Plus-size models champion 'real' women on catwalk
Lizzie Miller tosses back her mane of blonde hair, smiles for the camera, and strikes a pose. This tall, striking, curvy 21-year-old is...
View ArticleKNOC stands firm on £1.87bn bid for Dana Petroleum
The Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC) has ruled out an increased offer for the oil firm Dana Petroleum. Aberdeen-based Dana has...
View ArticleElderly woman is killed in Oxfordshire lorry collision
An elderly female pedestrian has died after being hit by a lorry in...
View ArticleDavid Cameron pays tribute to late father as 'amazing'
David Cameron has paid tribute to his late father, describing him as a "amazing man" who had "touched a lot of lives". Ian Cameron died on Wednesday after...
View ArticleIran opposition lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh detained
A prominent human rights lawyer in Iran, Nasrin Sotoudeh, has been detained by the authorities. She is accused of spreading propaganda and conspiring to harm state security, her...
View ArticleBank new official cash ratio 'to be set at 7%'
Central bank governors and senior regulators are to impose tighter restrictions on the level of assets banks must hold, the BBC has...
View ArticleIs Mexico at threat from a drugs insurgency?
Comparisons have been made before between Colombia of the 1980s and Mexico today with regards to drug-trafficking. But never before has a senior member of the US...
View ArticleMorrisons half-yearly profits up 14% on year
Morrisons has announced half-yearly profit before tax of £410m, against...
View ArticleNorwich residents go to the polls for council elections
Polling stations have opened in Norwich in an election caused by the government withdrawing the city's unitary status. City...
View ArticleEuro MPs demand EU help for Roma
Euro MPs are stepping up their pressure on the European Commission and EU governments to boost the integration of Roma (Gypsy) communities, amid a row over deportations from France. The European...
View ArticleTeenagers arrested after arson at Tadworth house
Two teenagers have been arrested after an empty house was set on fire by a lit object being put through the letterbox. Neighbours who...
View ArticleArgos owner Home Retail Group warns of falling profits
Sales at Argos have continued to fall, its owner has said, as consumers worry about the economy and spend less money. Home Retail Group, which owns Argos and...
View ArticleUS overtaken by Sweden in WEF competitiveness survey
The United States has been overtaken by Sweden and Singapore in the World Economic Forum's (WEF) competitiveness survey for 2010-11. The change meant that the US slipped two places to fourth in the...
View ArticleHillary Clinton: South Sudan referendum is 'time bomb'
The referendum on independence for Southern Sudan is a "ticking time bomb", US Secretary of State...
View Article'Painful, unpopular decisions' ahead
Nick Clegg has warned there are difficult decisions to...
View ArticleCanna residents consulted over unused Gaelic centre
Islanders are being consulted on the future use of a church which was turned into a Gaelic study centre at a cost of £860,000 but has not...
View ArticleCity tries to shake off 'embarrassment' of Koran-burning church
Many residents of the US city that could see a public bonfire of Korans say they feel embarrassed by the attention...
View ArticleConnaught administrator's work plea to worried staff
Staff who work for the Exeter-based property giant Connaught have been urged to turn up for...
View ArticleMuch Wenlock's William Brookes School opens after rebuild
A mixed comprehensive school in Shropshire has reopened following a £27m rebuilding programme. William Brookes School in Farley Road, Much Wenlock is the first secondary school in the county to have...
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