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Pavey to miss World Championships

Thu, 2013-03-07 03:06
Great Britain's Jo Pavey will miss this summer's World Athletics Championships as she is expecting her second baby.

Frozen phones give up data secrets

Thu, 2013-03-07 02:59
Putting an Android phone in a freezer for an hour can help get at its confidential contents, find German security researchers.

Police lose football costs appeal

Thu, 2013-03-07 02:59
West Yorkshire Police loses appeal case over the costs policing of matches at Leeds United's Elland Road stadium.

John Lewis announces 17% staff bonus

Thu, 2013-03-07 02:40
Department store group John Lewis announces a 17% bonus for staff after reporting a rise in annual profits.

Vince Cable's plan B: a "matter of judgment"

Thu, 2013-03-07 02:35
Stephanie Flanders says Cable's plan B is a 'matter of judgment'

N Korea ramps up nuclear rhetoric

Thu, 2013-03-07 02:18
North Korea vows to exercise its "right to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike" against the US, as the UN prepares to vote on fresh sanctions.

Italian bank director found dead

Thu, 2013-03-07 02:17
The communications director of the world's oldest bank, Italy's Monte dei Paschi di Siena, is found dead in an apparent suicide.

Hard to keep key players - Lennon

Thu, 2013-03-07 02:11
Manager Neil Lennon admits it will be difficult for Celtic to retain the key players who have impressed in Europe.

Care abuse story 'must be told'

Thu, 2013-03-07 02:05
The full story of alleged neglect and fraud at care homes in south Wales "needs to be told", an MP says.

Hundreds of jobs go at fire-hit mine

Thu, 2013-03-07 02:02
Hundreds of jobs are to go at a Warwickshire coal mine hit by an underground fire last month.

Date for Queen's Speech announced

Thu, 2013-03-07 01:59
The Queen's Speech, containing the government's legislative programme for the year ahead, will take place on 8 May.

Aviva shares dive on dividend cut

Thu, 2013-03-07 01:49
Shares in insurance firm Aviva sink 15% after it cuts its dividend by more than a quarter in order to finance a turnaround strategy.

The parent-child battles over a costume for World Book Day

Thu, 2013-03-07 01:27
Every year thousands of parents have to help with a costume for their child for World Book Day. It isn't easy.

Bonnie Tyler chosen for Eurovision

Thu, 2013-03-07 01:25
Welsh pop singer Bonnie Tyler says she is "honoured" to be the UK's representative at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden.

Processed meat 'early death' link

Thu, 2013-03-07 01:22
Sausages, ham, bacon and other processed meats appear to increase the risk of dying young, a study of half a million people across Europe suggests.

VIDEO: Locusts threaten Mid East crops

Thu, 2013-03-07 01:17
Pesticides are being sprayed from the land and air in an effort to eradicate a huge swarm of locusts that is threatening crops in southern Israel and Gaza.

Putin attacks rights, says Gorbachev

Thu, 2013-03-07 01:11
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev tells the BBC laws passed in Russia by President Vladimir Putin are an "attack on the rights of citizens".

Cable queries borrowing restraint

Thu, 2013-03-07 00:42
The government may need to borrow more to fund capital spending if the UK's economy is to recover, Business Secretary Vince Cable suggests.

Investors want to buy RBS's Williams & Glyn's

Thu, 2013-03-07 00:34
Troubled bank may be able to sell off branches sooner than expected

Business group cuts growth forecast

Thu, 2013-03-07 00:29
Business groups have warned of continuing tough conditions in the UK economy, ahead of the latest rates announcement from the Bank of England.
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