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Chilcot Iraq Inquiry: secret talks on ousting Saddam Hussein began in 2001

Times Online - David Brown, Nico Hines - ‎20 minutes ago‎
British and American officials secretly discussed overthrowing Saddam Hussein two years before the invasion of Iraq, a public inquiry into the war was told today.

Four-year-old boy stabbed to death in southeast London

Times Online - ‎31 minutes ago‎
A 28-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man, believed to be the child's parents, were also taken to hospital last night suffering “serious injuries”.

Philippines Declares State of Emergency as Massacre Victims Mount

Voice of America - Daniel Schearf - ‎4 minutes ago‎
Officials say the death toll from an attack on an election caravan has risen to 46, after police found 11 more bodies in a mass grave.

us to bring emissions cut target to Copenhagen talks

Reuters - Jeff Mason - ‎2 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will propose an emissions reduction target at UN climate change talks in Copenhagen in December with an eye toward winning support from US lawmakers who must agree to put it into law.

Obama to Announce Afghanistan Decision Within Days

New York Times - Andy Sullivan, Kim Dixon - ‎3 hours ago‎
By REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama held a final strategy session with top aides on whether to send more US troops to Afghanistan and plans to announce his decision within days, the White House said.

Netanyahu says Hamas prisoner deal might not happen

Reuters - Dan Williams - ‎48 minutes ago‎
JERUSALEM, Nov 24 (Reuters) - An Israeli prisoner exchange with Hamas has not yet been agreed and might not happen, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, after a senior cabinet colleague predicted a breakthrough within ...

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Cumbria on fresh flood alert as heavy rain returns

BBC News - ‎16 minutes ago‎
Heavy rain has returned to Cumbria, days after record-breaking rainfall swept away bridges and flooded homes. Up to 100mm (3.9in) of rain is forecast over high ground and 15 flood warnings remain in place in England and Wales.

Ofsted to target weakest teaching

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Schools inspectorate Ofsted is going to "focus sharply" on a "stubborn core of inadequate teaching" in England, its chief inspector has said.

Body found in search for young woman swept away in storms

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎18 minutes ago‎
Search teams looking for Kirsty Jones, the young woman believed to have been swept away by a storm-swollen river in Wales, have recovered a body.

HBOS and RBS handed £60bn in loans

This is Money - Alan O'Sullivan - ‎1 hour ago‎
HBOS and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) received whopping emergency loans totalling £61.6bn when the financial crisis hit its peak, the Bank of England said today.

Lloyds rights issue: What the experts say

This is Money - Philip Scott - ‎16 minutes ago‎
Our fund supermarket slashes initial charges on Isa funds, allowing your cash to grow faster. Best accounts, best funds... Everything you need to know about picking Isas: Picking the best Isa Buy and sell UK stocks and shares for a flat fee of just ...

Nomura fined £1.75m by FSA over weak controls

guardian.co.uk - ‎57 minutes ago‎
Nomura was granted a 30% discount on the fine for agreeing to settle with the FSA at an early stage. Photograph: Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty Images Japanese bank Nomura has been fined £1.75m by the Financial Services Authority for failing to monitor its ...

Nokia 6700 slide and 7230 revealed

Techwatch - Darren Allan - ‎1 hour ago‎
They've been produced with the style conscious consumer in mind, and the 6700 slide comes in six “fresh and vivid” colours: Pink, red, petrol blue, aluminium, lime and purple.

Carphone Warehouse snubs Sony Ericsson's top smart phone

Inquirer - Ed Berridge - ‎2 hours ago‎
BLIGHTY'S Carphone Warehouse has snubbed Sony Ericsson by deciding not to sell its flagship smartphone. Sony Ericsson had hoped that its recently launched Satio smartphone would result in a turnaround for its fortunes.

Datel initiates memory card lawsuit against Microsoft

Techwatch - Darren Allan - ‎1 hour ago‎
The peripheral producer Datel has filed a suit against Microsoft due to the company's latest update for its Xbox 360 console. The update rendered third-party memory cards such as those made by Datel incompatible with the X360.

