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US introduces $60 LED light bulb

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 14:54
A light bulb which won a US Department of Energy contest for an alternative to a 60-watt incandescent bulb goes on sale for Earth Day - but with a $60 price tag.
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Britain extraditing Lib Dem donor

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 14:54
Convicted fraudster and former Lib Dem donor Michael Brown is in Spain where he is to face a hearing for extradition to the UK next week.
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Aid official kidnapped in Yemen

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 14:54
A French aid worker has been kidnapped in northern Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross says.
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Somali women escape to the gym

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 14:54
After years of war, Somalia's women escape to the gym
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China's car market changes gear

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 14:54
Will China's car market continue to expand?
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VIDEO: Close-up: The Dutch village with no roads

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 14:54
Life in the Dutch village with no roads
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Extent of vomiting bug detailed

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 14:54
Norovirus has caused more than 1,000 hospital closures since 2009, according to Scottish government figures.
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Money not top priority, say Scots

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 14:54
Decent housing, good health and clean neighbourhoods are more important to Scots than money, according to a leading charity.
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Maori Shakespeare kicks off with haka

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 14:54
The Maori actors who are putting a haka into Shakespeare
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Nixon's 'hatchet man' Colson dies

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 14:54
Charles Colson, who was jailed over the Watergate scandal and went on to become an evangelical preacher and prison reformer, dies aged 80.
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Crews tackle city factory fires

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 14:54
Fire crews tackle blazes at two separate factory units in Leicester leading to road closures but there are no reports of injuries.
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In pictures: Mexico volcano alert

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 14:54
Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano continues to roar
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Mugger blinds diplomat in one eye

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 14:54
A British diplomat is mugged in London, leaving him blind in one eye, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office says.
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Netherlands budget talks collapse

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 14:54
Fresh elections look likely in the Netherlands as budget talks on a new fiscal austerity package break down after seven weeks.
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Mass poisoning hits Peru police

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 14:54
More than 90 officers are taken to hospital with food poisoning at a jungle base in Peru used by police combating illegal miners.
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South Sudan oil facility 'bombed'

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 14:54
South Sudan accuses Sudan of bombing one of its oil facilities, despite recent moves to defuse the conflict between the two countries.
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VIDEO: Dozens hurt in Dutch train collision

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 14:54
Two passenger trains have collided in the Amsterdam area, with dozens of people injured in the crash.
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Spurs need four wins - Redknapp

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 14:54
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp feels his side will win have to win their last four Premier League games in order to secure a top-four place.
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Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 14:54
Cristiano Ronaldo scores the winner as Real Madrid close in on a first La Liga title since 2008 with victory at Barcelona.
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Bee Gees singer wakes from coma

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-08 14:54
Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb wakes from a coma after more than a week and begins to show signs of recovery.
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