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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Irish Sun.com http://www.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/15665b944045da4a/ en-us Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:58:23 -0400 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:58:23 -0400 30 Russia and Britain are feuding over a Security Council debate on last March's rioting in a Serb-populated part of Kosovo. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391239/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:29:11 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391239/cs/1/ A newspaper report from London that the Duke of Edinburgh had been diagnosed with prostate cancer has been denied by Buckingham Palace. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391116/cs/1/ Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:30:23 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391116/cs/1/ Liberals in the worldwide Anglican Church can take comfort from views expressed eight years ago on the vexed issue of homosexuality by Rowan Williams, the current Archbishop of Canterbury, the London Times said Thursday. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391428/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:00:27 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391428/cs/1/ Indian doctors are once again suing the British government, this time accusing it of violating the spirit of a four-month-old court order by seeking to deny thousands the opportunity to live and work in Britain. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391423/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:00:13 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391423/cs/1/ Punk singer Jilted John, who had a hit way back in 1978, has returned with a new song focussing on British actress Keira Knightley's ultra thin figure. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391267/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:01:47 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391267/cs/1/ British actress Sienna Miller and Balthazar Getty have been meeting at a hotel that is less than two miles from the actor's wife's house. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391182/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:00:08 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391182/cs/1/ A British couple is going to tie the knot this weekend - 22 years after they were born next to each other in the same hospital ward. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391143/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:00:03 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391143/cs/1/ London, Aug.7 : TV journalist Martin Bashir has apologised for making what he called a "tasteless" comment about Asian women. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391446/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:00:23 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391446/cs/1/ London, Aug.7 : Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) could soon be hovering over many British cities to spot people inside their homes and to eavesdrop on their conversations. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391443/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:00:04 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391443/cs/1/ London, Aug 7 : They were born next to each other in the same hospital ward, and now, twenty two years later, Kelly Robinson and Dale Wilson are all set to exchange wedding vows. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391438/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:00:51 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391438/cs/1/ London, Aug 7 : A Brit student has shunned a 100,000 pounds-a-year job offer - so she could train as a plasterer. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391435/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:00:49 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391435/cs/1/ London, Aug 7 : The British feel that Sir Alan Sugar, 61, is the best person to be the ideal PM. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391429/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:00:33 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391429/cs/1/ London, Aug 7 : Spelling standards among university students in the UK have gone so low that lecturers are being urged to turn a blind eye to the 'blunders'. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391422/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:00:13 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391422/cs/1/ London, Aug 7 : David Beckham's five year old son is following in his dad's footsteps, curving the ball into the net in a way that's almost identical to Becks' famous free kick. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391420/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:00:08 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391420/cs/1/ London, Aug 7 : American glamour model Carmen Electra has offered some stripping tips, insisting that "don't fake while doing it". http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391418/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:00:03 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391418/cs/1/ London, Aug 7 : The spooky antics of what is believed to be a 'ghostly power', troubling a young family in Britain has been caught on video. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391412/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:01:49 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391412/cs/1/ London, Aug 7 : A funeral home boss is livid after traffic officers slapped him with a parking fine over his hearse - with a body and coffin inside. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391408/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:01:26 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391408/cs/1/ London, August 7 : Amid fears that rising fuel prices may induce people to try different ways to improve their vehicles' mileage, British motorist's organisation RAC is urging drivers not to ape hardcore hypermilers - who go to amazing lengths to make their cars travel as far as possible on the least amount of fuel. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391401/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:00:49 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391401/cs/1/ London, Aug 7 : She was expecting silk sheets and champagne at the hotel but new bride Pamela Morris' wedding night worked out rather differently when she ended up spending it - and the next four months - in jail. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391398/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:00:28 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391398/cs/1/ London, August 7 : A treasure hunter, using a metal detector, has discovered a pure gold cross dating from the 7th century, which is worth at least 25,000 pounds. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391386/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:03:59 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391386/cs/1/ London, August 7 : Oscar-winning 'Gandhi' director Richard Attenborough, 84, fears that the state of corruption across the world may aversely impact future generations. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391383/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:03:46 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391383/cs/1/ London, Aug 7 : Nearly a fifth of British children have met a stranger they first encountered on social networking sites, suggests a new survey. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391381/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:03:31 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391381/cs/1/ London, August 7 : Over 40 per cent of women motorists get behind the wheel of a car after boozing, according to a study. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391375/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:02:58 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391375/cs/1/ London, Aug 7 : Jonas Armstrong has decided to opt out of hit British TV show 'Robin Hood'. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391374/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:02:49 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391374/cs/1/ London, Aug 7 : Gary Lineker's girlfriend Danielle Bux has been named the 'Hottest Lingerie Babe'. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391368/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:02:20 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391368/cs/1/ London, Aug.7 : British troops deployed at the airport outside Basra when American units and thousands of Iraqi reinforcements arrived in March to launch an attack on Shia extremists in the city were itching to join in, but were prevented from doing so. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391346/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:01:37 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391346/cs/1/ London, August 7 : German researchers have written a piece of software that enables robots to "learn" to move through trial and error. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391330/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:00:19 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391330/cs/1/ London, Aug.7 : Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson has been accused of 'degrading' Nigeria and 'lying' over Wayne Rooney's mystery illness. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391320/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:01:36 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391320/cs/1/ London, Aug.7 : By restoring Andrew Flintoff to the key all-rounder batting position of number six, England captain Keven Pietersen has sent out a message to his opponents that he means business. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391318/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:01:32 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391318/cs/1/ London, Aug.7 : European judges have halted Abu Hamza's extradition to the United States on terror charges after the hook-handed cleric claimed it would breach his human rights. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391316/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:01:28 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391316/cs/1/ London, Aug 7 : A blonde named Carla has claimed that she had an affair with French President Nicolas Sarkozy while he was on an official visit. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391309/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:01:07 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391309/cs/1/ Beirut (Lebanon), August 7 : An archaeological excavation team from the British Musuem in Sidon, Lebanon, have unearthed a new grave containing human skeletal remains belonging to a Canaanite warrior, dating back to 4,000 years. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391299/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:00:41 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391299/cs/1/ London, Aug.7 : Cricket boards of India, Australia and South Africa cricket boards have told the ICC executive board they would reconsider a change of dates for the September 29-October 8 20-20 ICC Champions League. A response is expected in a week. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391247/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:00:06 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391247/cs/1/ London, Aug.7 : Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo has finally conceded that he will not be pursuing his long cherished goal of moving to the Spanish football club Real Madrid immediately. He said that for the moment, he would continue to turn out for Manchester United. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391232/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:01:12 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391232/cs/1/ London, Aug 7 : Digital cameras would soon be more humanised, what with a new technology that can produce images with a wider field of view, just like the human eye. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391231/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:01:08 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391231/cs/1/ London, Aug 7 : Intake of broccoli may overturn the damage caused by diabetes to heart blood vessels, says a new study conducted by University of Warwick research team. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391227/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:00:58 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391227/cs/1/ London, Aug 7 : In a breakthrough study, researchers from University of the Mediterranean, France, have discovered a new virus that can infect other viruses - and can be used to combat viral infections, http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391224/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:00:50 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391224/cs/1/ London, August 7 : A scientist has suggested that the world should be prepared to face an alarming increase of 4 degree Celsius in global temperatures. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391222/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:00:45 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391222/cs/1/ London, August 7 : Tel Aviv University researchers say people adopt risk-taking behaviours similar to those of animals like rats and bees, and that such behaviours might not prepare them for the modern dangers they face on a daily basis. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391213/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:01:41 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391213/cs/1/ London, August 7 : Scientists studying material collected by NASA's Stardust mission during its seven years in space have been unable to find any sample of interstellar dust till date. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391211/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:01:33 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391211/cs/1/ London, Aug 7 : Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman is divorcing his wife of 24 years, his lawyer has said. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391205/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:01:15 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391205/cs/1/ London, Aug 7 : If sources close to former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif are to be believed, at the "make-or-break" meeting between Nawaz and PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, it was decided (between the two leaders) to impeach President Pervez Musharraf and force him to step down from the Presidency. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391186/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:00:17 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/391186/cs/1/ Westminster police have issued a public safety warning about a man who has tried to kidnap two women in separate incidents as they walked alone at night in Sigler Park. Police describe the suspect ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16731246/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:29:19 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16731246/ Aug 7 2008 A teenager shot dead when he was caught up in a suspected gang confrontation has been named as Ryan Bravo. The 18-year-old died from a gunshot wound to the back as he shopped for grocerie... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16734696/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:47:07 -0400 IC Wales http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16734696/ Kevin Pietersen marshalls the slip cordon in his first Test as England captain. Photograph: Scott Heavey/Action Images It was as if we were being catapulted back to the 60s. Out came Kevin Pietersen... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16730548/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:50:59 -0400 The Guardian http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16730548/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The dollar gained on the euro Thursday, after the European Central Bank held policy steady and hinted that no more interest rate hikes are coming for a while. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16730224/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:18:50 -0400 Market Watch http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16730224/ Aug 7 2008 Homeowners struggling amid the credit crunch were given no relief after policymakers voted to hold interest rates at 5% for the fourth month in a row. The decision by the Bank of England'... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16734690/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:47:01 -0400 IC Wales http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16734690/ A Mexican woman said she fought a 500-pound lion with a machete near the resort city of Acapulco and scared him away. Celsa Aleman said she and her 7-year-old niece were riding a donkey Monday along a... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16731198/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:07:07 -0400 5 Channel Cincinnati http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16731198/ Pop star Joss Stone amazingly headbutted her brother as a family baptism descended into an ugly brawl. The diva, 21, was to be godmother to half-brother Daniel Skillin's year-old son Louis but incens... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735708/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:34:36 -0400 Daily Mirror http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735708/ Su Pollard (Pic:mrpaparazzi.com) Su Pollard managed to get herself onto the pages of today’s 3am column – but she did have to wear this monstrosity to do it. Seems our Su’s in go... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735703/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:34:44 -0400 Daily Mirror http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735703/ Dmitar Berbatov Former Tottenham ace Chris Waddle last night blasted Dimitar Berbatov's conduct in trying to force his way out of White Hart Lane. Waddle, who spent four years at Spurs before bein... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735705/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:34:41 -0400 Daily Mirror http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735705/ Aug 7 2008 Four past and present British Airways executives have been charged with "cartel offences" by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) concerning the fixing of fuel surcharge prices on long-haul fl... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16734694/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:47:05 -0400 IC Wales http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16734694/ 7/08/2008 City fans resigned to seeing Vedran Corluka depart for Tottenham got a huge bonus when the Croatian lined up at right-back at Parkhead. And they chanted his name in a show of support bef... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735711/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:34:30 -0400 Daily Mirror http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735711/ Prisons The human and financial cost of the growth and overcrowding in British jails is "now too great to bear," the Prison Reform Trust warned Thursday. Issuing a report on the government's figures s... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16731243/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:27:44 -0400 IRNA http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16731243/ Police in New Zealand hunting a prolific burglar have issued a wanted poster bearing a photograph of the British actor Robbie Coltrane. Although the photograph of Coltrane has the word "wanted" above ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735974/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:23:23 -0400 The Guardian http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735974/ Andrew Johnson (Pic:Getty Images) Fulham finally completed the signing of Everton striker Andrew Johnson this morning for a fee rumoured to be in the region of £10m. Here’s your essenti... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735702/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:34:45 -0400 Daily Mirror http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735702/ after having a furious row, it emerged today. The revelation was made during Kate McCann's witness statement the day before she was made a formal suspect in the investigation, and is part of evidence... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735707/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:34:37 -0400 Daily Mirror http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735707/ A tory councillor caused outrage by claiming knives are "cool" and posting footage of fights on his internet blog. Teacher Philip Thomas, 27, boasted he has "a huge meat cleaver and two massive mache... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735701/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:34:47 -0400 Daily Mirror http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735701/ Israel A car full of senior British diplomats has been attacked by illegal Jewish settler in the Israeli occupied West Bank town of Hebron, it was reported Thursday. The diplomats were visiting from L... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16731122/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:27:47 -0400 IRNA http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16731122/ The first minister has accused the Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams of distorting the facts over a date for the devolution of policing and justice. Peter Robinson acknowledged progress had been made on t... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16732438/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:05:12 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16732438/ Majid Ahmed: "Now I see my future going somewhere I just can't wait to be at medical school." Photograph: James Glossop/Guzelian A teenager who was told he could not become a doctor because of a con... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735976/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:23:21 -0400 The Guardian http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735976/ As reported in the M.E.N, demands were made for an independent inquiry in 2002 after six firefighters involved in tackling a blaze at the plant in Blackley, Manchester, in 1979 later died from cancer ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16732784/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:33:18 -0400 Manchester Online http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16732784/ Aug 7 2008 Two campaigners arrested in China after staging a Free Tibet protest outside the country's showpiece Olympic Stadium have arrived back in Britain. Lucy Fairbrother, 23, and Iain Thom, 24,... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16734695/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:47:06 -0400 IC Wales http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16734695/ five percent for the fourth month as it weighs the conflicting forces of slowing economic growth and high inflation.The widely-expected decision comes as the BoE, in line with major Western central ba... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16730219/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:06:25 -0400 Yahoo!7 News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16730219/ A 60-mile circular cycle route has been launched on Exmoor in Somerset as part of the Tour of Britain 2008 media ride. The Tour of Britain, which passed through Exmoor in 2007, attracted around 30,00... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16730746/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:05:10 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16730746/ (Dow Jones) -- Bank of England policymakers on Thursday voted to leave the central bank's key lending rate unchanged at 5% as the British economy wrestles with the threat of a significant economic s... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16730252/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:00:48 -0400 Morning Star http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16730252/ The Canadian Press August 7, 2008 - 12:05 a.m. LONDON - The Financial Times Index of 100 industrials fell 5.83 points to close at 5,480.30 on Thursday. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16731685/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:15:39 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16731685/ Britain spends the highest amount per capita on cancer research of any country in Europe. We have the largest number of cancer patients taking part in clinical trials of anywhere in the world. But whe... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735978/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:23:13 -0400 The Guardian http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735978/ The minimum age requirement on Bebo is 13 and on MySpace is 14, but around one in four 8-12 year-olds are flouting the rules and creating profiles on social networking sites. A survey for online ident... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735980/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:23:01 -0400 The Guardian http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735980/ Matthew Bailey, prisoner But Matt Bayle from Gloucester prison said he was "astonished" by the rule. "Not only has it adhered to an archaic rash generalisation of the prison population, but in m... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735577/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:55:12 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735577/ Steve McManaman (Bigpicturesphoto.com) Steve McManaman claimed last night that Liverpool finally have what it takes to end their title drought as he told Rafa Benitez' men: "You'll never have a bet... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735709/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:34:38 -0400 Daily Mirror http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735709/ FRANKFURT, Germany The European Central Bank and Bank of England will likely leave interest rates unchanged Thursday, as both banks consider how to steer their economies away from mounting inflation a... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16730891/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:43:23 -0400 Congoo http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16730891/ Aug 7 2008 Youngsters who commit minor offences and get involved in anti-social behaviour should not be locked up, because they go on to re-offend more seriously, the Liberal Democrats said. Under t... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16734691/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:47:02 -0400 IC Wales http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16734691/ FRANKFURT : tim, i made it active rather The European Central Bank on Thursday left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.25 percent while acknowledging that the euro-area economy was groaning u... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16730227/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:24:44 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16730227/ London, August 7: Students from India and other former colonies have better English language skills compared to their local British counterparts, academics feel.Many undergraduates in British universi... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16731688/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:21:36 -0400 Express India http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16731688/ Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness will not be ordered to attend the High Court to answer questions about how the four victims commissioners were appointed. The challenge was made by Michelle Williams... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16732439/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:05:13 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16732439/ The economic downturn isn't just encouraging caution in the stock market, it's affecting high-rolling gamblers too. Fewer big bets from gamblers was one reason why British bookmaker http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16731686/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:21:49 -0400 Forbes http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16731686/ The papers were found close to a recycling bin outside Lymm Library in Warrington, blowing around the car park and into a canal. They were found by resident Hilary Knowles, who called the police. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16732783/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:33:17 -0400 Manchester Online http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16732783/ Just around the corner from the Jumeirah Carlton Hotel in Knightsbridge is its boutique sister property, The Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel which reopened last year after a 14-month, $17m refurbishment. Both ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16730814/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:11:51 -0400 AME Info http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16730814/ July 29, 2008 - 07:10 a.m. LONDON (AP) - British Airways PLC and Spain's Iberia SA say they are in talks over a potential combination. The two carriers say the negotiations are supported unani... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16731614/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:15:33 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16731614/ Aug. 7, 2008 The head of a company building a long-term care residence in London said yesterday he hopes it will take pressure off hospitals by the final quarter of 2009. "That's when we expect to h... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16730855/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:44:56 -0400 C News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16730855/ Four former and current British Airways executives will appear in court next month over price-fixing on fuel surcharges which has already led to record fines for the airline, officials said Thursday. ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16730011/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:51:22 -0400 Breitbart http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16730011/ A car carrying visiting UK diplomats has been attacked by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank town of Hebron. The armoured car, also carrying a driver and guide, was briefly attacked and kick... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16731518/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:55:11 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16731518/ Ryanair: 'We will dump the price to wherever it needs to be to get 80% occupancy.' Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images Ryanair fired the first salvo in a price war today as it halved its chea... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735977/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:23:16 -0400 The Guardian http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735977/ RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 7, 2008) - Last night's Lotto 6/49 jackpot, which ballooned to a whopping $45 million, has been won. Two winning tickets, matching all six numbers, were... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16730618/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:19:01 -0400 Market Wire http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16730618/ undergraduate spelling is so bad that instead of the penury of having to correct the misspellings in their students' essays, university teachers should simply accept the students' orthography as " http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735975/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:23:18 -0400 The Guardian http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735975/ A man who ran a business turning photos of children into innocent images of fairies ended up in court on child porn charges. "Naive" Dr Marcus Phillips was prosecuted even though the parents of two g... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735700/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:34:49 -0400 Daily Mirror http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735700/ Aug 7 2008 Secret intelligence claiming Madeleine McCann was snatched to order by a Belgian paedophile ring is flawed, sources said. Private detectives working for the girl's parents are urgently fo... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16734692/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:47:03 -0400 IC Wales http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16734692/ the player himself and also Reds’ boss Sir Alex Ferguson have been at pains to point out that the ‘will he/won’t he’ carry on was all a big mistake and that everyone is part of... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735712/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:34:28 -0400 Daily Mirror http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735712/ 7/ 8/2008 A MAN who abandoned a menagerie of exotic pets - including a six foot boa constrictor - has been banned from keeping certain animals for 20 years. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16732786/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:33:20 -0400 Manchester Online http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16732786/ A firefighter has been found guilty of careless driving following the death of a man whose car was struck by a fire truck answering a 999 call. Garry Trotter, 41, from Bo'ness, was convicted at Falki... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735579/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:55:09 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16735579/ Heavy drinking and bad behaviour by British tourists abroad has reached crisis point on one Greek island. Officials in Zante are meeting British diplomats and officials to discuss what to do about ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16731690/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:55:08 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16731690/ Stuart Broad claimed two wickets after tea to reduce South Africa to 172-9 on the first day of the final Test. It continued a superb fightback for Kevin Pietersen's side, after the tourists had coast... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16729930/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:54:47 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16729930/ As many as 42% of female motorists admitted getting behind the wheel while over the legal limit. The figure for men was 59%. The survey, by breakdown company Green Flag and road safety charity Brake,... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16727596/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:37:20 -0400 Sky News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16727596/ The number of cars daily coming into the original charging zone and into the western extension has dipped, Transport for London (TfL) statistics revealed. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16726223/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:48:59 -0400 Manchester Online http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16726223/ 7/08/2008 Oddbins has been snapped up by the son of the company's former boss. Simon Baile, whose father Nick ran the 150-strong chain in the 1970s, headed a group which bought the upmarket offie ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16729438/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:50:34 -0400 Daily Mirror http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16729438/ ITV logo Staff face sweeping job cuts after ITV revealed plans to slash costs by £35million. Boss Michael Grade announced the cutbacks after the broadcaster behind X-Factor and Britain's Got ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16729433/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:50:40 -0400 Daily Mirror http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16729433/ Manchester United player, for at least one more year. Reams of summer speculation had linked the English Footballer of the Year with his "dream" move to Spanish champions Real Madrid. But the player... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16727595/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:37:15 -0400 Sky News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16727595/ The Department of Health is making extra doses of the vaccine available and pledging more cash to help NHS trusts vaccinate youngsters in their area.Uptake rates of the jab vary across England but are... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16726335/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:24:51 -0400 The Scotsman http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16726335/ And another woman was left shocked and upset just over two hours later when a man armed with a knife grabbed her from behind and wrenched her handbag from her arm. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16726225/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:49:04 -0400 Manchester Online http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/15665b944045da4a/id/16726225/