Beijingers fume over parking fees
Choking traffic jams in Beijing are prompting officials to look at reorganising car parking charges. Car ownership has risen fast…
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Online games play with politics
After bubbling under for some time, online games broke through onto the political arena in 2004. The US presidential election…
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger claimed their display in the 3-1 defeat against Bayern Munich was “our worst peformance in the…
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Kilroy-Silk attacked with slurry
Euro MP Robert Kilroy-Silk has had a bucket of farm slurry thrown over him by a protester in Manchester. The…
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US charity anthem is re-released
We Are The World, the American charity anthem inspired by the success of Band Aid, has been re-issued to raise…
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Khodorkovsky ally denies charges
A close associate of former Yukos boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky has told a court that fraud charges levelled against him are…
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France starts digital terrestrial
France has become the last big European country to launch a digital terrestrial TV (DTT) service. Initially, more than a…
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All Black magic: New Zealand rugby
Playing colours: All black The Haka and more! The All Blacks Charles John Munro discovered rugby at London’s Christ College,…
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Howard pitches for UK ethnic vote
Michael Howard is to make a pitch for Britain’s ethnic vote urging people who feel “taken for granted” by Tony…
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Arnold congratulated on Oscar win
Oscar-winner Andrea Arnold has been congratulated by the UK Film Council, the organisation which partly funded her project. Arnold’s film…
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