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Iran's nuclear cat and mouse could threaten us all - Mirror.co.uk

2008-07-12T04:11:00.003-07:00

Is that a missile I see or ...
Globe and Mail, Canada - 2 hours ago
Richmond Hill, Ont. -- Once again, Iran is all over the news over its test-firing of missiles. The latest tests were in response to what US intelligence ...

No new capabilities for Iran
WalesOnline, United Kingdom - 2 hours ago
IRAN'S missile test demonstrated no new capabilities, according to a national security website and a US official familiar with the intelligence, ...

Official: Iran missile tests used 'old equipment'
The Associated Press - 9 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran's missile test this week did not demonstrate any new capabilities, according to a US official familiar with the intelligence, ...

More Iran rockets draw sharp warnings
Chicago Tribune, United States - 13 hours ago
The weapons have "special capabilities" and included missiles launched from naval ships in the Persian Gulf, along with torpedoes and surface-to-surface ...

Iran’s missile tests are normal military exercises: Hosseini
Tehran Times, Iran - 14 hours ago
TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said on Thursday that Iran’s military maneuvers are normal exercises meant to increase Iran’s ...

Iranian rockets a false justification for US missile shield ...
guardian.co.uk, UK - 22 hours ago
There is no military justification for US plans to deploy missile defences in eastern Europe because Tehran's rockets cannot travel that far, ...

Iran tests seen to prove US shield not needed
Reuters - 23 hours ago
By James Kilner MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday Iran's missile tests showed there is no military justification for US plans to deploy missile ...

‘Iran threat justifies shield’
Arab News, Saudi Arabia - 10 Jul 2008
PRAGUE: The director of the US Missile Defense Agency said yesterday that Iran’s missile tests have emphasized the urgency of going ahead with plans to ...

New iPhone launch is hit by computer chaos - Glasgow Daily Record

2008-07-12T04:11:00.001-07:00

Police Step in as London Apple Store Closes Early
PC World - 11 hours ago
Flanked by police officers Apple staff effectively closed the London Apple Store Friday in the middle of the afternoon. Garbed in blue T-shirts the Apple ...

Apple customers stew as glitches hit launch of updated iPhone
guardian.co.uk, UK - 12 hours ago
Over recent years, it has become a staple image of the technology industry: hundreds of gadget fans queueing all night to get their hands on the latest ...

Glitches for iPhone Launch in Britain
BusinessWeek - 14 hours ago
Mobile operator O2 says demand caused systems slowdowns. Sales of the Apple smartphone reached 40 per hour at some stores by Natasha Lomas Apple's UK 3G ...

Buyers wait hours to register Apple iPhone 3G
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 11 Jul 2008
The launch of Apple's new iPhone 3G descended into chaos as customers faced long waits to register their new devices. The worldwide rollout, which took ...

O2 buckles under 3G iPhone demand
Register, UK - 11 Jul 2008
By Joe Fay → More by this author O2 customers reported that the firm's activation system crashed this morning as they raced to get their new 3G iPhones, ...

London calling Apple retail for iPhone 3G?
CNET News, CA - 9 Jul 2008
You might be able to pick up an iPhone 3G at Apple's Regent Street store. Apple might let one of its retail stores in swinging London get in on the iPhone ...

Problem with computer hits launch of Apple’s new iPhone
Aberdeen Press and Journal, UK - 3 hours ago
By Josie Clarke The high-profile launch of Apple’s new iPhone turned into disaster yesterday when computer problems prevented customers buying the gadget. ...

FANS LOSE OUT IN THE RUSH FOR IPHONE
UK Express, UK - 12 hours ago
By Louise Barnett, Consumer Editor APPLE’S much-hyped launch of its new iPhone was marred by supply shortages and technical problems yesterday. ...

United bid for Berbatov - guardian.co.uk

2008-07-11T22:11:00.003-07:00

Sepp Blatter, is this really slavery?
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 6 hours ago
By Brian Moore In the 18th century, slaves were transported in ships so tightly packed that dehydration, dysentery and scurvy led to the death of one in ...

James Lawton: In devotion to greed, Ronaldo and Real is a match ...
Independent, UK - 6 hours ago
There is not much point in lecturing Cristiano Ronaldo on the meaning of slavery or loyalty or reasons why he might be grateful for being young and ...

My Say: The 'WISE' Sepp Blatter
Goal.com, Switzerland - 10 hours ago
Sepp Blatter's recent 'Cristiano Ronaldo and the Slavery' rant was just one of many such by the FIFA president. Eshaan Koshal from India comes up with an ...

Manchester United hit back in Sepp Blatter row
Times Online, UK - 10 Jul 2008
Manchester United have hit back at Sepp Blatter after the Fifa president claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo should be allowed to leave Old Trafford. ...

United reject Blatter claim
The Press Association - 10 Jul 2008
Manchester United have taken issue with Sepp Blatter after the FIFA president claimed Cristiano Ronaldo should be allowed to leave Old Trafford if he wants. ...

'It is obvious that today players have a lot more power than they ...
guardian.co.uk, UK - 10 Jul 2008
Uefa has criticised Sepp Blatter for his 'modern slavery' comments. Photograph: Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images The Fifa president, Sepp Blatter, ...

United refuse Ronaldo sale out of principle
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 10 Jul 2008
'RAFA WANTS SILVAWARE' (Sun), 'BLATTER: LET 'SLAVE' RON GO' (Mirror), 'LAMPS TELLS MATES: I'M OFF' (Express) and 'INTER GO THE EXTRA MILE TO SATISFY ...

RONALDO’S £2M LOVE-IN WITH SEXY NEREIDA
Daily Star, UK - 6 hours ago
By Tom Hutchison Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will enjoy a £2million love-in with his sexy girlfriend as he recovers from injury. ...

Rich man, poor man: The great slavery debate
Daily Mail, UK - 8 hours ago
By Sportsmail Reporter Last updated at 9:40 PM on 11th July 2008 It's more than half a century since PFA chairman Jimmy Guthrie said professional ...

Ronaldo tired of media storm
Setanta Sports, UK - 11 hours ago
by Ciaran Baynes, 11 July 2008 Cristiano Ronaldo has told the media in Portugal that he is tired of the furore surrounding his anticipated move to Real ...

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Cesc Fabregas – Who’s Best
Bleacher Report, CA - 13 hours ago
There's no doubt that three of the best young players in the world at the minute are Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Cesc Fabregas. ...

The Mailbox Has Lost Its Focus
Football365.com, UK - 14 hours ago
If you have a contribution to make, drop us a line at theeditor@football365.com... There has been a lot of talk on people writing "I know you won't print ...

boot out Blatter
The Sun, UK - 16 hours ago
The FIFA president has outraged the world of football with his ridiculous remarks for far too long. This week he slammed Manchester United and amazingly ...

Cristiano Ronaldo the Slave... Remind me, what’s the point of ...
Bleacher Report, CA - 17 hours ago
The Republik of Mancunia analyzes Sepp Blatter's "slave trade" quotes on the Real Madrid-Cristiano Ronaldo saga. by TheRepublikOfMancunia (Senior Writer) “I ...

Ronaldo expects three months recovery time
Soccerway, Netherlands - 19 hours ago
MANCHESTER (SW) - Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo expects to spend the next three months recovering from the surgery he recently underwent on his ankle. ...

Papers: Ronny agrees with Sepp
Manchester United FC, UK - 20 hours ago
Cristiano Ronaldo said yesterday that he agreed with controversial comments by Sepp Blatter after the Fifa president claimed that United were effectively ...

They said what? The best sporting quotes of the week
Daily Mail, UK - 20 hours ago
'Finally the uncertainty is over. A contract has been signed with Donington Park and the future of the British Grand prix is now secure' Formula One chief ...

I am a slave, says Cristiano Ronaldo as he backs Fifa claim
Mirror.co.uk, UK - 22 hours ago
By David Mcdonnell 11/07/2008 Cristiano Ronaldo last night accused Manchester United of treating him like a slave - and publicly revealed for the first time ...

Cristiano Ronaldo denies any deal with Real Madrid
Typically Spanish, Spain - 10 Jul 2008
By hb - Jul 11, 2008 - 6:18 AM The Portuguese player has made no secret that he wants to play for the club. Manchester United football star, the Portuguese ...

