Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Brown allies dismiss 'unfair' Blair attack

Brown allies dismiss 'unfair' Blair attack


Brown allies dismiss 'unfair' Blair attack

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:51 AM PDT

Allies of Gordon Brown rally behind the former prime minister, describing criticism of him in Tony Blair's memoirs as "unfair" and "one-sided".

Hague adviser quits over rumours

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 11:29 AM PDT

William Hague's special adviser Christopher Myers has resigned over "untrue and malicious" allegations, the foreign secretary has said.

BBC loses court battle over Stig

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:44 AM PDT

The BBC loses a legal fight in the High Court to stop publication of a book which claims to reveal the identity of Top Gear's driver The Stig.

MoD criticised over blast death

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:13 AM PDT

An MoD scientist died following a blast during top-secret tests which were inappropriately planned, a inquest jury rules.

Ferrari recalls cars after fires

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:17 AM PDT

Luxury carmaker Ferrari recalls all of the 458 Italia cars made this year, following reports of the supercars catching fire.

Obama condemns W Bank 'slaughter'

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:31 AM PDT

President Barack Obama condemns the "senseless slaughter" of four Israeli settlers, as he opens a new round of Mid-East diplomacy.

BBC staff vote for pension strike

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:35 AM PDT

BBC staff members vote in favour of strike action in a dispute over pensions.

Deadly Lahore triple bomb blast

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:36 AM PDT

At least 18 people are killed and more than 140 are injured in three bomb blasts during a Shia religious parade in Lahore, Pakistan.

Shoesmith given leave to appeal

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:15 AM PDT

Sharon Shoesmith is given leave to appeal over her sacking as the head of children's services at Haringey Council after the death of Baby Peter.

'Bloodgate' doctor given warning

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:19 AM PDT

The GMC issues a warning to the match-day doctor at the centre of the rugby "Bloodgate" scandal.

MI6 worker's body 'locked in bag'

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:28 AM PDT

The body of an MI6 employee found at his central London flat was padlocked into a sports bag, an inquest is told.

Giant plane lands in Manchester

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 06:07 AM PDT

The world's largest commercial airliner, the Airbus A380, lands at Manchester Airport for the first time.

Big-haired NFL player has locks insured for $1m

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:43 AM PDT

A shampoo company in the US insures the long hair of an NFL football player for $1m against damage while being tackled.

Huge ancient coral reef uncovered in Pacific

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:58 AM PDT

An ancient reef may provide scientists with clues about what will happen to coral when sea temperatures rise.

Live - Murray v Lacko

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:57 AM PDT

Andy Murray starts his US Open campaign against Lukas Lacko on day three with Venus Williams, Elena Baltacha and Kim Clijsters in action later.

Spurs clinch Van der Vaart deal

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:24 AM PDT

Tottenham secure an £8m deal for Real Madrid midfielder Rafael van der Vaart.

Pietersen apologises for outburst

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:22 AM PDT

Kevin Pietersen apologises for the outburst which followed his omission from England's limited-overs squads for the series against Pakistan.

Anti-HS2 campaigner to walk route

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:43 AM PDT

A woman begins a quest to walk the entire route of the proposed HS2 rail link, as part of a protest against it.

Rare paintings saved from dustbin

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:43 AM PDT

Two rare paintings found in an attic in Surrey that were to be thrown away could fetch up to £30,000 at auction.

Blair admits role in 2007 defeat

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:05 AM PDT

Tony Blair suggests that Scottish Labour might have won the last Holyrood election if he had not been PM and party leader.

Scot biker dies during Manx race

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:04 AM PDT

A 28-year-old Scottish motorcyclist was one of two riders who died in a crash during a race on the Isle of Man.

Planning appeals 'face backlog'

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:18 AM PDT

The Planning Appeals Commission has a backlog of 13 pending major cases but can only deal with one case at a time, its head says.

Masked gang opens fire on house

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:39 AM PDT

Four masked men fire shots at a house in Londonderry, before investigating officers are attacked with petrol bombs.

