BBC web search aids odd queries
The BBC’s online search engine was used a record amount in 2004, helping with enquires both simple and strange. More…
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Probe launched on Ken Nazi jibe
An investigation by the Standards Board is under way following allegations that Ken Livingstone has brought his office into disrepute.…
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Connick Jr to lead Broadway show
Singer and actor Harry Connick Jr is to star in a Broadway revival of 1950s hit musical The Pajama Game.…
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Lloyd’s of London head chides FSA
The head of Lloyd’s of London, the insurance market, has criticised Britain’s financial watchdog, the Financial Services Authority (FSA). In…
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Hi-tech posters guide commuters
Interactive posters are helping Londoners get around the city during the festive season. When interrogated with a mobile phone, the…
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Hitzlsperger waiting on O’Leary
Aston Villa’s Thomas Hitzlsperger is waiting to learn the future of manager David O’Leary before committing himself to a new…
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Burglar defence guidelines issued
Householders who injure or even kill intruders are unlikely to be prosecuted – providing they were acting “honestly and instinctively”,…
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Aaliyah claim dismissed by court
Late R&B star Aaliyah’s record company has failed in an attempt to sue the video producer who booked the ill-fated…
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Yukos drops banks from court bid
Russian oil company Yukos has dropped the threat of legal action against five banks it had accused of involvement in…
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How to smash a home computer
An executive who froze his broken hard disk thinking it would be fixed has topped a list of the weirdest…
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