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/ 20 September 2008

Teams amazed as ref awards phantom goal

Reading manager Steve Coppell has renewed the campaign for video technology after a blunder by a linesman awarded his team a phantom goal.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 20 September 2008

Federer gives Switzerland 2-0 lead

World number two Roger Federer recovered from a shaky start to see off Kristof Vliegen and hand Switzerland a 2-0 lead over Belgium on Friday.

By Neil Maidment
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/ 19 September 2008

Brown prepares to face down critics

Dissent over British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s faltering performance is threatening to hit a crescendo this weekend.

By David Stringer
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/ 17 September 2008

Damien Hirst art sells for record prices

A sale of pickled sharks, butterfly paintings and other pieces by provocative British artist Damien Hirst has raised £111-million in London.

By Jill Lawless
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/ 17 September 2008

London’s Gatwick Airport up for sale

Ferrovial’s British airports operator BAA said on Wednesday it is putting its Gatwick Airport in London up for sale.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 17 September 2008

Professor steps down over creationism row

Britain’s national academy of science has parted company with its director of education after a furore over the teaching of creationism in schools.

By Ian Sample
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/ 17 September 2008

UK to stop poaching doctors

SA could retain more health professionals as Britain closes door to doctors and nurses.

By Percy Zvomuya
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/ 16 September 2008

The most crowded country in Europe

England has been named the most densely populated major country in the European Union, overtaking The Netherlands.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 16 September 2008

Founding member of Pink Floyd passes away

Richard Wright, a founding member of the rock group Pink Floyd, died on September 16. He was 65.

By Meera Selva
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/ 16 September 2008

Villa heap more misery on winless Spurs

Spurs’ problems deepened further on Monday as they were beaten 2-1 by Aston Villa to leave them bottom of the Premiership with just one point.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 16 September 2008

United aim higher as European defence starts

No club has retained the Champions League since the format was introduced in 1992 — but Manchester United will look to break that mould.

By Chris Wright
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/ 16 September 2008

Barclays mulls purchase of Lehman assets

Barclays said on Tuesday it was in discussions with Lehman Brothers about buying certain assets of the stricken United States investment bank.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 15 September 2008

French tests for Premiership giants

Seeking to follow in the footsteps of titleholders Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool set out on Tuesday on their Champions League adventures.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 15 September 2008

Liverpool beat Man Utd, Barca struggle

Liverpool ended a seven-year wait for a home league win over Manchester United as they prepared for the opening round of Champions League action.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 14 September 2008

Damien Hirst seeks art-market revolution

British artist Damien Hirst, who broke the mould by putting sharks in formaldehyde, has turned his attention to revolutionising the art market.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 14 September 2008

Chelsea give Man City a reality check

Chelsea won the battle of the Premier League’s financial superpowers as Luiz Felipe Scolari’s side stormed to a 3-1 victory at Manchester City.

By Steve Griffiths
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/ 13 September 2008

UK’s Brown faces leadership challenge call

A senior member of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s ruling Labour Party said on Saturday he should face a leadership challenge.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 12 September 2008

Prison horror too much for UK govt

The British government expressed outrage on Friday at a horror-themed party staged by ”lifers” in a notorious women’s prison.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 12 September 2008

Britain plunged into travel chaos

Britain is plunged into travel turmoil as its third-largest tour operator goes bust while the Channel Tunnel remains closed due to a fire.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 12 September 2008

UK’s super-fast broadband review to be published

Plans to build a super-fast broadband network to help Britain’s economy stay competitive will be published on Friday.

By Peter Griffiths
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/ 12 September 2008

Passenger misery as Channel tunnel remains closed

Travellers between Britain and France faced another day of misery Friday as the Channel tunnel remained closed after a fierce fire.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 11 September 2008

High noon at the watercooler

Melissa Viney wonders why it is so difficult to solve workplace disputes.

By Melissa Viney
Gilbertson’s golden egg
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/ 10 September 2008

Gilbertson’s golden egg

The link to FabergĂ© and luxury goods is more incongruous. But Gilbertson’s interest in FabergĂ©, it seems, goes back a while.

By Lynley Donnelly
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/ 9 September 2008

Hawking bets mega-machine won’t find ‘God’s Particle’

Stephen Hawking has bet that a mega-experiment this week will not find an elusive particle seen as a holy grail of cosmic science.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 8 September 2008

Embattled British PM takes fight to country

With his popularity sagging in the face of an economic slowdown, Prime Minister Gordon Brown took his Cabinet into the British heartland on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 8 September 2008

Vintage jewels gain popularity as investments

Vintnage jewels are increasingly popular investments to protect against rising inflation and Art Deco designs are commanding the most attentio.

By David Brough
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/ 8 September 2008

Greek postmen beat zombies to win oddest book title

Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers benefitted from a surge in support to win the title of oddest book title on Friday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 8 September 2008

Meyer, James make Premiership mark

South Africans Heyneke Meyer and Butch James grabbed the headlines in the English Premiership on Sunday as Leicester and Bath made winning starts.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 7 September 2008

Nokia takes on iPhone

Nokia, the world’s largest mobile phone company, launched an all-out assault on Apple’s iPhone this week.

By Richard Wray
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/ 5 September 2008

The mystery of the rattling Labrador

A black Labrador who became known as the ”rattling dog” had 13 golf balls removed from its stomach.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 5 September 2008

Keegan and Curbishley victims of owner power

The departures of Newcastle United manager Kevin Keegan and West Ham United’s Alan Curbishley had nothing to do with results on the field.

By Mike Collett
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/ 5 September 2008

‘Cremated’ father reunited with family

A father mistakenly declared dead after going missing eight years ago has been reunited with his family after his son spotted him on television.

By Staff Reporter
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