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Fertility treatments 'no benefit'
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 11:11pm GMT
Two commonly used treatments for fertility problems do not work, an Aberdeen University study shows.
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Mom: Walkie-talkie picks up trashy trucker talk
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 11:11pm GMT
A West Virginia mother is seeking the recall of a popular walkie-talkie after her 3-year-old's toy apparently intercepted a conversation ...
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Fishing industry fuel help plea
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 11:03pm GMT
Fishing leaders renew calls for help from the Scottish Government to alleviate the impact of fuel prices.
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Families with children from China embracing Games
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 11:00pm GMT
For 11-year-old Nicole Stevens, the Olympics in Beijing are more than a showcase of the world's best athletes. They're a portal ...
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UK scouts hurt in Canada accident
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 10:43pm GMT
A tour bus carrying young British passengers is involved in a road crash in Eastern Ontario, Canada.
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Detroit mayor jailed after bond violation
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 10:32pm GMT
A federal judge ordered Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to jail Thursday for violating the terms of his bond in his perjury case, a decision ... -
Demographic landscape shifts across United States
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 10:17pm GMT
White populations have fallen in more than 50% of counties since 2000, making minorities the majority in more communities.
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Irish League referees to strike
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 9:55pm GMT
Irish League referees could strike over a £50 pay increase on the opening day of the JJB Sports Premiership.
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Italian car designer killed
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 9:38pm GMT
Andrea Pininfarina, head of a world-famous Italian car design group, has been killed in a road accident.
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Md. mayor wants probe into home raid
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 9:24pm GMT
The mayor of a small town outside Washington says he's asking the U.S. Justice Department to investigate a county police raid ... -
At least 9 killed in Ariz. SUV rollover
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 8:47pm GMT
A sport-utility vehicle packed with suspected illegal immigrants flipped over on a rural highway southwest of Phoenix, killing ...
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Conker canker puts world championships under threat
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 8:44pm GMT
The World Conker Championship could be in jeopardy because of a virus attacking horse chestnut trees.
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Texas says EPA denies request to use less ethanol in gasoline
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 8:36pm GMT
The Environmental Protection Agency has denied a request from Texas to cut the federal ethanol mandate in half for a year in ... -
Lawyer: Post-Katrina caretaker arrested
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 8:27pm GMT
A lawyer for a Texas woman accused of kidnapping five children she helped care for after Hurricane Katrina says she has been ...
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Medal hope Gavin out of Olympics
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 8:09pm GMT
British gold medal prospect Frankie Gavin is out of the Olympic Games because of problems making his weight. -
NZ police bring in TV's Cracker to solve burglary case
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 8:09pm GMT
A wanted poster featuring Robbie Coltrane is being used by New Zealand police to try to catch a teenage burglar.
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Anthrax widow: Feds need to settle suit
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 7:56pm GMT
Victims of the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks said Thursday they are satisfied with the investigation's outcome that pinned the ...
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Train fire closes major station
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 7:46pm GMT
Passengers are led out of Birmingham New Street railway station after reports of a fire in a train. -
Teenager shot dead in supermarket
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 7:43pm GMT
An 18-year-old shot dead in a supermarket was an innocent bystander caught in the line of fire, police say. -
Chelsea make £19.7m Robinho bid
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 7:33pm GMT
Chelsea make a £19.7m bid for Real Madrid's Brazilian striker Robinho, BBC Sport understands. -
Gay ties like marriage - Williams
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 6:56pm GMT
Private letters reveal the Archbishop of Canterbury believed faithful gay sexual relationships were "comparable to marriage" -
'Drugs general' man found guilty
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 6:36pm GMT
A Nottinghamshire businessman dubbed a "drugs general" is found guilty of running a major drugs network. -
Surgery damaged by patient's car
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 6:20pm GMT
A surgery with 18,500 patients has structural checks after being damaged and left without power after being hit by a car. -
New era begins well for England
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 6:12pm GMT
England close 145 behind on 49-1 having bowled out South Africa for 194 on Kevin Pietersen's first day as captain in the final Test. -
Few facts
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 5:55pm GMT
Steve Kingstone reads police files on Madeleine McCann
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Hurricane forecasters expect an active season
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 5:50pm GMT
The Atlantic hurricane season will be more active than forecasters first predicted, with up to 10 hurricanes expected to form, ...
