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Ballot for Gordon Brown's Iraq inquiry appearanceBBC News - 6 hours ago People who want to watch Gordon Brown's appearance before the Iraq inquiry will have to enter a ballot. There is still no date fixed for the prime minister, who was chancellor at the time of the March 2003 invasion, to give evidence to the panel. Brown to testify at Iraq inquiry in March Reuters UK Iran Is Said to Begin Nuclear EnrichmentNew York Times - - 31 minutes ago PARIS - Brushing aside international calls for stricter sanctions against it, Iran said Tuesday it had begun enriching uranium for use in a medical reactor to a higher level of purity, raising the stakes again in its ... Church must tackle diversity - Archbishop of CanterburyBBC News - 1 hour ago The Archbishop of Canterbury has called on all sides in controversies in the Church of England to give consideration to the views of other Christians. |
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Sarath Fonseka's wife appeals for husband's freedom
The Guardian - 3 hours ago
Anoma Fonseka, wife of defeated presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka, cries while speaking to the media a day after her husband was taken into custody by the government in Colombo.
Wife outraged by Fonseka's arrest Aljazeera.net
Ukraine instability fears as Tymoshenko plan next move
BBC News - - 4 hours ago
She has not said it herself so far but Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko seems to be preparing the ground to challenge the results of Sunday's presidential election.
Ukraine faces crisis over legal challenge to election Telegraph.co.uk
New European Leadership Takes on Economic Hurdles
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
STRASBOURG, France - Against an ominous economic backdrop, the European Parliament formally voted a new European Commission into power on Tuesday, endorsing as its president Jose Manuel Barroso for a second five-year term and ending ...
Vote on the European Commission BBC News
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Arrest over 1985 riot cop killing
The Sun - - 2 hours ago
COPS have arrested a man over the 1985 murder of PC Keith Blakelock after the discovery of vital new evidence. The 40-year-old prime suspect was questioned for two days by Scotland Yard homicide detectives reinvestigating ...
Man Arrested Over PC's Riot Killing Sky News
'Wannabe suicide bomber' walks free
Telegraph.co.uk - - 7 hours ago
A student branded a “wannabe suicide bomber” has walked free after having a terrorism conviction quashed by appeal court judges.
Student to be freed after terror conviction quashed The Guardian
Dutch amphibious bus makes splash in Scotland
AFP - 52 minutes ago
GLASGOW - A Dutch-built amphibious bus made a splash Tuesday in Scotland, where it is aiming to replace a ferry service across the Clyde river -- after one false start.
Amphibious bus makes a splash BBC News
Trial of 'river bus' completed The Press Association
Have your say: Cadbury closure
BBC News - 37 minutes ago
Cadbury's new owner, Kraft, has confirmed plans to close the company's Somerdale factory in Keynsham - and we want your reaction.
Kraft reverses Cadbury factory vow The Press Association
Timing of FSA chief's departure months before an election is out of joint
The Guardian - 21 minutes ago
Shock resignation of Hector Sants, the FSA chief leaves the main City regulator in a limbo. Photograph Guardian Hector Sants' decision to quit the Financial Services Authority in the summer provoked two reactions: the first was his shock departure ...
How ex-banker gave watchdog greater bite Financial Times
A gift fit for FSA (former) king Hector Sants... Telegraph.co.uk
Barclays chief condemns US financial reform plan
Times Online - - 26 minutes ago
John Varley, Barclays' chief executive, has attacked plans by the US to force banks to shrink and to stop certain activities such as trading on their own account.
Barclays chief John Varley defends 'unpalatable' profits Telegraph.co.uk
Barclays CEO Criticizes US Bank Reform Plan Wall Street Journal
Google Buzz: social networking hits Gmail
PC Pro - 37 minutes ago
Buzz takes many of the concepts introduced with the experimental Google Wave and integrates them into the Gmail interface. The add-on sees live updates from web services such as Twitter, Flickr and Picasa pulled into a single stream.
CEOP To Use Cartoon To Highlight Dangers Of Online Meeting
ITProPortal - - 18 minutes ago
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) has launched a new initiative on EU's Safer Internet Day, under which five year old internet users will be educated on internet safety by the means of a new interactive campaign of games and cartoons ...
BT opens up its ducts to broadband fibre rivals
Telegraph.co.uk - - 5 hours ago
All broadband suppliers will be allowed to lay their own fibre cables in BT's tunnels, the company has said. Opening up its “ducts” could potentially encourage the development of a superfast broadband network ...
