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Cumbria floods: Gordon Brown pledges extra £1m for stricken areaTelegraph.co.uk - - 56 minutes ago Gordon Brown has pledged an extra £1 million of taxpayers' money to help flood-hit communities in Cumbria after the "Biblical" downpours that have devastated the area. Gordon Brown visits flood-stricken Cumbria Times Online Why President Whatsisname and Baroness Who could be the death of the EU dreamDaily Mail - - 16 hours ago Whatever your view of the European Union, one thing is for sure: it has a genius for making life hard for its supporters. Now we are being asked to swallow the surreal farce enacted in Brussels this week, in which two faceless ... Somalia pirates: kidnapped couple's family urge releaseBBC News - 5 hours ago The family of a British couple kidnapped by pirates have made another appeal for their release after seeing footage of them surrounded by gunmen. Video: Chandler Hostage Interview Somalia 
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Life in Jerusalem's city of three faiths
BBC News - 2 hours ago
Jerusalem's Old City is a district containing a number of holy sites venerated by Muslims, Christians and Jews. The BBC's Heather Sharp, who moved into a home within its walls last year, reports on daily life in a dense tangle of narrow, ...
In Jerusalem, two sides to a holy site Times of India
Palestinians Say Israeli Move Could Kill Peace Process Voice of America
UNICEF chief calls for end of "unspeakable violations" against children
Xinhua - 14 hours ago
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The "unspeakable violations" that happen almost everyday to children all across the globe need to be a thing of the past, chief of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Ann Veneman said here on Friday.
Children's Rights Still Violated 20 Years After Convention Voice of America
Six powers 'disappointed' as Iran rejects nuclear deal
BBC News - 22 hours ago
The six major powers negotiating with Iran over its nuclear programme have said they are disappointed with Iran's response to an offer of a deal.
Video: World powers tame Iran's uranium enrichment program
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Tories to pull British forces out of Germany
Telegraph.co.uk - - 16 hours ago
British forces will pull out of Germany for good, nearly 70 years after the Allied victory in World War Two, as part of a Tory defence "revolution" being drawn up by Dr Liam Fox.
Tories may pull out troops from Germany guardian.co.uk
Meredith Kercher prosecutors seek life for Knox
BBC News - 14 minutes ago
Prosecutors have asked for life imprisonment for the pair accused of murdering British student Meredith Kercher in Italy. Miss Kercher, 21, from Coulsdon, Surrey, was found dead in her bedroom two years ago.
Dad who strangled wife in his sleep cleared of murder
Scottish Daily Record - - 5 hours ago
Dad-of-two Brian Thomas throttled Christine while in the grip of a nightmare. He believed she was a burglar. But freeing the 59-year-old yesterday, judge Nigel Davis told him: "You are a decent man and a devoted husband.
Family's joy as 'dream' killer is cleared of murder Mirror.co.uk
Man who killed his wife while sleeping goes free Independent
Hershey may go alone in Cadbury bid: report
MarketWatch - 28 minutes ago
By MarketWatch Hershey reportedly is weighing a $17 billion bid that would consist of more cash for Cadbury than the hostile offer from Kraft Foods.
Hershey lines up $17bn solo bid for Cadbury Telegraph.co.uk
Cadbury family member joins Kraft battle Times Online
Market Report: Thomas Cook falls amid debt concerns
Independent - - 11 hours ago
Thomas Cook was held back last night as traders sold out on the view that the market may be underestimating the FTSE 100-listed tour operator's refinancing needs.
Thomas Cook leads FTSE lower on cash call concerns guardian.co.uk
Gartmore sets hare running on flotation boom with £1bn listing
Independent - - 11 hours ago
Gartmore yesterday raised hopes of a new year flotation boom, as the fund manager said it planned to list its shares on the London Stock Exchange next month.
Fund manager Gartmore goes for £1bn float Times Online
Climategate: how the MSM reported the greatest scandal in modern science
Telegraph.co.uk - - 27 minutes ago
E-mails allegedly written by some of the world's leading climate scientists have been stolen by hackers and published on websites run by climate change sceptics.
Triumph in Geneva! LHC beams up and running again
Register - - 4 hours ago
There were emotional scenes last night at the headquarters of underground international atom-smasher science alliance CERN, as joyful boffins celebrated the successful restarting of the Large Hadron Collider.
