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2010-09-04 21:46

Plans for solar 'close encounter'

Nasa is aiming to get closer to the Sun than ever before, with plans to plunge a car-sized unmanned spacecraft into the star's outer atmosphere.

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2010-09-04 21:46

Global broadband divide revealed

The global disparity in access to broadband around the world and the cost of a connection is revealed by UN figures.

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2010-09-04 21:46

Memristor revolution backed by HP

A potentially revolutionary circuit component, once a laboratory curiosity, is to be mass-produced for the first time.

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2010-09-04 19:10

Week in pictures

Striking pictures from around the world this week

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2010-09-04 19:10

'Death squad'

The merciless drugs gang spreading fear in Mexico

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2010-09-04 19:10

Reporter's dilemma

Should a journalist bear witness, or interfere to help save a life?

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2010-09-04 16:36

Sarah Kennedy leaves BBC Radio 2

Veteran broadcaster Sarah Kennedy is leaving BBC Radio 2's Dawn Patrol show - 34 years after joining the station

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2010-09-04 16:36

Method to trace persistent CFCs

Ultrafine measurements of atmospheric gases could help scientists track down the last sources of CFCs thought to be slowing the recovery of the ozone layer.

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2010-09-04 16:36

Wolves fail to halt aspen decline

The re-introduction of wolves to a US National Park has not helped re-establish quaking aspens, as many researchers had hoped.

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2010-09-04 14:00

The real deal

Questions over halal meat as market booms in France

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2010-09-04 14:00

Imran Khan on corruption in cricket

The former Pakistan cricket captain, Imran Khan, has said that if players are found guilty of spot fixing, they should not be given a life ban, which some officials are demanding.

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2010-09-04 14:00

Blair pelted with eggs in Dublin

Eggs and shoes have been thrown by anti-war protestors at former Prime Minister Tony Blair as he arrived at a book signing in Dublin.

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2010-09-04 11:27

Behind the scenes

Israeli and Palestinian talks seen from the inside

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2010-09-04 11:27

Five Minutes

Author Ian McEwan on writing, walking and quantum mechanics

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2010-09-04 11:27

Making music from children's old toys

The Modified Toy Orchestra is a band made up of five musicians - and 48 tweaked toy instruments.

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2010-09-04 08:52

Star Chamber secrets

The spending review's political arm-wrestling contest

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2010-09-04 08:52

DJs unite for Love Parade track

Three of the world's most successful club DJs join forces to pay tribute to those who died at the Love Parade festival in Germany in July.

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2010-09-04 08:52

Stealth sub

A glimpse on board the UK's 'invisible' weapon

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2010-09-04 06:18

‘We were woken by the earthquake’

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island, causing widespread minor damage and power cuts.

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2010-09-04 06:18

Robbie turns on Blackpool lights

Thousands of people watch Robbie Williams switch on Blackpool's illuminations.

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2010-09-04 06:18

Once bitten

Why bed bugs are on the march again

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2010-09-04 03:41

Eddie who?

The most famous comic you've never heard of

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2010-09-04 03:41

Don't let the bed bugs bite

The world is on the verge of a bed-bug pandemic, according to a report - how did the tiny biting insects come to pose such a threat?

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2010-09-04 03:41

Obituary: Sir Cyril Smith

The life and times of Rochdale's larger-than-life MP

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2010-09-04 01:09

Canine Cinema gets audience howling

In an attempt to reach people who do not normally go to the cinema, Shetland film festival is targeting their pets.

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2010-09-04 01:09

'Worst earthquake I have ever felt'

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island, causing widespread minor damage and power cuts.

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2010-09-04 01:09

Cheryl and Ashley granted divorce

Cheryl and Ashley Cole are granted a divorce at the High Court after four years of marriage.

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