"In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnificent capacity for malice, madness, folly, envy, rage, and destructiveness, and I wonder whether we shall not end up as breakfast for newts and polyps, I seem to hear the muffled cries of all the words in all the books with covers closed."
—Leo C. Rosten
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Met to probe phone-hack evidence
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:38:44 GMT
The Metropolitan Police will consider new evidence about allegations of phone hacking by the News of the World.
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Diabetes drug advice 'not heeded'
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:18:33 GMT
A type two diabetes drug is still being prescribed in the UK two months after it was recommended for withdrawal, BBC Panorama learns.
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Student migration 'unsustainable'
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:26:30 GMT
The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green will say in his first major speech on immigration.
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Children die in Pakistan bombing
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:39:15 GMT
Children on their way to school are among 17 people killed after a suicide bomber rammed an explosives laden pick-up truck into a police station in north-west Pakistan.
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Blair could cancel book signing
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:29:56 GMT
Tony Blair has hinted that he could cancel a book signing in London on Wednesday to prevent causing the police "a lot of hassle".
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Five men stabbed near O2 Arena
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:59:01 GMT
Five men are found stabbed near a Tube station close to London's O2 Arena in east London.
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Spain dismisses Eta 'ceasefire'
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:29:09 GMT
The Spanish government says an Eta ceasefire is "insufficient" and calls on the Basque separatist group to renounce violence forever.
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First 16 'free schools' revealed
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:28:52 GMT
The first 16 'free schools' to be set up are named by Education Secretary Michael Gove.
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Tube strike disruption expected
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:00:49 GMT
Severe disruption is expected on London's Underground network when the first in a series of strikes begins later.
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ELO cellist killed by bale of hay
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:51:02 GMT
Cellist Mike Edwards, an early member of British rock group ELO, is killed in a freak road accident involving a bale of hay in Devon.
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Record breaker enjoys dinner at 100 mph
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:15:05 GMT
Perry Watkins from Buckinghamshire has set what he hopes is a new world record for the fastest piece of furniture, a Queen Anne dining table.
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X Factor runner-up Olly Murs tops singles chart
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:01:27 GMT
Former X Factor contestant Olly Murs goes straight to the top of the UK singles chart with his debut single Please Don't Let Me Go.
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Rooney makes trip despite claims
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:29:41 GMT
Striker Wayne Rooney flies out with the England squad for their Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland amid allegations about his private life.
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Murray makes shock US Open exit
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:10:29 GMT
Britain's Andy Murray goes out of the US Open after suffering a dramatic slump against 25th seed Stanislas Wawrinka.
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England cruise to win in Twenty20
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:05:52 GMT
England underline their status as World Twenty20 champions as they cruise to victory in the first of two internationals against Pakistan.
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