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Acas staff to strike in dispute over pay

date: 2008-08-28 11:26:37

Industrial action ballot at conciliation service follows delay in settling pay with Treasury

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Sailors test positive for class A drug

date: 2008-08-28 11:07:54

Eighteen sailors on a Royal Navy warship have tested positive for cocaine.

source: www.itn.co.uk

Life sentence for gun factory man

date: 2008-08-28 10:55:20

A man who turned replica guns into live weapons linked to more than 50 shootings, including eight murders, is jailed for life.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

Hacker Gary McKinnon loses appeal against extradition to US

date: 2008-08-28 10:55:03

North London computer expert hacked into dozens of US military computers

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Key stage 1 results reveal no improvement

date: 2008-08-28 10:49:50

Standards in basic reading, writing, maths and science among 7-year-olds have remained static this year, with opposition ministers accusing the government of stalling progress

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Mansion family feared dead

date: 2008-08-28 10:37:50

Police are continuing their investigation into a blaze which destroyed a country mansion as fears grow for the family who lived there.

source: www.itn.co.uk

HMS Liverpool sailors caught using cocaine

date: 2008-08-28 10:31:06

Eighteen fail drugs tests after going ashore in Brazil

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Keothavong makes history at US Open tennis

date: 2008-08-28 10:31:00

Anne Keothavong surprised 25th seeded Francesca Schiavone 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 to become the first British woman to reach the third round of the US Open since 1991.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Hospital superbugs: Sharp rise in C difficile deaths

date: 2008-08-28 10:25:04

The number of people dying who were suffering from Clostridium difficile has risen by 28% in England and Wales, new figures revealed today

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Workers fear job losses during crunch

date: 2008-08-28 09:18:53

More than 3 million workers fear they will lose their job in the next year because of the economic slowdown.

source: www.itn.co.uk

Sentencing for underworld gunsmith

date: 2008-08-28 09:16:48

A man who converted replica Mac-10 guns into lethal weapons, including the one which killed Michael Dosunmu, is due to be sentenced.

source: www.itn.co.uk

Sailors test positive for cocaine

date: 2008-08-28 08:55:51

Eighteen sailors on a Royal Navy warship fail a routine drugs test during deployment in the South Atlantic, the MoD says.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

High fuel prices are here to stay, says business secretary

date: 2008-08-28 08:45:27

John Hutton defends huge price hikes imposed by energy companies

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Three in court today over alleged plot to kill Brown

date: 2008-08-28 23:07:33

The suspects, all from Blackburn, have been charged with terror offences

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Two more firms join flight from UK tax

date: 2008-08-28 23:05:47

Henderson and Charter to seek refuge in Ireland but employees will stay put

source: www.guardian.co.uk

The difficulties and rewards of being on a literary judging panel

date: 2008-08-28 23:05:44

Literary editor Claire Armitstead on the inside story of the Guardian first book award longlist

source: www.guardian.co.uk

Murray advances to third round at US Open

date: 2008-08-28 22:07:00

Scot Andy Murray overcame a second set stumble to hold on and beat Michael Llodra 6-4, 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (9/7) in the second round of the 20.6 million-dollar US Open on Thursday.

source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Lockerbie evidence not disclosed

date: 2008-08-28 21:13:17

Scottish police had information that could have changed the outcome of the Lockerbie trial, a BBC programme learns.

source: news.bbc.co.uk


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Stagecoach: Credit crunch puts more people on the buses

date: 2008-08-28 08:41:55

Stagecoach, which operates public transport services across the UK, said it had seen a significant increase in passenger numbers since May. By Graeme Wearden

source: www.guardian.co.uk

£100m appeal to keep Titian works

date: 2008-08-28 08:38:56

Two UK galleries hope to raise £100m for a pair of paintings by Italian Renaissance artist Titian - estimated to be worth £300m.

source: news.bbc.co.uk

UK rejects Russia over throwback to second world war policy

date: 2008-08-28 08:24:14

David Miliband says plan made in aftermath of second world war redundant in modern diplomacy

source: www.guardian.co.uk

'Stop and search makes gangs stronger'

date: 2008-08-28 07:47:18

A former head of the Met's murder prevention unit has warned that use of stop and search to tackle knife crime could make gangs stronger.

source: www.itn.co.uk

'Fat map' highlights hotspots

date: 2008-08-28 07:24:17

A new "fat map" of the UK shows high levels of obesity in the Midlands, Wales, North East and parts of the South East.

source: www.itn.co.uk

'Flogging' man to be sentenced

date: 2008-08-28 07:08:59

A devout Muslim who was found guilty of child cruelty after forcing two boys to flog themselves will be sentenced next month.

source: www.itn.co.uk

House prices suffer double-digit fall

date: 2008-08-28 06:09:51

Prices fall by 1.9% in August and 10.5% over the past 12 months, says Nationwide

source: www.guardian.co.uk

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