News - John Gever - ‎Sep 3, 2010‎
A second look at British registry data indicates that esophageal cancer may be more common after all in patients taking oral bisphosphonate drugs, a type of drug used to treat osteoporosis, for long periods.

Surgeon dies on snorkelling trip

BBC News - ‎Sep 3, 2010‎
Tributes have been paid to a "dedicated" and "very valued" surgeon from the Wirral who died while snorkelling in the Maldives.

The Foreign Secretary's 25-year-old special adviser Chris Myers resigned ...

Daily Mail - ‎Sep 1, 2010‎
A furious Mr Hague, 49, issued a statement, denying that he is gay and revealing that his wife Ffion has suffered a series of miscarriages, including one this summer.

Canada sees shock salmon glut

Nature.com - Kate Larkin - ‎Sep 3, 2010‎
It's the biggest run of sockeye salmon in British Columbia since 1913. Some 34 million fish are thronging the Fraser River as they return from the sea to spawn, federal regulators announced on 31 August.

UN reveals global disparity in broadband access

BBC News - Jonathan Fildes - ‎Sep 2, 2010‎
The global disparity in fixed broadband access and cost has been revealed by UN figures. The Central African Republic is the most expensive place to get a fixed broadband connection, costing nearly 40 ...

And the Stig is...

Telegraph.co.uk - James May - ‎Sep 2, 2010‎
I'll be perfectly honest here: when the producer outlined the idea to me, I thought he was overdoing it. I thought the conceit would be exposed by its own improbability.

What lies beneath Antarctic ice

Nature.com - Ana Belluscio - ‎Sep 3, 2010‎
Rodolfo del Valle and his team are heading to the Southern Ocean to measure a methane leak. For three years, Rodolfo del Valle and his team will be probing the ice and seabed in the Erebus and Terror Gulf.
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