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July 18, 2011
David Cameron has said the Commons will be recalled on Wednesday to debate the latest developments in the phone hacking scandal.MPs were due to begin a six-week recess at the end of Tuesday.Rupert ...
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July 18, 2011
The new chief executive of Philips is accelerating his turnaround plan after the Dutch electronics firm posted a surprise net loss of 1.3bn euros ($1.83bn; £1.13bn) for the second quarter.Frans ...
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July 18, 2011
Police have said an investigation is under way into a rally at a Londonderry cemetery on Monday at which masked Real IRA members read out a statement.The dissidents threatened to kill more police ...
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July 18, 2011
David Cameron has said the Commons is likely to be recalled on Wednesday in order to consider the latest developments in the phone-hacking scandal.The prime minister was asked about phone hacking ...
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July 18, 2011
One in three people who take time off work admit to lying about their reasons, according to a new report.Jon Andrews, partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, said the cost to UK business was up to ...
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July 18, 2011
Three adventurers have set off in kayaks from Shetland on the first leg of a journey to Norway.
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July 18, 2011
Strathclyde University has launched a new research centre dedicated to revolutionising the future of high speed air and space travel.
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July 18, 2011
Hundreds of people take part in a bike ride in Dornoch following Lance Armstrong’s open invitation on twitter.
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July 18, 2011
Technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones explains an ambitious BBC project which aims to map mobile coverage across the UK.Members of the public can download an app which will record the signal ...
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July 18, 2011
Scientists have been using special miniature cameras and a GPS system, nicknamed 'cat-nav' to learn more about the behaviour of cats.The new study reveals what our pets really ...
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July 18, 2011
Workers have been trying to clear tonnes of toxic seaweed which have accumulated on beaches in Brittany in France.As well as being hazardous to health, the problem has had a negative impact on ...
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July 18, 2011
Almost four decades since the death of General Francisco Franco, the biggest monument to his dictatorship still towers over modern Spain.The government is now calling for an expert commission to ...
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July 18, 2011
It is the end of an era in Hungary as the heart of the last heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Otto von Habsburg, has been buried in an abbey near Budapest.The funeral of the last crown prince ...
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July 18, 2011
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July 18, 2011
The Home Secretary Theresa May says she is "sincerely sorry" over the decision by Sir Paul Stephenson to step down from his post and has told BBC News she '"didn’t play a part in it".
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July 18, 2011
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has resigned as the phone hacking scandal continues to widen.He faced criticism for hiring former News of the World executive Neil Wallis, who ...
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July 18, 2011
Doctors in Norway have found that simple painkillers such as paracetamol may substantially reduce some of the most distressing symptoms of dementia.Doctors studied patients with dementia and found ...
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July 18, 2011
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July 18, 2011
Rebels in the Libyan city of Misrata face an ongoing struggle against Col Gaddafi’s forces, with the city itself is still surrounded by enemy soldiers on one side and the sea on the other.Their ...
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July 18, 2011
The government is expected to confirm a sizeable cut in the regular Army, as part of a radical overhaul of the armed forces.Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has pledged a build-up of reservists to ...
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