Blair's devolution danger worries

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:34 AM PDT

Tony Blair, the former prime minister whose government created the Welsh assembly, describes devolution as "a dangerous game" in his memoirs.

UK 'failing its wounded troops'

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:33 AM PDT

The UK is "failing miserably" to help injured and traumatised troops recover from combat, say the parents of a Welsh soldier fatally wounded in Afghanistan.

Deadly Maputo clash over prices

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:39 AM PDT

Six people are reported killed in Mozambique's capital Maputo in riots over rising food and fuel prices.

Floods swamp south Sudan region

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 01:53 AM PDT

Some 57,000 people have been forced from their homes because of dramatic floods in south-western Sudan over the past month, officials say.

EU presses China over fake goods

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:49 AM PDT

The EU urges China to curb smuggling to Europe, saying counterfeit cigarettes alone deprive the EU of 10bn euros (£8bn) in tax revenue annually.

China begins Yellow Sea exercises

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 01:57 AM PDT

The Chinese navy begins artillery exercises in the Yellow Sea, days before the US and South Korea hold similar manoeuvres there.

Netherlands frees Yemeni suspects

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:16 AM PDT

Two Yemenis arrested in Amsterdam on suspicion of planning a terror attack are released, prosecutors in the Netherlands say.

Wikileaks rape inquiry reopened

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:50 AM PDT

Sweden's director of public prosecutions orders the reopening of a rape investigation into Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

Nasa experts head to Chile mine

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:23 AM PDT

Experts from the US space agency Nasa travel to a copper mine in Chile where 33 miners have been trapped underground for almost a month.

'Drug kingpin' confesses on video

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:24 AM PDT

US-born suspected gang leader Edgar "Barbie" Valdez admits involvement in the drugs trade during an interrogation by Mexico's police.

Obama hails US operation in Iraq

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:11 AM PDT

President Barack Obama hails the end of US combat operations in Iraq, saying the US has paid "a huge price" to "put Iraq's future in its people's hands".

Cricketer Asif dropped from movie

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:22 AM PDT

Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Asif, who is under scrutiny for claims of spot-fixing, is dropped from an Indian film, the movie's director tells the BBC.

Pakistan air raids kill civilians

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:47 AM PDT

At least six civilians are among about 45 people reported killed in Pakistani military air strikes targeting militants in north-west Pakistan.

Hurricane prompts US evacuations

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:36 AM PDT

Areas on the US east coast likely to be hit by Hurricane Earl are starting to evacuate, with warnings issued for many places.

Alaska senator drops out of race

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 09:03 PM PDT

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski accepts defeat in her re-election bid, and the Republican nomination goes to a newcomer backed by the Tea Party.

Blair 'warned on economy' in 2005

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:52 AM PDT

The UK should have addressed its public deficit back in 2005, former Prime Minister Tony Blair has told the BBC.

Lehman 'could have received help'

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:53 AM PDT

The former head of Lehman Brothers, Dick Fuld, blames regulators for the collapse of the Wall Street investment bank.

Boots to dissolve pension scheme

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:43 AM PDT

The drug company Alliance Boots is dissolving one of its two final-salary pension schemes to 'ensure long-term security'.

Clegg issues Pakistan aid warning

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:42 AM PDT

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg warns Pakistan will need aid for years to come during a visit to the flood-hit country.

Ed Miliband: It's time to move on

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:29 AM PDT

Ed Miliband tells the BBC it is time for Labour to "move on" from Tony Blair - as the former PM warns against rejecting New Labour reforms.

Diana's death was unique - Blair

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:13 AM PDT

Princess Diana's death was a "global event like no other" and posed huge challenges for the monarchy and government, Tony Blair says

Problem drinking divides England

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 04:02 PM PDT

Figures reveal stark geographical divisions in the toll alcohol takes on health in England.

Hot UK summer 'gave half sunburn'

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 04:02 PM PDT

Nearly half of Britons got sunburnt this summer and many would be willing to do so again to get a tan, a survey reveals.

