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Mumbai attacks gunman in dramatic guilty plea

AFP - ‎1 hour ago‎
MUMBAI - The sole surviving gunman from last year's Mumbai attacks, a Pakistani national, on Monday pleaded guilty at his trial, admitting for the first time his part in the atrocity that killed 166 people.

Andrew Flintoff fires England to victory over Australia in second ...

guardian.co.uk - ‎1 hour ago‎
You are not supposed to be able to tinker with fate. But Andrew Flintoff is doing his best. This morning he bowled England to victory in the Lord's Test.

Terror alert level dropped to lowest level in four years

Times Online - ‎1 hour ago‎
The threat of a terrorist strike has been downgraded from severe to substantial, putting the risk of an attack at the lowest level since just before 7/7.

A Clinton moment: the naked truth about Americans

The Associated Press - Robert Burns - ‎34 minutes ago‎
NEW DELHI - Americans as naked gladiators? Indians as blissful beauties? Those were the images - exaggerated a bit for dramatic effect - that US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton evoked Monday in a question-and-answer session with university ...

ASEAN Foreign Ministers Discuss Regional Challenges, Burma's Human ...

Voice of America - Daniel Schearf - ‎22 minutes ago‎
Thailand's prime minister has defended the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' plans for a human rights body. Abhisit Vejjajiva made the comments at the opening of ASEAN's annual foreign ministers meeting.

Iran supremo slams 'meddling', reformers eye referendum

AFP - ‎59 minutes ago‎
TEHRAN - Iran's supreme leader warned on Monday against any attempt to destabilise the Islamic republic as reformists called for a referendum to try to resolve the most damaging crisis since the revolution.

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British soldier killed in explosion in Afghanistan

Reuters UK - Kate KellandKeith Weir - ‎3 hours ago‎
LONDON (Reuters) - A British solider has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said on Monday.

10000 extra university places

BBC News - ‎3 hours ago‎
The government says there will be 10000 more university places in England this autumn, mainly in maths, science, technology and engineering.

Happy ending for love letter pair

BBC News - Carmen Smith - ‎1 hour ago‎
A Devon man has married an old-flame after a love letter he wrote 10 years ago which went astray was discovered behind a fireplace by workmen in Spain.

Nissan's a start but it can't end here

Telegraph.co.uk - Graham Ruddick - ‎1 hour ago‎
With the futures of Jaguar Land Rover and Vauxhall uncertain, it is perhaps not surprising that Lord Mandelson has visited both Toyota and Nissan's UK plants in the last few days to hear their good news.

Cameron Suggests American-Style Banking Regulations for UK

Bloomberg - Gonzalo Vina - ‎40 minutes ago‎
July 20 (Bloomberg) -- Britain's Conservative leader David Cameron proposed the biggest tightening of financial regulations in a decade, suggesting a US-style strengthening of the central bank and a new agency to protect consumers.

Lenders struggling to value homes

guardian.co.uk - ‎1 hour ago‎
Fluctuating house prices are causing chains to collapse and leading to mortgages being cancelled, a report from the Bank of England said today.

Human spaceflight Over the moon

Economist - ‎2 hours ago‎
NASA has never really recovered its direction since the triumph of the Apollo project. The zenith of that project was 40 years ago today on July 20th 1969, when Neil Armstrong stepped out of Apollo 11's lunar module onto the Sea of Tranquillity, ...

360 sees year-on-year sales rise

Digital Spy - Liam Martin - ‎39 minutes ago‎
The Xbox 360 is the only console to record a year-on-year sales rise, according to latest NPD sales figures from the US. Microsoft's console shifted 240000 units in June, an increase on the same period last year.

T-Mobile Apparently Bulk Buying iPhones Across Europe

ITProPortal - Desire Athow - ‎3 hours ago‎
There are reports that Mobile phone operator T-Mobile is stepping up efforts to buy large quantities of SIM free iPhones across Europe to convince customers who threaten to leave for O2 to stay.

Matt Smith's new Doctor Who costume unveiled as filming begins

Times Online - Veronica Schmidt - ‎1 hour ago‎
He might be the new Doctor Who, filling the perilously large shoes of David Tennant, but when Matt Smith began filming his first episode of the sci-fi television series this morning he looked nothing like his predecessor.
Matt Smith in Doctor Who debut The Press Association

Watch Peter Andre fall offstage at T4 On The Beach - Daily Gossip

NME.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
Welcome to the Daily Gossip: your daily stop-off to find out who in the world of music has been up to what. Peter Andre's big musical comeback almost went horribly wrong yesterday (July 19).

Did you have a Big Lunch yesterday?

guardian.co.uk - ‎2 hours ago‎
Millions of people tucked into street food outside their own front doors yesterday. Were you one of them? How did your party go? Eden Project visitors take part in The Big Lunch.

The Open - Final round: As it happened

Yahoo! Eurosport - ‎58 minutes ago‎
Relive a dramatic final round of the 138th Open Championship, which culminated in a play-off between Stewart Cink and veteran Tom Watson.

John Surtees pays tribute to Henry

autosport.com - Steven English - ‎57 minutes ago‎
John Surtees has paid tribute to his son Henry, who died following an accident in a Formula 2 race at Brands Hatch on Sunday. The 18-year-old was struck on the head by a flying rear wheel and tyre from the car of Jack Clarke, ...

Forest seal double deal

SkySports - ‎57 minutes ago‎
Chris Gunter and Paul McKenna have completed their moves to Nottingham Forest from Tottenham and Preston, respectively. Full-back Gunter has signed a four-year contract at the City Ground for a fee of £1.75million, while experienced midfielder McKenna ...
Forest complete double swoop The Press Association

Have confidence in NHS handling of swine flu, says health secretary

guardian.co.uk - ‎4 hours ago‎
The health secretary, Andy Burnham today urged people to "have confidence" in the way the NHS was handling the swine flu pandemic, denying that the government had issued conflicting advice to pregnant women and those trying to conceive.

Why China takes no risks with flu

BBC News - Michael Bristow - ‎50 minutes ago‎
About 50 British pupils and teachers remain under quarantine at a hotel in Beijing over swine flu, but why are China's policies on preventing infections so extreme?

Swine flu: holidaymakers face travel ban

Telegraph.co.uk - Nick Britten - ‎7 hours ago‎
The plans of thousands of British holidaymakers are in jeopardy after parents were offically warned not to travel if they showed symptoms of swine flu.

East Jerusalem / Israeli roulette

Ha'aretz - Yossi Sarid - ‎1 hour ago‎

Iran releases last British embassy official

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎3 hours ago‎
Iran's regime released a senior British embassy official on Sunday, three weeks after he was arrested for allegedly organising the post-election protests.
Release of Embassy worker welcomed The Press Association

US doing 'everything' to free soldier held by Taliban: Clinton

AFP - ‎29 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton slammed the capture of a US soldier by Taliban forces in Afghanistan as "outrageous" and vowed to do "everything we can" to free him, in an interview aired Monday.
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