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President Bush arrives in Beijing
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 5:38pm GMT
George Bush has arrived in China, the first US president to attend an Olympic games on foreign soil.
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Coney Island sideshow features Gitmo theme
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 5:25pm GMT
Guantanamo waterboarding as a Coney Island sideshow that's what one political-minded artist has created on the Brooklyn seashore. -
Lawyer calls suit against Osteen's wife 'extortion'
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 5:16pm GMT
She's the wife of a renowned evangelical pastor and one of the leaders of a Houston megachurch, but Victoria Osteen is being ...
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Madeleine case 'lead' played down
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 5:03pm GMT
Police play down an intelligence report suggesting Madeleine McCann was snatched by a paedophile ring.
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Probes of Ga. woman with 5 dead spouses continue
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 4:52pm GMT
Authorities in two states say they're still looking into the deaths of men with ties to a 76-year-old Georgia grandmother who ... -
Police seek identity of mysterious 'Rockefeller'
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 4:47pm GMT
A man in Connecticut says he is convinced the mysterious man accused of kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter in Boston was a German ...
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Robert Peston
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 4:41pm GMT
Chancellor dodges the stamp duty question
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Kashmir protests as tensions rise
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 4:41pm GMT
In Indian-administered Kashmir, tensions have escalated, as demonstrations continued.
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In the spotlight
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 4:34pm GMT
Tibet protesters back in UK after China arrest -
Six jailed after laundering £15m
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 4:16pm GMT
Six businessmen are jailed for laundering more than £15m stolen from NatWest bank. -
Israeli settlers attack UK envoys
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 4:10pm GMT
A car carrying visiting UK diplomats is attacked by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank town of Hebron.
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Anthrax victim's widow speaks out
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 4:03pm GMT
The widow of US anthrax victim Robert Stevens has called for US government compensation for her husband's death. -
Musharraf faces impeachment bid
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 3:22pm GMT
Pakistan's ruling coalition parties say they intend to oust President Pervez Musharraf from power.
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Prison donor ban 'discrimination'
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 3:20pm GMT
The National Blood Service is accused of "succumbing to an outdated stereotype" by not allowing prisoners to give blood.
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US embassy attacks remembered
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 3:07pm GMT
Kenya and Tanzania have marked the 10th anniversary of deadly bomb attacks on their US embassies.
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Parliament piazza plan scrapped
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 3:00pm GMT
London's mayor is accused of backtracking on green promises after he shelves plans for pedestrianisation of Parliament Square. -
BA bosses in price-fixing charge
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 2:52pm GMT
Four current and former British Airways executives may face jail if convicted of fixing the price of fuel surcharges. -
Man jailed over two train attacks
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 2:49pm GMT
A man who caused nearly £18,000 worth of damage to two trains with a stolen safety hammer is jailed for nine months.
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'D.C. Madam' mom: Don't release suicide photos
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 2:44pm GMT
The mother of the so-called "D.C. Madam" wants to stop the release of police photos taken after her daughter's suicide in Florida.
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Options 'kept open' on stamp duty
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 2:37pm GMT
The Treasury is looking at "a number of options" on stamp duty and says it is "wrong" to suggest payment delays are proposed.
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Ibrahim faces sex charges
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 1:19pm GMT
Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim appeared in court to face charges of sodomy, which he denies.