Compensation case lasts 27 years

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:38 AM PDT

A medical negligence case lasts 27 years while 55 others have been ongoing for longer than 15 years, it has been revealed.

First wave of new-style academies

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:56 AM PDT

Teachers' unions are branding the government's relaunch of academies in England as a "failure", with about 30 expected this term.

Imperial College expands overseas

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:27 AM PDT

Imperial College is going to open its first branch outside the UK - a medical school in Singapore, run in partnership with a local university.

Higher student loan rates begin

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 06:42 AM PDT

Millions of graduates will now start paying interest on their student loans again as new interest rates come into effect.

Apple launches social network

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 11:05 AM PDT

Apple has launched a music-based social network as part of its latest upgrade to the iTunes music software.

Sony rolls out rival to iTunes

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:33 AM PDT

Sony has unveiled its own music and video download in an annoucement timed to coincide with an Apple media event.

Orange rolls out mobile HD voice

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 07:25 PM PDT

Mobile firm Orange becomes the first UK network to use a new technology that claims to offer higher quality voice calls.

Old star wallows in 'steam bath'

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:46 AM PDT

Europe's Herschel space telescope spies an aging star that has surrounded itself in hot water vapour.

Ancient funeral feast unearthed

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:17 AM PDT

The remains of a huge 12,000 year old feast have been found in a cave in Northern Israel.

Clue to ancient Antarctic seaway

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 12:13 PM PDT

Scientists have found evidence for an ancient sea passage linking currently isolated areas of Antarctica.

Stars poised for Venice film gala

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:28 AM PDT

Film stars from Hollywood and around the world are gathering for the start of the 67th Venice Film Festival.

No TV return for Richard and Judy

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 06:41 AM PDT

Presenters Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan rule out ever returning to co-host a daily TV programme.

Douglas reveals cancer 'struggle'

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 01:33 AM PDT

Michael Douglas faces "an eight-week struggle" against throat cancer, he tells talk show host David Letterman.

Why does PPE rule Britain?

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 04:57 PM PDT

It is the degree of choice among the Westminster elite, claiming six cabinet members and three Labour leadership contenders among its alumni. Why does Oxford's Politics, Philosophy and Economics course dominate public life?

New video reveals Titanic's condition

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:58 AM PDT

New pictures have emerged of the shipwreck of the Titanic, almost 25 years since it was first discovered.

Helicopter tour of West Bank and Israel

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:45 PM PDT

Rupert Wingfield-Hayes takes a helicopter flight over the West Bank and Israel to understand the geography of the disputed land.

Possibly the world's oldest champagne

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 01:22 AM PDT

A team of divers has begun to salvage dozens of bottles, of what is thought to be the world's oldest champagne, from a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea.

Obama on end of US combat in Iraq

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 05:49 PM PDT

President Obama has addressed the American people to announce the end to the US combat mission in Iraq

Michael Douglas on his cancer

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:47 AM PDT

Actor Michael Douglas has given his first interview since announcing he has throat cancer.

Nasa booster rocket passes test

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 01:52 PM PDT

One of the giant booster rockets intended to power the first stage of flight on Nasa's next rocket has been tested in the US.

Hurricane Earl heads for US coast

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:20 PM PDT

Hurricane Earl is heading for the US east coast after causing power cuts and heavy rain across the eastern Caribbean.

Chile rescue shaft drilling begins

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 11:29 PM PDT

Drilling has started on a rescue shaft to free 33 miners trapped underground in Chile.

Dance drama

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 05:40 AM PDT

Passion and style as Argentina hosts tango world championship

Darwin's secret

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:39 AM PDT

Why little-known Darwin project is still causing controversy

Explosives expert

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:51 AM PDT

The hidden world of an MoD worker who died after bomb trials

No-vacation nation

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 02:10 AM PDT

Would America benefit from as much holiday as Europe?

Labour leadership

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 01:54 AM PDT

What do the five Labour candidates stand for?

Been and gone

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 04:36 AM PDT

The bagpiper who played while bullets rained down

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