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Digital boss Lane Fox to get peerage

Wed, 2013-02-27 10:08
E-commerce pioneer and government adviser Martha Lane Fox is to join the House of Lords, it is announced.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Herbie Hide quizzed by drugs police

Wed, 2013-02-27 10:06
Boxer Herbie Hide has been questioned by police in connection with the supply of illegal drugs after he voluntarily attended a police station.
Categories: International News, National / International News

VIDEO: Prince Harry in Lesotho charity trip

Wed, 2013-02-27 10:01
Prince Harry has been meeting unwell, disabled and disadvantaged children on a return trip to the southern African kingdom of Lesotho.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Older couple wanted for Mars mission

Wed, 2013-02-27 10:01
A group led by millionaire and former space tourist Dennis Tito plans to send a "tested couple" to Mars and back in a privately funded mission.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Judge backs golf resort planners

Wed, 2013-02-27 09:51
The National Trust loses a legal attempt to block construction of a £100m golf resort and hotel near the Giant's Causeway in County Antrim.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Inspirational French writer dies

Wed, 2013-02-27 09:51
Stephane Hessel, the former French Resistance fighter whose 2010 manifesto Time for Outrage inspired social protesters in Europe, dies aged 95.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Clegg defends actions over Rennard

Wed, 2013-02-27 09:46
Nick Clegg has admitted that concerns over Lord Rennard 's behaviour were "in the background" when he resigned as Lib Dem chief executive.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Cut deficit 'further and faster' - PM

Wed, 2013-02-27 09:42
Prime Minister David Cameron says the government needs to go "further and faster" on cutting the deficit, following the UK's loss of its AAA credit rating.
Categories: International News, National / International News

£70m tidal power plans win approval

Wed, 2013-02-27 09:40
Approval is given to Wales' first commercial tidal energy farm off the coast of Anglesey which will supply up to 10,000 homes.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Rupert Everett memoir wins prize

Wed, 2013-02-27 09:25
The annual Sheridan Morley Prize for theatre biography is given to Rupert Everett, judged a "clear winner" for his second memoir, Vanished Years.
Categories: International News, National / International News

New block on Ryanair Aer Lingus bid

Wed, 2013-02-27 09:19
The European Commission blocks a third attempt by Ryanair to take over rival Irish airline Aer Lingus, in which it already owns a 30% stake.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Fertiliser lorry crashes into house

Wed, 2013-02-27 09:16
Residents are evacuated as a lorry containing dangerous chemical fertiliser crashes into their house.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Is a new NHS reforms row brewing?

Wed, 2013-02-27 09:12
Is a new NHS reforms row brewing, asks Nick Triggle
Categories: International News, National / International News

MP Ward disciplinary action paused

Wed, 2013-02-27 09:03
Disciplinary procedures against Lib Dem MP David Ward, criticised for comments he made about "the Jews", are adjourned by the party.
Categories: International News, National / International News

VIDEO: Blair calls for UK intervention in Syria

Wed, 2013-02-27 09:00
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair tells Newsnight's Kirsty Wark he believes Britain should be taking a far stronger line on Syria.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Vaughan wants more drug testing

Wed, 2013-02-27 08:59
Former England captain Michael Vaughan says out-of-competition drug testing would be a step forward for cricket.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Zambia politician freed on bail

Wed, 2013-02-27 08:52
Prominent Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema is freed on bail after pleading not guilty to a charge of inciting violence in the tourist town of Livingstone.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Deadly fire hits Calcutta market

Wed, 2013-02-27 08:49
At least 20 people are killed in a fire at an illegal paper and plastics market in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Russia finds horsemeat in sausages

Wed, 2013-02-27 08:40
Russian officials say horsemeat has been found in "pork" sausages imported from Austria, the latest in a series of such discoveries across Europe.
Categories: International News, National / International News

3D see-through computer revealed

Wed, 2013-02-27 08:20
A computer scientist shows off a see-through computer where users can interact with digital content, at the TED (Technology, Education and Design) conference in Los Angeles.
Categories: International News, National / International News
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