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Doubts hang over EU radar mission

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:58
A dispute over European Union financing could lead to a new flagship radar satellite being put in store rather than launched into orbit.
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Older adults 'drink more often'

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:58
Adults tend to drink more often as they get older in Great Britain, a major lifestyle survey shows.
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Repressionomics

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:58
Could post-WWII financial repression reduce the West's massive debt
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Sarkozy to quit if he loses vote

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:58
Nicolas Sarkozy says he will give up politics if he fails to be re-elected president of France.
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Hotfile file-share site targeted

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:58
Five US film studios call on the US courts to force Hotfile's digital locker service offline following similar action against Megaupload.
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Critics praise Madonna album

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:58
Music critics have reacted positively to Madonna's new album, MDNA, saying she is 'still pushing the envelope'.
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Poland rejects new EU CO2 target

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:58
Coal-dependent Poland threatens to veto EU efforts to make CO2 emission cuts more ambitious.
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Publishers warned on ebook prices

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:58
Five US publishers are being threatened with legal action over the way they set prices for electronic books.
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Rangers FC's fixtures 'at risk'

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:58
Rangers are at risk of being unable to complete their remaining fixtures unless a decision is made on who is entitled to £3.6m, a court has heard.
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UK interest rates remain at 0.5%

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:58
UK interest rates are kept at 0.5% by the Bank of England, marking three years since they were first cut to the record low.
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How significant is a signature?

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:58
A letter leaked to the press from Vince Cable criticising the government was signed off by the business secretary with a distinctive moniker akin to a smiley face. So how significant is a signature?
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Low-ranking schools promised £10k

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:58
The lowest-ranked secondary schools in Wales are promised more funding in return for plans to raise standards.
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VIDEO: House of Commons

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:58
Sales of Top Totty beer "took off" after the ale was banned from the Palace of Westminster following a complaint from a Labour MP, Sir George Young has said.
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Hospital 'error' in patient fire

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:58
Scarborough Hospital admits an 'error' led to a patient being set on fire during an operation.
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Missing man 'killed by relatives'

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:58
A retired bookmaker who vanished without trace in 2001 was murdered by his wife and daughter who went onto pretend he was alive and claim his pension, the Old Bailey hears.
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Labour 'would back mansion tax'

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:58
The shadow chancellor tells the BBC Labour would the introduction of a mansion tax in the Budget - if the money raised was used to reverse tax credit cuts.
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Yes Loans is stripped of licence

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:58
One of the UK's biggest brokers of loans, Yes Loans, could be put out of business after a regulator finds that it conducted "deceitful" practices.
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Day in pictures: 8 March 2012

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:58
24 hours of news photos: 8 March
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Granny group to represent Russia

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:58
Six Russian grandmothers will compete in the Eurovision Song Contest after winning a televised contest in Moscow to represent their country.
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GCSE shake-up brings UK divide

Wed, 2024-11-27 12:58
Education Secretary Michael Gove's decision to change the style of GCSEs in England means pupils around the UK could be sitting different versions of them.
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