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Updated: 3 hours 23 min ago

Clampdown on excessive speeders

3 hours 32 min ago
A raft of measures is suggested to target anti-social drivers, including those who speed excessively or use drugs.
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Bush attacked over wildlife plan

4 hours 30 min ago
US environmentalists accuse President Bush of trying to rush through changes to the Endangered Species Act.
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Recession fears hit stock markets

4 hours 34 min ago
European and Asian markets fall sharply amid growing concerns that the world economy will enter a protracted downturn.
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Joe the Plumber to become Joe the Published, after book deal

4 hours 35 min ago
The man who shot to fame in the US presidential election as "Joe the Plumber" signs a book deal.
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Putin vows to prevent 'collapse'

4 hours 38 min ago
Russia's prime minister vows to prevent another financial "collapse", referring to the country's 1990s crises.
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Over-the-counter Viagra bid ends

4 hours 45 min ago
The makers of the anti-impotence drug Viagra have withdrawn an application for the medicine to be available without a prescription.
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Day in pictures

4 hours 53 min ago
The most striking images from around the world
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Eddie Izzard plans Riches movie

5 hours 14 min ago
Stand-up comedian Eddie Izzard says he is making a film version of his cancelled US TV show, The Riches.
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Riddle of the Czech beauty without a belly button

5 hours 17 min ago
Underwear model Karolina Kurkova has no belly button. Is a barely-there navel for cosmetic or medical reasons?
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Jackson to appear at High Court

5 hours 24 min ago
Singer Michael Jackson is to give evidence at London's High Court to counter allegations that he breached a music contract.
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Crisis meeting over Somali piracy

5 hours 25 min ago
A spate of pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia prompts an emergency meeting between nations bordering the Red Sea.
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Rewriting history

5 hours 25 min ago
How Congolese rebels are changing life under their rule
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Peugeot Citroen cuts 2,700 jobs

5 hours 32 min ago
French car company Peugeot Citroen announces plans to shed 2,700 jobs because of falling demand in Europe.
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Home from home

5 hours 34 min ago
International Space Station marks its tenth anniversary
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Kosher crisis

5 hours 46 min ago
Why US shops are running short of kosher meat
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ICC seeks rebel arrests in Darfur

5 hours 46 min ago
The International Criminal Court prosecutor seeks the arrest of Darfur rebel commanders for killing peacekeepers.
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Yugo gone

5 hours 51 min ago
Serbia's iconic car finally runs out of road
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India secure win in fading light

6 hours 1 min ago
India take a 3-0 lead in the one-day series with a 16-run Duckworth-Lewis win over a much-improved England side in Kanpur.
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India praised for sinking pirates

6 hours 37 min ago
An anti-piracy group welcomes an Indian navy warship's destruction of a suspected Somali pirate vessel in the Gulf of Aden.
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China fears grow over job losses

6 hours 39 min ago
Beijing says its employment outlook is "grim", amid concerns of increasing social unrest caused by economic problems.
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