Amy Knowles, 16, sparked an embarrassed reaction from her mother after her page on the social networking site was bombarded with messages from furious residents.
Monday, 28 February 2011
New Zealand earthquake: Teenager sparks outrage after taunting quake survivors on Facebook
Amy Knowles, 16, sparked an embarrassed reaction from her mother after her page on the social networking site was bombarded with messages from furious residents.
Government presses case for high-speed rail link
LONDON (Reuters) - The government said on Monday that a 32 billion pound, high-speed rail link between London and northern England was vital to future prosperity.
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Verizon Wireless iPhone sales mostly online
BASKING RIDGE, NJ (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless sold more iPhones online than in stores, its top executive told Reuters, disputing a concern that the sparse crowds that greeted the store launch of the Apple Inc device signaled low sales.
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Minister urges firms to be more open on tax
LONDON (Reuters) - Businesses should be more open about how much tax they pay, given public concern about tax avoidance at a time of government spending cuts, a junior finance minister will tell firms in a speech on Tuesday.
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HSBC bank profits double to �11.8billion as chief executive is handed �5.2million bonus
HSBC's new chief executive Stuart Gulliver was awarded a �5.2 million bonus in 2010 as the bank's profits more than doubled to �11.8 billion
Del Monte packaging: Bananas get second skin
The company has taken the view the yellow skin is not quite enough, and will sell individually-wrapped bananas at convenience stores, leisure centres and gyms.
World raises pressure on Libya, battles for key towns
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The United States and other foreign governments discussed military options for dealing with Libya on Monday as Muammar Gaddafi scoffed at the threat to his government from a spreading popular uprising.
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Iran blames broken pump for atom fuel removal
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is believed to have told the U.N. atomic watchdog a broken pump is forcing it to remove fuel from its first nuclear power reactor, a new setback for the $1 billion (615 million pounds) project, experts familiar with the issue said on Monday.
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BA man guilty of terror charges
A British Airways worker based in Newcastle is convicted of using his job to plot acts including trying to blow up a plane.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-tyne-12561994
National census: How can we spend �500m on useless, intrusive bureaucracy
The Government lectures us about an age of austerity and the need to make cutbacks. Can this really be the moment to be spending so much money?
Sarawak BN seeking action against Radio Free Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak Barisan Nasional wants to take action against independent radio station, Radio Free Sarawak, for carrying stories critical of Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud.
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VIDEO: How does UK overseas aid help?
As the UK government prepares to announce how the budget for overseas aid is to be allocated, the BBC's Graham Satchell reports on how British taxpayers' money is making a difference in one area of Pakistan.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-12594206
The Fast Fix: A judge of few words (The Newsroom)
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'Dogs of war'
The dangers facing private security guards in Iraq
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-10838223
Newspaper review
Gaddafi's endgame is examined
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-12593789
Merkel's party holds slim lead before state vote
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right coalition holds a narrowing one-point lead over the centre-left opposition in Baden-Wuerttemberg one month before the key state election, according to a poll published on Monday.
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Britain's oldest father of twins Richard Roden has 13th child aged 72
Richard Roden's young wife Lisa, 26, has just given birth to his 13th child less than two years after he became the oldest father of twins in Britain.
Chimpanzee meat discovered in British restaurants and market stalls
Trading standards officials uncovered the illegal bushmeat from the endangered species whilst testing samples seized from vendors in the Midlands.
Lord Saville ? an outstanding legal mind defined by Bloody Sunday inquiry
It is an irony of the Bloody Sunday inquiry that the most expensive and long judicial investigation in history was chaired by a judge chosen for his efficiency.
Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7150008.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084
Teeing up for a good cause
KUALA LUMPUR: The Star Charity Golf Challenge 2011 helped raised RM300,000 in aid of six charities at its inaugural event at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club yesterday.
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Man vs. megafish (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - No, it's not another Syfy movie starring Tiffany and Debbie Gibson. But it does have a made-for-TV plotline: Mississippi man goes fishing. Man catches and hauls in a 300+ pound alligator gar fish more than 8 feed long. Cut to: ?
Libya rescue: the wheels have come off David Cameron's 'Rolls-Royce' Civil Service
If the first duty of government is the protection of its citizens, then the Coalition came perilously close to failure this week with its bungled evacuation of Britons in Libya.
Exhibitions-Unseen Victorian art shines light on style-rich era
LONDON (Reuters) - The Victorian era has long been associated with prudishness, repression and abject poverty for those unfortunate souls stuck at the bottom of the economic rung.
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Sunday, 27 February 2011
Young offenders 'need more help'
The children's charity Barnardo's calls on the government to do more to help young offenders leaving custody, saying it would also save money.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-12591591
Manchester United adamant club not for sale
LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United poured cold water on the chances of their unpopular American owners, the Glazer family, selling the club as they announced increased earnings in the first half of the financial year.
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Quake hits southern Chile, a year after huge one
SANTIAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A strong quake of 6.0 magnitude struck on Sunday about 23 miles south of Concepcion, Chile, at a depth of 10.4 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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