UK astronaut given station date
Mon, 20 May 2013 08:26:51 GMT
UK astronaut Tim Peake is to fly to the International Space Station, launching on a Soyuz rocket in November or December 2015.
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Sunshine vitamin 'may treat asthma'
Mon, 20 May 2013 00:39:04 GMT
The amount of time asthma patients spend soaking up the sun may have an impact on their health, researchers have suggested.
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NHS urged to improve use of drips
Mon, 20 May 2013 23:57:44 GMT
The lives of hospital patients who are put on a drip are being placed at risk by poor attention by staff to intravenous fluid care, experts warn.
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Bell passed fit for England Test
Tue, 21 May 2013 09:21:42 GMT
Ian Bell is fit for the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley as England name an unchanged 12-man squad.
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Wilkinson ready for Lions call-up
Mon, 20 May 2013 21:00:05 GMT
Jonny Wilkinson says he will do everything possible to be fit enough to answer a Lions injury call if he is needed.
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Do white South Africans have a future?
Sun, 19 May 2013 23:54:51 GMT
World Affairs Editor John Simpson examines the growing crisis faced by South Africa's white communities.
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Keeping alive Gaza's culinary traditions
Mon, 20 May 2013 00:06:58 GMT
Despite food shortages and power cuts, people in Gaza are fighting to preserve their distinct cuisine, as Yolande Knell reports.
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'Mass arrests' at Nigeria funeral
Mon, 20 May 2013 18:19:39 GMT
About 120 militant Islamists are arrested in Maiduguri as they organise the funeral of a commander killed in clashes, the Nigerian army says.
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Muslims jailed over Burma clashes
Tue, 21 May 2013 09:19:37 GMT
Six Muslim men are jailed for their involvement in religious clashes in the Burmese town of Meiktila that left more than 40 people dead.
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Russia pollster 'is foreign agent'
Mon, 20 May 2013 13:35:18 GMT
Russia's only independent polling agency says it may have to close after being targeted by prosecutors under the controversial "foreign agents" law.
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Tourists die in Turkey balloon crash
Mon, 20 May 2013 19:24:29 GMT
Three Brazilian tourists are killed and more than 20 others injured as two hot-air balloons collide in Turkey's Cappadocia region.
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Man kills four in Israeli bank
Mon, 20 May 2013 16:31:14 GMT
A man shoots four people dead in a bank in southern Israel before turning the gun on himself, reportedly after a dispute over an overdraft.
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Obama aides 'knew of IRS inquiry'
Tue, 21 May 2013 01:25:28 GMT
Senior White House aides were informed last month of an inquiry into the US tax agency's targeting of conservative political groups, an official says.
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Family urges domestic violence probe
Tue, 21 May 2013 09:42:34 GMT
The family of a woman murdered by her ex-partner call for a public inquiry into how complaints of domestic violence are handled by police.
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Pound falls after dip in inflation
Tue, 21 May 2013 09:57:45 GMT
The pound falls after lower fuel prices lead to a lower-than-expected inflation rate of 2.4% for April.
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