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Fixed retirement age to be axed
29 Jul 2010 at 5:59am
People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government.

Child heart ops 'stay suspended'
29 Jul 2010 at 6:39am
Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says.

French couple face babies charges
29 Jul 2010 at 6:07am
A French couple are placed under investigation over the deaths of eight newborn babies after remains are found in a village in northern France.

Cameron defends Pakistan comments
29 Jul 2010 at 4:15am
David Cameron says it is important to "speak frankly" after criticism of his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism.

Couple jailed over boy's murder
29 Jul 2010 at 6:31am
A couple who left a three-year-old boy in their care with more than 70 injuries are jailed for life.

Tobin questioned over sex crimes
29 Jul 2010 at 6:20am
Convicted serial killer Peter Tobin is questioned by police in Edinburgh in connection with serious sexual crimes.

Scottish review warns of major job cuts
29 Jul 2010 at 5:24am
Up to 60,000 people working in the public sector in Scotland could lose their jobs, according to an independent review commissioned by ministers.

MoD names next head of the Army
29 Jul 2010 at 6:24am
The next professional head of the British Army will be General Sir Peter Wall, the Ministry of Defence says.

Landmark ruling on divorce money
29 Jul 2010 at 6:39am
A "ground-breaking" Court of Appeal judgement removes the protection previously given to thousands of people in divorce proceedings.

Dramatic fall in pupil expulsion
29 Jul 2010 at 5:32am
There has been a dramatic fall in the number of pupils excluded from schools in England in the past year, official figures show.

Woman 'killed by crossbow bolt'
29 Jul 2010 at 5:37am
One of three women killed in Bradford died from severe head injuries caused by a knife and the bolt from a crossbow, an inquest hears.

Man who threw egg at peer jailed
29 Jul 2010 at 5:42am
A man who threw an egg at Conservative peer Baroness Warsi when she was on a visit to Bedfordshire is jailed for six weeks.

Mother bear rescues cub from a fishing net in Alaska
28 Jul 2010 at 10:55pm
Amateur video captures footage of a mother bear saving her cub from a fishing net in Anchorage, Alaska.

One million page Churchill archive to be made public
29 Jul 2010 at 5:25am
Sir Winston Churchill's entire archive of papers is to be published electronically in libraries, allowing full public access.

Live - England v Pakistan
29 Jul 2010 at 4:23am
England win the toss and bat against Pakistan in the first Test at an overcast Trent Bridge.

Hughes set to become Fulham boss
29 Jul 2010 at 4:18am
Fulham have reached an agreement with Mark Hughes for him to become their new manager, BBC Sport understands.

GB duo reach 110m hurdles semis
29 Jul 2010 at 5:19am
Great Britain's Andy Turner and Will Sharman both qualify for the semi-finals of the men's 110m hurdles at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

Israeli Kayal agrees Celtic deal
29 Jul 2010 at 6:23am
Celtic sign Maccabi Haifa's Biram Kayal on a four-year deal after the player secures a work permit.

Maradona hits out at 'betrayal'
28 Jul 2010 at 5:56pm
Diego Maradona accuses the Argentine Football Association of "lies and betrayal" after his reign as national coach ends.

'Not our war' says soldier mother
29 Jul 2010 at 3:30am
The mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan says she believes British troops are fighting a war that is "not ours".

Anger over urinating taxi drivers
29 Jul 2010 at 5:42am
Fed-up residents claim some taxi drivers are ruining their "quality of life" by urinating outside their homes.

Arrest over 2004 stabbing murder
29 Jul 2010 at 5:02am
Police investigating the fatal stabbing of a 21-year-old man outside his Liverpool home in 2004 arrest a man in Aberdeen.

Mother of crash girl sues driver
29 Jul 2010 at 5:51am
The mother of a teenage girl killed after getting off a school bus in Aberdeenshire is suing the car driver involved.
West Belfast youth shot in legs
29 Jul 2010 at 4:24am
A teenager is shot in the legs after he is abducted by four masked men in the Falls Road area of west Belfast.

