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Glaxo funded backers of 'danger' drug

More than nine out of 10 scientists who backed a drug at the centre of a safety scare had financial links to the pharmaceutical industry, a study has found.

The Pope, the Prophet, and the religious support for evil

Johann Hari: This enforced 'respect' is a creeping vine: it soon extends from ideas to institutions.

Arsenal draw Barcelona in the Champions League new

Arsenal face holders Barcelona in the quarter-finals while Manchester United will play Bayern Munich.

Sex sells: The girl band that changed pop forever

Chris Salewicz: Under-age, under-dressed, and over-the-top, The Runaways made a global impact

Angela Gordon admitted the manslaughter of Khyra Ishaq

Birmingham sacks six after starved Khyra

The council's child care chief said the six showed 'no sign whatsoever' of meeting standards

Two face Goa court over Scarlett Keeling murder

The 15-year-old was on a six-month holiday to India with her family when her semi-naked body was found on the beach in February 2008.

Last-chance BA talks

The airline is believed to have already lost more than £25m in cancelled tickets and contingency plans.

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6 Music: Archers shot down by The Undertones  new

BBC presenter Shaun Keaveny turned his show over to The Archers theme today after a bungle meant listeners to the Radio 4 rural soap heard three minutes of rock tunes last night.

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'So there you are!' Britain's rarest wildflower returns from the dead after 23 years

It is the most mysterious wildflower in Britain, the strangest, the rarest, the hardest to see, and it was given up for lost. But like a wandering phantom, the ghost orchid has reappeared.

Creditors try to bring Sex.com to its knees  new

Creditors of the owner of the Sex.com website have filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition against the company, stalling a lender foreclosure auction for the valuable website that was scheduled to begin on Thursday.

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