Ronaldo agrees with Blatter’s remark, confident that move to Real ...
TODAYonline, Singapore - 10 Jul 2008
LONDON — Cristiano Ronaldo believes Fifa president Sepp Blatter was right to controversially describe him as being treated like a “modern-day slave” by ...

French student murders: Police arrest man over Tarantino-style ... - Mirror.co.uk

2008-07-11T22:11:00.001-07:00

Man appears in court charged with brutal stabbing deaths of two ...
International Herald Tribune, France - 10 Jul 2008
AP LONDON: A 33-year-old unemployed man has appeared in a London court charged with the brutal stabbing murders of two French students. ...

The 50 most influential figures in the Anglican Church: 30-21 - Telegraph.co.uk

2008-07-11T12:13:00.007-07:00

The history of the Lambeth Conference
Times Online, UK - 55 minutes ago
For 140 years, the bishops of the Anglican Communion have met once a decade. Our historical guide to Lambeth traces the origins and issues that dominated ...

Sex and schism in south London
Financial Times, UK - 1 hour ago
By Christopher Caldwell At the Lambeth conference, which meets once a decade, bishops from the 38 provinces of the worldwide Anglican communion gather to ...

Caught in the middle
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - 4 hours ago
With Anglican bonds stretched to breaking point, not everyone can be appeased, writes Andrew West. Robert Forsyth, the usually chirpy Anglican Bishop of ...

Kenya's Anglican bishops to boycott Lamberth conference
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, Kenya - 5 hours ago
Kenya's Anglican bishops have confirmed they will boycott the 15 th Lamberth conference in Canterbury, England from July 16 to 3 rd August 2008. ...

The 50 most influential figures in the Anglican Church: 50-41
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 10 Jul 2008
With the Lambeth Conference, the Anglican communion’s landmark summit, beginning next week, The Sunday Telegraph has compiled the Lambeth Power List, ...

Female bishops' debate heats up
Independent Online, South Africa - 9 Jul 2008
Rome - The Vatican says it has learned "with regret" of the Church of England's decision to allow woman bishops as this will present a "new obstacle" to ...

Anglican church faces split over women bishops
Dispatch Online, South Africa - 8 Jul 2008
By KATHERINE HADDON THE Church of England was facing a serious split yesterday after its ruling General Synod voted to allow women bishops despite threats ...

Blatter won't apologise for 'slavery' comment - guardian.co.uk

2008-07-11T12:13:00.005-07:00

Blatter Not Apologising For Slavery Comments
Goal.com, Switzerland - 1 hour ago
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has no plans to retract, qualify or apologise for his remarks declaring footballers as modern day slaves. ...

WIGAN WORK PERMIT WOE
Sportinglife.com, UK - 2 hours ago
By Carl Markham, PA Sport Wigan manager Steve Bruce has spoken of his frustration over the amount of red tape involved in signing foreign players after one ...

Why Cristiano Ronaldo Isn’ta Slave
Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY - 2 hours ago
Cristiano Ronaldo is no Curt Flood. Mr. Ronaldo is a 23-year-old soccer player for Manchester United who is one year into a five-year contract that pays him ...

Blatter and Ronaldo threaten to further alienate fans
Reuters UK, UK - 6 hours ago
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has caused controversy with his remarks about modern day players being treated like slaves. ”I think in football there is too ...

Becks Empathy With Ron Real Wish
Sky News, UK - 12 hours ago
Use the drop down menu below to filter stories and videos the way you want - when you want it! David Beckham has expressed empathy with Cristiano Ronaldo's ...

Sepp Blatter in spotlight after 'slave' gaffe
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 20 hours ago
By Andrew Fifield Sepp Blatter was last night facing a storm of criticism from all corners of professional football in the wake of his remarks regarding ...

Ronaldo backs Blatter's view he should be allowed to leave Man United
The Canadian Press, Portugal - 21 hours ago
LISBON, Portugal — Cristiano Ronaldo's escalated his rift with Manchester United on Thursday by backing FIFA president Sepp Blatter's assertion that he is ...

Ronaldo backs Blatter 'slave' outburst
AFP - 21 hours ago
LONDON (AFP) — Cristiano Ronaldo believes FIFA president Sepp Blatter was right to controversially describe him as being treated like a "modern-day slave" ...

Cristiano Ronaldo agrees that modern footballers are treated like ...
Times Online, UK - 23 hours ago
Cristiano Ronaldo says he agrees with Sepp Blatter, the Fifa president, that modern footballers are treated like slaves. The head of world football's ...

Blatter Says Ronaldo Should Be Allowed to Join Real (Update1)
Bloomberg - 10 Jul 2008
By Tariq Panja July 10 (Bloomberg) -- FIFA President Sepp Blatter waded into Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer saga last night by announcing that the Portuguese ...

Blatter Is Right
Goal.com, Switzerland - 10 Jul 2008
Cristiano Ronaldo is said to have told Portuguese station TVI that he agrees with Sepp Blatter's comments regarding the treatment of modern footballers, ...

BLATTER: C. RONALDO A SLAVE ROW
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, Italy - 10 Jul 2008
(AGI) - London, 10th July - A row surrounds Sepp Blatter after his statement that Cristiano Ronaldo "cannot be treated like a modern-day slave" and forced ...

PLAYERS ARE NO SLAVES TO CONTRACTS
Sportinglife.com, UK - 10 Jul 2008
By Martyn Ziegler, PA Chief Sports Reporter A club buys a footballer for a sizeable sum of money, say £12.24million. The player pockets around £1million as ...

Blatter comments 'inappropriate'
Sky News, UK - 10 Jul 2008
By James Dall Last updated: 10th July 2008 PFA deputy chief executive Mick McGuire believes Fifa president Sepp Blatter should operate in a 'more measured ...

Iranian voices on missile tests - BBC News

2008-07-11T12:13:00.003-07:00

US not to drop diplomatic approach over Iran nuke issue despite ...
Xinhua, China - 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON, July 11 (Xinhua) -- The White House on Friday accused Iran of defying international obligations by conducting missile tests, but insisted it ...

Iran says Solana nuclear talks July 19 in Geneva
AFP - 3 hours ago
TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran said on Friday that its top nuclear negotiator and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana will hold their next talks on ending the ...

Diplomacy remains despite Iranian missile tests: US
AFP - 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The White House said Friday that Iranian missile tests did not change the US determination to resolve the crisis diplomatically. ...

Clement: Clickety click, Photoshop trick
National Post, Canada - 5 hours ago
In what is being derided as a clumsy piece of propaganda, Iran doctored photographs of Wednesday's missile test firings and exaggerated the weapons' ...

News Analysis: Iran nuclear issue likely to fester rather reach ...
Xinhua, China - 5 hours ago
by Yu Zhixiao BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Despite the recent flaring of tension on the longstanding Iranian nuclear standoff, the issue is unlikely to ...

Iran bolsters retaliation warning with missile tests
Jane's, UK - 5 hours ago
Iran has test fired a long-range Shahab-3 missile following warnings from Tehran that it would retaliate against any strike against its nuclear facilities ...

Opinion: Feeding the Rift With Iran a Risky Option
Deutsche Welle, Germany - 6 hours ago
Iran's firing of test missiles earlier this week was widely condemned as a provocation by Israel and Western governments. But their own role in the conflict ...

A diplomatic message in Iran's missiles?
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 15 hours ago
ANALYSIS: Iran's fiery show of force may be part of a traditional diplomatic dance: Show your gruff exterior before admitting your willingness to change. ...

UK Iphone launch is a shambles - Inquirer

2008-07-11T12:13:00.001-07:00

Report from London: A failed bid to upgrade
Macworld, CA - 2 hours ago
by Simon Jary, PC Advisor As a former editor of Macworld UK, I’m something of a veteran of Apple product launches, and have been the very definition of an ...

O2 UK warns for limited iPhone stock
Telecom Paper (subscription), Netherlands - 9 hours ago
O2 UK has warned customers to expect limited stocks of Apple's iPhone 3G when it goes on sale in the UK on 11 July. The company said on its website that on ...

O2's iPhone credit vetting "chaos"
Mobile News, UK - 4 hours ago
This morning's launch of Apple's 3G iPhone was in chaos following the failure of O2's 'Gateway' connection process for new and existing customers. ...

iPhone 3G launch hit by system problems
Mobile Today, UK - 5 hours ago
Customers waiting to get their hands on the new 3G iPhone have been hit by severe delays after the O2 credit check system collapsed under the high demand ...