Asda meet murder victims' family
29 Jul 2010 at 2:36am
Two senior executives from Asda parent company Walmart have met the family of two brothers murdered in 1975 by one of its employees.

'Racial prejudice' claim rejected
29 Jul 2010 at 5:51am
An inquiry into claims of 'racial prejudice' at a Cardiff UK Border Agency office finds all but one claim was "unsubstantiated".

Chief exec of S4C quits suddenly
29 Jul 2010 at 3:06am
The resignation of Iona Jones, the head of Welsh-language channel S4C, is greeted with shock.

Moi told to respect Kenya leader
29 Jul 2010 at 4:51am
Ex-President Moi is told to respect his successor Mwai Kibaki, as campaigning heats up ahead of next week's referendum.

Nigeria brings stock market cases
28 Jul 2010 at 9:42am
Financial regulators in Nigeria are to bring charges against a list of people they accuse of illegally manipulating the stock market.

Chemicals washed into China river
29 Jul 2010 at 2:17am
Rescue teams in northeast China are working to retrieve 3,000 barrels of chemicals washed into a major river, state media says.

N Korea minister in Burma visit
29 Jul 2010 at 2:40am
North Korea's foreign minister arrives in Burma, days after the US voiced concern about possible nuclear co-operation between the two authoritarian states.

Greek police clash with hauliers
29 Jul 2010 at 5:48am
Greek police fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of lorry drivers protesting in Athens against a government order to end their strike.

Woerth questioned on L'Oreal link
29 Jul 2010 at 5:07am
Police questioned France's Labour Minister Eric Woerth in their probe into the finances of L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt.

Arizona to challenge law blocks
29 Jul 2010 at 4:58am
Arizona says it will appeal against a federal court's decision to block parts of an anti-immigration law hours before it came into effect.

Zetas suspects in Guatemala trial
28 Jul 2010 at 7:37pm
Fourteen alleged members of a Mexican drug cartel are standing trial in Guatemala over the 2008 killing of 11 people.

Iraq helicopter crash kills five
28 Jul 2010 at 7:19am
A sandstorm downs an Iraqi military helicopter, killing its five-member crew, while a Baghdad blast kills five Iraqis, officials say.

Iran stoning lawyer 'is missing'
28 Jul 2010 at 10:32am
Rights group Amnesty International accuses Iran of persecuting a lawyer involved in the high profile case of a woman sentenced to death by stoning.

Famous diamond 'staying put' - PM
29 Jul 2010 at 5:39am
David Cameron rejects calls for the famous Koh-i-Noor diamond, part of the Crown Jewels for 150 years, to be returned to India.

Hunger striker wins burger claim
29 Jul 2010 at 5:47am
A Tamil refugee hunger striker accepts undisclosed damages over newspaper stories he secretly ate burgers during his protest.

California in 'fiscal emergency'
29 Jul 2010 at 5:49am
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a fiscal state of emergency, putting pressure on lawmakers to pass a budget.

Surface Gulf oil 'vanishing fast'
28 Jul 2010 at 8:07am
Oil from BP's damaged Gulf of Mexico well has cleared from the sea surface faster than expected, scientists say, 100 days after the disaster began.

House price inflation eases again
29 Jul 2010 at 5:35am
UK house prices fell 0.5% in July, the Nationwide says, cutting the annual rate of house price inflation to 6.6% from 8.7%.

BSkyB profits on high definition
29 Jul 2010 at 3:44am
Satellite TV group BSkyB reports a sharp jump in profits, driven by new subscriptions, particularly for high definition services.

Shell sees profits almost double
29 Jul 2010 at 4:48am
Second-quarter profits at oil giant Royal Dutch Shell almost double after it completes a year-long restructuring programme.

UKIP wins £367,000 donation case
29 Jul 2010 at 6:05am
The UK Independence Party wins its court battle against having to pay back all of a £367,697 "impermissible donation".

