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Crackdown on speeding would put the worst offenders in the fast ... - Times Online

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Crackdown on speeding would put the worst offenders in the fast ...
Times Online - 8 hours ago
Motorists could lose their licence after only two speeding offences under safety measures to be announced today. The government proposal would see drivers caught significantly over the limit given six penalty points.
Speeding drivers to face ban after two offences Telegraph.co.uk
Tougher penalties for drivers plan The Press Association
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BNP deputy Simon Darby admits: I use the City Hall to do party ... - Times Online

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BNP deputy Simon Darby admits: I use the City Hall to do party ...
Times Online - 44 minutes ago
The second-in-command of the British National Party is employed at public expense by the Greater London Authority, The Times has learnt.
BNP Deputy Leader works from London City Hall office Telegraph.co.uk
Ex-Police Chief On Bnp List Glasgow Daily Record
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Fatal grenade attack on Thai anti-government protestors - guardian.co.uk

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Fatal grenade attack on Thai anti-government protestors
guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago
One man was killed and 29 wounded today in a grenade attack on anti-government protestors laying siege to the Thai prime minister's office in Bangkok.
Thai protesters blame government for grenade attack Reuters
Bangkok protest blast kills one, wounds 22: police AFP
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Hostages recall Somali pirate attacks, good manners - Reuters South Africa

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Hostages recall Somali pirate attacks, good manners
Reuters South Africa - 41 minutes ago
By Andrew Cawthorne MOMBASA, Kenya, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The water was still, the sky cloudless and the 12-man crew, Kenyans and Sri Lankans, were relaxed after their Sunday morning cup of tea in February last year as they returned from taking food aid ...
Russia to send more warships to battle Somali pirates AFP
Piracy watchdog hails Indian attack on pirate ship GMA news.tv
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Qaeda scorns Obama with racial slur - Reuters

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Qaeda scorns Obama with racial slur
Reuters - 3 hours ago
By Randall Mikkelsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's deputy leader accused Barack Obama of betraying his race and his father's Muslim heritage on Wednesday and urged more attacks, as the group tried to counter the incoming US president's global ...
Video: Al-Qaida No. 2 Insults Obama in New Tape AssociatedPress
Al Qaeda Coldly Acknowledges Obama Victory New York Times
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Church and police join forces to end binge drinking in Wales - WalesOnline
Church and police join forces to end binge drinking in Wales
WalesOnline - 1 hour ago
PEOPLE across Wales are today urged to pledge to stop binge drinking as an unprecedented coalition of Churchmen and senior police officers launched a crusade against the problem.
'Pledge' invite to binge drinkers BBC News
Drinkers asked to take pledge on booze Daily Post
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Public services cannot cope with second highest immigration flows - Telegraph.co.uk

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Public services cannot cope with second highest immigration flows
Telegraph.co.uk - 2 hours ago
Public services will not be able to cope after net immigration hit the second highest level on record, MPs have warned. By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor Despite the Government's pledge to cut numbers coming in, overall net migration has increased ...
Immigration falls and set to decline further in recession guardian.co.uk
Falling pound 'a barrier to immigrants' Times Online
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Gang member, 13, youngest in Britain for handgun conviction - Telegraph.co.uk

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Gang member, 13, youngest in Britain for handgun conviction
Telegraph.co.uk - 34 minutes ago
A 13-year-old boy become the youngest in Britain to be convicted of possessing a handgun after he stashed the weapon and ammunition in his family's cellar as part as a gang initiation rite.
Boy aged 14 admits possessing gun BBC News
Boy, 14, guilty of possessing Baikal semi-automatic pistol Times Online
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Rolls-Royce to axe up to 2000 workers - Times Online

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Rolls-Royce to axe up to 2000 workers
Times Online - 1 hour ago
Rolls-Royce, the aerospace engineer, has announced further job cuts of between 1500 and 2000 around the world during next year, with 140 earmarked to go at its assembly and text facility in Derby.
Rolls-Royce plans to cut UK 140 jobs Telegraph.co.uk
Rolls-Royce plans 2000 job cuts BBC News
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London and Asia dive on further US contagion - Times Online

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London and Asia dive on further US contagion
Times Online - 44 minutes ago
Shares in London began a further day of falls following steep declines across Asia after investors took fright at grim economic data in Japan and America.
Fears over US economy weaken world markets guardian.co.uk
Recession fears hit stock markets BBC News
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Dow plunges below 8000 to five-year low - Independent

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Dow plunges below 8000 to five-year low
Independent - 1 hour ago
Renewed turmoil on the world's debt markets signalled the credit crisis is far from over, and sent share prices plunging on both sides of the Atlantic.
Minutes of MPC meeting boost hope of further rate cut Times Online
MPC plays a waiting game after it reveals it considered deeper cut Scotsman
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Urban Areas Are 'Killing Sparrows' - Sky News

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Urban Areas Are 'Killing Sparrows'
Sky News - 2 hours ago
Use the drop down menu below to filter stories and videos the way you want - when you want it! Garden paving and exotic plants could be contributing to the decline of one of Britain's best-known birds, conservationists have found.
Mystery of the vanishing sparrow Independent
Sparrow numbers 'plummet by 68%' BBC News
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Subscription revenues overtake advertising income for UK ... - Telegraph.co.uk

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Subscription revenues overtake advertising income for UK ...
Telegraph.co.uk - 1 hour ago
UK television companies no longer get the majority of their revenues from advertising as a result of rising income from pay-TV subscriptions, according to a new Ofcom report.
BBC One and BBC Two to stream live online from next week Times Online
BBC To Broadcast Flagship Channels Live Through iPlayer ITProPortal
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BlackBerry Javelin to spear RIM's Bold and Curve? - Reg Hardware

