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Wave Hub due to be placed in sea

Fri, 2010-09-03 06:33
Engineers behind a £42m wave energy scheme in Cornwall plan to lower a giant electrical socket on to the sea bed later.
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'Radical' joint post plan backed

Fri, 2010-09-03 06:11
Radical plans to merge two senior posts at a council and a local health board (LHB) are backed by councillors.
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Teenager hurt in 25ft cliff fall

Fri, 2010-09-03 06:05
A teenage holidaymaker is in hospital after plunging 25 feet from a cliff in north Cornwall.
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French honour for WWII veteran

Fri, 2010-09-03 05:54
A World War II veteran receives France's highest decoration for bravery, 66 years after liberating a town there.
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First Asperger's college opening

Fri, 2010-09-03 05:42
The first specialist college for young people with Asperger syndrome in Wales opens its doors.
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On board the UK's newest attack sub

Fri, 2010-09-03 05:31
Commander Andy Coles shows BBC News around the control room of the Royal Navy's new attack submarine and talks about life on board.
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School lottery system 'failed in aim'

Fri, 2010-09-03 05:28
A controversial lottery system for secondary school places in Brighton failed in one of its key aims, to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say.
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Missing boy found safe and well

Fri, 2010-09-03 05:06
A four-year-old boy who was allegedly abducted by his foster parents in Lincolnshire is found safe and well by police.
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Newspaper review

Fri, 2010-09-03 04:34
Papers discuss the existence of God
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Cheryl and Ashley granted divorce

Fri, 2010-09-03 03:26
Cheryl and Ashley Cole are granted a divorce at the High Court after four years of marriage.
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Class of its own

Fri, 2010-09-03 02:45
Inside the Royal Navy's newest, most powerful attack submarine
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Thompson defends BBC No 10 visit

Fri, 2010-09-03 02:01
Director general denies he compromised the BBC's independence by visiting Downing Street to discuss coverage of the government's spending cuts.
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Murray ready for Jamaica's Brown

Fri, 2010-09-03 01:36
Britain's Andy Murray takes on Dustin Brown of Jamaica in the second round of the US Open, with the threat of Hurricane Earl hanging over New York.
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Big improvement in 999 responses

Fri, 2010-09-03 00:53
A health watchdog reports a marked improvement in 999 response times at Yorkshire Ambulance Service.
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Openness urged on UK's emissions

Fri, 2010-09-03 00:49
The government's chief environment scientist calls for more openness in admitting the UK's cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are an illusion.
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Farage to contest UKIP leadership

Fri, 2010-09-03 00:40
Nigel Farage says he will stand for the leadership of the UK Independence Party, a position he held until last year.
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Royal Mail puts first 'intelligent' stamp on sale

Fri, 2010-09-03 00:21
The Royal Mail launches the world's first "intelligent" stamp, the first to work with image recognition technology.
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School lottery 'failed in aim'

Thu, 2010-09-02 23:49
England's first city-wide lottery system aimed at solving the problem of allocating places at over-subscribed schools failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say.
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Don't let the bed bugs bite

Thu, 2010-09-02 23:42
The world is on the verge of a bed-bug pandemic, according to a report - how did the tiny biting insects come to pose such a threat?
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'Big drop' in alcohol consumption

Thu, 2010-09-02 23:38
Alcohol consumption has fallen faster than ever, figures from the British Beer and Pub Association suggest.
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