PM reveals coalition uncertainty
28 Jul 2010 at 11:07pm
David Cameron reveals he told the Queen he was not "totally sure" what sort of government he was going to form as he became prime minister.

'Reduce rubbish' call by minister
29 Jul 2010 at 5:29am
Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman says she wants a dramatic cut in the amount of rubbish thrown away by households in England.

Public health fear in NHS revamp
28 Jul 2010 at 6:07pm
The overhaul of the NHS may harm the public health drive, a health think tank is warning.

Say fat not obese, says minister
28 Jul 2010 at 5:48am
GPs and other health professionals should tell people they are fat rather than obese, England's public health minister says.

Hip hope from stem cell technique
28 Jul 2010 at 6:07pm
Doctors may soon be able to patch up damaged bones and joints anywhere in the body with a simple shot in the arm.

150 schools ask to be academies
29 Jul 2010 at 6:29am
More than 150 top schools in England have applied to become academies, government documents show.

Rise in parental child abductions
29 Jul 2010 at 6:21am
A growing number of children in Britain are being abducted by a parent and taken overseas, the Foreign Office says.
Promise over future school cash
28 Jul 2010 at 7:36am
Investment in England's school buildings will continue despite cuts to a major building programme, the Education Secretary says.

Facebook data hoarder speaks out
29 Jul 2010 at 6:40am
Security researcher Ron Bowes tells BBC News about why he collected and published the personal details of 100m Facebook users.

Amazon offers new look UK Kindle
28 Jul 2010 at 11:00pm
Online retailer Amazon launches its popular Kindle e-reader into the UK market for the first time, with a new look and more books.

Nintendo game copiers 'illegal'
28 Jul 2010 at 9:10am
A High Court has ruled that devices that allow gamers to play pirated video games on the Nintendo DS console are illegal in the UK.

Plankton declining across oceans
28 Jul 2010 at 12:23pm
The amount of plankton in the oceans has declined markedly over the last century, with warming identified as a cause.

Deal finalised on fusion reactor
29 Jul 2010 at 4:59am
The European Union and six member states have reached a deal on the experimental nuclear fusion reactor they are backing.

Cheetah will run again in India
29 Jul 2010 at 1:49am
The cheetah, eradicated in India by hunting nearly a century ago, will run again in the country, as three sites are earmarked for its reintroduction.

No charges for Jackson's doctors
29 Jul 2010 at 2:58am
Seven doctors who treated Michael Jackson in the years before his death will not face charges, US investigators say.

Bertrand says vocal 'was not me'
29 Jul 2010 at 4:50am
Musician Plastic Bertrand apparently admits to a Belgian newspaper that he did not sing on signature hit Ca Plane Pour Moi.

Sky set for 3D television launch
29 Jul 2010 at 4:54am
Sky's 3D television station is to start on 1 October with a mix of films and sport, the broadcaster has announced.

Was Dr Crippen really innocent?
29 Jul 2010 at 5:47am
Hawley Crippen is one of the most infamous killers in British history. But was he really innocent of murdering his wife?

The big cheese
28 Jul 2010 at 5:15am
With thousands expected to flock to a major cheese fair, why are Britons taking this once-humble foodstuff so seriously?

Creative block: The torment of artists
27 Jul 2010 at 1:58am
Professor Robert Winston on how creative block has tormented great artists and even those in the sciences.

Clegg rejects criticism of AV referendum timing
27 Jul 2010 at 6:10am
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has defended the government's plans to hold a referendum on changing the Westminster voting system against claims that its proposed timing is "dangerous".

Peer warns of 'militarisation' of Afghan aid
28 Jul 2010 at 5:44am
Aid in Afghanistan is being "militarised" by the need to provide security in provinces like Helmand and Kandahar, the Earl of Sandwich has claimed.

Education Committtee
27 Jul 2010 at 8:44am
Civil servants have been accused of ignoring advice to double check data on school building projects.

