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citizenship event for 18s touted citizenship ceremonies could be introduced for people celebrating their 18th birthday charles clarke has said. the idea will be tried as part of an overhaul of the way government approaches inclusive citizenship particularly for ethnic minorities. a pilot scheme based on ceremonies ... | 4 | politics |
games deserve a place in class computer games could enhance learning and have a legitimate place in the classroom say researchers. academics from the institute of education at london university found that games literacy was a key skill for youngsters. as well as being used in different areas of the curriculum ga... | 0 | tech |
roddick into san jose final andy roddick will play cyril saulnier in the final of the sap open in san jose on sunday. the american top seed and defending champion overcame germany s tommy haas the third seed 7-6 (7-3) 6-3. and saulnier survived an injury scare in his semi-final with seventh-seeded austrian jurgen me... | 2 | sport |
venezuela identifies idle farms venezuelan authorities have identified more than 500 farms including 56 large estates as idle as it continues with its controversial land reform policy. under a 2001 land law the government can tax or seize unused farm sites. a further 40 000 farms are yet to be inspected the stat... | 1 | business |
nuclear strike key terror risk the uk and us must realise they cannot prevent all terror attacks and should focus on making sure they are not nuclear strikes says a top academic. amitai etzioni a key influence on new labour thinking says the us emphasis on an axis of evil is misplaced. the priority should inste... | 4 | politics |
elvis regains top chart position elvis presley has scored his 19th number one single in the uk charts with the re-release of jailhouse rock 27 years after his death. elvis knocked x factor winner steve brookstein down into second place after three weeks in the charts. in at number three was iron maiden for the number... | 3 | entertainment |
broadband soars in 2004 if broadband were a jumbo jet then 2003 would have seen it taxiing down the runway firing up its engines and preparing for take-off. but this year has seen it soar. in the spring it literally took to the skies as lufthansa and british airways trialled it on flights. this perhaps said more abo... | 0 | tech |
hitler row over welsh arts cash an artist critical of welsh arts funding being brought under assembly government control has denied comparing the idea with dictatorships in russia and germany. shani rhys james is worried that the arts council of wales may be taken over by the welsh assembly government. culture minist... | 4 | politics |
winter freeze keeps oil above $50 oil prices carried on rising on wednesday after cold weather on both sides of the north atlantic pushed us crude prices to four-month highs. freezing temperatures and heavy snowfalls took crude oil prices past $50 a barrel on tuesday for the first time since november. declines in the ... | 1 | business |
barclays profits hit record level barclays the uk s third-biggest bank has seen annual pre-tax profits climb to record levels boosted by a sharp rise in business at its investment arm. profits for the year to 31 december rose 20% to £4.6bn ($8.6bn). barclays chief john varley said the bank had caught the winds of... | 1 | business |
tindall wants second opinion england centre mike tindall is to seek a second opinion before having surgery on a foot injury that could force him to miss the entire six nations. the bath player was already out of the opener against wales on 5 february because of a hand problem. mike had a specialist review on a fractu... | 2 | sport |
apple ipod family expands market apple has expanded its ipod family with the release of its next generation of the digital music players. its latest challenges to the growing digital music gadget market include an ipod mini model which can hold 6gb compared to a previous 4gb. the company which hopes to keep its domin... | 0 | tech |
adriano s chelsea link rejected adriano s agent gilmar rinaldi has insisted that he has had no contact with chelsea over the striker. chelsea were reported to have made inquiries about inter milan s 22-year-old brazilian star. rinaldi told bbc sport from rio de janeiro: i can assure you that chelsea have had no deali... | 2 | sport |
profile: david miliband david miliband s rapid rise through the ranks of government continues with his promotion to cabinet office minister. elected in a safe labour seat in 2001 his previous job was school standards minister - a role he won in may 2002. prior to the last election he was a key figure in new labour as ... | 4 | politics |
