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Short-termism 'damaging UK growth'

Mon, 2013-03-04 18:21
Business leader Sir George Cox says short-termism has become an "entrenched feature" of British business and it is damaging economic growth.

VIDEO: Should museums display video games?

Mon, 2013-03-04 18:21
Fourteen video games have entered the collection of New York's Museum of Modern Art. But do they belong in the same building as Munch and Monet?

Venezuela probes indigenous killing

Mon, 2013-03-04 18:03
Venezuela probes the killing of indigenous leader Sabino Romero, a well-known campaigner on Yukpa ancestral land.

Springsteen to play Hard Rock again

Mon, 2013-03-04 18:00
Bruce Springsteen agrees to return as a headline act to London's Hard Rock Calling festival despite organisers pulling the plug on his show last year after it over-ran.

School entry appeals 'may be unfair'

Mon, 2013-03-04 17:55
Parents whose children fail to get into academies or faith schools in England may not get a fair right of appeal, says an official legal watchdog.

VIDEO: Ministers 'should not attack judges'

Mon, 2013-03-04 17:42
Lord Neuberger, the new President of the UK's Supreme Court, has criticised government ministers who attack judges publicly.

Inside Pakistan's only ski school

Mon, 2013-03-04 16:49
The people teaching skiing in Taliban territory

Prison cuts 'may boost reoffending'

Mon, 2013-03-04 16:45
Cuts to prison management services could lead to a rise in reoffending, an influential group of MPs says.

Woman dies after nurse refuses CPR

Mon, 2013-03-04 16:42
Police in California launch an inquiry into the death of an elderly woman after a nurse at her senior living facility refused to administer CPR.

Why tiny cameras are big business

Mon, 2013-03-04 16:23
The rise of small high-definition cameras

When are we going to learn to trust robots?

Mon, 2013-03-04 16:19
A new robot highlights the challenges of designing a machine that people actually want to have around.

Self-sketching whiteboard unveiled

Mon, 2013-03-04 16:15
Microsoft is to show off SketchInsight - a prototype touchscreen display designed to interpret users' drawings to turn them into interactive charts and maps.

Are we really facing cyberwar?

Mon, 2013-03-04 16:14
How the US is preparing for the threat of cyberwar?

Trailing Singapore's 'football match-fixing boss'

Mon, 2013-03-04 16:07
The Singaporean accused of fixing football matches worldwide

'Most powerful' Rolls-Royce on show

Mon, 2013-03-04 16:05
Rolls-Royce displays its new superfast Wraith, which it hopes will help attract new customers as its rivalry with the slightly cheaper Bentley heats up.

'Local hero' Stalin divides Georgia

Mon, 2013-03-04 16:01
Why ruthless Stalin still has fans in native Georgia

US marching band charges upgraded

Mon, 2013-03-04 15:38
Twelve former members of Florida A&M's university marching band are charged with manslaughter over the death of drum major Robert Champion.

Berlusconi 'hosted prostitution'

Mon, 2013-03-04 15:25
Italian ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi hosted prostitution parties at his Milan villa, where he paid women with favours and cash, prosecutors at his trial say.

All eyes on Old Trafford

Mon, 2013-03-04 15:14
All eyes on Old Trafford, says chief football writer Phil McNulty

MPs back plans for secret courts

Mon, 2013-03-04 15:01
MPs vote through plans to allow more civil courts to examine secret intelligence in private, despite calls for more safeguards.
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