Everything, including the kitchen sink
28 Jul 2010 at 10:37pm
A team of divers - known as Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners - are stepping up efforts to keep Britain's coastline clean and litter free.

Rickshaws give prisoners new hope
28 Jul 2010 at 11:10pm
The problems of congested roads and prisoner rehabilitation are being tackled at the same time in a project in Rome.

Cameron's doubts on becoming PM
29 Jul 2010 at 1:27am
David Cameron has confessed that, on the day before entering Downing Street, he told his wife Samantha he was sure he would not become prime minister.

China battles floods and landslides
28 Jul 2010 at 10:40am
Amid the worst floods in China for a decade, at least 20 people are missing in Sichuan province where heavy rain triggered a landslide which buried almost 60 houses.

Arizona's view of migrant law block
28 Jul 2010 at 11:09pm
People in Arizona give their views on the blocking of a tougher version of the state's immigration laws days before it was to come into effect.

Emotion as Catalonia bans bullfights
28 Jul 2010 at 6:05am
Catalonia has became the first region in mainland Spain to ban bullfighting, following a vote in parliament.

Star Wars hits New York subway
28 Jul 2010 at 10:46pm
Meet New York's improvisational film makers who have been performing scenes from cult films in public places.

Moving a submarine through a town
28 Jul 2010 at 12:11pm
An 840-tonne section of submarine has been moved along a street in a Cumbrian town.

Childless stigma
29 Jul 2010 at 5:50am
Happily married, don't want kids - why is that so odd?

Horse patrol
29 Jul 2010 at 1:12am
US agents saddle up along the Mexican border

Time travel
28 Jul 2010 at 6:42pm
Floating canal classroom takes pupils on journey through history

Destination Harley Street
29 Jul 2010 at 1:46am
Referring patients to a specialist private clinic cheaper than NHS

Migrants' sanctuary
28 Jul 2010 at 6:32pm
How New Mexico immigration policy differs to Arizona

Fixed retirement age to be axed
29 Jul 2010 at 5:59am
People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government.

Child heart ops 'stay suspended'
29 Jul 2010 at 6:22am
Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says.

French couple face babies charges
29 Jul 2010 at 6:07am
A French couple are placed under investigation over the deaths of eight newborn babies after remains are found in a village in northern France.

Cameron defends Pakistan comments
29 Jul 2010 at 4:15am
David Cameron says it is important to "speak frankly" after criticism of his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism.

Couple jailed over boy's murder
29 Jul 2010 at 6:31am
A couple who left a three-year-old boy in their care with more than 70 injuries are jailed for life.

Tobin questioned over sex crimes
29 Jul 2010 at 6:20am
Convicted serial killer Peter Tobin is questioned by police in Edinburgh in connection with serious sexual crimes.

Scottish review warns of major job cuts
29 Jul 2010 at 5:24am
Up to 60,000 people working in the public sector in Scotland could lose their jobs, according to an independent review commissioned by ministers.

MoD names next head of the Army
29 Jul 2010 at 6:24am
The next professional head of the British Army will be General Sir Peter Wall, the Ministry of Defence says.

Landmark ruling on divorce money
29 Jul 2010 at 6:04am
A "ground-breaking" Court of Appeal judgement removes the protection previously given to thousands of people in divorce proceedings.

Dramatic fall in pupil expulsion
29 Jul 2010 at 5:32am
There has been a dramatic fall in the number of pupils excluded from schools in England in the past year, official figures show.

Woman 'killed by crossbow bolt'
29 Jul 2010 at 5:37am
One of three women killed in Bradford died from severe head injuries caused by a knife and the bolt from a crossbow, an inquest hears.

Man who threw egg at peer jailed
29 Jul 2010 at 5:42am
A man who threw an egg at Conservative peer Baroness Warsi when she was on a visit to Bedfordshire is jailed for six weeks.

