Man arrested over cricket 'betting scam' bailed
The man at the centre of cricket betting scam allegations concerning the Pakistan team has been bailed without charge, Scotland Yard said. The News of the World...
View ArticleDrugs agency in plea to 'weed out' cannabis farms
A campaign is being launched to encourage the public to help weed out cannabis factories. The...
View ArticleHospitals 'still failing' on elderly patients' nutrition
Many hospitals across the UK are not doing enough to spot elderly people at risk from malnutrition, says a charity. A poll of...
View ArticleUK economy 'to pick up in near term'
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has upgraded its forecast for the UK's short term economic prospects. But it said the...
View ArticleChile miners speak to loved ones for first time
Miners who have been trapped underground in Chile for more than three weeks have had their...
View ArticleSearch for Shrewsbury kayaker off Anglesey
A major search is under way for a woman kayaker who has gone missing off the coast of north Wales. The 53-year-old, from...
View ArticleIsrael rabbi calls for 'plague' on Mahmoud Abbas
A senior rabbi from a party within Israel's coalition government has called for Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to "vanish from our world". Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, spiritual leader of Shas, spoke out as...
View ArticleMedicine errors 'could harm children'
Many parents are incapable of giving their children the correct dose of liquid medicines, claim Australian researchers. Using household spoons to...
View ArticleBudget customers call the hotel Tune
A budget hotel has officially opened its doors in the UK - becoming the latest to take the low cost airline business model to the hospitality industry. For a no-frills hotel, the decor of the...
View ArticleRussia skinheads attack music festival
More than 100 Russian skinheads have attacked a music festival in central Russia, reports say. At...
View ArticleMandelson fears Labour U-turn 'electoral cul-de-sac'
Labour would be left in an "electoral cul-de-sac" if its next leader tried to create a pre-New Labour party, Lord Mandelson has warned. Speaking to the Times in the week that voting begins for a new...
View ArticleLlanwrtyd Wells bog snorkel 'has new world record time'
Organisers of the World Bog Snorkelling Championships are expecting to confirm a new world record time. About 140 people from the UK, Poland, Ireland, Germany, France and Australia challenged for the...
View ArticleChile mine rescuers work on 'Plan B'
Engineers in Chile are working on a plan that they hope will dramatically speed up the rescue of 33 miners trapped in a collapsed...
View ArticleUN climate change panel to face Himalaya error verdict
An international committee reviewing the "processes and procedures" of the UN's climate science panel is set to...
View ArticleIvabradine pill may prevent heart failure for thousands
A pill costing less than £1.50 a day has the potential to save the lives of thousands of heart failure patients, medical trials suggest. The drug, ivabradine,...
View ArticleSpain's hope that pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela will boost economy
Local authorities in northern Spain have invested a...
View Article'No-frills' budget hotel takes policy to the extreme
A new budget hotel run like a no-frills airline has opened its...
View ArticleHow motion capture technology can measure human behaviour
Motion Capture technology has become commonplace in Hollywood. Now the system of...
View ArticleTwo years on from Darling's grave economic prediction
In August 2008 the then chancellor Alistair Darling warned...
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