Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Majority of BP spill 'dealt with'

Majority of BP spill 'dealt with'


Majority of BP spill 'dealt with'

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:16 AM PDT

Almost three-quarters of the oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico has been cleaned up or broken down by natural forces, the US government says.

More clone-linked beef 'consumed'

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:14 AM PDT

Meat from a second cloned cow's offspring has entered the UK's food chain, according to the Food Standards Agency.

Three children dead in blast flat

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:42 AM PDT

Two young boys and a girl are found dead after an explosion in an Edinburgh flat, police confirm.

US billionaires in charity pledge

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:55 AM PDT

Thirty-eight billionaires promise to give at least half their wealth to charity through a campaign started by Warren Buffet and Bill Gates.

Wyclef to run for Haiti president

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 08:20 AM PDT

Haitian-born musician Wyclef Jean is to announce plans to stand for president of the earthquake-hit Caribbean country.

Hughes attacks PM homes plan

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:35 AM PDT

Deputy Lib Dem leader Simon Hughes fires a warning shot at David Cameron over plans to end "council houses for life" in England.

Lloyds sees sharp swing to profit

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 05:23 AM PDT

Lloyds Banking Group - partly owned by the taxpayer - reports a profit for the first half of the year, thanks to a drop in the amount set aside to cover bad loans.

Prolific teenage burglar jailed

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 04:41 AM PDT

A prolific teenage burglar, thought to be one of the worst offenders in the UK, is sentenced to five years in prison.

Pakistan floods appeal launched

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 05:26 AM PDT

The Disasters Emergency Committee is appealing for donations to help people caught up in the worst floods Pakistan has seen for 80 years.

'Thousands' targeted in bank scam

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 06:46 AM PDT

Researchers uncover a network of thousands of PCs that is being used to harvest online banking details in the UK.

Astronomers' 3D view of star exploding

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 06:47 AM PDT

Astronomers have for the first time obtained a 3D view of the aftermath of a star exploding.

Forgotten passengers taken to France - and back again

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 12:26 AM PDT

Eurotunnel investigates after passengers are taken from Folkestone to France and back again without being able to get off the train.

Pompey 'must win case to survive'

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:57 AM PDT

Portsmouth could go out of business if they lose their court case against the tax authorities on Thursday, according to the club's lawyer.

Sunderland ask City for Hart loan

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 07:42 AM PDT

Sunderland make an approach to take England goalkeeper Joe Hart on loan from Manchester City.

Ancelotti explains Cole departure

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 04:14 AM PDT

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti says Yossi Benayoun will more than make up for the loss of winger Joe Cole to Liverpool.

Rafiq banned after Twitter tirade

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:13 AM PDT

Yorkshire's England under-19 captain Azeem Rafiq is suspended for a month following a foul-mouthed tirade against manager John Abrahams.

Swann plays down pre-Ashes hype

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:31 AM PDT

Graeme Swann says the result of England's series against Pakistan will have little influence on the outcome of the Ashes series in Australia this winter.

Dryer death boy's mother arrested

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 08:19 AM PDT

Police investigating the death of a four-year-old boy found in a tumble dryer in Derbyshire arrest his mother.

Police pay Raoul Moat cash reward

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:08 AM PDT

Northumbria Police confirms that a cash reward, offered for information on gunman Raoul Moat, has been paid out.

Man guilty of killing his mother

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:20 AM PDT

A man is convicted of stabbing his mother to death days after being released from a psychiatric unit in Dundee.

Three sought over rape of woman

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 03:42 AM PDT

Police hunt three men after a 22-year-old woman is raped in the south side of Glasgow.

Gas inquiry as teens found dead

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:54 AM PDT

An investigation begins after two 18-year-old boys, Neil McFerran and Aaron Davidson, died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a holiday flat.

Bomb soldier 'had lucky escape'

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 06:03 AM PDT

A bomb left under a soldier's car outside his home in a County Down cul-de-sac could have caused devastation, police say.

