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Fuels cells to change laptop use - 10 Mar 2006 22:24:05 GMT
Laptop computers could soon run all day without recharge as commercial versions of fuel cells go on sale. |
Mars orbiter reaches Red Planet - 10 Mar 2006 22:16:49 GMT
The US space agency's latest Mars probe successfully places itself in an orbit around the Red Planet. |
Eight hurt as ferry hits terminal - 10 Mar 2006 22:04:04 GMT
Eight people are injured when an Isle of Wight ferry smashes into a car ramp in Southampton. |
Nasdaq hails 'attractive' LSE bid - 10 Mar 2006 21:49:25 GMT
The Nasdaq says its rejected takeover bid, valuing the London Stock Exchange at £2.43bn, is an "attractive" offer. |
Microsoft faces new fines threat - 10 Mar 2006 20:26:24 GMT
Microsoft could soon face daily fines as its efforts to comply with a 2004 anti-trust ruling are "inadequate", Brussels warns. |
Man admits repeated child rapes - 10 Mar 2006 20:09:03 GMT
A man who was on the Sex Offenders' Register pleads guilty to repeatedly raping a nine-year-old girl. |
Tributes follow death of Profumo - 10 Mar 2006 19:53:59 GMT
Tony Blair leads tributes to former Conservative minister John Profumo, who has died aged 91. |
Tutor's abuse victim speaks out - 10 Mar 2006 19:43:13 GMT
The step-daughter of a music teacher jailed for a series of sexual assaults on girls says her silence will not help children. |
Royal pay £32 per hour for nurses - 10 Mar 2006 19:23:13 GMT
The Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast is paying an agency £32 per hour for intensive care nurses, the BBC learns. |
Bodies moved from blaze house - 10 Mar 2006 19:15:55 GMT
Police remove three bodies and expect to remove a fourth from a home which was the scene of an explosion. |
Accused's tears for murdered boy - 10 Mar 2006 19:13:48 GMT
A court is told one of three teenagers accused of murdering a student started crying when he saw news reports of the boy's death. |
Italy bid for PM corruption trial - 10 Mar 2006 18:52:01 GMT
Italian prosecutors ask a judge to indict PM Silvio Berlusconi and a UK lawyer on corruption charges. |
Football: Arsenal to face Juventus - 10 Mar 2006 17:49:48 GMT
Arsenal will meet Juventus and former Gunner Patrick Vieira in the Champions League quarter-finals. |
Africa extends Darfur peace force - 10 Mar 2006 17:44:46 GMT
The African Union decides to retain control of the peace mission in Sudan's Darfur region until September. |
Iran 'grave concern', says Bush - 10 Mar 2006 17:39:31 GMT
President George W Bush says the stand-off with Iran presents a "grave national security concern" for the US. |
Pressure grows for Deepcut probe - 10 Mar 2006 17:36:52 GMT
A coroner backs families' calls for a public inquiry after an open verdict into the death of a young soldier. |
Police payout for Lawrence friend - 10 Mar 2006 17:29:35 GMT
Police give the surviving victim of the racist attack on Stephen Lawrence £100,000 in damages. |
Pair guilty of money laundering - 10 Mar 2006 16:51:06 GMT
Two men involved in a multi-million pound operation are convicted of money laundering. |
Bush warns over port row 'signal' - 10 Mar 2006 16:41:13 GMT
President Bush says the row over a deal giving a Dubai company control of US ports sends a bad signal to allies. |
Creationism to be in GCSE papers - 10 Mar 2006 13:27:07 GMT
Creationist theories are to be debated in GCSE science lessons. |
Hamas attacks Israel border plan - 10 Mar 2006 13:15:42 GMT
A senior Hamas leader describes Israeli plans to set new borders unilaterally as a declaration of war. |
Prosecutors ask for Mills trial - 10 Mar 2006 12:47:06 GMT
Italian prosecutors ask a judge to let David Mills, the husband of minister Tessa Jowell, be put on trial. |
Ex-minister Profumo dies - 10 Mar 2006 11:35:15 GMT
Former minister John Profumo, who was at the centre of an infamous scandal in the 1960s, has died. |
Wedding guests die in mine blast - 10 Mar 2006 09:05:28 GMT
At least 26 members of a wedding party die when their vehicle hits a landmine in Balochistan, Pakistan. |
Japan 'suicide pacts' claim nine - 10 Mar 2006 08:40:42 GMT
Japanese police find nine bodies in what they suspect were two group suicides, one possibly arranged by internet. |
Dispute shuts down Jackson ranch - 10 Mar 2006 04:25:48 GMT
California orders Michael Jackson to close his Neverland Ranch for failing to pay staff or renew insurance. |
Fears over NHS-funded private ops - 10 Mar 2006 00:29:43 GMT
The NHS is left to "pick up the pieces" after poor surgery in privately-run treatment centres, experts warn. |
Polar ice sheets show net loss - 09 Mar 2006 22:17:23 GMT
There is a net loss of ice to the ocean from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, a space-based survey suggests. |