Mother bear rescues cub from a fishing net in Alaska
28 Jul 2010 at 10:55pm
Amateur video captures footage of a mother bear saving her cub from a fishing net in Anchorage, Alaska.

One million page Churchill archive to be made public
29 Jul 2010 at 5:25am
Sir Winston Churchill's entire archive of papers is to be published electronically in libraries, allowing full public access.

Live - England v Pakistan
29 Jul 2010 at 4:23am
England win the toss and bat against Pakistan in the first Test at an overcast Trent Bridge.

Hughes set to become Fulham boss
29 Jul 2010 at 4:18am
Fulham have reached an agreement with Mark Hughes for him to become their new manager, BBC Sport understands.

GB duo reach 110m hurdles semis
29 Jul 2010 at 5:19am
Great Britain's Andy Turner and Will Sharman both qualify for the semi-finals of the men's 110m hurdles at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

Israeli Kayal agrees Celtic deal
29 Jul 2010 at 6:23am
Celtic sign Maccabi Haifa's Biram Kayal on a four-year deal after the player secures a work permit.

Maradona hits out at 'betrayal'
28 Jul 2010 at 5:56pm
Diego Maradona accuses the Argentine Football Association of "lies and betrayal" after his reign as national coach ends.

'Not our war' says soldier mother
29 Jul 2010 at 3:30am
The mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan says she believes British troops are fighting a war that is "not ours".

Anger over urinating taxi drivers
29 Jul 2010 at 5:42am
Fed-up residents claim some taxi drivers are ruining their "quality of life" by urinating outside their homes.

Arrest over 2004 stabbing murder
29 Jul 2010 at 5:02am
Police investigating the fatal stabbing of a 21-year-old man outside his Liverpool home in 2004 arrest a man in Aberdeen.

Mother of crash girl sues driver
29 Jul 2010 at 5:51am
The mother of a teenage girl killed after getting off a school bus in Aberdeenshire is suing the car driver involved.
West Belfast youth shot in legs
29 Jul 2010 at 4:24am
A teenager is shot in the legs after he is abducted by four masked men in the Falls Road area of west Belfast.

Asda meet murder victims' family
29 Jul 2010 at 2:36am
Two senior executives from Asda parent company Walmart have met the family of two brothers murdered in 1975 by one of its employees.

'Racial prejudice' claim rejected
29 Jul 2010 at 5:51am
An inquiry into claims of 'racial prejudice' at a Cardiff UK Border Agency office finds all but one claim was "unsubstantiated".

Chief exec of S4C quits suddenly
29 Jul 2010 at 3:06am
The resignation of Iona Jones, the head of Welsh-language channel S4C, is greeted with shock.

Moi told to respect Kenya leader
29 Jul 2010 at 4:51am
Ex-President Moi is told to respect his successor Mwai Kibaki, as campaigning heats up ahead of next week's referendum.

Nigeria brings stock market cases
28 Jul 2010 at 9:42am
Financial regulators in Nigeria are to bring charges against a list of people they accuse of illegally manipulating the stock market.

Chemicals washed into China river
29 Jul 2010 at 2:17am
Rescue teams in northeast China are working to retrieve 3,000 barrels of chemicals washed into a major river, state media says.

N Korea minister in Burma visit
29 Jul 2010 at 2:40am
North Korea's foreign minister arrives in Burma, days after the US voiced concern about possible nuclear co-operation between the two authoritarian states.

Greek police clash with hauliers
29 Jul 2010 at 5:48am
Greek police fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of lorry drivers protesting in Athens against a government order to end their strike.

Woerth questioned on L'Oreal link
29 Jul 2010 at 5:07am
Police questioned France's Labour Minister Eric Woerth in their probe into the finances of L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt.

Arizona to challenge law blocks
29 Jul 2010 at 4:58am
Arizona says it will appeal against a federal court's decision to block parts of an anti-immigration law hours before it came into effect.

