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    • Gary Oldman and wife Alexandra arrive for the 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards
      Tom Jones kicks off Baftas bash 7 minutes ago

      The Bafta film awards have begun with a bang with Sir Tom Jones belting out the theme to the James Bond film Thunderball - more than 40 years after he first recorded … More »Tom Jones kicks off Baftas bash

      Gary Oldman and wife Alexandra arrive for the 2012 Orange British Academy Film Awards

      The Bafta film awards have begun with a bang with Sir Tom Jones belting out the theme to the James Bond film Thunderball - more than 40 years after he first recorded the song - to mark half-a-century of the superspy's cinema adventures.

    • Air Ambulances On Alert As Cold Snap Stays
      Air Ambulances On Alert As Cold Snap Stays 46 minutes ago

      The cold snap may be coming to an end but emergency services are continuing to warn of the dangers of icy conditions. More »Air Ambulances On Alert As Cold Snap Stays

      Air Ambulances On Alert As Cold Snap Stays

      The cold snap may be coming to an end but emergency services are continuing to warn of the dangers of icy conditions.

    • Mick Jagger features on the new Will I Am single
      Jagger and Macca grace pop charts 50 minutes ago

      The charts are being graced with musical greatness after two legends soared into the top three of both singles and album listings. More »Jagger and Macca grace pop charts

      Mick Jagger features on the new Will I Am single

      The charts are being graced with musical greatness after two legends soared into the top three of both singles and album listings.

    • Belfast-based commercial print firm the Northern Whig Ltd has gone into receivership
      Printing firm enters receivership 1 hour 22 minutes ago

      Some 21 commercial print workers have been made redundant in Belfast after the Northern Whig Ltd went into receivership, PriceWaterhouseCoopers has said. More »Printing firm enters receivership

      Belfast-based commercial print firm the Northern Whig Ltd has gone into receivership

      Some 21 commercial print workers have been made redundant in Belfast after the Northern Whig Ltd went into receivership, PriceWaterhouseCoopers has said.

    • Singer Whitney Houston has died, aged 48 (AP)
      Tributes paid to Whitney Houston 1 hour 52 minutes ago

      Stars are expected to pay emotional tributes to Whitney Houston at the Grammy Awards after the singing legend's shock death. More »Tributes paid to Whitney Houston

      Singer Whitney Houston has died, aged 48 (AP)

      Stars are expected to pay emotional tributes to Whitney Houston at the Grammy Awards after the singing legend's shock death.

    • Britain endured its coldest night of the winter on Friday night
      Drivers warned over icy conditions 2 hours 24 minutes ago

      The cold snap may have come to an end on Sunday - but emergency services continue to warn of the dangers of icy conditions. More »Drivers warned over icy conditions

      Britain endured its coldest night of the winter on Friday night

      The cold snap may have come to an end on Sunday - but emergency services continue to warn of the dangers of icy conditions.

    • Wintry Weather: Latest Forecast For UK
      Wintry Weather: Latest Forecast For UK 2 hours 25 minutes ago

      It will be a mainly dry and frost free night, although northwest Scotland will be damp for a time, but there will be some fog in the south. More »Wintry Weather: Latest Forecast For UK

      Wintry Weather: Latest Forecast For UK

      It will be a mainly dry and frost free night, although northwest Scotland will be damp for a time, but there will be some fog in the south.

    • The capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship, which ran aground off the west coast of Italy, is seen at Giglio island
      Fuel pumping starts from capsized cruise line … 21 minutes ago

      GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - Salvagers started to pump fuel away from the half-submerged wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship on Sunday, a month after it capsized and … More »Fuel pumping starts from capsized cruise line …

      The capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship, which ran aground off the west coast of Italy, is seen at Giglio island

      GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - Salvagers started to pump fuel away from the half-submerged wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship on Sunday, a month after it capsized and foundered off the Italian coast. Operations to remove more than 2,300 tonnes of fuel from the liner and avert the threat of an oil spill in the surrounding …

    • Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby attends the Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo
      Arab League backs Syria opposition 35 minutes ago

      CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League threw its support on Sunday firmly behind the opposition mounting an uprising against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, and called … More »Arab League backs Syria opposition

      Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby attends the Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo

      CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League threw its support on Sunday firmly behind the opposition mounting an uprising against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, and called for the U.N. Security Council to send peacekeepers to halt bloodshed. A resolution approved by Arab League ministers meeting in Cairo called for "opening communication …

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    • The capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship, which ran aground off the west coast of Italy, is seen at Giglio island
      Fuel pumping starts from capsized cruise … 21 minutes ago

      GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - Salvagers started to pump fuel away from the half-submerged wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship on Sunday, a month after it capsized and … More »Fuel pumping starts from capsized cruise …

      The capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship, which ran aground off the west coast of Italy, is seen at Giglio island

      GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - Salvagers started to pump fuel away from the half-submerged wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship on Sunday, a month after it capsized and foundered off the Italian coast. Operations to remove more than 2,300 tonnes of fuel from the liner and avert the threat of an oil spill in the surrounding …

    • Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby attends the Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo
      Arab League backs Syria opposition 35 minutes ago

      CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League threw its support on Sunday firmly behind the opposition mounting an uprising against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, and called … More »Arab League backs Syria opposition

      Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby attends the Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo

      CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League threw its support on Sunday firmly behind the opposition mounting an uprising against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, and called for the U.N. Security Council to send peacekeepers to halt bloodshed. A resolution approved by Arab League ministers meeting in Cairo called for "opening communication …

    • Music Legend Whitney Houston Dies Aged 48
      Music Legend Whitney Houston Dies Aged … 41 minutes ago

      The entertainment industry is in mourning after award-winning music legend Whitney Houston was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room on the eve of the Grammys. More »Music Legend Whitney Houston Dies Aged …

      Music Legend Whitney Houston Dies Aged 48

      The entertainment industry is in mourning after award-winning music legend Whitney Houston was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room on the eve of the Grammys.

    • DR Congo President Joseph Kabila
      DR Congo president's aide killed in … 54 minutes ago

      A close aide to DR Congo President Joseph Kabila was killed in a plane crash on Sunday in the east of the country in which the finance minister was injured, the president's … More »DR Congo president's aide killed in …

      DR Congo President Joseph Kabila

      A close aide to DR Congo President Joseph Kabila was killed in a plane crash on Sunday in the east of the country in which the finance minister was injured, the president's office said.

    • Protesters clash with riot police in front of the parliament in Athens
      Greek protesters, police clash as MPs … 59 minutes ago

      Greek police on Sunday used tear gas on petrol bomb-throwing protesters outside parliament where lawmakers were debating a new austerity plan aimed at staving off ba … More »Greek protesters, police clash as MPs …

      Protesters clash with riot police in front of the parliament in Athens

      Greek police on Sunday used tear gas on petrol bomb-throwing protesters outside parliament where lawmakers were debating a new austerity plan aimed at staving off bankruptcy.

    • A child takes part in a rally in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad
      Arabs agree Syria opposition contacts, … 1 hour 5 minutes ago

      The Arab League said it agreed on Sunday to open contacts with Syria's opposition and to ask the United Nations to form a joint peacekeeping force to the unrest-swept … More »Arabs agree Syria opposition contacts, …

      A child takes part in a rally in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad

      The Arab League said it agreed on Sunday to open contacts with Syria's opposition and to ask the United Nations to form a joint peacekeeping force to the unrest-swept nation in moves swiftly rejected by Syria.

    • Egypt's ruling military council Field Marshal Tantawi smiles as he meets U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dempsey in Cairo
      Egypt's army ruler urges good U.S. ties … 1 hour 5 minutes ago

      CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's military ruler stressed the importance of good ties with the United States in a meeting with the government on Sunday, a message that could … More »Egypt's army ruler urges good U.S. ties …

      Egypt's ruling military council Field Marshal Tantawi smiles as he meets U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dempsey in Cairo

      CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's military ruler stressed the importance of good ties with the United States in a meeting with the government on Sunday, a message that could signal an attempt to ease a crisis triggered by an Egyptian probe targeting American democracy activists. Nineteen Americans were among 43 foreign and local …

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