Government intelligence organisation targets recruits with xbox Live ads
guardian.co.uk - Nov 20, 2009
Government intelligence organisation GCHQ is to run an ad campaign within xbox Live online games, including Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed, to attract quick-thinking 18- to 34-year-olds to its ranks.
Lawyers pursue banned Xbox Live gamers Reg Hardware
Lady Gaga to perform at Royal Variety show
guardian.co.uk - 18 hours ago
US chart-topper Lady Gaga is to sing for the Queen at this year's Royal Variety performance. The Poker Face singer is the latest act confirmed for the show, producers saidtoday.
Face the fat facts ..Kate got it right
Mirror.co.uk - - 7 hours ago
Oops! Kate Moss is in trouble again. Oh dear, why did she have to imply that denying yourself food is worth it to be skinny? She said one of her mottos is: "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.
Kate Moss's motto gives comfort to 'pro-anorexic' community guardian.co.uk
Don't listen to Kate Moss The Sun
Arctic Monkeys hit their stride
Times Online - 17 hours ago
They started the decade aged 14 and ended it with the biggest-selling debut album in British history. And the boys from Sheffield are still moving forward, fast It is Christmas 2001.
Evra defends teammate Henry
SkySports - 59 minutes ago
Manchester United full-back Patrice Evra has defended France team-mate Thierry Henry amid his handball controversy. Henry admitted handling the ball in the build-up to William Gallas' equalising goal which sent France through in their World Cup ...
Republic admit defeat over replay BBC Sport
Lee Westwood set to win money list
Times Online - 1 hour ago
Lee Westwood is favourite to win the European Tour money list tomorrow after Rory McIlroy had a nightmare finish to his Dubai World Championship third round.
McIlroy slip lets in Westy SkySports
Rory's hopes have gone West The Sun
Liverpool vs Manchester City takes placenta stage
Mirror.co.uk - - 36 minutes ago
Half the Liverpool and Manchester City players who have had 'horse placenta' treatment will be fit for today's lunchtime showdown - participation of the other half will depend on the going.
Premier League: Liverpool v Manchester City - live! guardian.co.uk
Expert warning over new swine flu
The Press Association - 3 hours ago
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu which has broken out in Wales will become much more common as the virus mutates, a flu expert said. Three out of five patients diagnosed with the Tamiflu-resistant strain remain in hospital, after it was revealed they could ...
Drug-Resistant Swine Flu Emerges Sky News
Procter & Gamble recalls 120000 Vicks nasal sprays
BBC News - Nov 19, 2009
Procter & Gamble has announced it is recalling 120000 bottles of Vicks Sinex nasal spray after small traces of bacteria were found in the product.
Vicks recalls nasal spray Telegraph.co.uk
Vicks nasal spray in health alert The Press Association
Drinking up to bottle of wine a day can cut heart disease risk
Telegraph.co.uk - - Nov 18, 2009
Drinking up to a bottle of wine a day cuts the risk of developing heart disease in men by half, controversial new research has found.
Alcohol 'protects men's hearts' BBC News
BBC rejects call for non-religious speakers on Thought for the Day
guardian.co.uk - Nov 17, 2009
The Rabbi Lionel Blue one of the regular contributors on Thought for the Day. Photograph: Rex Features Complaints were made earlier this year that banning atheists, secularist or humanists from taking part in Thought for the Day breached the BBC's ...
Benitez: I can walk through Anfield storm
Times Online - - Nov 16, 2009
November can be grim on Merseyside. It is barely past lunchtime and darkness is falling nearly as heavily as the rain. There is a gloom around Liverpool's academy in Kirkby that mirrors the state of the club.
Mac vs Windows 7: the final verdict
PC Pro - - Nov 17, 2009
I'm now at the end of my Windows 7 experiment and I have to return the PC users' suit and tie to the PC Pro cupboard and put on my blue jeans, black turtle neck jumper and New Balance trainers.
Forty years on - the soaraway Sun is still setting the political agenda
guardian.co.uk - Nov 17, 2009
On this day 40 years ago I was a small cog in what proved to be a giant wheel of change in the British newspaper trade. At 22, I was a raw down-table news sub on the first issue of a tabloid newspaper, The Sun.
Sunbed boss left girl to burn
The Sun - - Nov 17, 2009
THE 'cavalier' boss of a tanning salon where a schoolgirl suffered 70 per cent burns during an unmanned session was today warned he faces jail.