"I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the Earth might be killed, but enough men capable of thinking, and enough books, would be left to start again, and civilization could be restored."
—Albert Einstein (1875-1955) German-born American theoretical physicist, theories of relativity, philosopher
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BP spreads blame over oil spill
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:09:42 GMT
BP's internal investigation into the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico finds that "a series of failures" was to blame
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Cameron's father dies in hospital
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:42:24 GMT
David Cameron's father Ian dies in hospital in France shortly after the Prime Minister joined other members of his family at his bedside.
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Higgins cleared of fixing claims
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:05:02 GMT
John Higgins is cleared of all match-fixing allegations but admits bringing snooker into disrepute, resulting in a £75,000 fine and a ban until November.
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Murder charge changes supported
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:26:14 GMT
Calls for different degrees of murder charges have received the backing of the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, the BBC learns.
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Church defiant over Koran burning
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:31:13 GMT
A small US church says it will defy international condemnation and go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary.
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MPs to debate phone hacking claim
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:29:57 GMT
Parliament is to debate allegations that MPs had their mobile phones hacked into by News of the World journalists.
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Britons drown off Spanish coast
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:40:41 GMT
Two men, believed to a be father and son from Surrey, drown in rough seas off the Costa del Sol in Spain.
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Extradition laws to be reviewed
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:43:16 GMT
The government orders an independent review of the UK's extradition laws, which will examine if the US-UK treaty is "unbalanced".
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SNP outlines government programme
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:36:28 GMT
The Scottish government unveils plans to scrap the "double jeopardy" rule under its new programme for government.
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Four admit animal lab hate plot
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:28:42 GMT
Four animal rights activists admit waging a hate campaign against people linked to a Cambridgeshire animal testing laboratory.
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Legionnaires' outbreak in S Wales probed
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:52:43 GMT
Another case is identified in a Legionnaires' outbreak linked to the death of a 64-year-old woman, say health officials.
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UK's 'oldest woman' dies aged 111
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:30:55 GMT
A woman who was thought to be the oldest person in Britain has died at the age of 111.
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Strictly Come Dancing line-up is revealed
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:16:00 GMT
Rugby player Gavin Henson, magician Paul Daniels and former Destiny's Child star Michelle Williams are among the line-up for this year's Strictly Come Dancing.
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Cine 'film-eating' fungus threatens UK archives
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:23:38 GMT
A fungus that 'eats' cine film threatens to irreversibly damage important film archive and record of British social history.
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SFA apologises for anthem abuse
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:38:56 GMT
The Scottish FA apologises to Liechtenstein for the "disgraceful" booing of their national anthem before the Euro 2012 qualifier.
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