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Horse 'pub lift' ad sparks row

A US state has unwittingly started a legal debate with an advertising campaign urging drinkers to get a lift home.Montana's Department of Transportation issued...

Protestant is Vatican science chief

The Pope has picked a Protestant to head the Vatican's sciences academy.Benedict XVI chose Werner Arber, a Swiss molecular biologist who shared the Nobel...

Shot congresswoman making progress

In yet another sign of significant recovery during a remarkable week, the gravely wounded US Representative Gabrielle Giffords has been upgraded from critical to...

Pakistan minibus blast kills 15

An explosion on a minibus in north-western Pakistan has killed at least 15 people.Local police chief Islamuddin Khan said it is unclear whether the...

Call to ban 'shale gas' extraction

Campaigners are calling for a ban on the extraction of "shale gas" in the UK until potential environmental and human health risks have been...

GPs volunteer to take on new powers

Groups of GPs covering more than half the population of England have volunteered to take on new commissioning powers prior to the Government's radical...

MEP wants UK to pay back profits

The UK should pay back Ireland any significant profit it makes from charging high interest rates in its £7 billion bailout of the country,...

Firth wins best actor Golden Globe

Colin Firth has won the Golden Globe for best actor in a movie drama for his role in The King's Speech.The Briton's triumph came...

Shoplifters 'steal £400,000 daily'

Shoplifters make off with goods worth almost £400,000 every day, British retailers have said.The year-on-year cost of theft to high street stores up and...

Labour: Localism Bill is a 'sham'

Labour has denounced the Government's flagship Localism Bill as a "sham", claiming it will give ministers more than 100 new powers over local authorities,...

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