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BlackBerry Javelin to spear RIM's Bold and Curve?
Reg Hardware - 1 hour ago
By James Sherwood [More by this author] BlackBerry Bold and Curve owners had better watch out, because Research in Motion has thrown a sharp new rival into the mix.
Apple's Superlative Sequel: The Latest iPod touch BusinessWeek
BlackBerry Storm Reviews spell out Problems I4U
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England captain John Terry heads winner against Germany in ... - Telegraph.co.uk

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England captain John Terry heads winner against Germany in ...
Telegraph.co.uk - 1 hour ago
By Henry Winter in Berlin No points were at stake on Wednesday night but no one, not even a moody Premier League manager, would dare describe this friendly victory for England as pointless.
Terry pleased by reserves of strength The Press Association
Defoe injured in England triumph Portsmouth News
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Javier Mascherano: Presence of Diego Maradona has inspired our players - Glasgow Daily Record

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Javier Mascherano: Presence of Diego Maradona has inspired our players
Glasgow Daily Record - 34 minutes ago
JAVIER MASCHERANO hailed the influence of new Argentina boss Diego Maradona following the 1-0 win over Scotland. The South American skipper claimed the mere presence of the legend on the bench inspired his team-mates at Hampden.
Maradona: Scots need to improve The Press Association
Maradona opens managerial career with Scotland victory Yorkshire Post
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Wenger Confirms Walcott Woe - Goal.com

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Wenger Confirms Walcott Woe
Goal.com - 1 hour ago
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Theo Walcott will be out of action for three months, but who's to blame for the starlet's injury?
Wenger: Walcott could be out till at least February Arsenal-Mania.com
Theo Walcott injury will stoke Arsene Wenger's fire Times Online
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Strictly fans who voted for John Sergeant will get money back says BBC - Telegraph.co.uk

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Strictly fans who voted for John Sergeant will get money back says BBC
Telegraph.co.uk - 51 minutes ago
BBC viewers of Strictly Come Dancing who voted for political journalist John Sergeant will be reimbursed for the cost of calls they made to vote for him, the broadcaster has confirmed.
Video: John Sergeant Quits Strictly Come Dancing - BBC News BBC
Strictly stars support Sergeant BBC News
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Pictured: Winona Ryder leaving LA before she fell ill on flight to ... - Daily Mail

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Pictured: Winona Ryder leaving LA before she fell ill on flight to ...
Daily Mail - 36 minutes ago
By Simon Cable Winona Ryder is seen here in the last picture of her taken at the Los Angeles airport before she was taken to hospital yesterday after falling ill on a flight to London.
Winona Ryder rushed to hospital after collapsing on Heathrow-bound ... Sunday Mirror
Winona: I'm All Flight Now Glasgow Daily Record
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Britney Spears admits marriage was a mistake - NME.com

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Britney Spears admits marriage was a mistake
NME.com - 5 hours ago
More footage of a new Britney Spears TV documentary has appeared online, and the new clips feature interviews with Spears in which she admits regrets marrying Kevin Federline.
VIDEO: Britney Spears admits she married Kevin Federline 'for the ... Daily Mail
Britney married for 'wrong reason' The Press Association
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First woman to have stem cell organ transplant: Exclusive interview - Telegraph.co.uk

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First woman to have stem cell organ transplant: Exclusive interview
Telegraph.co.uk - 3 hours ago
The first woman to have a transplant of an organ grown from stem cells has spoken of the moment she opened her eyes following the pioneering surgery and knew that her life had changed forever.
Video: Breakthrough Windpipe Transplant Uses Stem Cells AssociatedPress
Transplant surgery transformed Belfast Telegraph
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Hopes rise over organ donation - Financial Times

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Hopes rise over organ donation
Financial Times - 18 Nov 2008
By Nick Timmins A change in the law on organ donation may yet occur, in spite of an expert advisory body yesterday rejecting the idea.
The donor trail guardian.co.uk
Foulkes pledges 'rapid action' with Lords Bill for donor opt-out ... Scotsman
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Regulator issues warning over Melanotan tanning injections - Nursing Times (registration)

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Regulator issues warning over Melanotan tanning injections
Nursing Times (registration) - 18 Nov 2008
People have been told not to use a tanning injection because it is an unlicensed medicine. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is warning that Melanotan is being sold illegally as an injectable tan on the internet and in some ...
Warning over tanning drug Melanotan Glasgow Daily Record
Warning over tan injections Manchester Evening News
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Four children dying every week from abuse - Telegraph.co.uk

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Four children dying every week from abuse
Telegraph.co.uk - 2 hours ago
Up to four children die every week in England from abuse or neglect, according to Ofsted. By Graeme Paton, Education Editor A report shows that Ofsted received notifications from local authorities of 424 serious incidents, relating to 282 deaths of ...
Four at-risk children die from abuse every week Times Online
English schools 'must do better' BBC News
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£350000 gold collar hailed as best iron age find in 50 years - guardian.co.uk

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£350000 gold collar hailed as best iron age find in 50 years
guardian.co.uk - 8 hours ago
An iron age gold collar worth more than £350000 that was found by an amateur metal detectorist in a muddy field in Nottinghamshire was described yesterday as the best find of its kind in half a century.
Necklace goes on show after 2000 years in farmer's field Scotsman
In pictures: Treasure galore BBC News
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Syria and UK 'share intelligence' - BBC News

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Syria and UK 'share intelligence'
BBC News - 15 hours ago
Syria and Britain have been holding high-level intelligence talks in order to combat terrorism, Syrian officials have told the BBC.
Dallying with Syria Financial Times
Syria must stop playing the spoiler and co-operate in peace-making Times Online
Daily Star - Lebanon - AFP - Telegraph.co.uk - Kazinform
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