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Service marks lost WWI generation new

The nation fell silent on Armistice Day as the passing of the First World War generation was marked at a moving memorial service today.

Stewart Lee and Jimmy Carr have both had instances when their jokes have been reproduced

Plagiarism is no laughing matter for comedians

Chris Green: A performer has highlighted the growing problem of material being reproduced online

Sentencing date for nursery worker paedophile new

Vanessa George pleaded guilty last month to a string of offences of assault and making and distributing indecent images.

Youth unemployment hits record high

Number of 16 to 24-year-olds out of work is up by 15,000 to 943,000, a rate of 19.8 per cent.

Canoe death fraudster to pay back £600,000 new

Anne Darwin will see her assets confiscated under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

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The world's two largest cellphone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, unveiled yesterday their latest rivals to the iPhone as Apple became the top profit generator in the handset industry.

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Catholic bishops to address challenge of cyberspace

Dozens of European Catholic bishops and media experts are to convene this week at the Vatican to be shown the mysteries of the Internet and discuss the challenges it brings, a spokesman said Monday.

Discussing the disabled: Readers' views

Last week, Ian Birrell wrote calling for an end to the casual use of words such as 'retard' that reveal the bigotry with which disabled people are treated. Here, readers offer their views

The mother shark stitched up after the bite

Sharp-toothed shark acts as midwife

Visitors to a New Zealand acquatic centre were stunned to see one shark give another shark an impromptu caesarean section.



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