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Warcraft film director is named

Thu, 2013-01-31 08:41
The director of Source Code, Duncan Jones, is to make a film based on the World of Warcraft video games.

German farm fire kills 86 camels

Thu, 2013-01-31 08:13
A night-time blaze sweeps through a camel farm in Germany's Black Forest region, killing 86 animals but causing no human casualties, police say.

Finucane murder 'worse than Iraq'

Thu, 2013-01-31 08:11
One of David Cameron's closest advisors described the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane as far worse than anything alleged in Iraq or Afghanistan, the High Court has heard.

Calvin Harris named top hitmaker

Thu, 2013-01-31 08:01
Pop star Calvin Harris was the most successful songwriter in both the UK and US singles charts in 2012, it is revealed.

EU targets pesticide to save bees

Thu, 2013-01-31 07:39
The European Commission has proposed that member states restrict the use of certain classes of pesticide that are believed to be harmful to bees.

Ryanair loses EU ash cloud case

Thu, 2013-01-31 07:38
The EU's top court says Ryanair should have fully compensated a passenger whose flight was cancelled because of the volcanic ash cloud in 2010.

HMV announces 190 redundancies

Thu, 2013-01-31 07:30
Administrators for music and DVD retailer HMV announce 190 job losses, but say all outlets remain open.

Dean Gaffney injured in car crash

Thu, 2013-01-31 07:27
Former EastEnders star Dean Gaffney is in hospital after suffering head injuries in a car crash in Derby.

Lockerbie police to visit Libya

Thu, 2013-01-31 07:23
Police officers investigating the Lockerbie bombing are to visit Libya, Prime Minister David Cameron announces.

Senior cleric killed in Pakistan

Thu, 2013-01-31 07:10
A senior cleric from one of the largest Muslim seminaries in Pakistan is among 13 people killed as violence swept the southern city of Karachi.

VIDEO: US Navy to dismantle stricken ship

Thu, 2013-01-31 07:03
The US Navy plans to dismantle a minesweeper that ran aground on a coral reef in Philippine waters.

Dane Rasmussen admits to doping

Thu, 2013-01-31 06:44
Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen admits that he took performance-enhancing drugs for 12 years between 1998 and 2010.

Women guilty of torture murder

Thu, 2013-01-31 06:41
Two drug addicts who tortured a retired bus conductor, believing he had hidden money at his Norwich home, are convicted of his murder.

US incomes jump ahead of tax rise

Thu, 2013-01-31 06:38
US personal incomes jumped 2.6% in December, the biggest rise since 2004, official data indicates, as investors sought to beat a New Year tax rise.

Lynda 'dumped in Glasgow hills'

Thu, 2013-01-31 06:37
The Lynda Spence murder trial hears that one of the accused admitted to disposing of a woman's body "in the Glasgow hills".

'Millions' face council tax rise

Thu, 2013-01-31 06:22
Millions of the poorest households in England face a rise in council tax from April because of benefit changes coming into force, a report says.

Russia concern at Israeli 'strike'

Thu, 2013-01-31 06:21
Russia expresses grave concern at an alleged Israeli air attack on Syria, amid reports that either a research facility or a weapons convoy had been targeted.

Icelandic girl wins right to name

Thu, 2013-01-31 06:18
A 15-year-old Icelandic girl has won the right to use the name her mother gave her, after she took authorities to court over it.

No phone plans, Facebook insists

Thu, 2013-01-31 06:17
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg moves to stamp out rumours that the social network is planning to make its own mobile phone.

MP seeks Commons Mali vote

Thu, 2013-01-31 06:15
A Labour MP calls for the Commons to be given the opportunity to vote on the UK's military involvement in Mali.
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