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'I want to dig a deep hole and bury myself again': Chilean miners stunned by decision not to prosecute over accident
Friday 02 August 2013
The decision that no one will face charges over the mining accident in Chile that left 33 men underground for 69 days has left many speechless
Diving: Tom Daley to work with psychologist after 'panic' dive
Monday 29 July 2013
The Brit was in with a chance of a medal before poor fifth dive
Jon Freeman: Why can’t all horses with broken legs be saved?
Friday 26 July 2013
St Nicholas Abbey’s recovery depends on his temperament and avoiding complications
Three centuries, two world wars and two continents: the amazing life of the world’s oldest woman, who has died at the age of 115
Tuesday 23 July 2013
Sant Kaur Bajwa was also officially the world's second oldest person
Arthur Williams: Paralympic events can only get bigger and better
Saturday 20 July 2013
The Games were the time of our lives, magical. People just couldn’t get enough of it
OK Glass: The story behind Google's 'hotword' and the rejected alternatives
Wednesday 17 July 2013
'OK Glass' chosen as it denotes 'approval, acceptance, agreement, assent, or acknowledgement'
Book review: Kiss Me First, By Lottie Moggach
Sunday 14 July 2013
You can log-off any time you like, but can you ever leave?
SAS sniper Danny Nightingale susceptible to 'confabulating' or making up confessions due to brain trauma, court hears
Monday 08 July 2013
Sergeant Danny Nightingale suffered such a brain trauma that he could be susceptible to “confabulating” or making up confessions, two psychologists told a court martial.
Alexander Lebedev trial: A fittingly bizarre end to court case that felt like a farce
Friday 28 June 2013
The final day of hearings in the trial of Alexander Lebedev was a fittingly bizarre end to a case that has rarely seemed to conform to normal ideas of justice.
Mark Leftly: Osbornism - one small step for the man, one giant leap for the economy... ideally
Thursday 27 June 2013
Outlook As an economic paradigm, Osbornism has reached maturity: the theory has taken a long time to craft but it has now developed to such an extent that its full force has been unleashed in practice.
Martial arts experts give evidence in Lebedev trial
Friday 21 June 2013
The court trying Alexander Lebedev on charges of “hooliganism motivated by political hatred” heard testimony from martial arts experts today, in another surreal twist in a case that has often bordered on farce. Mr Lebedev, Russian businessman and financial backer of The Independent, is on trial for punching fellow tycoon Sergei Polonsky on a 2011 television programme and could be jailed for up to five years in jail if convicted.
'Gay cure' Christian ministry closes down after its leader apologises and admits he's attracted to men
Friday 21 June 2013
Exodus International president Alan Chambers says he is 'deeply sorry' for hurt caused to homosexual people
Moors murderer Ian Brady lives in constant fear and only comes out at night, court hears
Tuesday 18 June 2013
The 75-year-old child killer's habits and hospital lifestyle are revealed as he tries to get transferred to a normal prison
The Apprentice 2012 winner Tom Pellereau turns talons to safe nail-clippers for babies
Tuesday 18 June 2013
Apprentice boffin Tom Pellereau is hoping his latest invention is up to scratch as he unveiled a safe nail-clipper for babies.
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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