Lee Daniels pleads with Warner Bros to retain title of The Butler
The director has written to Warner's CEO Kevin Tsujihara about his 'heartbreak' over the loss of rights to his film's nameDirector Lee Daniels has made a heartfelt plea to the head of Warner Brothers...
View ArticleSars-like illness kills man in London
Qatari man who was transferred to UK by air ambulance last September had Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirusA man infected with a Sars-like respiratory illness has died in London, officials...
View ArticleMohamed Morsi's statement after being ousted by Egypt's military - video
Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi appears to give a video statement hours after being overthrown by the military
View ArticleSouth Africa looks to sell some of its $1bn rhino horn stockpile
Conservation groups fear plan could increase demand in markets such as Vietnam and enrich black-marketeersSouth Africa is seeking permission for a one-off sale of some of its $1bn stockpile of rhino...
View ArticleOhio sinkhole swallows car - video
A car is seen in a sinkhole that opened up in a road in Toledo, Ohio
View ArticleShould the Church of England be allowed to run secular schools? | Poll
Bishops will be allowed to appoint governors at secular state schools that join Church of England academy chains, under a new agreement with the Department of Education, according to reports. Should...
View ArticleOwen Paterson vows to rid England of bovine TB with badger culls
The plan to eradicate the disease within 25 years also includes vaccines and measures to control movement of infected cattleThe environment secretary, Owen Paterson, pledged to make England free of...
View ArticleEurope must tackle air pollution, warn UN scientists
Poor air quality linked to premature deaths, with London one of the worst cities in Europe for some pollutantsThe health effects of air pollution have been underestimated and Europe should review its...
View ArticleMurdoch tape: News Corp boss vows to hit back over Rebekah Brooks raid
Owner of the Sun and Times also indicates that his successor will be his son Lachlan or chief executive Robert ThomsonRupert Murdoch has vowed to hit back at what he feels is a persecution of his...
View ArticleEgypt: Hague condemns military but says UK will work with new regime
Foreign secretary says 'political reality' dictates that UK maintain ties, because Britain 'recognises states not governments'William Hague has condemned the intervention by the military in Egypt,...
View ArticleCirque du Soleil denies aerialist slipped out of harness before fatal fall
• Sarah Guillot-Guyard's death ruled accidental by Las Vegas coroner, who now estimates she fell 27m• Company says it is 'very safety-conscious' and promises to co-operate in full with investigationThe...
View ArticleSexual health of adolescent girls: learning how to listen
Making young women researchers, not just research subjects, was the key to uncovering their real concerns and beginning behaviour change in one Tanzanian districtIn Tanzania's remote Newala District,...
View ArticleBlogpost attacking Ed Husic appears on Cory Bernardi website
Liberal senator says his site automatically took content from blog that said Qur'an swearing-in was 'stealth jihad'Lenore Taylor
View ArticleNSW Game Council abolished
Hunting will be suspended in all 400 NSW state forests after damning report saw off regulatory bodyHelen Davidson
View ArticleJafar Panahi defies ban to appear at film festival via Skype
The dissident Iranian film-maker used Skype to promote his latest film Closed Curtain at a film festival in the Czech RepublicHe is under house arrest, has been banned from leaving Iran and is...
View ArticleTimbuktu's twilight: 'There can be no development in Mali without power' – video
Hallé Ousmane, Timbuktu's mayor, presides over a city brought to its knees after a prolonged occupation by Islamist militants
View ArticleEgypt: Adli Mansour sworn in as interim president - live updates
Follow live updates as Egypt swears in its chief justice as interim president after the army ousted the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed MorsiHaroon SiddiqueMatthew Weaver
View ArticleBank of England and ECB meet as Portuguese panic eases - eurozone crisis live
Bank of England begins new era by warning that bond yields may have risen too fast, in a statement issued after voting to leave interest rates and QE unchangedGraeme Wearden
View ArticleDale Irby and his recurring tank top
Dale Irby, 63, accidentally wore the same brown v-necked tank top and big-collared disco shirt for two consecutive school photos, then continued the joke by wearing the outfit every year for 40 years
View ArticleHow man bringing rats spelled disaster for wildlife on islands the world over
The recent rat eradication on South Georgia is a successful attempt to return a natural habitat to the way it once was• Mass rat extermination returns South Georgia's bird lifeThe marvellous adaptive...
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