UK launch of iPhone 3G marred by
MacNN, CA - 5 hours ago
The UK launch of the iPhone 3G has been crippled by activation problems, say multiple sources. O2's press office has confirmed that within minutes of the ...

Excited HK customers queue for first iPhones
South China Morning Post (subscription), Hong Kong - 6 hours ago
Around 70 Hong Kong people waited anxiously at a shopping mall in Tsim Sha Tsui on Friday morning – hoping to become the first customers to buy the ...

Strong demand for iPhone 3G
Siliconrepublic.com, Ireland - 6 hours ago
11.07.2008 Google’s foray into virtual worlds with Lively will not see the company overtake Second Life. In fact, the move could endanger Google’s ...

Credit checks delay iPhone 3G sales
ElectricPig.tv, UK - 6 hours ago
Our band of bolshie iPhone buyers has been out on the streets of London today, and while many are still stuck in queues, one has managed to snag himself ...

What Credit Crunch? New iPhone 3G selling out
Product Reviews, UK - 7 hours ago
The reason we ask if there is a Credit Crunch, it seems hard to believe that we are actually in one when you see how the consumer keeps spending like there ...

iPhone 3G Customers Cripple O2: Activation systems suffer
Phones Review, UK - 8 hours ago
Yes there have been many problems and I was included in one of them today (See Here), many O2 customers have reported today that O2’s activation system ...

US Anglican leader Katherine Jefferts Schori wades into women ... - Telegraph.co.uk

2008-07-11T06:13:00.001-07:00

ACK bishops boycott London meeting
Standard, Kenya - 1 hour ago
By Lucianne Limo Kenyan Anglican bishops have joined their counterparts in Uganda, Rwanda and Nigeria in boycotting the Church conference that begins on ...

Religion in the news
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori was installed as head of the US church less than two years ago, inheriting a mess not ...

A divide widens in the Anglican Church
International Herald Tribune, France - 2 hours ago
By Alan Cowell PARIS: There are times when the great events of the day are glimpsed through a prism of small, personal rituals and routines that offer new ...

Alf McCreary: Sexuality in the 21st century continues to plague ...
Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom - 4 hours ago
Dr Gene Robinson’s appointment at a bishop in the US has upset the Anglican CommunionTHIS week the Church of England voted to ordain women as bishops, ...

An evolving Anglican identity
Seattle Times, United States - 6 hours ago
A new chapter of Canterbury tales begins next week as modern religious pilgrims travel to the ancient cathedral site in southeast England. ...

Local Anglican delegation attending 15th Lambeth Conference
Jamaica Observer, Jamaica - 6 hours ago
BISHOPS of the Anglican Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands are in London to attend the 15th Lambeth Conference of Bishops, being held July 16 to ...

Region’s bishops shun Lambeth
Daily Nation, Kenya - 13 hours ago
Anglican bishops from Kenya and four other African countries will not attend the church’s biggest meeting, the Lambeth Conference, due to differences over ...

An Archbishop of Canterbury in retreat
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 16 hours ago
The immense damage done to the Archbishop of Canterbury during Monday night's debate on women priests is still sinking in. Dr Rowan Williams had not ...

Created in the Image of God
Washington Post, United States - 18 hours ago
To say I am elated with the Church of England’s decision this week to allow the consecration of female bishops is not nearly enough. ...

Church of England When compromise fails
Economist, UK - 19 hours ago
WHAT makes a group (of voters, relatives, believers) stick together, even when its membership is varied and quarrelsome? Sometimes deference to a common ...

Traditionalists are being discriminated against
Times Online, UK - 20 hours ago
Sir, The General Synod debate on women bishops was not about whether the Church should have them: that was agreed some time ago by a majority in the synod ...

Bishop 'ready to defect to Rome'
BBC News, UK - 22 hours ago
A senior Anglican bishop has said he is prepared to convert to Roman Catholicism after the General Synod voted to allow women bishops. ...

Could the Pope Aid an Anglican Split?
TIME - 23 hours ago
The scene on Monday at the Synod of the Church of England was wild. The Archbishop of Canterbury cradled his head in his hands; his presumptive successor, ...

The 50 most influential figures in the Anglican Church: 40-31
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 23 hours ago
With the Lambeth Conference, the Anglican communion’s landmark summit, beginning next week, The Sunday Telegraph has compiled the Lambeth Power List, ...

Tanzanian Church to opposed to women, gays as bishops
The Citizen Daily, United Republic of Tanzania - 10 Jul 2008
By Tom Mosoba Tanzania’s Anglican Archbishop Valentino Mokiwa yesterday hinted that the local church would oppose the mother church’s approval in England of ...

Jesus is “weeping on the streets”
Reuters UK, UK - 10 Jul 2008
The Archbishop of York’s graphic quote refers to the problems of knife crime and other pastoral priorities that he and many others believe are being ...

Doing the splits
New Statesman, UK - 10 Jul 2008
Pity the poor old Church of England. Desperate in its search for relevance in the face of shrinking congregations and wider public indifference, ...

Anglican Church at crossroads
The Nation Newspaper, Barbados - 9 Jul 2008
IT SEEMS like a possible disconnect that a church willing to accept gay bishops would want to deny women the prospect of being elected bishops. ...

'A Bishop Who Happens to be a Woman'
Wall Street Journal - 9 Jul 2008
The Right Rev. Catherine Roskam -- the fourth woman ever to be consecrated -- discusses the rise of female leadership in the Anglican Communion By EMILY ...

Bishop of Ebbsfleet set to be first to leave Church of England ...
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 9 Jul 2008
By Martin Beckford, Religious Affairs Correspondent A bishop in the Church of England has become the first to announce he is ready to convert to Roman ...

Arguing over women bishops is childish
guardian.co.uk, UK - 9 Jul 2008
If someone's faith inspires them to commit their life to ministering to their community, good for them. Does it really matter what sex they are? ...

Debate: Sepp's Blabber - Right Or Wrong? - Goal.com

2008-07-11T06:12:00.007-07:00

Make your mind up Ronaldo, says McIlroy
Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom - 1 hour ago
By Graham Luney Sammy McIlroy has pleaded with Cristiano Ronaldo to put Manchester United fans out of their misery by saying he is staying or going. ...

Beckham - Ronaldo faces hardest decision of his life
AFP - 2 hours ago
LONDON (AFP) — David Beckham believes Cristiano Ronaldo faces the hardest decision of his life as the Manchester United winger contemplates a move to Real ...

Becks: I Understand Ron's Real Wish
Sky News, UK - 2 hours ago
Use the drop down menu below to filter stories and videos the way you want - when you want it! David Beckham has expressed empathy with Cristiano Ronaldo's ...

Phil McNulty
BBCSlovak.com, UK - 2 hours ago
Cristiano Ronaldo will miss the start of the new season after undergoing complex surgery to remove the foot firmly jammed in his mouth. ...

Blatter: Quota plan good for football
The Press Association - 3 hours ago
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has admitted his organisation's attempt to impose quotas for homegrown players on clubs is "against one of the principals of ...

How do you replace the best in the world?
FOXSports.com - 3 hours ago
by Jorge Moran, FoxSoccer.com The most painstakingly drawn-out transfer saga in recent memory, Cristiano Ronaldo's potential departure to Real Madrid, ...

Tough choice for Ronaldo, says Beckham
ESPN - 3 hours ago
David Beckham believes Cristiano Ronaldo has an 'incredibly difficult choice' to make between staying at Manchester United or joining Real Madrid. ...

Ronaldo's injury return delayed
FOXSports.com - 4 hours ago
by Essential Sports Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo will be out of action for up to three months following ankle surgery, which is a month longer ...

Ronaldo: No Real agreement
Sky News, UK - 4 hours ago
Cristiano Ronaldo says there is no agreement to join Real Madrid and expects to be out for up to 12 weeks after an ankle operation. ...

Cristiano Ronaldo backs Blatter's 'slavery
Times Online, UK - 4 hours ago
Just when Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United's supporters thought that Cristiano Ronaldo could sink no farther in their estimation, the Portugal ...

Becks To Ronaldo: I Know Just How You Feel
Goal.com, Switzerland - 4 hours ago
David Beckham has says that he knows precisely how Cristiano Ronaldo feels as the Portuguese phenom prepares to make one of the biggest decisions of his ...