Car chase woman escaped armed man

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 08:23 AM PDT

A woman was chased at speed into a town by her shotgun-wielding former partner after he threatened to kill her, a court hears.

Drunk girls saved from mountain

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 06:54 AM PDT

Two drunken 13-year-pld girls are airlifted to hospital from Conwy Mountain near Llandudno.

Key reforms put to vote in Kenya

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 08:44 AM PDT

Counting of votes is under way in Kenya after a referendum that formed part of the deal to end the 2007 post-election violence.

Cross-dressers flogged in Sudan

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:06 AM PDT

A group of men are flogged in Sudan after a court rules they broke strict moral codes by dressing and dancing in a "womanly" way.

Man held over China school attack

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 05:57 AM PDT

A 26-year-old man is arrested in China following a knife attack at a school in which at least three children were killed.

Malaysia row over marriage move

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 05:34 AM PDT

A Malaysian state's decision to allow under age marriages to cut the number of babies born out of wedlock draws criticism from women's groups.

Sackings over Russia fire chaos

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:08 AM PDT

Russia's president fires senior military officers for failing to stop a naval base being engulfed by wildfires that have killed 48.

Berlusconi survives key contest

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:17 AM PDT

Italy's PM Silvio Berlusconi survives a key no-confidence vote, but only thanks to massive abstentions from the vote by rebel MPs.

Castro 'to address Cuba assembly'

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:21 AM PDT

Fidel Castro is expected to address Cuba's national assembly on Saturday for the first time in four years.

Mexico violence 'still growing'

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 02:57 AM PDT

More than 28,000 people have died in drug-related violence in Mexico since the government declared war on the cartels in December 2006, officials say.

Iran denies attack on president

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 07:53 AM PDT

Iran denies President Ahmadinejad was targeted in an assassination attempt, after initial reports of a grenade attack on his convoy.

Clash 'on Israeli side', UN says

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:42 AM PDT

The UN peacekeeping force says Israeli soldiers were operating on their own side of the border when fighting broke out with Lebanese troops on Tuesday.

Rain brings Pakistan more misery

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:18 AM PDT

Poor weather forces more evacuations as Pakistan endures its worst floods in 80 years, with yet more heavy rain forecast.

Petraeus rules focus on civilians

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 08:36 AM PDT

Gen David Petraeus, the US commander in Afghanistan, stresses the need to prevent civilian casualties in a new directive.

Box office hits help Time Warner

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 06:39 AM PDT

Time Warner reports a 7% rise in second-quarter profit, helped by box office hits including Sex and the City 2.

Arizona desert death toll climbs

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 07:59 PM PDT

The bodies of 59 suspected illegal migrants are found near Arizona's desert border with Mexico in July, the highest number in five years, officials say.

Ofcom raises Sky movie concerns

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 07:41 AM PDT

UK media regulator Ofcom refers the market for pay-TV movies to the Competition Commission, amid concerns Sky is too powerful.

Intel settles antitrust lawsuit

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 07:56 AM PDT

US chipmaker Intel has settled an antitrust lawsuit filed against it by the US Federal Trade Commission.

Ryanair traffic rises, BA's fall

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 08:48 AM PDT

Ryanair reports a 13% rise in passenger numbers while BA reports a 2.6% fall in traffic numbers in July when compared with a year earlier.

Cameron in talks with Berlusconi

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 09:01 AM PDT

UK Prime Minister David Cameron is holding talks with his Italian counterpart, Silvio Berlusconi, in Rome on Wednesday.

Samantha Cameron in 'style elite'

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 05:07 AM PDT

Samantha Cameron joins Carla Bruni and Michelle Obama on Vanity Fair's international best-dressed list.

Social home swap scheme launched

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 02:03 AM PDT

Social housing tenants in England could find it easier to move around the country under a government home swap scheme.

Therapy hope over key heart genes

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:04 AM PDT

Ninety-five different genes have been identified which affect cholesterol levels in the blood, research says

GPs need 'greater maternity role'

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 11:57 PM PDT

Care of pregnant women in England is being undermined by GPs' lack of involvement, experts say.