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Bad spelling 'should be accepted'
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 1:05pm GMT
Common spelling mistakes should be accepted as 'variant spellings', a lecturer has said. -
MMR dilemma
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 12:49pm GMT
One woman recalls how measles left her in a coma -
Drink-drive death total drops 18%
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 12:37pm GMT
The number of people killed by drink-driving falls by almost a fifth, government statistics reveal. -
Boy, 10, died 'playing on lorry'
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 11:45am GMT
A coroner issues a warning after a young boy fell from the back of a moving lorry on a busy road while playing with friends. -
Poor roads 'increasing punctures'
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 11:22am GMT
Poor road surfaces are leading to an increasing number of punctures, says the RAC. -
Bank holds UK interest rate at 5%
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 11:21am GMT
The Bank of England keeps its key interest rate at 5% as it weighs up the slowing economy with inflation worries. -
In pictures
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 11:04am GMT
Hailstones the size of marbles...storms hit England -
House prices 'fell 1.7% in July'
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 10:23am GMT
The Halifax says house prices fell 1.7% in July, with the average property price now 8.8% lower than at the same point last year. -
1908 Olympics
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 10:03am GMT
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Papers pondering Brown's future
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 5:09am GMT
Speculation about the future of Prime Minister Gordon Brown continues in Thursday's newspapers. -
Midweek quiz: Britain from above
Posted: August 6th, 2008, 1:08pm GMT
How well do you know the UK? Test yourself, using birds-eye photographs which offer an aerial perspective. -
Tear jerker
Posted: August 6th, 2008, 12:45pm GMT
Johnny Cash, Bambi's mum - 80 more things that make men cry -
Can aliens watch Doctor Who?
Posted: August 6th, 2008, 12:21pm GMT
A TV company and a social networking site are broadcasting into space. But can aliens already see our TV? -
RAF Tornado jet overshoots runway
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 5:25pm GMT
An RAF Tornado crash lands at Newcastle Airport after apparently colliding with a bird. -
Ex-police chief guilty of incest
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 5:09pm GMT
A former police superintendent is jailed for 10 years for raping his daughter. -
Government 'may defer' stamp duty
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 5:08pm GMT
The Treasury is considering allowing home buyers to postpone stamp duty payments, the BBC understands. -
Action urged after M-way death
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 5:08pm GMT
A coroner vows to lobby government to reduce the number of road deaths caused by sleeping disorders. -
Two planes in airport collision
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 5:01pm GMT
Two aircraft are involved in what has been described as a minor wing tip collision at Manchester Airport.
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Tropical Storm Edouard makes landfall near Galveston, Texas
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 4:59pm GMT
Tropical Storm Edouard hit land this morning just east of Galveston, Texas, soaking streets and residents but failing to deliver ... -
Anthrax investigation turns to victims' families
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 4:58pm GMT
Authorities investigating the 2001 anthrax attacks will begin meeting with victims' families Wednesday to discuss the case, family ...
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Body of missing pensioner found
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 4:53pm GMT
The body of missing Belfast pensioner Tony Crickard is found by search volunteers in County Kerry. -
MPs 'should not employ children'
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 4:46pm GMT
MPs would not be able to employ their children using taxpayers' money, under plans announced by the government.
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Russia mourns Solzhenitsyn
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 4:45pm GMT
Russians have been paying their last respects to writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn who died on Sunday.
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Q&A: What to do about toxic toys
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 4:34pm GMT
USA TODAY asked experts how parents can avoid hormone-like chemicals in children's products.
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Moores will not rein in Pietersen
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 4:27pm GMT
England coach Peter Moores says he will not attempt to curb new captain Kevin Pietersen's flamboyance with the bat. -
Floods after river bursts banks
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 4:24pm GMT
Around 20 homes are flooded and a road is closed after a river bursts its banks following heavy rainfall.
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Nearly 300,000 powerless as severe storms batter Midwest
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 4:21pm GMT
Some 288,000 homes and businesses in Illinois and Indiana still have no power at midday Tuesday after severe thunderstorms pummeled ...
