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» Regular tests 'narrow curriculum'
17/05/08 10:25 from BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
Regular testing means some aspects of the curriculum are not being taught, an academic says.

» Live - England v New Zealand
17/05/08 09:40 from BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
Rain prevents a prompt start on day three of the first Test, with England 68-0.

» Live - FA Cup final build-up
17/05/08 10:00 from BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
Portsmouth and Cardiff fans descend on Wembley ahead of the FA Cup final.

» Tsvangirai delays Zimbabwe return
17/05/08 09:58 from BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has postponed a planned return to Zimbabwe, officials from his party say.

» Make-up artist's husband in court
17/05/08 09:41 from BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
The husband of an award-winning make-up artist, who disappeared in January, appears in court charged with her murder.

» Service held for bakery death boy
17/05/08 09:18 from BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
A memorial service is to be held for a 16-year-old who was killed in a bakery in south-east London.

» Star returns to stage after crash
17/05/08 08:14 from BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
Actor Kris Marshall makes his debut in West End comedy Fat Pig, three weeks after being hit by a car.

» Fire breaks out on stricken ship
17/05/08 08:08 from BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
Demolition workers are evacuated from a stricken ferry off the Lancashire coast when a fire breaks out.

» Fans ready for Cardiff's big day
17/05/08 08:13 from BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
Cardiff City football fans across the globe are watching their club as it chases FA Cup final glory.

» Silence at races for bike legend
17/05/08 08:25 from BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
A minute's silence will be held at the North West 200 to mark the death of race legend Robert Dunlop.

» Iranian Embassy employees shot in Iraq
15/05/08 23:09 from CNN.com
Iranian Embassy employees and their driver were shot Thursday in a Baghdad incident that some reports said involved Iraqi troops.

» Mom indicted in deadly MySpace hoax
15/05/08 22:17 from CNN.com
A Missouri mother was indicted Thursday in the case of a teen who killed herself after being taunted on the social networking site MySpace.com.

» Michelle Obama gets heat from Tennessee GOP
15/05/08 20:50 from CNN.com
In a preview of the political onslaught Michelle Obama may face in the fall, the Tennessee Republican Party unveiled a Web video Thursday highlighting her comment that she was proud of America "for the first time in my adult life."

» Republicans block Dems' war-funding bill
15/05/08 20:25 from CNN.com
Republicans in the House of Representatives blocked a $163 billion war funding bill Thursday, dealing a surprising defeat to Democrats who had expected to pass the measure.

» Sleuth to stars guilty of illegal dirt-digging
15/05/08 19:43 from CNN.com
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» Hezbollah lifts Beirut street blockades
15/05/08 19:21 from CNN.com
Hezbollah militants Thursday began removing street blockades -- one day after the reversal of two Lebanese Cabinet decisions made during the recent factional violence.

» Indictment sought in Internet suicide
15/05/08 19:03 from CNN.com
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» Red Cross: 100 killed in Nigeria pipeline fire
15/05/08 18:13 from CNN.com
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» China quake: Total chaos, tiny miracles
15/05/08 17:50 from CNN.com
iReporter Ben Geisler rode his motorcycle into some of the areas hardest hit in Monday's earthquake.

» Bush slams Dems for terrorist 'appeasement'
15/05/08 17:24 from CNN.com
President Bush launched a sharp but veiled attack on Sen. Barack Obama and other Democrats, suggesting they favor "appeasement" of terrorists in the same way some Western leaders appeased Hitler in the run-up to World War II.