halo 2 heralds traffic explosion the growing popularity of online gaming could spell problems for net service firms warns network monitoring company sandvine. it issued the warning following analysis which shows that traffic on the xbox game network increased fourfold on the launch day of halo 2. the 9 november traff... | 0 | tech |
visa row mandarin made sir john the top civil servant at the centre of the david blunkett visa affair has been knighted in the new year honours. sir john gieve was home office permanent secretary during the saga which ended with mr blunkett quitting. he and other civil servants were criticised for failing to recall ho... | 4 | politics |
ibm frees 500 software patents computer giant ibm says 500 of its software patents will be released into the open development community. the move means developers will be able to use the technologies without paying for a licence from the company. ibm described the step as a new era in how it dealt with intellectual ... | 0 | tech |
telewest to challenge sky plus cable firm telewest is to offer a personal video recorder (pvr) in a set -top box to challenge sky plus. sky plus is the market leader in the field of digital video recorders in the uk with 474 000 subscribers. pvrs record tv programmes to a hard drive letting viewers pause and rewind... | 0 | tech |
double eviction from big brother model caprice and holby city actor jeremy edwards have both left the celebrity big brother house in a surprise double eviction on friday. caprice who left in the scheduled fourth eviction having gained just 5% of the public vote afterwards said: i am so happy i am so glad i m out. ... | 3 | entertainment |
sun offers processing by the hour sun microsystems has launched a pay-as-you-go service which will allow customers requiring huge computing power to rent it by the hour. sun grid costs users $1 (53p) for an hour s worth of processing and storage power on systems maintained by sun. so-called grid computing is the lates... | 0 | tech |
baron kinnock makes lords debut former labour leader neil kinnock has officially been made a life peer during a ceremony in the house of lords. he will be known baron kinnock of bedwellty - after his former constituency. lord kinnock - who led labour from 1983 until 1992 - was until recently one of britain s eu commis... | 4 | politics |
turkey deal to help world peace a deal bringing turkey a step closer to eu membership is of fundamental importance to the peace and security of the world tony blair has said. the deal struck at the european council last week also proved claims of a clash between muslims and christians were wrong mr blair sai... | 4 | politics |
us ahold suppliers face charges us prosecutors have charged nine food suppliers with helping dutch retailer ahold inflate earnings by more than $800m (£428m). the charges have been brought against individuals as well as companies alleging they created false accounts. ahold hit the headlines in february 2003 after it ... | 1 | business |
aviator creator in oscars snub the man who said he got oscar-nominated movie the aviator off the ground and signed up leonardo dicaprio has been shut out of the academy awards race. charles evans jr battled over his role with the people who eventually made the film and won a producer s credit. but he is not on the ... | 3 | entertainment |
ocean s twelve raids box office ocean s twelve the crime caper sequel starring george clooney brad pitt and julia roberts has gone straight to number one in the us box office chart. it took $40.8m (£21m) in weekend ticket sales according to studio estimates. the sequel follows the master criminals as they try to p... | 3 | entertainment |
text messages aid disaster recovery text messaging technology was a valuable communication tool in the aftermath of the tsunami disaster in asia. the messages can get through even when the cell phone signal is too weak to sustain a spoken conversation. now some are studying how the technology behind sms could be bette... | 0 | tech |
singer s film to show at festival a documentary which takes a candid look at the life of chart-topping singer george michael will be shown at this year s berlin film festival. a different story will screen in the panorama section of the festival which runs from 10-20 february. it features the singer talking about bot... | 3 | entertainment |
child access laws shake-up parents who refuse to allow former partners contact with their children could be electronically tagged under plans being considered by ministers. curfews and community service orders were other options which could be used if court orders to allow parental access were defied lord falconer sai... | 4 | politics |
hewitt falls to dent lleyton hewitt suffered a shock defeat to taylor dent in the quarter-finals of the australian hardcourt championships in adelaide on friday. the top seed was a strong favourite for the title but went down 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 to the american. dent will face juan ignacio chela next after the fourth seed w... | 2 | sport |
