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UK news 3hr 2min ago

VisitBritain tells Londoners how to welcome visitors to 2012 Olympics

11 Aug 2010: Tourism agency sets out tips including never calling a Canadian an American and warning 'Arabs can take offence very easily'
Medical research 3hr 7min ago

Antibiotics' efficiency wanes due to global spread of drug-resistant bacteria

11 Aug 2010: Gene giving high levels of resistance to drugs found in increasingly prevalent intestinal bacteria
UK security and terrorism 3hr 7min ago

ASA watchdog bans 'offensive' anti-terror hotline radio advert

11 Aug 2010: Broadcast by Association of Chief Police Officers urged listeners to report neighbours who avoided company
Cancer 3hr 8min ago

Breath test to detect cancer may be possible, say scientists

11 Aug 2010: Study reveals prototype device could identify disease and differentiate between its four most common forms
Ian Tomlinson 4hr ago

Ian Tomlinson pathologist denies botching children's postmortems

10 Aug 2010: Suspended Dr Freddy Patel denied any wrongdoing after failing to spot evidence of attack and to preserve a blood clot
Medical research 4hr 8min ago

Heart attacks linked to cold weather, study claims

10 Aug 2010:
Very cold temperatures thought to affect heart by increasing blood pressure and chances of blood clotting
Neuroscience 5hr 7min ago

Autism can be diagnosed with brain scan – study

10 Aug 2010:
Study shows 90% success rate in detecting adult males with ASD, and researches hope the simple technique will rapidly identify children at risk
Theatre 5hr 28min ago

Whoopi Goldberg gets back in the habit for theatre version of Sister Act

10 Aug 2010: Actor, who is also co-producer of the £7m musical, takes role of Mother Superior in stage adaptation of Hollywood film
BSkyB 6hr 3min ago

Skype in dispute with BSkyB over similarities in branding and logo

10 Aug 2010: EU's trademark registration office ruled in favour of BSkyB's objection to Skype's bubble logo, deemed confusing to consumers
UK news 7hr 19min ago

Cotswolds 'green' motorway services gets thumbs-up from planners

10 Aug 2010: Eco-friendly area in natural beauty spot to feature electric charging points, ban on fast food giants and locally sourced produce
Edinburgh festival 7hr 41min ago

Edinburgh international festival fears snub from culture secretary

10 Aug 2010: Artistic director calls on Jeremy Hunt to make time to visit cultural events – or at least reply to invitation
Switzerland 7hr 51min ago

Swiss police name Briton killed in zip wire accident

10 Aug 2010: 21-year-old Andrea Watton crashed into a cliff face while crossing a ravine near the resort of Saas-Fee
Jaguar Land Rover 8hr 38min ago

Jaguar and Land Rover sales boost Tata and Pendragon

10 Aug 2010:
Jaguar and Land Rover sales are up 81%, boosting the marques owner Tata, the dealership firm Pendragon, and cheering economists too
UK news 8hr 46min ago

Mourners pay tribute to murdered Bradford sex worker

10 Aug 2010: Mother of Suzanne Blamires speaks of her 'endless heartache' over loss of her daughter, whose remains were found in river Aire

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Politics

Washington thinktank says US right could learn from Cameron and Clegg

Cato Institute says Britain's coalition government has brought together the best traditions of British liberalism
Vince Cable runs smallest ministerial office, league table claims

Business secretary has half the staff of Caroline Spelman at Defra and a third of the staff of foreign secretary William Hague
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Business

Skype in dispute with BSkyB over similarities in branding and logo

EU's trademark registration office ruled in favour of BSkyB's objection to Skype's bubble logo, deemed confusing to consumers
Three million in the queue for compensation over PPI mis-selling

Nearly three million people who took out payment protection insurance (PPI) sold by banks and other lenders could be in line for compensation totalling more than £2bn
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Crime

Mourners pay tribute to murdered Bradford sex worker

Mother of Suzanne Blamires speaks of her 'endless heartache' over loss of her daughter, whose remains were found in river Aire
Prison population predicted to hit record 88,500 by 2016

Rise tempered by figures showing underlying slowdown in growth which questions plan for massive prison building plan
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Comment

Diary

Stephen Bates: Behold the miracle of Kampala. It's amazing what a little largesse from Wall Street can do
Defending jobs and services must be our current priority

Response: The fight against a world dominated by work cannot begin during an economic crisis, says Candy Udwin
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