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Man charged with assaulting MLA
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 4:11pm GMT
A man, 21, appears in court charged with assaulting a Sinn Fein MLA and another party member.
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O.J. co-defendant asks for separate trial
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 4:10pm GMT
O.J. Simpson's last remaining co-defendant in the armed robbery and kidnapping case is making a final appeal to the Nevada Supreme ...
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Petrol prices 'transparency' call
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 4:03pm GMT
Petrol prices are falling but not fast enough, says the AA in response to oil prices hitting a three-month low. -
True blue blood: Boris Johnson discovers a link to royalty
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 4:01pm GMT
Mayor of London Boris Johnson can claim some - distant - links to the British Royal Family, the BBC has discovered. -
Live updates: Rangers' Champions League qualifier in Kaunus
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 3:56pm GMT
Rangers play the second leg of their second round Champions League qualifying tie with FBK Kaunas. -
Father's appeal in fatal stabbing
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 3:54pm GMT
The father of a man police are hunting in connection with a fatal stabbing appeals for his son to hand himself in. -
Payment holiday
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 3:48pm GMT
Will home buyers get a break from stamp duty? -
Police taser gun use is revealed
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 3:45pm GMT
The use of Taser guns by police is increasing as more officers are given authority to use them. -
Northern Rock cash boost attacked
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 3:42pm GMT
Opposition parties criticise the government's decision to give Northern Rock £3bn more in cash as a serious risk to taxpayers.
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Gotti Jr. indicted for murder conspiracy
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 3:41pm GMT
A law enforcement official says John A. "Junior" Gotti has been arrested on a murder conspiracy charge.
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'Knives stash' near Climate Camp
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 3:31pm GMT
Police say they have recovered "a stash of knives and weapons" from woodland near the Climate Camp in Kent.
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Panel: Stop prostate screenings in seniors
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 3:17pm GMT
Doctors should stop routine prostate cancer screening of men over 75 because there is more evidence of harm than benefit, a federal ...
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Bin Laden driver trial jury out
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 2:57pm GMT
A US military jury is considering its verdict in the trial of Osama Bin Laden's alleged driver at Guantanamo Bay.
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Laughter threatens woman's health
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 2:57pm GMT
A student who faces being paralysed if she laughs is running a campaign to raise awareness of the condition. -
The tough old boot that spent a century in a tree
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 2:38pm GMT
A Victorian boot found stuck up a tree at Blenheim Palace leaves historians wondering where it came from. -
Death crash firefighter in court
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 2:21pm GMT
A firefighter appears in court after a motorist is killed after being hit by a fire engine responding to a 999 call. -
The McCann files
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 2:15pm GMT
Sifting through 30,000 pages of police evidence
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Thieves skim credit card data at fuel pumps
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 1:54pm GMT
Customers and police agencies across the USA are dealing with another pain at the pump thieves who install hard-to-detect electronic ...
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Rooney set to miss season opener
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 1:50pm GMT
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is expected to miss the start of the season because of a virus. -
Police files give McCanns 'hope'
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 1:49pm GMT
Kate and Gerry McCann "draw strength" from the lack of evidence in police files that Madeleine is dead, says their spokesman. -
Knight 'confident' on Sats result
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 1:43pm GMT
Despite the problems with this year's Sats tests, the schools minister says the final results can withstand scrutiny. -
A right result?
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 1:40pm GMT
Students from across Scotland tell their exam stories -
Briton opposes Indian rapist bail
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 1:37pm GMT
An Indian guest house owner who raped a British woman is bailed months after being jailed for life.
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China confident of safe Olympics
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 1:09pm GMT
Chinese officials say security has been tightened at all Olympic venues ahead of the Games' opening ceremony.
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Why Midori?
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 12:50pm GMT
Microsoft's new operating system research project is mysteriously named "Midori". But why? -
Woman hid dead baby in car boot
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 12:00pm GMT
A woman who admitted hiding the body of her dead son in the boot of her car was trying to hide an affair with a colleague.