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Sailor rescued in Med after 999 London call - Independent
 Times Online | Sailor rescued in Med after 999 London call Independent - By Brian Farmer, PA A British sailor adrift in a life raft in the Mediterranean was rescued after his worried wife dialled 999 from the family home in England. Sailor in Spain saved by 999 call Wife's 999 call saves husband in Majorca sinking |
Attorney General 'Very Alert' Morning After Collapse - ABC News
 Vancouver Sun | Attorney General 'Very Alert' Morning After Collapse ABC News - By PIERRE THOMAS, JASON RYAN and THERESA COOK US Attorney General Michael Mukasey had an "uneventful night" and is "very alert" this morning after he collapsed during a speech in Washington Thursday night, a Justice Department spokeswoman said today. Video: Bush: Mukasey Sounds Well Mukasey had fainting spell: official |
Clinton nomination 'on track': Obama aide - AFP
 AFP | Clinton nomination 'on track': Obama aide AFP - WASHINGTON (AFP) - Barack Obama is "on track" to nominate former bitter foe Hillary Clinton to the prize post of secretary of state after next week's Thanksgiving holiday, an aide to the president-elect said Friday. Video: Hillary Will Get SOS Nom Soon Report: Hillary Clinton "on track" to be next US secretary of state |
How Russia might devalue the rouble and when - guardian.co.uk
 Voice of America | How Russia might devalue the rouble and when guardian.co.uk - MOSCOW, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble is heading for further devaluation after the central bank spent $58 billion in two months to support the rouble and Urals crude, its main export commodity, fell to $45 per barrel . Russia acknowledges financial crisis has hit hard Russian MPs approve longer presidential terms |
Boom and bust pledge was mistake, says Brown - Independent
 Metro | Boom and bust pledge was mistake, says Brown Independent - By Joe Churcher and Andrew Woodcock, PA Promising the end of boom and bust was a mistake, Gordon Brown admitted today - and said: "You have got to act now so that we avoid a worse problem. Brown douses election speculation (or tries to) Fruit of the Vine (show) |
Minister says al-Qaeda comedy course is no joke - Times Online
 BBC News | Minister says al-Qaeda comedy course is no joke Times Online - A stand-up comedy course for the inmates of a maximum security prison in Cambridgeshire was called off today after it emerged that a convicted al-Qaeda terrorist was among the would-be comics. Prison laughs no joke for inmates Prison axes comedy course |
China, India rising, but face bumpy ride: intelligence forecast - AFP
 CTV.ca | China, India rising, but face bumpy ride: intelligence forecast AFP - WASHINGTON (AFP) - A new US intelligence forecast identifies China and India as rising heavyweights in a coming multi-polar world but says both face a potentially bumpy ride to the top. US global dominance 'set to wane' US global dominance 'set to wane' |
Judge refuses to delay sentencing of 'vulnerable' failed suicide ... - guardian.co.uk
 BBC News | Judge refuses to delay sentencing of 'vulnerable' failed suicide ... guardian.co.uk - A "vulnerable" man who admitted a failed suicide bomb attack at a city centre restaurant in Devon had an attempt to delay his sentencing for at least 11 months rejected today. Restaurant bomber case adjourned Restaurant bomber 'lacked cunning' |
Sachsgate: BBC gets tough on shows made by stars' production companies - guardian.co.uk
 guardian.co.uk | Sachsgate: BBC gets tough on shows made by stars' production companies guardian.co.uk - The media/bbc">BBC is to introduce strict new compliance procedures in the wake of the "Sachsgate" affair, including keeping a tighter rein on shows made by independent production companies owned by on screen talent and agents. Single word authorised Sachs row show 'No justification' for Brand show |
Car fire near BNP-list man's home - The Press Association
 Daily Mail | Car fire near BNP-list man's home The Press Association - Police are investigating after a car was set on fire near the house of a man whose details were published on a leaked BNP membership list. Car fire linked to BNP list Liversedge man at centre of suspected BNP car explosion named |
