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Royal portraits reunited at show

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:51
A pair of Royal portraits are to be seen together for the first time in more than a quarter of a century to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
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Defense rests without calling Edwards, mistress to testify

GREENSBORO, N.C. — John Edwards' team wrapped up their defense Wednesday without calling the ex-presidential candidate, his mistress or daughter to testify, a move experts say was intended to shift focus from a political sex scandal to the nitty-gritty of campaign finance law.

"The defense wasn't sexy, but the defense ...

Ambulance change 'to save lives'

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:51
At least 150 lives will be saved and thousands of wasted ambulance journeys avoided by a change in 999 response practices, NHS chiefs believe.
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Brazil truth commission installed

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:51
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff inaugurates a truth commission to investigate rights abuses, including those committed during military rule from 1964-1985.
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Virgin Atlantic allows air calls

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:51
Passengers flying Virgin Atlantic from London to New York will soon be able to make in-flight phone calls using personal devices.
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Sausage protection turned down

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:51
An application to give the Lincolnshire sausage special protection is turned down by the government.
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Obama calls on Congress to help small businesses

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:51
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says Congress could help sustain the economy's "momentum" by passing legislation that would give businesses a 10 percent income tax credit if they create new jobs or increase wages this year....
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Obama calls on Congress to help small businesses

AP - Politics - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:51
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says Congress could help sustain the economy's "momentum" by passing legislation that would give businesses a 10 percent income tax credit if they create new jobs or increase wages this year....

FTC: Skechers deceived consumers with shoe ads

WASHINGTON — The government wants you to know that simply sporting a pair of Skechers' fitness shoes is not going to get you Kim Kardashian's curves or Brooke Burke's toned tush.

Skechers USA Inc. will pay $40 million to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission that the footwear company ...

Police uproot protest camp in Moscow

AP - World News - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:51
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian police dispersed a protest camp in central Moscow that had become a rallying point for President Vladimir Putin's foes, briefly detaining about 20 activists in a show of force that comes as part of a broadening crackdown on the opposition....

VIDEO: Professor Green and presenter battle

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:51
BBC Breakfast Presenter Bill Turnbull appears in rapper Professor Green's new music video, Remedy.
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Gerrard is named England captain

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:51
England manager Roy Hodgson names Steven Gerrard as his captain for the European Championship campaign.
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Convicted murderer handed freedom

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:51
A man convicted of a 2004 murder is freed after the prosecution said it would not oppose his appeal against the conviction.
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Memorial service for Marie Colvin

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:51
Politicians and journalists take part in a service to celebrate the life of Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin, killed in Syria in February.
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Killer of 3 in Conn. says he considers requesting death

SOMERS, Conn. (AP) — A man on Connecticut's death row for the murder of a suburban mother and her two daughters says he believes the only way he will be put to death is if he volunteers for the lethal injection.

Joshua Komisarjevsky, who was condemned to die for a ...

Jury out in Google Oracle dispute

BBC - News - Mon, 2026-05-04 22:51
A jury has retired to consider claims that Google wilfully infringed patents belonging to Java developer Oracle.
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