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'Bulger killer images' appear online

Thu, 2013-02-14 09:22
The Attorney General is investigating after photographs said to show one of James Bulger's killers were allegedly posted on the internet.

Funeral for The Troggs' Reg Presley

Thu, 2013-02-14 09:19
The funeral of Reg Presley, the frontman of 1960s rock band The Troggs, takes place in Hampshire.

Why Labour announced 10p tax policy

Thu, 2013-02-14 09:05
Why Labour has chosen 10p tax as its first real policy commitment

Chicago names public enemy No. 1

Thu, 2013-02-14 09:05
The city of Chicago names its first public enemy number one since Al Capone - a drug cartel leader who lives in a mountain hideaway in Mexico.

Anti-depressants help lab chimps

Thu, 2013-02-14 09:01
A study shows that chimps formerly used in research labs can be treated with anti-depressants to help them overcome their trauma.

Beef removed from school menus

Thu, 2013-02-14 08:51
Beef is removed from school meals across Staffordshire as a precautionary measure amid the horsemeat scandal.

'Nineteen dead' in Pakistan attacks

Thu, 2013-02-14 08:48
At least 19 people are killed in a series of attacks on security forces and an anti-Taliban tribe in north-west Pakistan, officials say.

Met loses autism damages appeal

Thu, 2013-02-14 08:38
Appeal judges reject a bid to overturn a damages award made to an autistic teenager restrained by police after jumping into a swimming pool.

BBC News chief moves to radio role

Thu, 2013-02-14 08:34
The BBC's head of news, Helen Boaden, is to be director of BBC Radio and former culture secretary James Purnell is returning to the BBC as part of management changes.

Miliband: We'd bring back 10p tax

Thu, 2013-02-14 08:33
A Labour government would bring in a "mansion tax" to fund the return of the 10p starting rate of tax, party leader Ed Miliband says.

Lee has 'case to answer' - WPBSA

Thu, 2013-02-14 08:29
Stephen Lee has a "case to answer" over match-fixing allegations according to governing body WPBSA.

Lloyd Webber's £150,000 for theatre

Thu, 2013-02-14 08:14
The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation donates £150,000 to a theatre company for a pop-up auditorium which can fit on the back of a lorry.

Dorner 'on mission' before gun fight

Thu, 2013-02-14 08:00
A man carjacked at gunpoint by a murderous former Los Angeles policeman describes coming face to face with America's most wanted man.

Sutil in line for shock F1 return

Thu, 2013-02-14 07:46
German ex-Formula 1 driver Adrian Sutil has a seat fitting at the Force India team and may drive in a pre-season test.

Teenager killed in Bahrain protests

Thu, 2013-02-14 07:40
A teenage boy in Bahrain has been shot dead during protests to mark the second anniversary of a failed uprising.

Morning-after pill use rises in US

Thu, 2013-02-14 07:35
Use of the morning-after pill in the US is on the rise, a trend driven largely by wider use among younger women, a major government study finds.

Bute found in UK horse carcasses

Thu, 2013-02-14 07:31
Eight horses, killed in the UK, have tested positive for the painkiller bute and six may have entered the food chain in France, the Food Standards Agency says.

India halts helicopter deal payments

Thu, 2013-02-14 07:28
India says it is freezing payments for a helicopter deal to Italian aerospace firm Finmeccanica over corruption allegations.

Finn confident of beating problem

Thu, 2013-02-14 07:13
England fast bowler Steven Finn believes he will no longer be disturbing the stumps when bowling.

Private or state: Where do sportspeople go to school?

Thu, 2013-02-14 07:07
State schools do not play enough competitive sport at a high level, it has been warned. But do private schools dominate professional sport?

Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me! May 16th - Homer Theatre

Like you’ve never seen it before! Because, well, normally you can’t see it…it’s a radio show. A live staging of Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me! presented by NPR, WBEZ-Chicago, and BY Experience, will be beamed to select cinemas across the country. Come see it on the big screen at the Homer Theatre Thursday, May 16th at 7pm. Tickets are $15 with partial proceeds benefiting KBBI. Tickets available at KBBI, the Bookstore and the Homer Theatre.

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