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Rare Vinyl - Oxfam Receives Donation of Rare Records
Seeded on Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:59 AM EDT (BBC News)
It used to be the collector's dream - charity shops where ill-informed staff sold first editions and rare records for pennies.
Zimbabwe victim: 'I wailed in pain'
Seeded on Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:48 AM EDT (BBC News)
Zimbabwean shopkeeper Tendai is being treated in private clinic in the capital, Harare, after being beaten up and tortured a week ago. They took dry grass from nearby, burnt it, and placed my hands above the flame for about three minutes.
Drunk Russian sleeps off knifing
Seeded on Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:45 AM EDT (BBC News)
A Russian man trying to sleep off a night of after-work drinking failed to notice a six-inch (15-cm) knife in his back - until his wife woke him up.
Chinese ship carries arms cargo to Mugabe regime
Seeded on Fri Apr 18, 2008 5:28 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
A Chinese cargo ship believed to be carrying 77 tonnes of small arms, including more than 3m rounds of ammunition, AK47 assault rifles, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades, has docked in the South African port of Durban for transportation of the weapons to Zimbabwe, the South A …
Innocent photographer or terrorist?
Seeded on Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:07 AM EDT (BBC News)
Misplaced fears about terror, privacy and child protection are preventing amateur photographers from enjoying their hobby, say campaigners.
What Do The Falling House Prices Mean For You?
Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:26 AM EDT
In March of this year, the typical house price fell by £4,912, according to the Halifax; the largest monthly price fall since the housing market crash of the 90's, and the second largest since records began. Should You Be Worried?
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France to ban pro-anorexia sites
Seeded on Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:56 AM EDT (webuser.co.uk)
France, the home of high fashion and ultra-thin catwalk models, is to adopt legislation which bans websites that promote eating disorders.
Vitamin pills 'increase risk of early death' - Telegraph
Seeded on Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:57 AM EDT (Telegraph)
Popular vitamin supplements taken by millions of people in the hope of improving their health may do no good and could increase the risk of a premature death, researchers report today.
No-one thinks Mugabe won - Brown
Seeded on Wed Apr 16, 2008 5:42 AM EDT (BBC News)
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told world leaders that "no-one thinks" Robert Mugabe won last month's presidential election in Zimbabwe.
Couple hit by train during an argument
Seeded on Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:58 AM EDT (the Mail online)
A couple having a blazing row at a railway station were killed today when they were hit by an 80mph express train. They had been standing on the platform at Harlow Mill in Essex when they started to argue.
Housing gloom 'worst in 30 years'
Seeded on Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:39 AM EDT (BBC News)
Confidence in the UK housing market fell in March to its lowest point in 30 years, according to a closely watched survey of property surveyors.
BBC NEWS | Health | Hormones 'may fuel market crises'
Seeded on Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:35 AM EDT (BBC News)
Hormone surges among City traders could be partly responsible for driving "boom and bust" economics, say researchers. A Cambridge University team found testosterone levels were directly linked to the profit they made.
Man Loses 17th-Century Violin on Train
Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:40 PM EDT
A retired shipping consultant said he lost a 17th-century violin worth nearly $400,000 after leaving it on a train.
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THE real cost of crime in London is laid bare - £3 billion a year
Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:04 AM EDT
The battle for London Mayor is being fought now, and the latest report by TPA could have a serious impact on the hopes of 'RED' Ken Livingstone in hanging on to his position - he is the current incumbent. Livingstone was the first mayor of London after Blair reintroduced it foll …
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7/7 friends 'visited attractions'
Seeded on Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:26 AM EDT (BBC News)
Two men accused of helping the 7 July bombers plan their attacks visited tourist attractions on a reconnaissance mission in London, a court has heard. Waheed Ali, Sadeer Saleem and Mohammed Shakil spent two days with two of the bombers in 2004, the jury heard.
Cat resuscitated with oxygen mask
Seeded on Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:19 AM EDT (BBC News)
A cat who was rescued from a blazing house was resuscitated by firefighters using a child's oxygen mask. Officers pulled the unconscious black cat named Sookee from the fire in Baluniefield Road, Dundee, after it had been overcome by smoke.
Girl's Drink Spiked with Abortion Pill
Seeded on Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:51 AM EDT (centredaily.com)
State police are helping Williamsburg, Blair County, authorities find whomever spiked a pregnant teenage girl's drink with a drug used to abort pregnancies in cows, a drug they think was stolen from a Williamsburg farm, according to a release.
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