Ronaldo: No Real deal yet
The Press Association - 4 hours ago
Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo revealed that his future will be decided in the "next few days". Talking to Portuguese channel TVI, the winger agreed ...

PFA calls for Blatter to retract claim
FOXSports.com - 5 hours ago
by Essential Sports The Professional Footballers' Association have on called FIFA president Sepp Blatter to retract his claims of "modern slavery" in the ...

Ronaldo faces three-month lay-off
BBC Sport, UK - 6 hours ago
Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed he could be sidelined for up to three months following his ankle operation. ...

Blatter 'Right On Player Freedom'
Sky News, UK - 6 hours ago
Use the drop down menu below to filter stories and videos the way you want - when you want it! Sepp Blatter's plea to Manchester United to allow Cristiano ...

Roll up for Bodde circus, now part of football anarchy
WalesOnline, United Kingdom - 8 hours ago
Instead, they have found themselves reluctant fighters in a war against the growing anarchy of the transfer system. And now, just by standing firm in the ...

A saga that has gone onfar too long
Bangkok Post, Thailand - 10 hours ago
Cristiano Ronaldo's "will-he-stay-or-will-he-go" saga seems a never-ending story and could become a "war" between the world's two most powerful governing ...

FIFA President Sepp Blatter compares contracts to "modern slavery"
Los Angeles Times, CA - 12 hours ago
He says players such as Cristiano Ronaldo should be able to get out of their deals with teams easier if they desire to play elsewhere. By Grahame L. Jones, ...

Cristiano Ronaldo hints at Manchester United exit
USA Today - 13 hours ago
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo hinted that he may ask to leave Manchester United for Real Madrid, saying he agreed with FIFA president Sepp ...

Blatter urged to retract slavery comments
guardian.co.uk, UK - 14 hours ago
Sepp Blatter last night stood accused of knowing little about the slave trade and not much more about football after his comments about Manchester United's ...

I am a slave, says Ronaldo as he pushes for move to Madrid
guardian.co.uk, UK - 14 hours ago
Cristiano Ronaldo made his comments in an interview on Portuguese television. Photograph: Robin van Lonkhuijsen/Reuters Cristiano Ronaldo's desire to join ...

'More than 75% to see car tax hike' - poll - This is Money

2008-07-11T06:12:00.005-07:00

Road tax plan 'to hit low-earners'
The Press Association - 8 hours ago
Hundreds of thousands of low-income families will lose out under controversial changes to road tax, it has been claimed. Some 400000 households earning less ...

Labour falls out with Mondeo man
Birmingham Post, UK - 47 minutes ago
Almost as every week passes the Government appears no longer in charge of its own destiny, stumbling from one disaster to another, hoping against hope to ...

Road tax: going up
Top Gear, UK - 1 hour ago
The government has admitted that some nine million motorists will have to pay more road tax under 'green' reforms planned for the next two years. ...

Bolton drivers condemn car tax increases
Bolton News, UK - 2 hours ago
By Staff Reporter MOTORISTS in Bolton have hit out at a proposed increase in road tax as the Government refused to back down over its plans. ...

Road tax increases will affect nine million motorists
Motor Trader, UK - 2 hours ago
Around nine million motorists will pay more road tax under the recent changes to vehicle excise duty, the government has admitted. ...

Labour's green guru fails to back car tax shake-up
This is London, UK - 2 hours ago
Labour's plan for road tax increases suffered a fresh blow today when Gordon Brown's green guru pointedly failed to back it. Lord Turner, who chairs the ...

Gordon Brown faces crisis over car tax hike
Mirror.co.uk, UK - 4 hours ago
He had to defend road tax increases hours after the Treasury admitted almost half of car owners would pay up to £245 a year more. ...

Taxing times
Press and Journal, UK - 5 hours ago
Pity the poor motorist. As if rising prices at the petrol pumps weren’t enough to cope with, around 9million of them now face soaring costs for road tax as ...

COMMENT: Another own goal by the Government
Worcester News, UK - 6 hours ago
FIRST the 10p tax band and now car tax – this Government’s ability to score own goals seems to know no bounds. It is remarkable that it has taken this long ...

Road tax rage
The Sun, UK - 10 hours ago
By DAVID WOODING Gordon Brown faced a backlash from drivers as it emerged nine million will be up to £245 worse off. The AA said the figures “confirm our ...

Fourth man arrested over 'Tarantino' murders - This is London

2008-07-11T06:12:00.003-07:00

Man arrested over student murders
ITV.com, UK - 4 hours ago
Daniel Sonnex, 23, was held at an address in Peckham, south-east London less than an hour after Scotland Yard issued an alert to trace him. ...

UN chief urges Iran to nuclear talks amid warnings over tests - AFP

2008-07-11T06:12:00.001-07:00

EU concerned over Iran missile tests
Africasia, UK - 1 hour ago
The European Union expressed concern Friday after Iran test-fired missiles, saying the tests would compound worries over its nuclear programme, ...

Iran missile tests seen more as theater
Los Angeles Times, CA - 4 hours ago
Ariel Schalit / AP SPY IN THE SKY: Israel’s Eitam aircraft, said to be equipped with advanced systems capable of gathering sophisticated intelligence about ...

Political agendas distort the Iranian confrontation
Vancouver Sun, Canada - 5 hours ago
A considerable problem in framing a realistic view of Iran, its nuclear program and the prospects of war is that almost every player in this drama has an ...

Sizing up Iran's oil threat
CNNMoney.com - 5 hours ago
The country can strangle nearly 30% of the world's oil output and could send prices to $250 a barrel, but some say all the tough talk is still just that. ...

Iran Fires Another Missile
National Post, Canada - 5 hours ago
Agence France-Presse, Getty ImagesAn image released by Iranian daily Jamejam's online edition yesterday shows three missiles rising, while a fourth remains ...

Saber-rattling
Baltimore Sun, United States - 5 hours ago
The bellicose charges, military exercises, diplomatic challenges and missile test firings playing out between Iran, the US and Israel this week reflect the ...

Is Iran getting ready to negotiate on nukes?
Seattle Times, United States - 6 hours ago
Last week, a few Iranian officials talked positively about new diplomatic moves by the United States and its allies, hinting at possible. ...

Iran's Conflicting Signals to the West
Washington Post, United States - 6 hours ago
For the second day in a row, Iranian state television is reporting the Middle Eastern country has carried out long and medium range missile tests. ...

Tests called mostly 'chest-thumping'
Houston Chronicle, United States - 7 hours ago
By RAMIN MOSTAGHIM and BORZOU DARAGAHI TEHRAN, IRAN — A two-day Iranian show of force through the launching of medium- and long-range test missiles was ...

We’ll defend our allies, US warns Iran
Dispatch Online, South Africa - 8 hours ago
US SECRETARY of State Condoleezza Rice warned Iran yesterday that Washington had beefed up its security presence in the Gulf and would not hesitate to ...

US will not ignore threats - Rice
The Press Association - 8 hours ago
US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice has flexed America's muscles in the Middle East, forcefully warning Iran that the US would not ignore threats and ...

Iran test-fires more missiles in Persian Gulf
CTV.ca, Canada - 9 hours ago
Iran test-fired more long-rang missiles Thursday in a second round of exercises aimed at showing the US and Israel that the country has the capacity to ...

IRAN: US Navy says Iran is not always truthful
Los Angeles Times, CA - 18 hours ago
If the Iranians doctored the photo of their supposed missile tests this week, it might not be the first time that they've altered images for propaganda ...

Computer glitch leaves iPhone customers stranded - Times Online

2008-07-11T04:11:00.001-07:00

London launch of iPhone 3G marred by software problems
Computerworld, MA - 1 hour ago
By Jeremy Kirk Software compatibility problems marred the launch of the iPhone 3G at Apple's flagship store in London, where customers had difficulty ...

Any sufficiently advanced information is indistinguishable from noise
ZDNet UK, UK - 2 hours ago
Walking past my local O2 store on the Holloway Road at 7:45 this morning, I clocked around fifty north Londoners queuing outside. They were in good spirits: ...

New iPhone goes on sale across UK
The Press Association - 2 hours ago
The new iPhone went on sale across the UK on Friday with customers queuing through the night to secure one of the hotly anticipated gadgets. ...

New iPhone hits UK shops
The Press Association - 6 hours ago
The new iPhone goes on sale across the UK, with retailers warning customers that they are unlikely to be able to meet demand. ...

