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Joanna Yeates’s neighbour ‘heard nothing unusual’ on night she died

Posted by on 24 October 2011 at 3:20 pm

Vincent Tabak’s defence case ends with a statement from a neighbour at the building where he and Yeates lived in BristolThe defence case in the trial of Vincent Tabak has closed with a neighbour telling the jury that he did not hear anything unusual on…

Zuma ontslaat twee ministers wegens corruptie – politiechef op non-actief

Posted by on 24 October 2011 at 3:17 pm

De Zuid-Afrikaanse president Jacob Zuma heeft twee ministers uit zijn kabinet ontslagen wegens corruptie en mismanagement. Zuma probeert daarmee de kritiek weg te nemen dat hij niet optreedt tegen corruptie binnen de regering.

Phone hacking: Les Hinton faces MPs – live

Posted by on 24 October 2011 at 3:12 pm

Live coverage as Rupert Murdoch’s former right-hand man is questioned for a second time by the culture select committee2.12pm: Les Hinton has completed his third appearance before the Commons committee investigating phone hacking at the News of the Wor…

WikiLeaks suspends publishing to fight financial blockade

Posted by on 24 October 2011 at 3:08 pm

Julian Assange says banking bans have destroyed 95% of whistleblowing site’s revenuesJulian Assange, co-founder of WikiLeaks, has announced that the whistleblowing website is suspending publishing operations in order to focus on fighting a financial bl…

UK university applicants drop by 12% before tuition fee rise

Posted by on 24 October 2011 at 3:01 pm

Ucas reveals 52,321 UK-born students have applied for university next year, when fees will rise to up to £9,000 a yearThe number of UK-born university applicants for next September – when fees rise to up to £9,000 a year – has plummeted by almost…

Overstroming in Bangkok.

Posted by on 24 October 2011 at 2:32 pm

Flood warnings issued for Devon, Cornwall, Wales and Yorkshire

Posted by on 24 October 2011 at 2:28 pm

Heavy rain, high winds and flash floods expected as agency issues alerts for south-west, Welsh rivers and Yorkshire coastSouth-west England and Wales have been warned of the risk of flash floods as heavy rain is driven in from the Atlantic by strong wi…

WikiLeaks stopt met publiceren, alle aandacht op geld binnenhalen

Posted by on 24 October 2011 at 2:28 pm

Een van de meest geruchtmakende klokkenluiders snoert zichzelf de mond. WikiLeaks staakt het publiceren van geheime informatie om zo alle tijd en aandacht te besteden aan geld binnenhalen.

UK riots analysis reveals gangs did not play pivotal role

Posted by on 24 October 2011 at 2:24 pm

Official figures show those arrested came from deprived backgrounds, striking a blow to theory that tackling gang culture is key to preventing repeat of disturbancesGangs did not play a pivotal role in the August riots, according to the latest official…

Overgangsraad last onderzoek in naar dood Gaddafi

Posted by on 24 October 2011 at 2:22 pm

De voorzitter van de Nationale Overgangsraad in Libië, Mustafa Abdel Jalil, heeft tijdens een persconferentie laten weten dat er een onderzoek komt naar de dood van Moammar Gaddafi.