BT pushing for rivals to open up their networks Times Online
BBC chiefs' in expenses row
The Sun - - 1 hour ago
BBC bosses trousered nearly £200000 in expenses over three months - with one exec claiming more than £1000 of licence fee payers' money on a chauffeur driven car for just TWO days.
BBC spent £54m on top-earning stars The Guardian
BBC expenses jump as executive perks exposed Times Online
Angelina Jolie arrives in Haiti
BBC News - 1 hour ago
Actress and UN goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie has arrived in Haiti on behalf of the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), where she is expected to visit survivors of the earthquake that devastated the region.
Pitt and Jolie sue over split claim The Press Association
TV product placement ban lifted in UK
Telegraph.co.uk - - 1 hour ago
Commercial broadcasters will soon be allowed to accept payment for promoting branded goods in hit TV shows. By Rupert Neate, City Reporter (Technology) Ben Bradshaw, culture secretary, said maintaining the ban on "product placement" would "damage" ...
TV product placement plan confirmed The Guardian
TV product placement plan confirmed Digital Spy
Sullivan plea badly timed - Zola
BBC Sport - 1 hour ago
West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola has criticised the timing of club co-owner David Sullivan's plea for all players and staff to take a voluntary pay cut.
McLEISH TO IGNORE HAMMERS 'SIDESHOW' Sportinglife.com
Zola slams Sullivan timing SkySports
London Olympics budget hit by falling land values
The Guardian - 57 minutes ago
The construction site for the new London 2012 Olympic village in Stratford, east London. Photograph: Graeme Robertson The cost of the London 2012 Olympics could rise by up to £180m because of a slump in property values and a previously undisclosed bill ...
Olympic Park costs to climb £160m Financial Times
Officials warn of extra £160m from contingency The Press Association
Arsene Wenger Still Believes Arsenal Can Win Premier League Title
Goal.com - - 1 hour ago
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger still believes that his side can mount a successful challenge for this season's league title despite their disappointing recent run.
I'm not making excuses, says Arsene Wenger Times Online
WENGER: GUNNERS CAN STILL WIN TITLE Sportinglife.com
Terminally ill patients 'being penalised by Nice for having rare conditions'
Telegraph.co.uk - - 12 hours ago
Terminally ill patients are being “penalised” for having rare conditions charities have warned after a kidney cancer medication was ruled too expensive for the NHS.
Kidney cancer drug too expensive, says NICE Nursing Times
Cancer drug rejected due to cost The Press Association
Genetics behind ageing probed
NHS Choices - Feb 8, 2010
Genetic tests to determine how quickly a person will age may soon be available, according to several newspapers. The news is based on the recent discovery of a genetic variation that apparently predisposes some people to faster ageing.
Genes reveal 'biological ageing' BBC News
Better child-diabetes care urged
BBC News - Feb 7, 2010
A "shocking" number of children are being rushed to hospital each year with potentially fatal complications of diabetes, according to a charity.
Diabetes scare as three kids taken to A&E each week Belfast Telegraph
Alarm at child diabetes admissions The Press Association
How unmanned drones are changing modern warfare
BBC News - - Feb 2, 2010
"I've got a 45-minute drive home. And then by the time I'm home, I'm kind of straight into family life." He is one of a new generation of pilots who fly drones - or unmanned aerial vehicles, UAVs, as the military prefer to call them.
Positive thinking makes me sick: JENNI MURRAY on why she hates the self-help ...
Daily Mail - - Feb 1, 2010
Someone I'd thought of as a good friend first encouraged me to embrace what she described as 'The Power of Positive Thinking'.
John Terry girl Vanessa Perroncel's ex Lee Latchford Evans from Steps says he ...
Mirror.co.uk - - Feb 2, 2010
Former Steps star Lee Latchford Evans last night spoke for the first time about his relationship with Vanessa Perroncel - and revealed she was always after fame and money.
Pentagon Looks to Breed Immortal 'Synthetic Organisms,' Molecular Kill-Switch ...
Wired News - - Feb 5, 2010
The Pentagon's mad science arm may have come up with its most radical project yet. Darpa is looking to re-write the laws of evolution to the military's advantage, creating “synthetic organisms” that can live forever - or can be killed ...
World Islands: Is it the end of the world? Nasa picture suggests Dubai globe ...
Daily Mail - - Feb 1, 2010
This is how the world looks like according to ambitious engineers in Dubai, but it is starting to look rather ragged around the edges.