3G iPhone mania arrives
T3, UK - 1 hour ago
So it's finally here and we can all breathe a huge collective sigh of relief. At 8:02am this morning, O2, Apple and Carphone Warehouse stores across the ...

Apple can't activate UK iPhone 3G without Internet Explorer
Crave, UK - 1 hour ago
For the crowds of patient Apple fans queueing outside Apple's flagship UK store in London this morning for an iPhone 3G, the feeling of disappointment was ...

6 hour wait for iPhone 3G
Product Reviews, UK - 1 hour ago
If your thinking about popping to an O2 or Carphone Warehouse store now to get an iPhone 3G, you may as well just forget about it and relax this weekend. ...

Rush for iPhones
Manchester Evening News, UK - 2 hours ago
GADGET fans queued from the early hours in the city centre this morning to be sure of getting their hands on the new 3G Apple iPhone. ...

Apple iPhone frenzy expected as Carphone and O2 admit shortage
Brand Republic (subscription), UK - 3 hours ago
by Daniel Farey-Jones Brand Republic 11-Jul-08, 08:05 LONDON - UK consumers will have to scramble to get their hands on Apple's 3G iPhone today after O2 and ...

Oracle Offers Business Software for iPhones
bMighty.com, NY - 15 hours ago
By bMighty.com Staff On the opening day of Apple's iPhone App Store, Oracle made available software to enable its Business Intelligence customers to access ...

O2 Confirm Obvious Apple iPhone 3G News
Product Reviews, UK - 10 Jul 2008
Today O2 have issued an official announcement on their website about the Apple iPhone 3G and in this statement they highlight some key points, most of these ...

O2 Warns Customers of Low iPhone Stock
Mac Rumors, VA - 10 Jul 2008
The UK's O2 has updated their site with information about the iPhone 3G launch. As previously reported, they admit that there will be very limited stock of ...

O2 accused of misleading over PAYG iPhone 3G
Pocket-lint.co.uk, UK - 9 Jul 2008
O2, currently under fire for its website failure on the day the iPhone 3G pre-order process began, has come under attack from another segment of the market ...

Mobile Awards
Mobile Today, UK - 7 Jul 2008
Consumer interest in the 3G iPhone is nearly four times more than that of its 2G predecessor. More than 130000 people have pre-registered on O2's website ...

This Time, Apple's iPhone Launch Offers More
Sci-Tech Today - 7 Jul 2008
By Barry Levine The impending launch of Apple, Inc.'s new iPhone may or may not generate the buzz of the original, but a line has already formed outside ...

Why poorer families will be 'hardest hit' by steep rises in car tax - Daily Mail

2008-07-10T20:12:00.007-07:00

Brown under fire on car tax
Financial Times, UK - 2 hours ago
By Alex Barker, Political Correspondent Gordon Brown yesterday brushed off calls to apologise for misleading parliament as details of the impact of the ...

Road tax: another grab pretending to be green
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 3 hours ago
Gordon Brown's words were unequivocal when challenged in the Commons last month on the impact of the Government's Budget changes in vehicle excise duty ...

Cameron tells PM to apologise after car tax revelation
guardian.co.uk, UK - 3 hours ago
David Cameron yesterday demanded that Gordon Brown apologise to the House of Commons for allegedly misleading MPs when the prime minister said that a ...

Brown ignores warnings of another 'fiasco' over car tax
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 4 hours ago
By Ross Lydall and David Maddox GORDON Brown yesterday refused to apologise after being accused of misleading Parliament over plans to reform car tax, ...

'Green' car tax will hit poorest hardest
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 6 hours ago
New "green" car taxes will hit hundreds of thousands of the poorest families, new figures show, as Labour backbenchers told the Government it was heading ...

Has Labour forgotten the poor?
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 9 hours ago
More than nine million motorists will face road tax increases of up to £245 under Government reforms of Vehicle Excise Duty, the Treasury has admitted. ...

Cash to scrap gas-guzzlers plan
The Press Association - 9 Jul 2008
Motorists could be offered cash to scrap their ageing gas-guzzlers, under plans being considered by the Government. Treasury minister Angela Eagle floated ...

Road Car Tax Hikes- Gordon Browns Next Tax U-Turn?
The Market Oracle, UK - 4 hours ago
Gordon Brown's Labour government looks set to march towards another humiliating tax u-turn as the proposed changes to the Road Tax to make it 'Greener', ...

Road tax rise last straw for poor families, claim Tories
The Herald, UK - 5 hours ago
Gordon Brown was last night accused of "bleeding low income families dry" after it emerged that 9.4 million motorists will have to pay more under the UK ...

Opposition slams road tax figures
FinancialAdvice.co.uk, UK - 9 hours ago
Official estimates from the government have revealed that around nine million drivers will be left worse off by new road tax laws. Changes to vehicle excise ...

Road tax reform misery
New Car Net, UK - 10 hours ago
Government reforms of the UK road tax system would see 9.4 million citizens further out of pocket, according to estimates. A 43% increase in Vehicle Excise ...

Higher road tax bills for more than nine million motorists
Saveborrowspend.co.uk, UK - 13 hours ago
The Government has been accused of misleading Parliament after admitting that more than nine million motorists are set to lose out financially under new ...

Car tax hike hits motorists hard
Lancashire Evening Post, UK - 17 hours ago
MORE than nine million motorists are to be hit with a bill of up to £245 more under controversial road tax changes, the government has admitted. ...

Daniel Sonnex held over ‘Tarantino murders’ of French students - Times Online

2008-07-10T20:12:00.005-07:00

Man held over double killing
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 4 hours ago
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of two French students arrested a man last night after an appeal for information on his whereabouts. ...

Fourth suspect held over student murders
Independent, UK - 4 hours ago
Police arrested a fourth man last night in connection with the murders of two French students in a bedsit in London. Daniel Sonnex, 23, was arrested in ...

British police arrest 5th person in stabbings
The Associated Press - 6 hours ago
LONDON (AP) — Police in London arrested a 23-year-old man Thursday over the brutal stabbing murders of two French students, shortly after releasing his ...

Double Student Murder Manhunt
Sky News, UK - 6 hours ago
Use the drop down menu below to filter stories and videos the way you want - when you want it! Police have captured a "dangerous" 23-year-old man they had ...

Second suspect in French students' murder
Radio Netherlands, Netherlands - 7 hours ago
British police have detained a second man in connection with the murder of two French students last week in London. The 23 year old was picked up one hour ...

Suspected murderer of French students appears in court
AFP - 7 hours ago
LONDON (AFP) — A 33-year-old man appeared in court Thursday charged with the brutal murders of two French students in London, while police arrested another ...

French student murders: new suspect arrested
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 8 hours ago
By Richard Edwards, Crime Correspondent Police have arrested a new suspect wanted over the murders of French students Gabriel Ferez and Laurent Bonomo. ...

Arrest after police appeal over 'dangerous man'
Independent, UK - 9 hours ago
Scotland Yard arrested a man tonight after issuing an urgent appeal to trace "dangerous" Daniel Sonnex in relation to the murders of two French students in ...

British police hunt for student-murder suspect
Globe and Mail, Canada - 9 hours ago
LONDON — British police are hunting a man they describe as dangerous in connection with the murder of two French students in a frenzied knife attack in ...

London police hunt 'dangerous man' in French student killings
AFP - 9 hours ago
LONDON (AFP) — Police in London issued an urgent appeal Thursday for a "dangerous man" they want to speak to following the murder of two French students in ...

French student murders: Police in urgent appeal to trace ...
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 9 hours ago
By Richard Edwards, Crime Correspondent Scotland Yard has issued an urgent appeal to trace a "dangerous" man called Daniel Sonnex in relation to the double ...

Police appeal over French murders
BBC News, UK - 10 hours ago
An urgent appeal has been issued by police for information about the whereabouts of a London man over the killings of two French students. ...

Hurry now while stocks last, the iPhone is on sale - Independent

2008-07-10T20:12:00.003-07:00

Want an iPhone? Well you'll just have to wait
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 4 hours ago
By RHIANNON EDWARD THE launch of the new iPhone has been hit with supply problems, with one retailer warning it had received only limited numbers of the ...

Apple iPhone shortage set to see thousands disappointed
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 8 hours ago
By Dominic White The launch of the new iPhone is threatening to descend into chaos with limited supply of the gadget set to leave hundreds of thousands ...

