Blair and Blunkett Sheffield trip
Tony Blair is to join Home Secretary David Blunkett in a visit to Sheffield on Thursday. Mr Blunkett’s conduct is…
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Howl helps boost Japan’s cinemas
Japan’s box office received a 3.8% boost last year, with ticket sales worth 211bn yen (£1.08bn). The surge was led…
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Japanese industrial output fell in October while unemployment rose, casting further doubt on the strength of the country’s economic recovery.…
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What’s next for next-gen consoles?
The next generation of video games consoles are in development but what will the new machines mean for games firms…
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Murphy: That was a bruising battle
That’s what I call a tough game. It was very physical and fair play to the Italians they made us…
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UK youth ‘interested’ in politics
The majority of young people are interested in politics, holding “strong opinions” on policies and have a “keen appetite” for…
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Double win for Sea Inside
Spanish movie The Sea Inside has been named best picture and star Javier Bardem best actor at the Bangkok International…
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AstraZeneca hit by drug failure
Shares in Anglo-Swedish drug have closed down 8% in UK trade after the failure of its Iressa drug in a…
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Henman hopes ended in Dubai
Third seed Tim Henman slumped to a straight sets defeat in his rain-interrupted Dubai Open quarter-final against Ivan Ljubicic. The…
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Asia quake increases poverty risk
Nearly two million people across Asia could be thrown into poverty because of the Indian Ocean tsunami, the Asian Development…
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