federer forced to dig deep top seed roger federer had to save two match points before squeezing past juan carlos ferrero at the dubai open. the world number one took two hours 15 minutes to earn his 4-6 6-3 7-6 victory saving match points at 6-4 in the tiebreak before claiming it 8-6. federer made a number of unforce... | 2 | sport |
more reforms ahead says milburn labour will continue to pursue controversial reforms if it wins a third term in power the party s election chief alan milburn has said. he pledged labour would encourage more people to achieve their aspirations. what we want is for more people to earn and own mr milburn told bbc rad... | 4 | politics |
stormy year for property insurers a string of storms typhoons and earthquakes has made 2004 the most expensive year on record for property insurers according to swiss re. the world s second biggest insurer said disasters around the globe have seen property claims reach $42bn (£21.5bn). 2004 reinforces the trend tow... | 1 | business |
blair pressing us on climate tony blair is pressing the us to cut greenhouse gases despite its unwillingness to sign the kyoto protocol downing street has indicated. officials have confirmed climate change was discussed when influential senator john mccain recently visited mr blair. climate change was an issue the ... | 4 | politics |
uk troops on ivory coast standby downing street has confirmed british troops are on standby in case they need to help evacuate several hundred uk citizens from ivory coast. the news came as it emerged france had begun evacuating its hostages after days of anti-french demonstrations. trouble flared after nine french pe... | 4 | politics |
fosters buys stake in winemaker australian brewer fosters has bought a large stake in australian winemaker southcorp sparking rumours of a possible takeover. fosters bought 18.8% of southcorp the global winemaker behind the penfolds lindemans and rosemount brands for 4.17 australian dollars per share. a bid at tha... | 1 | business |
tough schedule delays elliot show preview performances of the £3m musical billy elliot have been delayed to give the child actors a less arduous rehearsal schedule. director stephen daldry made the decision to re-schedule the previews to protect the young stars. three boys will rotate the demanding role of ballet danc... | 3 | entertainment |
savvy searchers fail to spot ads internet search engine users are an odd mix of naive and sophisticated suggests a report into search habits. the report by the us pew research center reveals that 87% of searchers usually find what they were looking for when using a search engine. it also shows that few can spot the d... | 0 | tech |
us interest rate rise expected us interest rates are expected to rise for the fifth time since june following the us federal reserve s latest rate-setting meeting later on tuesday. borrowing costs are tipped to rise by a quarter of a percentage point to 2.25%. the move comes as a recovery in the us economy the world ... | 1 | business |
eu referendum could cost £80m it could cost £80m to run a uk referendum on the european constitution ministers have revealed. in a written parliamentary answer constitutional affairs minister chris leslie said the poll was likely to cost the same as a general election. mr leslie said the cost could not be compared ... | 4 | politics |
bortolami predicts dour contest italy skipper marco bortolami believes saturday s six nations contest against scotland will be a scrappy encounter. with both sides looking for their first win of the championship the third-round game at murrayfield has been billed as a wooden-spoon decider. and bortolami feels the edi... | 2 | sport |
booming markets shed few tears the market former british government minister michael heseltine once said has no morality. and indeed stock exchange traders around asia have wasted little time regretting the victims of this week s disaster. stock markets in indonesia and india have hit all-time highs this week; even... | 1 | business |
robinson wants dual code success england rugby union captain jason robinson has targeted dual code success over australia on saturday. robinson a former rugby league international before switching codes in 2000 leads england against australia at twickenham at 1430 gmt. and at 1815 gmt great britain s rugby league t... | 2 | sport |
labour battle plan hides blair the tories have accused tony blair of being terrified of scrutiny after labour unveiled details of how it will fight the next general election. in a break with tradition the party will ditch the leader s battle bus and daily press briefings in westminster. instead mr blair will trav... | 4 | politics |