O2 prepares to disappoint new iPhone customers
guardian.co.uk, UK - 9 hours ago
O2 is preparing to face thousands of disappointed customers as the mobile phone company looks set to run out of the latest version of Apple's iPhone within ...

iPhone Bits: O2 Sells Out Online; Rogers Adjusts Pricing; Some ...
Washington Post, United States - 9 Jul 2008
-- UK operator O2 has sold out online of its stock of iPhones, with its web site crashing under the strain of punters flocking to get one, reports Reuters. ...

AT&T lays down the law for Apple
InfoWorld, CA - 9 Jul 2008
Apple, welcome to the handset business. Apple's sweetheart deal with AT&T, which grossed Apple an extra $360 for every iPhone sold, is over. ...

iWant that one ... Sun man Jonathan Weinberg
The Sun, UK - 3 hours ago
STUDENT John Gladwell was the FIRST in the world to get the 3g iPhone – paid for by his MATES. They challenged John, 22, to camp outside a store in Auckland ...

O2 forecasting iPhone 3G shortage following strong interest
Ars Technica, MA - 7 hours ago
By Justin Berka | Published: July 10, 2008 - 02:37PM CT In the weeks leading up to this Friday's iPhone 3G launch, O2 has been touting consumers' interest ...

Carphone Warehouse plans buys
Siliconrepublic.com, Ireland - 10 hours ago
10.07.2008 Gaming, social networking, news, education and productivity – these are all categories in the most exciting addition to the new 3G iPhone ...

O2 Says iPhone 3G Buyers May Have to Wait until August
I4U - 10 hours ago
Tomorrow is D-Day for Apple iPhone 3G fans with the device going on sale around the world at the same time. the expected limited availability of the handset ...

Rice warns Iran that US will defend allies - International Herald Tribune

2008-07-10T20:12:00.001-07:00

US will not hesitate to defend Israel, Rice warns Tehran
guardian.co.uk, UK - 3 hours ago
The US vowed to defend Israel and its other allies in the Gulf, as Iran carried out its second ballistic missile test in two days yesterday. ...

Israel hints at pre-emptive attack on Iran
Independent, UK - 4 hours ago
By Rupert Cornwell in Washington The sabre-rattling over Iran's nuclear progamme has grown louder as a defiant Tehran claimed to have conducted missile ...

US says Iran test-fired two missile rounds
Reuters South Africa, South Africa - 4 hours ago
By Randall Mikkelsen and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran has test-fired two rounds of missiles, including a single medium-range Shahab-3 missile ...

Friday's editorial: Iran's missile tests require strong response
Kansas City Star, MO - 5 hours ago
Many details concerning Iran’s missile tests this week remain unclear, and there may be less to them than Tehran’s propaganda indicates. ...

Real or not, Iranian missile fire must stop: US
AFP - 5 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States Thursday cast doubt on the strength of Iran's claims to have test-fired a whole barrage of missiles over two days, ...

Iran test-fires more missiles
Hindu, India - 6 hours ago
DUBAI: Iran has test-fired more missiles in the Gulf during a tri-service exercise to deter Israel and the US from attacking its nuclear installations. ...

Playing Chicken
Times Online, UK - 6 hours ago
Iran fired another round of missiles in the Gulf early yesterday, clearly riled that the West had reacted dismissively to its earlier volley of long-range ...

News Analysis: Tensions mount in Mideast as Iran test-fires missiles
Xinhua, China - 7 hours ago
BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Iran has successfully test-fired both medium- and long-range missiles in two consecutive days, in what many analysts described ...

Iran test-fires more missiles in Gulf war games
Daily Star - Lebanon, Lebanon - 7 hours ago
By Agence France Presse (AFP) TEHRAN: Iran test-fired more weaponry on Thursday as it continued war games, ignoring global concern over its launch of a ...

Iran continues war games
Aljazeera.net, Qatar - 7 hours ago
Iran has displayed its military power for a third consecutive day, carrying out more missile tests and holding exercises in the Gulf. ...

Amid Iran's tests, signs of weakness
Christian Science Monitor, MA - 7 hours ago
By Howard LaFranchi | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Reporter Howard LaFranchi discusses a potential House resolution that would respond to ...

US says Iran fired missile in second test
Reuters - 8 hours ago
By Randall Mikkelsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran test-fired a missile in the second such test in less than 24 hours, a US intelligence official said on ...

More Iran Missiles Launched, Israel Shows Off New Spy Plane
ABC News - 8 hours ago
By MARK MOONEY Israel hinted today that it is ready to attack Iran's nuclear program, the latest in a series of growing threats between between the ...

Iran doctors images of missile test after dud fails to fire
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 8 hours ago
Iran hailed its test firing of ballistic missiles this week as a clear and successful demonstration of the strength of its armed forces, but it appears that ...

IRAN'S BLUFF: PHOTOS OF MISSILE TESTS RE-TOUCHED
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, Italy - 8 hours ago
(AGI) - London, 10th July - Iran shows of its might in missiles, but it's bluffing. The photo of a missile test paraded yesterday on the Pasdaran website ...

AP Top News at 1:16 pm EDT
The Associated Press - 9 hours ago
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran test-fired more long-range missiles overnight in a second round of exercises meant to show that the country can defend itself ...

Iran doctored missile test-firing photo: defence analyst
AFP - 10 hours ago
LONDON (AFP) — A defence analyst said on Thursday that Iran had apparently doctored photographs of missile test-firings and exaggerated the capabilities of ...

White House urges Tehran to stop missile tests
Reuters UK, UK - 10 hours ago
WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday it could not confirm reports that Iran had carried out a new round of missile tests earlier ...

Amanpour: Iran, US both sending mixed signals
CNN - 11 hours ago
(CNN) -- Iran test-fired medium- and long-range missiles Thursday, a day after the Islamic republic launched the long-range Shahab-3 and other weapons ...

Israel Concerned as Iran Conducts War Games
Voice of America - 11 hours ago
By Robert Berger A second day of military exercises in Iran is causing anxiety in nearby Israel. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. ...

Video: From Iran, More Missiles With Israel Threat
AssociatedPress - 11 hours ago
SelectPlusFrom Iran, More Missiles With Israel ThreatFrom Iran, More Missiles With Israel ThreatThe Associated PressIran tests more missiles it says are ...

Government stands firm on road tax - The Press Association

2008-07-10T10:12:00.007-07:00

Pay as you go
guardian.co.uk, UK - 2 hours ago
Let's abolish vehicle excise duty and cut fuel tax. We should be charging people to use the motorways instead Retrospective road tax charges are the latest ...

Car Tax Hike: Tories Want Apology
Sky News, UK - 3 hours ago
Use the drop down menu below to filter stories and videos the way you want - when you want it! Shadow chancellor George Osborne has called on the Government ...

Gordon Brown refuses to apologise over road tax fiasco
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 4 hours ago
By James Kirkup, Political Correspondent Gordon Brown has rejected demands to apologise to MPs amid accusations from the Conservatives that he misled ...

Q&A: Vehicle excise duty changes
guardian.co.uk, UK - 6 hours ago
In the last budget, Alistair Darling announced that from 2009, road tax is being restructured to incorporate six new vehicle excise duty (VED) bands, ...

Drivers ‘misled’ over sliding scale to car pollution tax
Times Online, UK - 6 hours ago
Gordon Brown was accused last night of misleading MPs by claiming that a majority of drivers would be better off under changes to car tax. ...

Millions face road tax hike
AFP - 8 hours ago
LONDON (AFP) — More than nine million drivers will be hit with a road tax increase, the government has said, defending a measure it says penalises the most ...

More than nine million motorists face higher tax bills
Times Online, UK - 8 hours ago
Gordon Brown has been accused of misleading MPs after the Government admitted that more than nine million motorists would lose out under controversial road ...

Car tax changes to leave 9 million worse off
Reuters UK, UK - 8 hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - The drivers of nine million cars, nearly half of all those in Britain, will be worse off under government plans to raise vehicle duty for ...

Road tax increase 'will hit 9m'
BBC News, UK - 14 hours ago
An estimated nine million motorists will have to pay more road tax under reforms aimed at punishing gas-guzzling vehicles, the government has admitted. ...