X Factor judge Dannii Minogue says Katie Price should ditch the makeup

Mirror.co.uk - Rachael Wheeler - ‎42 minutes ago‎
Upon hearing the news, Dannii told fans over Twitter: “Loving Katie Price in the jungle. KP....Priceless TV. “Can't wait for Jordan to rumble the jungle!

Yvie Burnett: 'Susan Boyle lives to sing'

Digital Spy - Alex Fletcher - ‎35 minutes ago‎
Vocal coach Yvie Burnett has spoken out about working with Susan Boyle on her debut album I Dreamed A Dream. Burnett, who works on The X Factor, had Boyle stay at her home while they recorded the LP.

John & Edward to enter 'I'm A Celeb'?

Digital Spy - Alex Fletcher - ‎2 hours ago‎
X Factor rejects John & Edward have reportedly been offered £50000 to enter I'm A Celebrity.... According to The Sun, Louis Walsh has flown to Dublin to meet with the Grimes twins' parents and persuade them that ...

Sri Lanka toil as India march on

The Press Association - ‎3 hours ago‎
Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag hit centuries as India put Sri Lanka's depleted attack to the sword on the opening day of the second Test in Kanpur.

Unhappy Babel hints at Reds exit

AFP - ‎28 minutes ago‎
LONDON - Dutch winger Ryan Babel has reportedly threatened to walk out on Liverpool unless he gets more first-team football, adding to the sense of crisis gathering around Anfield in what has been a frustrating season to date.

Berba could face Besiktas

SkySports - Richard Bailey - ‎25 minutes ago‎
Dimitar Berbatov could make an unexpected return to action when Manchester United host Besiktas in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday.
Berbatov fit for Besiktas Manchester Evening News

Big jump recorded in 'excess' deaths last winter

BBC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
The number of extra deaths in England and Wales last winter was the highest since 1999/2000, figures show. Statisticians looked at the number of deaths between December and March, and compared them to those which occur during the rest of the year.

New procurement rules 'may increase private provision in NHS', says DH

Pulse - ‎57 minutes ago‎
By Nigel Praities Switching to the NHS being the 'preferred provider' may increase private provision in the health service rather than reduce it, says a DH spokesperson.

NHS staff 'fiddle waiting time figures' survey claims

Telegraph.co.uk - Rebecca Smith - ‎5 hours ago‎
Nurses claim NHS staff are fiddling waiting time figures in A&E and admitting patients to wards in order to hit targets, a survey has suggested.

Last updated at 11:16 PM on 20th November 2009

Daily Mail - ‎Nov 20, 2009‎
The former Prime Minister had been intriguing and plotting to be appointed European president ever since he left No 10 more than two years ago.

MDC factions trade fire over talks

New Zimbabwe.com - ‎Nov 20, 2009‎
by Lebo Nkatazo THE rival MDC factions in Zimbabwe's power sharing government were locked in bitter exchanges on Friday as a SADC deadline for the resumption of dialogue over contested issues plaguing the government passed.

India's unique record breaking cricketers

BBC Sport - Gulu Ezekiel - ‎Nov 20, 2009‎
When a school boy and a grandfather in India break cricket records separately, the game truly cuts across generations. Twelve-year-old school boy Sarfaraz Khan batted almost 10 hours to pile up 439 runs in a school match in western ...

Unburied bodies tell the tale of Detroit — a city in despair

Times Online - Tim Reid - ‎Nov 20, 2009‎
The abandoned corpses, in white body bags with number tags tied to each toe, lie one above the other on steel racks inside a giant freezer in Detroit's central mortuary, like discarded shoes in the back of a wardrobe.

Calls from Angela Merkel told Tony Blair he would not get EU's top job

guardian.co.uk - ‎Nov 20, 2009‎
Tony Blair warned Gordon Brown a week ago that his campaign to become the first president of the European Council was doomed after a decisive intervention by the German chancellor Angela Merkel, according to senior Whitehall sources.
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