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UN aid chief Amos visits Pakistan

13 hours 36 min ago
The newly appointed head of UN humanitarian relief Lady Valerie Amos has spent her first day in office touring Pakistan.

Mexico rejects drug 'insurgency' analogy

13 hours 45 min ago
Mexico has rejected remarks from the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, that drug-related violence in Mexico increasingly has the hallmarks of an insurgency.

Empty shops highlighting 'divide'

13 hours 58 min ago
The number of shops closing in Britain is slowing but a north-south divide has emerged, a survey by retail analysts the Local Data Company suggests.

Koran bonfire 'still going ahead'

14 hours 28 min ago
A US pastor says he is not "backing down" from plans to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of 9/11, despite international condemnation.

Rig firms hit back at BP report

15 hours 12 min ago
Contractors who worked for BP on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig criticise the company's report into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Dr Dre or The Cure? Study into music on prescription

15 hours 27 min ago
Patients could be prescribed music tailored to their needs as a result of new university research.

Boundary move 'gives Tories hope'

15 hours 31 min ago
Boundary changes for the next Scottish Parliament elections suggest a possible boost to the Conservatives, according to experts.

Low pay and squalor

15 hours 39 min ago
The plight of Commonwealth Games workers in Delhi

Shot boy's family still suffering

15 hours 42 min ago
Police use the anniversary of the killing of Manchester schoolboy Jessie James to once again appeal for help to catch his killer.

What became of Mercury Communications?

15 hours 56 min ago
Its name lives on in the form of a prestigious music prize but whatever happened to Mercury Communications?

Shoppers turning to card payments

16 hours 7 min ago
The number of cash machines in the UK has fallen and withdrawals have dropped as shoppers turn to cards, figures show.

Child detention 'harm' documented

16 hours 7 min ago
A medical charity says it has documented for the first time the effects of immigration detention on children facing removal from the UK.

Google revamps search system

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 22:55
Google revamps search system with launch of 'Instant'

BP spreads blame over oil spill

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 22:48
BP's internal investigation into the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico finds that "a series of failures" was to blame.

Morgan to replace host Larry King

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 22:48
Former newspaper editor and Britain's Got Talent judge Piers will replace US TV presenter Larry King on the US network CNN, it is announced.

Capello confirms 2012 quit date

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 22:44
England coach Fabio Capello confirms he will stand down from the role after Euro 2012.

Cameron's father dies in hospital

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 22:06
David Cameron's father Ian dies in hospital in France shortly after the Prime Minister joined other members of his family at his bedside.

Vitamin B 'puts off Alzheimer's'

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 21:43
A new study suggests high doses of B vitamins may halve the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing some of the warning signs of Alzheimer's disease.

Cuts 'must be resisted' says SF

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 21:29
Sinn Fein says cuts "proposed or imposed by the British goverment must be challenged and resisted", following Peter Robinson's call for savings.

Balotelli to undergo knee surgery

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 21:20
Manchester City forward Mario Balotelli is to undergo knee surgery that could keep him out of action for six weeks.