Nine million face 'green' road tax increases
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 20 hours ago
By James Kirkup, Political Correspondent More than 9 million motorists face road tax increases of up to £245 under the Government's "green" car tax plans, ...

Brown accused of 'misleading' MPs over car tax increases
This is London, UK - 3 hours ago
Gordon Brown came under pressure to apologise today after being accused of 'misleading' MPs over the Government's controversial new car tax scheme. ...

Road tax to hit 9m
Channel 4 News, UK - 3 hours ago
The government is facing criticism over estimates that changes to vehicle excise duty will affect the owners of 44% of all vehicles made since 2001. ...

Road tax hits home
Autocar, UK - 6 hours ago
Nine million motorists will lose out when the government introduces its controversial road tax reforms in 2010, new figures have revealed. ...

Road tax hike will hit millions of motorists
Marketing Week, UK - 6 hours ago
Up to 9 million motorists will be hit by controversial reforms to road tax aimed at punishing high-polluting cars, the Government has admitted. ...

Focus: Road tax changes
TeleText, UK - 6 hours ago
The Government has admitted more than nine million motorists will lose out under controversial road tax reforms. About 43% are expected to see their bills ...

Road tax reforms to affect 9m
ePolitix, UK - 7 hours ago
Ministers have admitted that nearly half of all drivers will have to pay more in road tax under plans to punish high-polluting cars. ...

HAVE YOUR SAY: Car tax - Government grab or eco-essential?
thisisgloucestershire.co.uk, UK - 7 hours ago
vehicle excise duty (VED) – so is it good green sense or simply a Government tax grab? Exchequer Secretary Angela Eagle disclosed the Government expects 44% ...

Up to nine million motorists face new road tax agony
Glasgow Daily Record, UK - 8 hours ago
NEARLY nine million drivers will lose out in Government plans to raise road tax, it emerged yesterday. The figure is four times higher than ministers ...

Road tax increases could make millions worse off
totallymotor.co.uk, UK - 8 hours ago
Almost nine million motorists could well be £245 worse off under car tax plans, the Treasury has admitted. Treasury minister Angela Eagle admitted to MPs ...

Green tax to hit half of all cars
Mirror.co.uk, UK - 12 hours ago
Almost half of car owners will be hit by road tax rises of up to £245 a year, ministers admitted yesterday. About nine million motorists will be worse off ...

10 million face road tax hike
The Sun, UK - 15 hours ago
By DAVID WOODING NEARLY ten million motorists will see their car tax bills soar under Labour’s war on gas-guzzlers, it was revealed yesterday. ...

Man remanded over murder of French students - Reuters UK

2008-07-10T10:12:00.005-07:00

Man In Court Over Student Deaths
Sky News, UK - 3 hours ago
Use the drop down menu below to filter stories and videos the way you want - when you want it! A man has appeared in court charged with the murders of ...

Carphone Warehouse bags more iPhones - TechRadar.com

2008-07-10T10:12:00.003-07:00

Worldwide iPhone 3G wireless plans compared
CNET News, CA - 22 hours ago
With the worldwide debut of the iPhone around the corner, nearly all of Apple’s official carrier partners have announced voice/data plan (tariff) details. ...

More 3G iPhone pre-orders from Carphone Warehouse - but HURRY UP!
T3, UK - 54 minutes ago
Word has hit and a quick visit to the website confirms it: Carphone Warehouse has opened up the pre-orders again for a delivery tomorrow. ...

Apple iPhone 3G day 8AM tomorrow are you ready?
Phones Review, UK - 3 hours ago
Tomorrow is the BIG day Apple iPhone 3G DAY, so are you looking to grab hold of one of the most anticipated mobile phone to come out from Apple so far? ...

New iPhone: Supplies low
Manchester Evening News, UK - 4 hours ago
THE launch of the new iPhone has been hit with supply problems, with one retailer warning it had received only limited numbers of the gadget. ...

Arabs fear fallout of nuclear conflict - guardian.co.uk

2008-07-10T10:12:00.001-07:00

Rice Warns Iran That US Will Defend Allies
New York Times, United States - 36 minutes ago
By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ and ALAN COWELL MOSCOW — The confrontation between Tehran and Washington seemed to sharpen on Thursday as Iran said it tested missiles ...

Israel will not hesitate if threatened, defence minister says
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 41 minutes ago
By Alex Spillius in Washington and Carolynne Wheeler in Jerusalem Israel's defence minister warned Iran his country was ready to act if threatened, ...

Iran isolation grows as France's Total cancels $10bn South Pars ...
Times Online, UK - 57 minutes ago
Efforts to isolate Tehran have scored a political and economic hit with a decision by France's Total group, the last big western energy company in Iran, ...

Total chief's comments will not affect Iran nuclear talks - France
Forbes, NY - 57 minutes ago
PARIS (Thomson Financial) - The announcement by French energy giant Total that it is too risky to invest in Iran will not affect international efforts to ...

Iran's arsenal of missiles
BBC News, UK - 1 hour ago
Although Iran's latest missile tests have grabbed global headlines, Western observers may have learned little they did not already know about the scope and ...

Minister concerned about Israeli-built wall
RTE.ie, Ireland - 1 hour ago
The Minister for Foreign Affairs has expressed concern at the 'choking impact' of the Israeli-built wall on economic and social life in the West Bank. ...

Iranian photoshopping
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, NY - 1 hour ago
A photograph of an Iranian missile test used by media outlets all over the world Wednesday was apparently altered to add a missile that wasn’t actually ...

White House downplays Iran conflict risk
AFP - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The White House on Thursday downplayed the risk of war between Iran and the United States, despite Iranian missile tests and some tough ...

US douses talk of war with Iran
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 2 hours ago
IRAN'S military test-fired more missiles in the Gulf yesterday, but the US played down the prospect of war. "On the third day of Great Prophet manoeuvres in ...

Has Iran joined the axis of Photoshop?
guardian.co.uk, UK - 2 hours ago
A photograph of four missiles being fired by Iran ratcheted up the tensions between the Islamic state and the US and Israel. But now it appears that Tehran ...

Iran missile test a sign of growing tension in region
Detroit Free Press, United States - 2 hours ago
BY KEN FIREMAN and JONATHAN FERZIGER • BLOOMBERG NEWS • July 10, 2008 WASHINGTON -- Iran's test of a long-range missile was a symbolic statement about its ...

Reuters World News Highlights at 1400 GMT, July 10
guardian.co.uk, UK - 2 hours ago
TEHRAN - Iran tested more missiles in the Gulf on Thursday, state media said, and the United States reminded Tehran that it was ready to defend its allies. ...

Rice warns Iran: US will defend Israel
Hindu, India - 3 hours ago
London (PTI): US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday denounced the Iran's missile test and warned the Islamic republic that Washington would not ...

Iran Test Signals Resolve, Not Military Breakthrough (Update2)
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
By Ken Fireman and Jonathan Ferziger July 10 (Bloomberg) -- Iran was trying to demonstrate its resolve over a possible confrontation with the US and Israel, ...

Iran tests more missiles
ABC Online, Australia - 4 hours ago
It comes amidst an international controversy over yesterday's tests of medium and long range missiles, which Iran says could reach Israel. ...

Iran test-fires more long-range missiles
Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom - 4 hours ago
Iran has test-fired more medium and long-range missiles overnight as part of military exercises being carried out in response to US and Israeli threats. ...

Missile-test: Japan calls for self-restraint
Independent Online, South Africa - 4 hours ago
Tokyo - Japan on Thursday urged Iran to show restraint after it tested a missile capable of reaching Israel, warning that the move could bolster the case ...

Iran test-launches more missiles
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 4 hours ago
IRAN has test-fired more medium and long-range missiles in the Persian Gulf today. Today's missiles were reported to have "special capabilities" and they ...

Iran Tests Missiles Able To Reach Israel
U.S. News & World Report, DC - 4 hours ago
In what is being portrayed as an escalation of tensions in the region, Iran test-fired several missiles yesterday. NBC Nightly News said "the most troubling ...

Iran defies US criticism with further missile launches
Times Online, UK - 5 hours ago
Iran test-fired more long-range missiles this morning, shrugging off international concern over yesterday's launches as the US sharpened its rhetoric ...

Rice warns Iran: US will defend Israel
AFP - 5 hours ago
TBILISI (AFP) — US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Iran on Thursday that Washington had beefed up its security presence in the Gulf and would not ...

