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Pirates in talks despite pleas

The Sun (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | International

SHIP owners reportedly negotiating despite pleas today not to pay the ransom
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Shannon Matthews taken on trips out during search for her jury told

The Telegraph (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | UK

The man accused of kidnapping Shannon Matthews took her on at least six trips to supermarkets and parks during the search for her a court heard.
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Baby P report not to be released

Old Holborn (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | UK

Breaking News "The Government has refused to release a detailed report into the mistakes made by authorities in the Baby P case. A serious case review was carried out after the little boy died in a blood-splattered cot in Haringey, north London, in August last year. He had suffered more than 50 injuries at the hands of his abusive mother, her boyfriend and a lodger despite repeated visits by the authorities....
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Judge: Algerian prisoners held in Guantánamo Bay must be freed

The Guardian (subscribe) | 55 minutes ago | International

A US judge today ruled that five Algerian prisoners held in Guantánamo Bay must be set free in a decision that has far reaching implications for the remaining detainees at the base in Cuba. District court judge Richard Leon ruled in a Washington DC court that there was no legal basis to keep the five in prison, and ordered the US government to release them. It is the first verdict in more than 200...
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International envoys' Zimbabwe visit condemned by Robert Mugabe

Times Online (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | International

A trio of elder statesmen are set to fly in to inspect the situation in Zimbabwe this weekend despite, claims from President Mugabe that they are not welcome and are bent on “illegal regime change”.
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The great Strictly revolt: Thousands threaten boycott and demand return of the Dancing Pig

Daily Mail News (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | Entertainment

The BBC was being bombarded by thousands of complaints from Strictly Come Dancing fans today after 'dancing pig' John Sergeant quit the competition.
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Michael Jackson in London court for Bahraini sheik’s lawsuit

In Entertainment (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | Entertainment

Michael Jackson will now appear in person in a court in London, which is in response to a $7 million lawsuit from a Bahraini sheik. Jackson was originally going to testify by a video link from the U.S. due to an illness. Now Jackson’s lawyer, Robert Englehart, told the court that the singer is able [...]
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Prostitution: who're you kidding?

Blaney's Blarney (subscribe) | 11 hours ago | UK Politics

The Home Secretary has announced plans to criminalise the paying for sex to prostitutes who are controlled by pimps. And anyone knowingly paying illegally trafficked women for sex could face rape charges. This is part of the government's drive to clamp down on prostitution by targeting their clients, rather than the women themselves (whom the government considers to be victims). I do think it's barking....
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Astronauts venture outside 'Endeavour' on space-walk

ireland.com (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | High-Tech

Two shuttle Endeavour astronauts ventured outside the orbiting International Space Station today, vowing to take extra care to make sure their tool bags are in tow after losing half their gear during the mission's first spacewalk.
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Monthly borrowing nearly doubles in a year

icWales (subscribe) | 9 hours ago | UK

The nation’s public finances showed more signs of decline today after official figures revealed the worst October in 14 years.
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Pakistan summons US ambassador over missile strikes

The Telegraph (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | International

Pakistan has summoned the American ambassador in Islamabad to protest at a US missile attack deep inside Pakistani territory.
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US jobless rate rockets

Belfast Telegraph (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | UK

The US has been rocked by the fastest weekly rise in unemployment in 16 years.
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Arrrgh….

Jay Currie (subscribe) | yesterday | International

Somali pirates have already earned more than £20m in ransom payments this year, and individual ships have recently been fetching millions of dollars each. At least a dozen vessels and more than 250 international crew members are being held hostage. Most of the ships are anchored near the fishing village of Eyl, high on Somalia’s [...]
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Carephone Warehouse lists BlackBerry Curve 8900, coming in time for holidays

The Boy Genius Report (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology

Carphone Warehouse, the giant UK retailer for all major UK carriers minus Vodafone, has listed the BlackBerry 8900 Curve on its website and has announced that it is slated to arrive in December for the holidays. While nothing has been revealed in terms of which carriers the phone will be available from, so far T-Mobile [...]
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Sony rolls out a bunch of new headsets

Coolest Gadgets (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology

Sony knows just how important music is to people, and for the upcoming holiday season, the consumer electronics giant has prepared not one, two, or three, but five new audio accessories that ought to be able to cater to just about any and every audio demographic, offering versatility, personalization and freedom from wires courtesy of [...]
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And so the squawking begins

The Croydonian (subscribe) | 9 hours ago | International

From the Los Angeles Times : "Antiwar groups and other liberal activists are increasingly concerned at signs that Barack Obama's national security team will be dominated by appointees who favored the Iraq invasion and hold hawkish views on other important foreign policy issues. .... Aside from Clinton and Gates, the roster of possible Cabinet secretaries has included Sens. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) and...
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Get a Free Dell Netbook from Live Guy

Coolest Gadgets (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | Technology

I’ve just got my hands on one of the new Dell Netbooks and first impressions are very good. It is designed to be a portable Internet anywhere device, weighing in at a measly 990g and measuring 232×175x30 (that’s about 1/3 of the size of my Mac Book Pro) and includes built-in broadband, there’s a [...]
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One more BNP thing - heatmaps replace pins, but Pandora’s box is now open

TechCrunch UK (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics

One of the interesting debates that surrounded today’s story about the BNP was what to do with the data once it got out. So far it’s pretty clear that the names and addresses of members of the BNP are way out of bounds in a legal sense. The political party, whether you agree with its [...]
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Laptop Cool Table from Arbella

Coolest Gadgets (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology

While laptops are great devices to tote around, sometimes we do wish they can be as comfortable to use as an actual desktop. Desktop replacement models aren’t exactly the most portable devices, which is why the Laptop Cool Table from Arbella works great if you want more comfort when working on your laptop, no matter [...]
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Paying your gas bill with a spider drawing?

Dizzy Thinks (subscribe) | 10 hours ago | Politics

Without a doubt the funniest thing I have read today. I quite like the little thing.
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Clegg proposes ‘government bank’

Liberal Democrat Voice (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics

From the BBC: The government should consider lending directly to businesses and mortgages as banks fail to live up to promises to lend more, Nick Clegg has suggested. The Lib Dem leader says the government has been “supine” and “weak” in not forcing banks to act, despite giving them billions of taxpayers’ pounds. Mr Clegg said these were [...]
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Ditech improves Bluetooth Headsets with VQABlue Solution

Coolest Gadgets (subscribe) | 18/11/2008 | Technology

I’m sure there are many Coolest Gadget readers who can’t live unless there is a Bluetooth headset attached to your ear. I’m sure that you have noticed a few problems that come attached to them, like mild discomfort and bad reception. Fortunately, Ditech is on the job and worked to improve Bluetooth headsets [...]
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Is Dave Waking Up At Last ?

Womble on Tour (subscribe) | 18/11/2008 | Politics

David Cameron has abandoned his pledge to match the government's spending commitments into 2011. Thank God for that.
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Coming soon to a campus near you....

The Croydonian (subscribe) | yesterday | International

A development in Canada that I can see being taken up in these parts: " Queen's University in Kingston, Ont., has hired six students whose jobs as "dialogue facilitators" will involve intervening in conversations among students in dining halls and common rooms to encourage discussion of such social justice issues as race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, ability and social class ". .... " Like...
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