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Trick spots CO2 from fossil fuels

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:48
Researchers prove a novel method of determining whether atmospheric CO2 was created by natural sources or by the burning of fossil fuels.
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Commons fig tree costs 'cut down'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:48
Parliamentary officials have reportedly cut a deal to almost halve the cost of indoor House of Commons fig trees - from £32,500 to £18,500 a year.
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Artful (tax) dodgers?

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:48
If the rich stop giving to the arts, will we all end up paying?
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Shakes top new record store chart

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:48
Rock group Alabama Shakes debut at number one on the first ever Official Record Store Chart, which reflects sales at the UK's independent record shops.
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Candidates quit debate over BNP

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:48
Labour's Ken Livingstone and the Green Party's Jenny Jones pull out of a BBC London radio debate over the inclusion of the British National Party.
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In defence of obscure words

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:48
We chase "fast culture" at our peril - unusual words and difficult art are good for us, says Will Self.
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Ex-bank worker jailed for theft

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:48
A former bank worker is jailed for eight months for stealing more than £20,000 from two of his former colleagues.
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Obama's Misplaced Sympathies

Opinion Journal - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:48
By Jason L. Riley Why are the political left's sympathies with the criminals instead of with the victims?


Killer mum 'set herself on fire'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:48
A woman who killed her five-year-old son set fire to herself in a train's toilet cubicle on the 14th anniversary of his death, an inquest hears.
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Mommy Wars give way to Doggy Wars in Twitterverse

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:48
NEW YORK (AP) -- So let's get all the puns out of the way, shall we? It's the issue with legs - four of them. The doggone thing won't go away. Has the presidential race just gone to the dogs? Or are we simply in those dog days between the primary season and the start of the general election?...

Drunk victims 'not responsible'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:48
Prosecutors say the Ched Evans case proves it is a "myth" that rape victims are "somehow responsible" for being attacked.
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Harry The Viking primed for Ayr

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:48
Harry The Viking, part-owned by Sir Alex Ferguson, is favourite for the Scottish Grand National at Ayr on Saturday.
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Cruise line regrets not aiding fishermen

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:48
An American cruise line said Friday it "deeply regrets" the deaths of two Panamanian fishermen amid claims that one of its cruise ships failed to help their stranded boat.
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43 killed in Mexican bus-truck collision

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:48
Forty-three people were killed and 18 injured Friday morning in a roadway crash involving a bus in the state of Veracruz, the governor's office said.
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Toy ship sells for record £76,000

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:48
A rare steam-propelled toy tin-plate battleship becomes the most expensive single toy ever sold in the UK after fetching £76,000 in Berkshire.
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Why outrage over Bahrain auto race?

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:48
Democracy campaigners in Bahrain and politicians around the world are calling for this Sunday's Formula 1 race in the Gulf state to be canceled as violent clashes continue between activists and authorities. What are the issues around the controversy, and how are the sport and its fans reacting?
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UK offers £10bn loan to the IMF

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:48
The IMF says it has pledges for $430bn (£247bn) of the extra funds it was seeking to help economies in trouble - including just under $15bn from the UK.
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Kipsang and Keitany win marathon

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:48
Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany complete a Kenyan double at the London Marathon, as Claire Hallissey shines for Britain.
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Sudan says it ran S. Sudan troops out of oil town

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:48
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) -- Sudan said Friday its forces drove South Sudanese troops from a contested oil town near the countries' ill-defined border border while the south tried to put a good face on events, saying it was withdrawing....

Thousands attend Bahrain protest

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-11 10:48
Opposition supporters in Bahrain attend a mass protest demanding an end to the crackdown on dissent and the cancellation of Sunday's Grand Prix.
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