Zetas suspects in Guatemala trial
28 Jul 2010 at 7:37pm
Fourteen alleged members of a Mexican drug cartel are standing trial in Guatemala over the 2008 killing of 11 people.

Iraq helicopter crash kills five
28 Jul 2010 at 7:19am
A sandstorm downs an Iraqi military helicopter, killing its five-member crew, while a Baghdad blast kills five Iraqis, officials say.

Iran stoning lawyer 'is missing'
28 Jul 2010 at 10:32am
Rights group Amnesty International accuses Iran of persecuting a lawyer involved in the high profile case of a woman sentenced to death by stoning.

Famous diamond 'staying put' - PM
29 Jul 2010 at 5:39am
David Cameron rejects calls for the famous Koh-i-Noor diamond, part of the Crown Jewels for 150 years, to be returned to India.

Hunger striker wins burger claim
29 Jul 2010 at 5:47am
A Tamil refugee hunger striker accepts undisclosed damages over newspaper stories he secretly ate burgers during his protest.

California in 'fiscal emergency'
29 Jul 2010 at 5:49am
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a fiscal state of emergency, putting pressure on lawmakers to pass a budget.

Surface Gulf oil 'vanishing fast'
28 Jul 2010 at 8:07am
Oil from BP's damaged Gulf of Mexico well has cleared from the sea surface faster than expected, scientists say, 100 days after the disaster began.

House price inflation eases again
29 Jul 2010 at 5:35am
UK house prices fell 0.5% in July, the Nationwide says, cutting the annual rate of house price inflation to 6.6% from 8.7%.

BSkyB profits on high definition
29 Jul 2010 at 3:44am
Satellite TV group BSkyB reports a sharp jump in profits, driven by new subscriptions, particularly for high definition services.

Shell sees profits almost double
29 Jul 2010 at 4:48am
Second-quarter profits at oil giant Royal Dutch Shell almost double after it completes a year-long restructuring programme.

UKIP wins £367,000 donation case
29 Jul 2010 at 6:05am
The UK Independence Party wins its court battle against having to pay back all of a £367,697 "impermissible donation".

PM reveals coalition uncertainty
28 Jul 2010 at 11:07pm
David Cameron reveals he told the Queen he was not "totally sure" what sort of government he was going to form as he became prime minister.

'Reduce rubbish' call by minister
29 Jul 2010 at 5:29am
Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman says she wants a dramatic cut in the amount of rubbish thrown away by households in England.

Public health fear in NHS revamp
28 Jul 2010 at 6:07pm
The overhaul of the NHS may harm the public health drive, a health think tank is warning.

Say fat not obese, says minister
28 Jul 2010 at 5:48am
GPs and other health professionals should tell people they are fat rather than obese, England's public health minister says.

Hip hope from stem cell technique
28 Jul 2010 at 6:07pm
Doctors may soon be able to patch up damaged bones and joints anywhere in the body with a simple shot in the arm.

150 schools ask to be academies
29 Jul 2010 at 6:29am
More than 150 top schools in England have applied to become academies, government documents show.

Rise in parental child abductions
29 Jul 2010 at 6:21am
A growing number of children in Britain are being abducted by a parent and taken overseas, the Foreign Office says.
Promise over future school cash
28 Jul 2010 at 7:36am
Investment in England's school buildings will continue despite cuts to a major building programme, the Education Secretary says.

100m Facebook users' data listed
28 Jul 2010 at 7:37pm
Details of more than 100 million Facebook users have been harvested and published on the net by a security researcher.

Amazon offers new look UK Kindle
28 Jul 2010 at 11:00pm
Online retailer Amazon launches its popular Kindle e-reader into the UK market for the first time, with a new look and more books.

Nintendo game copiers 'illegal'
28 Jul 2010 at 9:10am
A High Court has ruled that devices that allow gamers to play pirated video games on the Nintendo DS console are illegal in the UK.

Plankton declining across oceans
28 Jul 2010 at 12:23pm
The amount of plankton in the oceans has declined markedly over the last century, with warming identified as a cause.