euronext poised to make lse bid pan-european group euronext is poised to launch a bid for the london stock exchange uk media reports say. last week the lse rejected a takeover proposal from german rival deutsche boerse - the 530 pence-a-share offer valued the exchange at about £1.35bn. the lse which saw its share... | 1 | business |
pandas benefit from wireless net the world s dwindling panda population is getting a helping hand from a wireless internet network. the wolong nature reserve in the sichuan province of southwest china is home to 20% of the remaining 1 500 giant pandas in the world. a broadband and wireless network installed on the res... | 0 | tech |
us actor ossie davis found dead us actor ossie davis has been found dead at the age of 87. davis who was married to actress ruby dee was found dead on friday in his hotel room in miami beach florida where he was making a film. davis whose 65-year career included credits as a producer director actor and writer f... | 3 | entertainment |
latest opera browser gets vocal net browser opera 8.0 due for official release at the end of next month will be the most accessible browser on the market according to its authors. the latest version of the net browser can be controlled by voice command and will read pages aloud. the voice features based on ibm t... | 0 | tech |
dance music not dead says fatboy dj norman cook - aka fatboy slim - has said that dance music is not dead but has admitted it is currently going through a fallow patch . the commercial failure of the latest albums by britain s two biggest dance acts - fatboy slim s palookaville and the prodigy s always outnumbered n... | 3 | entertainment |
last chance warning for voters people in england scotland and wales must have registered by 1700 gmt to be able to vote in the general election if it is held as expected on 5 may. those who filled in forms last autumn should already be on the register - but those who have moved house or were on holiday may have be... | 4 | politics |
man utd to open books to glazer manchester united s board has agreed to give us tycoon malcolm glazer access to its books. earlier this month mr glazer presented the board with detailed proposals on an offer to buy the football club. in a statement the club said it would allow mr glazer limited due diligence to gi... | 1 | business |
da vinci code is lousy history the plot of an international bestseller that thousands of readers are likely to receive as a christmas present is laughable a clergyman has said. the da vinci code claims jesus was not crucified but married mary magdalene and died a normal death. it claims this was later covered up... | 3 | entertainment |
beastie boys win sampling battle us rappers beastie boys have won their long-running battle over the use of a sample in their song pass the mic. the punk-rappers used three notes of music from flautist james newton s choir in their track from 1992. although the group had paid a licence fee for the sample mr newton sa... | 3 | entertainment |
virus poses as christmas e-mail security firms are warning about a windows virus disguising itself as an electronic christmas card. the zafi.d virus translates the christmas greeting on its subject line into the language of the person receiving infected e-mail. anti-virus firms speculate that this multilingual ability... | 0 | tech |
wenger handed summer war chest arsenal boss arsene wenger has been guaranteed transfer funds to boost his squad the summer. the club s managing director keith edelman stressed that the development of their new £350m stadium had no affect on wenger s spending power. the money is there. don t worry we ve got it ede... | 2 | sport |
oscars steer clear of controversy the oscars nominations list has left out some of the most controversial films of the past year in favour of safer less contentious cinema. if best film nominees were drawn on the basis of column inches two of the front-runners would have had to be michael moore s bush-baiting docume... | 3 | entertainment |
cash gives way to flexible friend spending on credit and debit cards has overtaken cash spending in the uk for the first time. the moment that plastic finally toppled cash happened at 10.38am on wednesday according to the association for payment clearing services (apacs) apacs chose school teacher helen carroll from... | 1 | business |
everton s weir cools euro hopes everton defender david weir has played down talk of european football despite his team lying in second place in the premiership after beating liverpool. weir told bbc radio five live: we don t want to rest on our laurels and say we have achieved anything yet. i think you start taking... | 2 | sport |
