The BBC throws open its music vaults to EMI

"The BBC throws open its music vaults to EMI Thousands of hours of material are to be made available, including unheard sessions from EMI artists such as Pink Floyd, Kylie and the Beach Boys"

Scientist says dolphin deaths look like a mass suicide

"Scientist says dolphin deaths look like a mass suicide Steven Morris The Guardian, Thursday June 12 2008 Article history The dolphins that died after becoming...

Voters go to polls in Lisbon referendum

"Voters go to polls in Lisbon referendumThe country's electorate today goes to the polls to vote in the Lisbon Treaty referendum. Polling stations opened at 7am and will stay open until 10pm to encourage as many people as possible to vote."

Scolari named as Chelsea manager

" Scolari named as Chelsea manager Scolari's teams are known for playing entertaining football Chelsea have named Portugal boss Luiz Felipe Scolari as their new...

Outrage at India menstrual form

"Women civil servants in India have expressed shock at new appraisal rules which require them to reveal details of their menstrual cycles."

Cheltenham's Sweetest Thing

"A former 600-1 shot that nearly died 10 weeks ago, owned by a man who gave U2 singer Bono his name."

The rise of technology addiction

"The rise of technology addiction Three people using Blackberry mobile device The Blackberry mobile device allows users to send e-mails The seemingly exponential growth of portable technology has sparked fears that people are becoming addicted or swamped by gadgets and their...

No Morrissey entry in Eurovision

"No Morrissey entry in Eurovision Morrissey - picture courtesy of Fabio Lovino Morrissey found fame as the lead singer of The Smiths Former Smiths singer Morrissey will not be involved with the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest, the BBC has said."

World Cup stars sign for Fr Ted

"World Cup stars sign for Fr Ted Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Pauline McLynn and Frank Kelly Father Ted is being celebrated over three days The saga of the inaugural Father Ted festival has taken another twist with Irish World Cup stars John Aldridge and Tony Cascarino...

Hiding messages in plain sight

"Hiding messages in plain sight Mobile phone reads an invisible code The phone can read invisible images on printed paper A technology that can "hide" information in plain sight on printed images has begun to see the first commercial applications."

Where did all the great movies go?

" Where did all the great movies go? Film classics were all over terrestrial TV back in 1987. But where can the budding movie buff get a film education in 2007?"

Spain resizes clothes for women

"Spain is to overhaul its clothing sizes for women as part of a government drive to ease pressure on young girls over their body size. There are fears that efforts to conform could be leading to eating disorders. The move follows Spain's ban of ultra-thin models on the...

Re: Book written in txt msg

"HELSINKI, Finland (AP) -- A novel whose narrative consists entirely of mobile phone text messages has been published in Finland. "The Last Messages" tells the story of a fictitious information-technology executive in Finland who resigns from his job and travels...

Peace plan for Craggy Island row

"Peace plan for Craggy Island row Dermot Morgan The festival is being held nine years since Dermot Morgan's death The organisers of a Father Ted festival have come up with what they say is an ingenious solution to decide who is the real Craggy Island - a five-a-side...
 

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