Deal finalised on fusion reactor
29 Jul 2010 at 4:59am
The European Union and six member states have reached a deal on the experimental nuclear fusion reactor they are backing.

Cheetah will run again in India
29 Jul 2010 at 1:49am
The cheetah, eradicated in India by hunting nearly a century ago, will run again in the country, as three sites are earmarked for its reintroduction.

No charges for Jackson's doctors
29 Jul 2010 at 2:58am
Seven doctors who treated Michael Jackson in the years before his death will not face charges, US investigators say.

Bertrand says vocal 'was not me'
29 Jul 2010 at 4:50am
Musician Plastic Bertrand apparently admits to a Belgian newspaper that he did not sing on signature hit Ca Plane Pour Moi.

Sky set for 3D television launch
29 Jul 2010 at 4:54am
Sky's 3D television station is to start on 1 October with a mix of films and sport, the broadcaster has announced.

Was Dr Crippen really innocent?
29 Jul 2010 at 5:47am
Hawley Crippen is one of the most infamous killers in British history. But was he really innocent of murdering his wife?

The big cheese
28 Jul 2010 at 5:15am
With thousands expected to flock to a major cheese fair, why are Britons taking this once-humble foodstuff so seriously?

Creative block: The torment of artists
27 Jul 2010 at 1:58am
Professor Robert Winston on how creative block has tormented great artists and even those in the sciences.

Clegg rejects criticism of AV referendum timing
27 Jul 2010 at 6:10am
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has defended the government's plans to hold a referendum on changing the Westminster voting system against claims that its proposed timing is "dangerous".

Peer warns of 'militarisation' of Afghan aid
28 Jul 2010 at 5:44am
Aid in Afghanistan is being "militarised" by the need to provide security in provinces like Helmand and Kandahar, the Earl of Sandwich has claimed.

Education Committtee
27 Jul 2010 at 8:44am
Civil servants have been accused of ignoring advice to double check data on school building projects.

Everything, including the kitchen sink
28 Jul 2010 at 10:37pm
A team of divers - known as Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners - are stepping up efforts to keep Britain's coastline clean and litter free.

Rickshaws give prisoners new hope
28 Jul 2010 at 11:10pm
The problems of congested roads and prisoner rehabilitation are being tackled at the same time in a project in Rome.

Cameron's doubts on becoming PM
29 Jul 2010 at 1:27am
David Cameron has confessed that, on the day before entering Downing Street, he told his wife Samantha he was sure he would not become prime minister.

China battles floods and landslides
28 Jul 2010 at 10:40am
Amid the worst floods in China for a decade, at least 20 people are missing in Sichuan province where heavy rain triggered a landslide which buried almost 60 houses.

Arizona's view of migrant law block
28 Jul 2010 at 11:09pm
People in Arizona give their views on the blocking of a tougher version of the state's immigration laws days before it was to come into effect.

Emotion as Catalonia bans bullfights
28 Jul 2010 at 6:05am
Catalonia has became the first region in mainland Spain to ban bullfighting, following a vote in parliament.

Star Wars hits New York subway
28 Jul 2010 at 10:46pm
Meet New York's improvisational film makers who have been performing scenes from cult films in public places.

Moving a submarine through a town
28 Jul 2010 at 12:11pm
An 840-tonne section of submarine has been moved along a street in a Cumbrian town.

Childless stigma
29 Jul 2010 at 5:50am
Happily married, don't want kids - why is that so odd?

Horse patrol
29 Jul 2010 at 1:12am
US agents saddle up along the Mexican border

Time travel
28 Jul 2010 at 6:42pm
Floating canal classroom takes pupils on journey through history

Destination Harley Street
29 Jul 2010 at 1:46am
Referring patients to a specialist private clinic cheaper than NHS

Migrants' sanctuary
28 Jul 2010 at 6:32pm
How New Mexico immigration policy differs to Arizona
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