a-listers flock to gervais sitcom hollywood actors samuel l jackson and ben stiller have signed up for ricky gervais new sitcom the comedian has told bbc news. he said they had both seen the scripts and had agreed to appear in an episode each of the sitcom extras. they join british stars jude law and kate winslet wh... | 3 | entertainment |
de niro film leads us box office film star robert de niro has returned to the top of the north american box office with his film hide and seek. the thriller shot straight to the number one spot after taking $22m (£11.7m) at the box office. de niro recently spent three weeks at the top with comedy meet the fockers whi... | 3 | entertainment |
wal-mart is sued over rude lyrics the parents of a 13-year-old girl are suing us supermarket giant wal-mart over a cd by rock group evanescence that contains swear words. the lawsuit filed in washington county alleges wal-mart deceived customers by not putting warning labels on the cover. trevin skeens alleges wal-m... | 3 | entertainment |
el guerrouj targets cross country double olympic champion hicham el guerrouj is set to make a rare appearance at the world cross country championships in france. but the moroccan who has not raced over cross country for 15 years will not decide until two weeks before the event which starts on 19 march. if i am to c... | 2 | sport |
us blogger fired by her airline a us airline attendant suspended over inappropriate images on her blog - web diary - says she has been fired. ellen simonetti known as queen of the sky wrote an anonymous semi-fictional account of her life in the sky. she was suspended by delta in september. in a statement she said... | 0 | tech |
holmes back on form in birmingham double olympic champion kelly holmes was back to her best as she comfortably won the 1 000m at the norwich union birmingham indoor grand prix. the 34-year-old running only her second competitive race of the season shook off the rust to win in two minutes 35.39 seconds. but she is s... | 2 | sport |
famed music director viotti dies conductor marcello viotti director of venice s famous la fenice theatre has died in germany at 50. viotti director of la fenice since 2002 conducted at renowned opera houses worldwide including milan s la scala and the vienna state opera. his time at la fenice coincided with its re... | 3 | entertainment |
lib dems predict best ever poll the lib dems are set for their best results in both the general election and the local council polls one of their frontbenchers has predicted. local government spokesman ed davey was speaking as the party launched its campaign for the local elections being held in 37 english council ... | 4 | politics |
germany calls for eu reform german chancellor gerhard schroeder has called for radical reform of the eu s stability pact to grant countries more flexibility over their budget deficits. mr schroeder said existing fiscal rules should be loosened to allow countries to run deficits above the current 3% limit if they met c... | 1 | business |
star trek fans fight to save show star trek fans have taken out a full-page ad in the los angeles times in an attempt to persuade tv executives not to scrap star trek: enterprise. made by the upn tv network the latest spin-off from the hit sci-fi show is due to end in may after four series. but fans around the world ... | 3 | entertainment |
india seeks to boost construction india has cleared a proposal allowing up to 100% foreign direct investment in its construction sector. kamal nath commerce and industry minister announced the decision in delhi on thursday following a cabinet meeting. analysts say improving india s infrastructure will boost foreign ... | 1 | business |
bmw drives record sales in asia bmw has forecast sales growth of at least 10% in asia this year after registering record sales there in 2004. the luxury carmaker saw strong sales of its three marques - bmw mini and rolls-royce - in asia last year after the launch of three new models. the company which is vying with ... | 1 | business |
parmalat sues 45 banks over crash parmalat has sued 45 banks as it tries to reclaim money paid to banks before the scandal-hit italian dairy company went bust last year. the firm collapsed with debts of about 14bn euros ($19bn; £10bn) and new boss enrico bondi has already taken legal action against a number of lenders... | 1 | business |
first look at playstation 3 chip some details of the chip inside sony s playstation 3 have been revealed. sony ibm and toshiba have released limited data about the so-called cell chip that will be able to carry out trillions of calculations per second. the chip will be made of several different processing cores that ... | 0 | tech |
