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Friday, December 5, 2008

'Errors' led to baby abuse death

ITN - 1 hour 3 mins ago

A series of errors by social services and health staff led to the death of a baby, an independent review has found. More »

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Shannon: social services under spotlightITN - 4 hours 43 mins ago
Boy George guilty of false imprisonmentITN - 3 hours 1 min ago
Menezes jury told to ignore protestITN - 3 hours 1 min ago
Rice: 'Do more to remove Mugabe'ITN - 3 hours 40 mins ago
Famous jewellers robbed in ParisITN - 3 hours 17 mins ago
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Guns for the elderly A single-shot pistol specially designed for the elderly has become available on prescription in the US.
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Labour's 'bizarre' new laws 3,600 laws have been introduced since 1997, including one making it illegal to disturb a pack of eggs.
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Obama on Cameron: 'What a lightweight' Barack Obama's meeting with Tory leader David Cameron earlier this year left the Democratic nominee "distinctly unimpressed".
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UK
Shannon Kidnap: Review Ordered
SkyNews - 15 mins ago
Kirklees Council has announced an independent serious case review into the dealings agencies had with the family of Shannon Matthews before her kidnap. More »
- Escort Attack: Boy George Guilty SkyNews - 24 mins ago
- 450 support jobs go at Woolworths Press Assoc. - 32 mins ago
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World
US Jobless Rate At 15-Year High
SkyNews - 12 mins ago
More than half a million US jobs were lost in November, sending the unemployment rate soaring to a 15-year high of 6.7%, official figures show. More »
- Nearly 100,000 'missing' in Congo ITN - 33 mins ago
- Robbers In Drag Steal Luxury Gems SkyNews - 41 mins ago
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Politics
Brown piles pressure on banks to pass on rate
Politics.co.uk - 17 mins ago
Gordon Brown is piling the pressure on high street banks and building societies to cut their lending rates after the Bank of England's one per cent cut yesterday. More »
- MPs attack 'poverty chief's' pay Epolitix - 2 hours 34 mins ago
- 'Scandalous' lack of care home places Politics.co.uk - 3 hours 4 mins ago
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Business
US sheds 533,000 jobs
AFP - 3 mins ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US economy lost a stunning 533,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate jumped to a 15-year high of 6.7 percent, the Labor Department said Friday. More »
- Big job losses keep investors on edge despite rate cuts AFP - 13 mins ago
- Oil prices slide towards $40 AFP - 22 mins ago
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Sports
Records mean nothing to title-chasing Scolari
AFP - 56 mins ago
COBHAM (AFP) - Luiz Felipe Scolari has warned his Chelsea stars that records will count for nothing if they don't win the Premier League title. More »
- Enigmatic Keane remains centre stage AFP - 1 hour 1 min ago
- Keane could be gone for good: Ferguson AFP - 1 hour 2 mins ago
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Technology
Novell fourth quarter losses narrow
VNU Net - 14 mins ago
Software vendor Novell has announced a slimmer quarterly loss compared with last year for its fourth quarter ending 31 October. More »
- Facebook and Google launch single sign-on services VNU Net - 1 hour 11 mins ago
- Security attacks reach 2.5 billion per day VNU Net - 1 hour 11 mins ago
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Science
Five facts about CERN's Large Hadron Collider
Reuters - 2 hours 28 mins ago
* Though built to study the smallest known building blocks of all things -- known as particles -- the LHC is the largest and most complex machine ever made. It has a circumference of 27 km (17 miles) - (Reuters) - Following are five facts about the 10 billion Swiss franc (6 billion pound) Large Hadron Collider, which the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) on Friday said would restart next summer after repairs: More »
- Nasa delays Mars mission ITN - 6 hours 32 mins ago
- Scientists get closer to creating artificial life: study AFP - 7 hours 55 mins ago
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Health
Zimbabwe pleads for help amid growing cholera epidemic
AFP - 11 hours 40 mins ago
HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe's government pleaded for international help after declaring a national emergency over a cholera epidemic that has left 560 dead, as Britain warned the country had become a "failed state." More »
- Many seniors feel younger despite old age: study AFP - Today, 01:28 am
- Measles deaths drop 74 pct worldwide: WHO AFP - Today, 12:01 am
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Entertainment
Potter fans get their fairytale wish
ITN - 1 min ago
Harry Potter author JK Rowling has said it was demand from the young wizard's fans that prompted her to publish her latest work. More »
- Boy George guilty of falsely imprisoning male escort AFP - 8 mins ago
- Lewis eyes rock album world entertainment news - 49 mins ago
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Oddly Enough
Thieves steal millions from Paris jewellers
Reuters - 3 hours 28 mins ago
PARIS (Reuters) - Armed robbers stole millions of euros worth of gems in a raid on the luxury Harry Winston jewellers off the Champs Elysees, police said Friday. More »
- Do not disturb eggs: MP reveals Britain's oddest laws AFP - Today, 01:32 am
- British teacher suspended over push-up punishment AFP - Yesterday, 08:23 pm
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Lenders urged to pass on rate cut
ITN - 29 mins ago
Lenders urged to pass on rate cut More »
- Boy George guilty of false imprisonment ITN - 49 mins ago
- Honda exits F1 Reuters - 51 mins ago
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