Friday, 10 Sep, 2010 - 10:01 pm Defence spending: thousands of troops to be cut *
Ssoldiers, sailors and airmen face axe as ministers conclude cutting uniformed
personnel is best way to save money.
Friday, 10 Sep, 2010 - 9:45 pm Coroner criticises EU working time directive after hearing of doctor shortage *
A coroner has voiced concern about the impact of EU limits on working hours in
hospitals after hearing that an elderly patient waited five hours to be seen
by doctor but was dead by the time one arrived at his bedside.
Friday, 10 Sep, 2010 - 9:03 pm Stephen Hawking 'mistaken for a Simpsons character' *
Stephen Hawking, the eminent physicist and cosmologist whose books include the
seminal A Brief History of Time, has joked that he is often mistaken for a
Simpsons character.
Friday, 10 Sep, 2010 - 7:33 pm Simon Cowell: Susan Boyle 'made me look a complete idiot' *
Simon Cowell has admitted he was caught out by the success of Susan Boyle and
said her debut on Britain's Got Talent left him looking ''like a complete
idiot''.
Friday, 10 Sep, 2010 - 5:32 pm Vitamin D health warning for the children who shun the sun *
Paranoia about sun exposure and indoor lifestyles are causing life-threatening
health problems for children due to vitamin D deficiency, a new study claims.
Friday, 10 Sep, 2010 - 5:31 pm Fox bites woman's ear as she sleeps *
A female lawyer has described the terrifying moment a fox entered her house
and bit part of her ear off as she slept in bed.
Friday, 10 Sep, 2010 - 4:29 pm Iceland now claim they made Lewis Chessmen *
First there was the ashcloud, then the mackerel -now Iceland is causing a new
stir by claiming they created Britain's Lewis Chessmen.
Friday, 10 Sep, 2010 - 6:31 pm Distraction burglar hunted old women using 'internet data' *
A ''distraction burglar'' used computer technology to find the addresses of
lone elderly women before tricking his way into their homes and stealing
their savings
Friday, 10 Sep, 2010 - 2:11 pm Early learning at home 'has no impact' *
Teaching young children to recite the alphabet, memorise nursery rhymes or
play musical instruments may be a waste of time, according to research.
Friday, 10 Sep, 2010 - 2:09 pm Pope visit UK 2010: dates and itinerary *
Times, dates and places for the Papal visit, 16 - 19 September 2010, in
Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and Birmingham.
Friday, 10 Sep, 2010 - 1:20 pm History 'disappearing from schools' *
History is "disappearing"from state schools as growing numbers of head
teachers view it as a worthless subject, according to research.
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