Marie Stopes ad protests rejected

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 07:54 PM PDT

The advertising watchdog rejects over a thousand complaints it received about the first UK TV commercial for abortion services.

Premier League plans free schools

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 06:41 AM PDT

England's football Premier League is considering how it might set up its own education system under the government's free schools policy.

Warning over career service cuts

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 07:42 AM PDT

Youth careers services in parts of England are being slashed by up to 50%, the public services union Unison warns.

Students get exam results by text

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 07:29 AM PDT

Thousands of pupils across Scotland receive their exam results by e-mail and text as part of a hi-tech early bird service.

iPhone at risk from security flaw

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 04:12 AM PDT

Security firm Symantec has warned that an issue with Adobe Acrobat could allow malicious code to get into iPhones and iPads.

Dyson Award for steriliser bottle

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 04:16 PM PDT

A bottle that uses ultraviolet light to sterilise drinking water wins the Dyson Award for answers to everyday problems.

Saudi Blackberry ban from Friday

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 02:36 PM PDT

The authorities in Saudi Arabia tell telecoms firms to block the messenger function on Blackberry handsets from Friday.

Ancient croc had 'mammal's bite'

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:01 AM PDT

Palaeontologists working in Tanzania unearth fossils of a tiny ancient crocodile with unusual, mammal-like teeth.

Everest pioneers 'hit by storm'

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 12:14 PM PDT

An extreme storm may have contributed to the deaths of mountaineers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine on Mount Everest in 1924.

New rules for 'DIY genetic tests'

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 07:12 PM PDT

Experts concerned at the availability of genetic tests, which can be easily bought online, have launched guidelines on how they should be carried out.

Lady Gaga leads MTV video awards

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 01:48 AM PDT

Lady Gaga lands a record 13 nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards, ahead of rapper Eminem's eight nods.

UK music 'bucked downward trend'

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 08:18 AM PDT

The recorded and live music business in the UK registered growth in 2009, according to a new report.

Windsor gets freedom of the City

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 07:44 AM PDT

Actress Barbara Windsor, star of EastEnders and the Carry On films, is given the freedom of the City of London.

Jazz dancer claimed disability benefits

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 02:31 AM PDT

A 61-year-old man who falsely claimed £30,516 in disability and housing benefits was exposed as a cheat after being filmed teaching a dance class.

Obama welcomes 'successful' oil action

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 08:59 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama said the apparent success of efforts to plug the BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico was "welcome news".

Village 'eradicated' by Russian fires

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 05:57 AM PDT

BBC Reporter Richard Galpin visits the remains of a village reduced to ashes by the fires caused by the heat-wave that has hit Russia

Thousands homeless in Pakistan flood

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 05:01 AM PDT

Some 1,400 people have died and aid agencies say three million people have been affected by Pakistan's worst floods in 80 years.

Cor blimey! Babs is officially 'posh'

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 08:37 AM PDT

Barbara Windsor describes what it was like being given the freedom of London.

Stirling Moss's pad has gadgets galore

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 05:56 AM PDT

How should the fast-moving technology industry adapt its devices to make them more inclusive for the older generation?

Fitting an underwater 'plug socket'

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 02:06 PM PDT

Installation of the world's largest test site for wave energy has begun off the Cornish coast.

Naked stags attract rescue chopper

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 03:46 AM PDT

A "naked fishing trip", which was part of a stag weekend in Swansea for a Bristol groom, is caught on camera.

Where do old computers go?

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 05:04 AM PDT

Why some are still poisoning children in Africa

The tweet elite

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 12:28 AM PDT

An author and a musician explain how Twitter connects with fans

Where-shire

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 05:16 AM PDT

Ditched by posties, what's the point of counties?

1066 and... baby names

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 01:04 AM PDT

William, Henry and Alice - what did the Normans ever do for us?

'Tremendous strain'

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 08:53 AM PDT

Foster carers say system is struggling after death of Baby P

Locked up

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 04:42 AM PDT

Five years for killing - how do judges decide jail terms?

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