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BP: Mulitiple firms to blame for Gulf oil spill
Oil giant British Petroleum says that multiple firms are to blame for Gulf oil spill disaster
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MPs to debate phone-hacking row
An emergency Commons debate has been called to examine newspaper phone-hacking amid fresh pressure on Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson.
£100 million spent on asylum deportation flights
The Government spent more than £100 million on flights deporting failed asylum seekers, foreign nationals and immigration offenders in the last five years, figures showed.
BP report shares out the blame for Gulf of Mexico oil spill tragedy
Scottish FA sorry after fans boo Liechtenstein national anthem due to God Save The Queen similarity
Katie Holmes: Suri picks my shoes!
Katie Holmes has revealed the inspiration behind her glossy red carpet looks - daughter Suri.
Coleen gets apology over sex claims
Coleen Rooney has received an apology from the parents of the woman who footballer husband Wayne allegedly paid £1,200 a time for sex.
Eastwood: I was offered James Bond
Clint Eastwood has revealed he was offered the starring roles of superheroes Superman and James Bond, but turned them down.
Sir Ranulph Fiennes fell asleep at wheel before car crash
Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes momentarily fell asleep at the wheel of his car and crashed into a vehicle on the opposite side of the road, a court heard today.
Dirk Kuyt targets Utrecht game in Europa League for Liverpool return
Mother Rachel Edwards forced to choose which child to save from sinking car
Rachel Edwards, 39, managed to save her two-year-old daughter Isabella but could not rescue her teenage son Jack.
Clinton criticises Koran burning plans
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton strongly condems threats by a Flordia church to burn Korans on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
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Bomb threat Thai Airways flight lands in LA after written note found on plane
Pilots carried out an emergency landing just after 8pm local time and taxied to a remote area of the U.S. airport, where passengers exited the plane.
BP oil disaster 'due to mechanical failures and human judgements'
A "complex and interlinked" series of events involving mechanical failures and human judgments led to the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, a report by oil giant BP said today.
Rugby ref backs suicide campaign
Dieted recently? Research shows four in ten women gain weight
The study showed the average female dieter gained 5.2lbs when a target was reached with a 'foot off the gas' approach and a lack of willpower to blame.
Store guard hired to protect Banksy artworks
Store bosses have ramped up security after one of Britain's most bankable artists secretly installed two original artworks in a shop.
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Connaught collapses: 10,000 building workers face sack
Connaught, which employs 10,000 staff, called in administrators KPMG last night after lenders refused to give the struggling group more money.
Gunners await Walcott assessment
Arsenal's medical team will assess the extent of Theo Walcott's ankle injury, which could sideline the England winger for the rest of the month.