UK braced for Arctic blast - Independent
 The Sun | UK braced for Arctic blast Independent - By Liam Creedon and Rosamond Hutt, PA The UK was today braced for an Arctic blast as blizzard conditions and freezing temperatures were predicted to envelope much of Scotland and England. Weekend Woe: Arctic Snap Moves In Britain braces itself for winter cold snap |
British playboy threw model girlfriend off cliff in Australia to ... - Telegraph.co.uk
 Telegraph.co.uk | British playboy threw model girlfriend off cliff in Australia to ... Telegraph.co.uk - A British-born playboy has been convicted of murdering his model girlfriend in Australia by throwing her off a cliff "like a spear". Man found guilty of Sydney murder Playboy Threw Model Off Cliff |
The Queen in trousers - Telegraph.co.uk
 Telegraph.co.uk | The Queen in trousers Telegraph.co.uk - A series of previously unseen snapshots of the Royal Family at play are being sold off by auctioneers, Reeman Dansie, in Colchester, next week... Queen Elizabeth II on a royal tour of Canada, July 1970. Photo: GETTY The young girl is smiling, relaxed, ... In pictures: Candid photos of Queen Unseen pictures of the Queen to be auctioned off |
Police link sex attacks in city - BBC News
 24dash | Police link sex attacks in city BBC News - Police in Bristol are linking five sex attacks which have taken place in the city in the last month. The latest assault happened at 0330 GMT on Friday at Hampton Park in the Cotham area of the city. Cops Hunt Bristol Sex Attacker Police launch new appeal as Bristol sex attacker strikes again |
Pirates bolster defences around hijacked tanker - Times Online
 BBC News | Pirates bolster defences around hijacked tanker Times Online - Somali pirates are building up their defences around a captured Saudi Arabian super-tanker after demanding a $25 million ransom for the ship and its huge cargo of crude oil. Kenya: Somali pirates make $150M in a year Saudi foreign minister condemns piracy |
Wild beavers return to Britain after 400 years - AFP
 Times Online | Wild beavers return to Britain after 400 years AFP - LONDON (AFP) - Four families of beavers have arrived in Britain for a landmark project which will see them introduced into the wild here for the first time in over 400 years, experts said Friday. Beavers for re-introduction project arrive in Scotland Beavers arrive for spring release |
PREVIEW-No quick fixes seen from key UK mortgage report - Reuters
 stv.tv | PREVIEW-No quick fixes seen from key UK mortgage report Reuters - By Myles Neligan LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Government guarantees for mortgage-backed bonds and allowing lenders to swap loans for easily saleable government debt could be among proposed remedies for the ailing British mortgage market in a report due ... More than 120 people evicted every day, Council of Mortgage ... House repossessions rise sharply |
Oxbridge plans to accept Diploma - BBC News
 Daily Mail | Oxbridge plans to accept Diploma BBC News - The universities of Oxford and Cambridge are to accept a Diploma qualification in their admissions. The engineering advanced Diploma will be accepted for engineering degree courses beginning in 2010. Oxbridge backs new diploma Oxbridge to accept applicants with diplomas |
Backgrounder: Key facts about APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting 2008 - Xinhua
 China Daily | Backgrounder: Key facts about APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting 2008 Xinhua - LIMA, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The 16th Economic Leaders' Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) kicks off Saturday in the Peruvian capital of Lima under the theme of "A new commitment to Asia-Pacific Development. Bush Travels to Peru for Final Pacific Rim Summit APEC leaders gather for economy-dominated summit |
Congress Gives Detroit a Definite Maybe on Bailout - TIME
 ABC News | Congress Gives Detroit a Definite Maybe on Bailout TIME - By Jay Newton-Small / Washington Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008 A row of new Ford trucks are displayed at a Ford dealership in Colma, California. Aid plan for Big Three falters in Congress Senate Slams Brakes On Car Rescue |
