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The student who caught out the profs of austerity

BBC - Fri, 2013-04-19 15:53
The student who caught out the professors of austerity

Escaping the train to Auschwitz

BBC - Fri, 2013-04-19 15:50
Dozens jumped from a train to Auschwitz - but only one still lives

Osborne warned on mortgage scheme

BBC - Fri, 2013-04-19 15:35
George Osborne's plan to boost the housing market may not help first-time buyers and could cost the UK large sums, MPs warn.

Annuity rates 'must prompt rethink'

BBC - Fri, 2013-04-19 15:23
Rates for retirement incomes are unlikely to rise soon, a report says, prompting calls for pension savers to look at the full range of options.

Debate on bringing back wild bears

BBC - Fri, 2013-04-19 15:18
Wildlife experts are to discuss whether large animals that were native to Scotland in the distant past could one day be reintroduced.

Do we really need 'lifelogging'?

BBC - Fri, 2013-04-19 14:32
Could 'lifelogging' make people unwitting subjects of surveillance?

VIDEO: Prince Harry in South Pole race

BBC - Fri, 2013-04-19 14:31
Prince Harry is to join wounded British servicemen and women to take part in a two hundred mile trek to the South Pole this winter.

Huge manhunt for Boston bomb suspect

BBC - Fri, 2013-04-19 14:31
Large parts of the US city of Boston remain in virtual lockdown amid a major manhunt for one of two brothers suspected of bombing the city's marathon on Monday.

Rockers attract cruise ship crowds

BBC - Fri, 2013-04-19 14:24
Veteran British rockers attract the cruise ship crowds

Gardeners cool spending in big chill

BBC - Fri, 2013-04-19 14:04
Bad weather brings gardening bargains - for now

Texas explosion deaths rise to 14

BBC - Fri, 2013-04-19 13:53
At least 14 people are confirmed dead after a blast at a fertiliser plant in the US state of Texas, as rescue crews recover two more bodies.

Does technology harm toddlers?

BBC - Fri, 2013-04-19 13:38
Are young pre-school children getting hooked on technology

Man killed in two-vehicle crash

BBC - Fri, 2013-04-19 13:37
A 60-year-old man is killed and another man is airlifted to hospital after a crash on the A947 in Aberdeenshire.

Scottish Coal cuts almost 600 jobs

BBC - Fri, 2013-04-19 13:25
A total of 590 people have been made redundant, following the collapse of one of Scotland's biggest coal-mining companies.

Italian centre-left leader 'to quit'

BBC - Fri, 2013-04-19 13:21
Italy's centre-left leader, Pier Luigi Bersani, promises to step down after a new president is elected, amid a rebellion among his MPs.

VIDEO: Pink Floyd artist Thurgerson dies

BBC - Fri, 2013-04-19 13:08
Storm Thorgerson, the man behind Pink Floyd's iconic album cover for Dark Side of the Moon and others has died aged 69.

Fitch downgrades UK credit rating

BBC - Fri, 2013-04-19 12:57
Fitch credit ratings agency downgrades the UK to AA+ owing to a weakened economic outlook, but Chancellor George Osborne defends his austerity plan.

Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro sworn in

BBC - Fri, 2013-04-19 12:55
Nicolas Maduro is sworn in as Venezuelan president, succeeding the late Hugo Chavez who died of cancer in March after ruling for 14 years.

US approves Dreamliner battery fix

BBC - Fri, 2013-04-19 12:31
US regulators approve a revamped battery design for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, paving the way for flights to resume, after problems grounded planes for months.

Dundee Utd 1-3 Motherwell

BBC - Fri, 2013-04-19 12:25
Motherwell beat Dundee United, meaning Celtic need to wait until Sunday to secure the Scottish Premier League title.
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