film row over pirates cannibals plans to portray dominica s carib indians as cannibals in the sequel to hit film pirates of the caribbean have been criticised by the group s chief. carib chief charles williams said talks with disney s producers revealed there was a strong element of cannibalism in the script which ... | 3 | entertainment |
stevens named in england line-up england have named bath prop matt stevens in the starting line-up for their six nations match against ireland at lansdowne road on sunday. fellow bath prop duncan bell will start on the bench as coach andy robinson makes just one change to the team that was beaten by france. it will b... | 2 | sport |
lee to create new film superhero comic book veteran stan lee is to team up with producer robert evans to create a movie featuring a new superhero. foreverman will focus on a character who has to face problems in everyday life as well as using his special powers to save the world. paramount pictures the studio behind ... | 3 | entertainment |
profits jump at china s top bank industrial and commercial bank (icbc) china s biggest lender has seen an 18% jump in profits during 2004. the increase in earnings has allowed the firm to write off bad loans and pave the way for a state bailout and eventual stock-market listing. china is trying to clean up its banki... | 1 | business |
pop band busted to take a break chart-topping pop band busted have confirmed that they plan to take a break following rumours that they were on the verge of splitting. a statement from the band s record company universal said frontman charlie simpson planned to spend some time working with his other band fightst... | 3 | entertainment |
women in film are earning less women in the uk film industry earn less than their male counterparts despite being better qualified according to a study released on wednesday. only 16% of women earn more than £50 000 compared with 30% of men. women make up a third of the workforce. the research was carried out join... | 3 | entertainment |
argonaut founder rebuilds empire jez san the man behind the argonaut games group which went into administration a week ago has bought back most of the company. the veteran games developer has taken over the cambridge-based just add monsters studios and the london subsidiary morpheme. the argonaut group went into adm... | 0 | tech |
bad e-mail habits sustains spam the bad behaviour of e-mail users is helping to sustain the spam industry a new study has found. according to a survey conducted by security firm mirapoint and market research company the radicati group nearly a third of e-mail users have clicked on links in spam messages. one in te... | 0 | tech |
news corp eyes video games market news corp the media company controlled by australian billionaire rupert murdoch is eyeing a move into the video games market. according to the financial times chief operating officer peter chernin said that news corp is kicking the tires of pretty much all video games companies . ... | 1 | business |
lasers help bridge network gaps an indian telecommunications firm has turned to lasers to help it overcome the problems of setting up voice and data networks in the country. tata teleservices is using the lasers to make the link between customers offices and its own core network. the laser bridges work across distanc... | 0 | tech |
oil prices fall back from highs oil prices retreated from four-month highs in early trading on tuesday after producers cartel opec said it was now unlikely to cut production. following the comments by acting opec secretary general adnan shihab-eldin us light crude fell 32 cents to $51.43 a barrel. he said that high ... | 1 | business |
stars gear up for bafta ceremony film stars from across the globe are preparing to walk the red carpet at this year s bafta award ceremony. the 2005 orange british academy film awards are being held at the odeon in london s leicester square. a host of hollywood stars including cate blanchett leonardo dicaprio keanu... | 3 | entertainment |
mixed reaction to man utd offer shares in manchester united were up over 5% by noon on monday following a new offer from malcolm glazer. the board of man utd is expected to meet early this week to discuss the latest proposal from the us tycoon that values the club at £800m ($1.5bn). manchester united revealed on sunda... | 1 | business |
spain coach faces racism inquiry spain s football federation has initiated disciplinary action against national coach luis aragones over racist comments about thierry henry. if found guilty aragones could lose his job or face a fine of about £22 000. the federation had initially declined to take action against aragone... | 2 | sport |
douglas set for indian adventure actor michael douglas is to co-produce and star in an adventure film about a diamond robbery set in india. the new picture is expected to be similar to douglas s action films of the 1980s romancing the stone and the jewel of the nile. another hollywood star is being lined up to co-sta... | 3 | entertainment |
