Kilroy names election seat target
Ex-chat show host Robert Kilroy-Silk is to contest the Derbyshire seat of Erewash at the next general election. Labour’s Elizabeth…
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Actor Scott is new Bond favourite
Bookmaker William Hill has stopped taking bets on who will be the next James Bond, following a succession of large…
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Connors’ rallying cry for British tennis
Do you have it in your heart? How much guts do you have? How much do you hate to lose?…
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China continues rapid growth
China’s economy has expanded by a breakneck 9.5% during 2004, faster than predicted and well above 2003’s 9.1%. The news…
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Blog reading explodes in America
Americans are becoming avid blog readers, with 32 million getting hooked in 2004, according to new research. The survey, conducted…
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Butler strikes gold in Spain
Britain’s Kathy Butler continued her impressive year with victory in Sunday’s 25th Cross Internacional de Venta de Banos in Spain.…
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Asylum children to face returns
The UK government is planning to return asylum seeker children without parents to Albania. The trial scheme, which could start…
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Baby becomes new Oscar favourite
Clint Eastwood’s boxing drama Million Dollar Baby has become the new favourite to win best picture at the Oscars on…
Read MoreDeadline nears for Fiat-GM deal
Fiat and General Motors (GM) have until midnight on 1 February to settle a disagreement over a potential takeover. The…
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Open source leaders slam patents
The war of words between Microsoft and the open source movement heated up this week as Linux founder Linus Torvalds…
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