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Saturday 31 December 2011
New details rekindle HP-Hurd flap
(Reuters) - Former Hewlett Packard CEO Mark Hurd made increasingly aggressive romantic advances over several years toward an independent contractor who later accused him of sexual harassment, according to claims in a letter from her lawyer obtained by Reuters.
In pictures: New Year Honours
The famous faces recognised in the New Year Honours
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-16356853
Turkey earthquake: How to help (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - On Sunday, October 23, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit the eastern region of Turkey, toppling buildings and killing more than 250 people. Thousands of others were injured and left without shelter. Below are organizations that are working on relief and ?
VIDEO: Ex-gang member's delight at OBE
A former gang member whose brother was shot dead is among the London figures listed in the New Year Honours.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/16372597
Dead whale 'alive when stranded'
A whale found dead on a Kent beach was probably alive when it became stranded, a post-mortem examination shows.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-kent-16374231
Russell Brand-Katy Perry 14-month marriage over
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British comedian and actor Russell Brand called it quits on his 14-month marriage to "Teenage Dream" singer Katy Perry on Friday, filing for divorce on the grounds of irreconcilable differences.
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Alibaba hires U.S. lobbying firm as it eyes Yahoo
(Reuters) - Alibaba Group has hired a Washington lobbying firm in a sign that the Chinese e-commerce company would be willing to make a bid for all of Yahoo Inc in the event that talks to unwind their Asian partnership fail.
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Anuj Bidve Salford shooting: 'Hate crime' victim's family learned of his death on Facebook
A senior police chief apologised today to the father of student Anuj Bidve (pictured with a friend) after he learnt his son had been gunned down in Salford, Greater Manchester, through Facebook.
Derrick Bird?s mother vows to write letters of comfort to bereaved
The elderly mother of Derrick Bird is determined to send letters of condolence to the families of each of her son?s 12 victims, it has emerged.
Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article7150097.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084
Auld Lang Syne: Poll finds most people don't know words
Now three-quarters admit they will mime or make up the words when the clock strikes midnight tomorrow . . . and the time comes for Auld Lang Syne.
London tube strikes suspended
LONDON (Reuters) - Planned new year strikes on London's Underground over Boxing Day pay and staffing arrangements were suspended on Friday to allow further talks, management and a train divers' union said.
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Denmark as EU president will seek to keep UK along
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Euro outsider Denmark will strive during its six-month presidency of the European Union to make sure Britain does not stray too far from the fold as the EU grapples with a debt crisis.
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A wet winter wonderland! High winds blow foam over seaside resort to make it look like it's snowed
You could be forgiven for thinking that these pictures were taken after a heavy snowfall. But they actually show the huge amount of foam that has been blown onto the shore in Blackpool.
Honours for Corbett and golfers
Veteran entertainer Ronnie Corbett and golf champions Darren Clarke and Rory McIlroy are recognised in the New Year Honours list.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16364855
Royal two for one: William and Harry go to Africa on first joint tour
In these times of austerity, it is the royal tour that gives value for money: two princes for the price of one. Prince William and Prince Harry?s tour of Africa ? a six-day, three-country dash that began yesterday and will take in England?s next World Cup match in Cape Town ? is the first time the prin-ces have embarked on a joint tour.
Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7149917.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084
BBC's Women of the Year list: The unsung 'heroines' who champion feminism
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: The BBC have named a panda in their Women of the Year list. It falls to this column to redress the balance and celebrate those who have done so much to advance the cause of feminism.
Blundering goalkeepers ?think their hands are wider?
As the ball skimmed his glove and rolled into the back of the net, it was a moment of head-in-hands calamity for the England goalkeeper Robert Green. For scientists, the USA?s equaliser on Saturday evening may simply have confirmed the discovery that our mental representation of our hands is about two thirds wider than they really are.
Friday 30 December 2011
Facebook: Twice as many 18-year-olds signed up as are registered to vote
Figures revealed that Facebook has 1.08million 18-year-old users in Britain, compared with just over 500,000 who reached voting age in the past year and registered on the electoral roll.
Russia submarine fire "totally extinguished"
MURMANSK, Russia (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday it had doused a raging blaze aboard a nuclear submarine after nearly a full day and night, by partially submerging the vessel after battling the flames with water from helicopters and tug boats.
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Jamaica opposition scores landslide win at polls
KINGSTON (Reuters) - Jamaica's main opposition party rode a wave of discontent with a bad economy to a big win at the polls on Thursday, in elections that swept former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller back into office.
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Deutsche Telekom in $95 million bribery settlement
(Reuters) - German phone company Deutsche Telekom AG and a Hungarian unit will pay more than $95 million to settle U.S. criminal and civil probes into the bribery of government officials in Macedonia and Montenegro.
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Amazon shares dip on growth concerns
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc shares fell to their lowest level since late March on Thursday on concern about sales growth during the online retailer's crucial fourth quarter.
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The better to hear you with, my dear (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - The wolf from Red Riding Hood has nothing on a pooch named Harbor: Each of the black-and-tan coonhound's floppy ears is at least a foot long. His left ear measures in at 12.25 inches, while the right is 13.5 inches ?
U.S. court upholds telecom immunity for surveillance
(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals panel on Thursday upheld the constitutionality of a federal law that grants immunity to telecommunications companies that assist the U.S. government in conducting surveillance of American citizens.
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