johnny depp: the acting outlaw johnny depp whose latest role was peter pan creator jm barrie in finding neverland is celebrated as one of hollywood s most maverick talents. depp has become an unlikely major star given his preference for taking dark and idiosyncratic roles instead of surefire box office hits. he has ... | 3 | entertainment |
malaysia lifts islamic bank limit malaysia s central bank is to relax restrictions on foreign ownership to encourage islamic banking. banks in malaysia will now be able to sell up to 49% of their islamic banking units while the limit on other kinds of bank remains at 30%. rhb malaysia s third-biggest lender is alre... | 1 | business |
gm ford cut output as sales fall us car firms general motors (gm) and ford have been forced to cut production in the face of falling car sales. us sales at gm sank 12.7% in february compared to a year ago while ford sales dropped 3% as foreign rivals took a bigger share of the market. meanwhile asian carmakers fared... | 1 | business |
mallon wades into ne vote battle middlesbrough mayor ray mallon has been drafted in to boost the yes campaign as the north east assembly referendum enters its final week. the former police chief dubbed robocop for his zero tolerance style clashed on thursday with sunderland no campaigner neil herron. mr mallon said ... | 4 | politics |
bollywood draws global stars british actress antonia bernath is making her debut in kisna - the warrior poet marking a growing trend for non-indian stars to appear in bollywood films. directed by bollywood veteran subhash ghai the film is set in the british raj and bernath plays an army general s daughter who falls ... | 3 | entertainment |
card fraudsters targeting web new safeguards on credit and debit card payments in shops has led fraudsters to focus on internet and phone payments an anti-fraud agency has said. anti-fraud consultancy retail decisions says card-not-present fraud where goods are paid for online or by phone has risen since the st... | 1 | business |
critics back aviator for oscars martin scorsese s the aviator will win best film at the oscars according to the uk s leading movie critics. but several of those surveyed by the bbc news website think the veteran film-maker will lose the best director prize to clint eastwood. most of the critics tipped jamie foxx and ... | 3 | entertainment |
mobile music challenges ipod age nokia and microsoft have agreed a deal to work on delivery of music to handsets while sony ericsson has unveiled its phone walkman and motorola is working on an itunes phone. can mobile phones replace the mp3 player in your pocket the music download market has been growing steadily... | 0 | tech |
gm pays $2bn to evade fiat buyout general motors of the us is to pay fiat 1.55bn euros ($2bn; £1.1bn) to get out of a deal which could have forced it to buy the italian car maker outright. fiat had sold gm a stake in 2000 as part of a partnership agreement. but fiat s heavy losses have convinced gm - whose own europe... | 1 | business |
labour in constituency race row labour s choice of a white candidate for one of the uk s most multi-racial seats proves the need for all-black short lists says a race group. local councillor lyn brown was selected for west ham east london in a contest between two white and five ethnic minority women. an operation b... | 4 | politics |
kirwan demands italy consistency italy coach john kirwan has challenged his side to match the performance they produced in pushing ireland close when they meet wales on saturday. despite losing 28-17 in sunday s six nations encounter the italians confirmed their continuing improvement. our goal is to match every sid... | 2 | sport |
circuit city gets takeover offer circuit city stores the second-largest electronics retailer in the us has received a $3.25bn (£1.7bn) takeover offer. the bid has come from boston-based private investment firm highfields capital management which already owns 6.7% of circuit city s shares. shares in the retailer wer... | 1 | business |
gizmondo gadget hits the shelves the gizmondo combined media player phone and gaming gadget goes on sale on saturday. priced at £229 the handheld device is debuting in the uk and goes on sale in the us and mainland europe in the next few weeks. a catalogue of about 20 games is being prepared for the gadget including... | 0 | tech |
us budget deficit to reach $368bn the us budget deficit is set to hit a worse-than-expected $368bn (£197bn) this year officials said on tuesday. the cost of military operations still needs to be factored in with analysts saying the deficit could end up a further $100bn in the red. past congressional budget office (c... | 1 | business |
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