03/14/2010 06:40 PM
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Britons sentenced to a month in prison for kissing in Dubai restaurant
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Two Britons have been sentenced to a month's imprisonment for indecency after
a local woman took objection to them kissing in a restaurant.
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03/14/2010 06:09 PM
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Professional couch potato wanted: get paid to do nothing and eat more junk food
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Being a professional slob rarely pays - that is until now.
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03/14/2010 03:16 PM
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Snakes have 'heat-seeking vision'
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Snakes use an infrared heat-sensing system to hunt down their prey, scientists
believe.
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03/14/2010 04:28 PM
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Gordon Brown submits to 'masochism strategy' grilling by voters
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Gordon Brown has submitted to a televised grilling by undecided voters in a
move which has echoes of Tony Blair's "masochism strategy" ahead of the 2005
general election.
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03/14/2010 03:44 PM
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Water firms making boilers break by cutting pressure
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Water companies are secretly cutting the pressure to homes, causing boilers to
break down.
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03/14/2010 03:36 PM
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Downing Street accused of 'dirty tricks' over plan to get presenter into safe seat
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Downing Street has been accused of using dirty tricks to get a glamorous
former GMTV journalist into a Labour safe seat.
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03/14/2010 03:07 PM
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British skier dies after night out in 'Ibiza of the Pyrenees'
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A British skier has died after wandering off into the snow during a night of
heavy drinking with friends in resort known as the "Ibiza of the
Pyrenees".
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03/14/2010 03:05 PM
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Death knell for British tank industry
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The British tank building industry is under threat after the Treasury decided
its next generation of armoured vehicles will be made abroad.
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03/14/2010 02:45 PM
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Irish sex abuse: calls for Cardinal to quit over victims' silence vow
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The head of Catholic Church in Ireland has been urged to resign after he
admitted being at meetings where victims of a notorious paedophile priest
were forced to take a vow of silence.
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03/14/2010 02:28 PM
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BBC to spend £1m on World Cup studio
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The BBC is to spend £1 million on a "flat pack" television studio to cover the
World Cup after winning a bidding war to film the tournament from the top of
a Cape Town hospital.
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03/14/2010 02:24 PM
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Fertility clinic to raffle human egg in London to promote IVF service
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A fertility clinic is to raffle a human egg in London to promote a new IVF
service that circumvents UK law.
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03/14/2010 02:06 PM
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Princess Eugenie 'does not require police protection', says former Scotland Yard chief
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Junior members of the Royal family do not require round-the-clock protection
costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of pounds, according to a former
Scotland Yard officer.
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03/14/2010 02:03 PM
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Nick Clegg: Lib Dems would be 'guarantor' of economy in hung parliament
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Liberal Democrats would be the 'guarantor' of the economy in a hung
Parliament, demanding "sanity" on the economy as a condition of support for
a minority government, party leader Nick Clegg has said.
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03/14/2010 01:27 PM
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Nick Clegg accuses Conservatives of 'protection racket'
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Warnings about threat to the markets of a hung parliament demonstrates the
Tories' desperation, says Lib Dem leader.
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03/14/2010 01:12 PM
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Sculpted icebergs in Antarctica
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These breathtaking photographs capture the natural majesty of enormous
icebergs sculpted into architectural forms by the wind and rain of
Antarctica.
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03/14/2010 01:07 PM
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Bikers pay tribute to soldiers killed in Afghanistan
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Around 15,000 bikers roared through Wootton Bassett to honour troops and raise
money for charity.
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03/14/2010 12:06 PM
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Budget 'critical' to election result, says Alistair Darling
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Next week's Budget will focus on measures to encourage economic growth but
will not have details of public spending cuts.
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03/14/2010 03:40 PM
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Germans 'a menace on the ski slopes'
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Germans are not only the bane of British holiday makers on the beach but also
are a menace on the ski slopes, a study has suggested.
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03/14/2010 01:23 PM
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Supermarket supplier demands workers speak Polish
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A British supermarket supplier has been accused of discriminating against
local workers after insisting new recruits speak fluent Polish.
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03/14/2010 10:32 AM
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Mother's Day celebrated with Google sheep doodle
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Special homepage doodle shows a sheep curled up with her lamb.
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03/14/2010 10:51 AM
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BA strike threatens airline's future, says Transport Secretary
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Transport Secretary appeals to the Unite union to return to the negotiating
table to avert industrial action.
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03/14/2010 09:54 AM
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BBC 'failing to provide alternative to commercialised US children's programmes'
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The BBC is failing to provide an alternative to the superficiality and
commercialism of US children's programming, according to the respected
producer of In The Night Garden.
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03/14/2010 09:52 AM
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Elizabeth Hurley bans son from watching Hugh Grant films
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Elizabeth Hurley bans son from watching Hugh Grant films.
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03/14/2010 09:25 AM
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Government rebuked over global warming nursery rhyme adverts
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Two nursery rhyme adverts commissioned by the Government to raise awareness of
climate change have been banned for overstating the risks.
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03/14/2010 11:17 AM
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Rubbish collectors 'ignore bin facing the wrong way'
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Rubbish collectors refused to take a woman's bin because it was facing the
wrong way round.
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