French student murders: 33-year-old in custody after court appearance - Telegraph.co.uk

2008-07-10T06:12:00.005-07:00

Man charged with London murders
RTE.ie, Ireland - 1 hour ago
A 33-year-old man has appeared in court in London accused of the double murder of two French students more than a week ago. The students - Gabriel Ferez and ...

Man tied to 2 French deaths in London
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
LONDON (AP) — A 33-year-old unemployed man appeared in a London court Thursday, charged with the brutal stabbing murders of two French students. ...

Nigel Farmer remanded in custody over murder of French students
Times Online, UK - 2 hours ago
An unemployed man was remanded in custody until October today after being charged with the brutal double murder of two French students in southeast London. ...

Man in court over student murders
The Press Association - 2 hours ago
A 33-year-old man has appeared in court accused of the double murder of French students Gabriel Ferez and Laurent Bonomo. The pair, both 23, ...

Man appears in court over French students' murder
guardian.co.uk, UK - 2 hours ago
A 33-year-old man appeared in court today charged with the double murder of French students Gabriel Ferez and Laurent Bonomo in south-east London last week. ...

Man in London court charged with murder of French students
AFP - 3 hours ago
LONDON (AFP) — A 33-year-old man appeared in a London court on Thursday charged with the brutal murders of two French students who were found in a flat ...

French student murders: suspect arrested and treated for burns
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 7 Jul 2008
By Richard Edwards and John Bingham in Clermont Ferrand A suspect arrested by police over the murders of two French students has been treated for burns at ...

Man charged in student killings
United Press International - 36 minutes ago
LONDON, July 10 (UPI) -- An unemployed homeless man remained behind bars Thursday charged in the torture-slaying of two French students in southeast London, ...

Iran fires more missiles in war games - AFP

2008-07-10T06:12:00.003-07:00

Iran Tests More Missiles; US Issues Warning
NPR - 1 hour ago
NPR.org, July 10, 2008 · Iranian state media reported that Iran test-fired more missiles in the Persian Gulf on Thursday, and the United States pledged to ...

Did Revolutionary Guards doctor missile photos?
Ynetnews, Israel - 2 hours ago
A Ynet inquiry has revealed that the Iranian Revolutionary Guards have doctored at least one photo of a missile test it conducted in the Persian Gulf on ...

Iran Test Fires More Missiles
Sky News, UK - 2 hours ago
Use the drop down menu below to filter stories and videos the way you want - when you want it! Iran's military has test-fired more missiles in the Gulf on ...

FM: China concerned over Iranian missile tests
Xinhua, China - 2 hours ago
BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua) -- China was concerned over Iran's missile tests and hoped relevant parties would take measures "conducive" to the situation in ...

Iran's missiles are just for show
Asia Times Online, Hong Kong - 2 hours ago
By Pepe Escobar NEW YORK - It is unimaginable not to get the message of Iran on Wednesday test-firing nine long-and-medium range missiles - including the ...

Tehran says the weapons could hit Israel, Iraq, Europe
Baltimore Sun, United States - 3 hours ago
By David Wood | Sun reporter WASHINGTON - Iran raised the stakes in an already-jittery Persian Gulf region yesterday by test-firing missiles that it said ...

WRAPUP 1-Iran tests more missiles, US pledges to defend allies
Reuters - 3 hours ago
By Edmund Blair TEHRAN, July 10 (Reuters) - Iran tested more missiles in the Gulf on Thursday, state media said, and the United States pledged to defend its ...

Iran test fires more missiles: report
Hürriyet, Turkey - 3 hours ago
Iran tested more missiles in the Gulf, state media reported on Thursday, a day after drawing Western criticism for test-firing nine rockets, ...

TV: Iran tests more missiles in Gulf
Xinhua, China - 3 hours ago
TEHRAN, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Iran tested more medium and long-range missiles in the Gulf for a second day early Thursday, Iran's satellite Press TV reported. ...

Iran test-fires more missiles
CNN International - 3 hours ago
(CNN) -- Iran test-fired more missiles overnight, Iranian news media reported Thursday, one day after it tested a long-range Shahab-3 and other missiles in ...

Total quits Iran gas deal
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, Kenya - 3 hours ago
The head of French energy giant Total has said it will not invest in Iran because it is too politically risky. The company had been planning to develop the ...

AP Top News at 5:24 am EDT
The Associated Press - 3 hours ago
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — State television says Iran has test-fired medium- and long-range missiles in the Persian Gulf for a second day. ...

Iran Test Signals Resolve, Not Military Breakthrough (Update1)
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
By Ken Fireman and Jonathan Ferziger July 10 (Bloomberg) -- Iran is sending a message to the US and Israel about its resolve in a possible confrontation, ...

Total Says It Won't Make Immediate Investment in Iran (Update1)
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
By Albertina Torsoli and Marianne Stigset July 10 (Bloomberg) -- Total SA, Europe's third-largest oil company, will not make immediate investments in Iran ...

Iran test fires more missiles
Aljazeera.net, Qatar - 4 hours ago
Iran's military has test fired more missiles in the Gulf on the third day of its war games, state TV reported on its website. ...

Iran test fires missiles for second day
guardian.co.uk, UK - 4 hours ago
Iran today test fired missiles in the Persian Gulf for a second consecutive day, Iranian state TV reported. The tests are likely to infuriate Israel and the ...

Iran fires more missiles in war games: state TV
AFP - 4 hours ago
TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran's military test-fired more missiles in the Gulf on Thursday, the website of state television reported, on the third day of war games ...

French firm 'quits Iran gas deal'
BBC News, UK - 9 hours ago
The boss of French energy giant Total says he will not invest in Iran because it is too risky. The firm had been due to develop gas fields in the south of ...

O2: some won't get new iPhone until August - Times Online

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iPhone shortage could leave customers empty-handed
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 1 hour ago
By Claudine Beaumont Customers hoping to buy Apple’s new iPhone 3G tomorrow have been warned they might have to wait until the end of the summer to get ...

O2 launch of Apple iPhone set for chaos in UK
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 2 hours ago
By Dominic White, Communications Editor Tomorrow's UK launch of the new iPhone is threatening to descend into chaos, with limited supply of the gadget set ...

Carphone Warehouse now taking iPhone 3G orders
Reg Hardware, UK - 49 minutes ago
By Tony Smith [More by this author] Carphone Warehouse has begun taking orders from the genral public for the 8GB and 16GB 3G iPhone, a day ahead of the ...

O2 admits 3G iPhone supply problems
Metro, UK - 49 minutes ago
Apple iPhone fans look set to be left disappointed as the next-generation handset goes on sale with demand likely to far outstrip supply. ...

Fears over low iPhone stocks
Mobile News, UK - 1 hour ago
Some 02 stores to receive as few as five devices ahead of the 3G iPhone launch tomorrow A stock shortage is overshadowing the impending 3G Apple iPhone ...

O2 warns of stock shortages, urges customers to bring ID
Macworld UK, UK - 1 hour ago
The page warns the company to be experiencing "unprecedented demand" for the device, saying that while O2 expects to deliver iPhone 3Gs to everyone who ...

Exclusive: Carphone Warehouse offering iPhone 3G upgrade pre-orders
Phones Review, UK - 1 hour ago
Carphone Warehouse is taking online pre-orders today for the iPhone 3G, but we would say hurry as stocks are limited. If you pre-order your Apple iPhone 3G ...

O2 stores stock handfuls of iPhone 3G, shortages to last all summer
ElectricPig.tv, UK - 2 hours ago
O2’s given us the full skinny ahead of the iPhone 3G launch tomorrow, explaining that its stores will stock just a few dozen handsets each, ...

O2 keeps iPhone buyers waiting
IT Week, UK - 2 hours ago
O2 has sent out an email to those customers that had registered for information on the availability of the new 3G iPhone. In the message the firm apologises ...

Breaking News: Carphone Warehouse taking more iPhone 3G pre-orders
Pocket-lint.co.uk, UK - 3 hours ago
Pocket-lint can reveal that Carphone Warehouse is taking more iPhone 3G orders today - that will be delivered tomorrow if you're quick. ...

No iPhone 3G on PAYG until Christmas
iTWire, Australia - 3 hours ago
by Davey Winder Want an iPhone 3G on launch day? Despite the usual claims of low stock or no stock, the truth is there should be no problem in getting hold ...