Jeremy Hunt: 'BBC must live on the same planet'
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that the BBC must...
View ArticleWho answered Glenn Beck's call to rally in Washington?
Thousands gathered in Washington DC for a rally organised by the conservative television presenter...
View ArticleFootage of 'betting scam deal' released by newspaper
A man has been arrested in connection with an alleged cricket betting scam carried out...
View ArticleTest could predict which mothers will need Caesareans
A test which could stop women labouring for hours in the hope of a "normal" birth only to end up with a Caesarean section has been developed in Sweden. Researchers have established that when high...
View ArticleRwanda threatens UN over DR Congo 'genocide' report
Rwanda has threatened to withdraw co-operation with the UN if a draft report criticising its army is published. Kigali said it...
View ArticleNorn but not forgotten on Shetland
"Shoormal is a lovely word", says poet Raman Mundair. "It's the meeting point of the sea and the shore." Raman was born in India, yet it is not a Hindi word that thrills her....
View ArticleCall for action over missing public sector data
Scottish ministers have been told to "get a grip" of data control as new claims emerged of equipment being lost or stolen from the public...
View ArticleThe new residents of St Kilda archipelago
Eighty years after it was evacuated, St Kilda is a temporary home to as many people as there were on the...
View ArticleBelgian Cardinal Danneels condoned sex-abuse silence
The former head of the Catholic Church in Belgium tried to stop a victim of sex abuse from going public with their story, Church...
View ArticleCamp Hope waits for trapped Chile miners
Relatives of the 33 Chilean miners trapped in a mine shift are living in tents near the...
View ArticleChildren at risk as disease spreads in Pakistan
Tens of thousands of children in Pakistan are at risk of dying from malnutrition as...
View ArticleThree arrested over stabbing of van owner in Gateshead
Three men have been arrested after a man was stabbed as he confronted thieves breaking into his van in...
View ArticleParaglider dies in 150ft fall in Devon
A paraglider has died after falling 150ft (46m) near cliffs in Devon, the coastguard said. The alarm was raised when a...
View ArticleNew tax cuts unlikely before 2015, says Danny Alexander
New tax cuts are unlikely within the next five years, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has said. In an interview with the Observer...
View ArticleUS to mark Hurricane Katrina, five years on
The US is set to mark five years since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf coast, killing more than...
View ArticleThousands flee Indonesia volcano on Sumatra
Thousands of Indonesians have been forced to flee after a volcano erupted on the island of Sumatra....
View ArticleOesophageal cancer 'doubles in British men'
Cancers of the food pipe in Britain have doubled in men over 25 years, figures from Cancer Research UK show....
View ArticleTaliban attack Nato bases in Afghanistan's Khost area
Taliban insurgents wearing US military uniforms have attacked two coalition bases in eastern Afghanistan, Nato forces say. Coalition...
View ArticleWhitewater rafters in Austria 'found' after river spill
All the whitewater rafters missing after an accident on an Austrian river have now been found, the Red Cross says. Eight boats on the...
View ArticleKane wins Edinburgh comedy award
Comedian Russell Kane said he was "utterly humbled" to have won the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards. He beat...
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