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Meggitt takes off as Goldman emphasises its attractions

19.09.11
Trading screens may have been full of red today, but takeover chatter left Meggitt one of the few winners... more

Airlift brings food and water to towns cut off by Irene floods

31.08.11
US National Guard helicopters rushed water and food to 13 cut-off towns in the state of Vermont after Hurricane Irene washed out roads and bridges... more

Huge clean-up begins as Irene death toll hits 46

30.08.11
A major clean-up operation was under way along America's flooded East Coast today as the death toll from Hurricane Irene rose to at least 46... more

Hurricane Irene pounds the US

26.08.11
Waves nine feet high from Hurricane Irene were pounding the shores of North Carolina today as the entire US eastern seaboard was put on disaster alert... more

White House and Pentagon cleared as earthquake strikes

24.08.11
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded on America's east coast saw mass evacuations in Washington... more

Kate Middleton and the people's wedding gown

28.07.11
Though the Queen has called the display of the royal wedding dress 'horrid', thousands of Kate fans from around the globe are flocking to see it at the Palace. Johanna Thomas-Corr reports... more

James Franco splits from girlfriend

20.07.11
James Franco has split from his long-term girlfriend Ahna O'Reilly because he is so busy with his other education commitments... more

Tornadoes leave 45 dead as they sweep across US

18.04.11
Tornadoes killed at least 45 people in the southern US as homes were ripped from their foundations and cars were overturned... more

Ex-US Marine faces jail after admitting smuggling guns into Britain

03.03.11
Former Marine accused of smuggling handguns into the UK in his luggage has pleaded guilty to two of the 50 charges put against him... more

Sales of pistol used by Arizona killer soar by 60 per cent ‘to protect families’

12.01.11
Sales of the semi-automatic pistol used in the Tucson shooting have risen hugely since the attack... more

Hunt for US pelican carnage maniac

16.12.10
Mystery killer who has mutilated and slaughtered dozens of pelicans at a beach in North Carolina is being hunted... more

Barack Obama tribute after senator John Edwards’ wife loses her cancer battle

08.12.10
Elizabeth Edwards, who advised her husband in two bids for the presidency and campaigned for health care as her marriage fell apart, dies after a six-year struggle with cancer... more

Heart attack victim put into deep freeze

11.11.10
Doctors brought back a woman from the dead two days after she suffered a heart attack... more

Sweet fiddle and banjo from Carolina Chocolate Drops

09.11.10
The Union Chapel was packed for a retro revival of black-American fiddle band music courtesy of Carolina Chocolate Drops... more

America’s east coast goes on full Hurricane Earl alert

03.09.10
East coast of America braces itself for the arrival of Hurricane Earl with five declared states of emergency... more

US states braced as Hurricane Earl heads in

02.09.10
President Barack Obama declares an emergency in North Carolina as Hurricane Earl approaches... more

Big Brother hopefuls revealed with Iranian dwarf and Beyonce lookalike in the running

08.06.10
Linford Christie's niece, an Iranian dwarf, a female wrestler and a batch of beauty queens are among the hopefuls who are aiming to take part in the final Big Brother.... more

CDs of the week: Corinne Bailey Rae, Hot Chip and Lil Wayne

29.01.10
Unquestionably, The Sea confirms Bailey Rae as a near-major talent and Hot Chip releases his finest album to date.... more

Quiet drama in Goodbye Solo

09.10.09
This quiet drama paints the urban scene and the artless performances of the cast with superb cinematography as it follows Solo's mission to save a 70 year old man. ... more

Nelson Piquet Jr ponders move to pick-up truck racing

07.10.09
Nelson Piquet Jr is considering a switch to NASCAR's pick-up truck racing series as he looks for a way back into motorsport in the wake of Crashgate.... more

Body parts man jailed

06.10.09
A man who illegally sold body parts for transplant from donated cadavers has been jailed for eight years... more

Don’t regret your tattoo – it’s part of who you are

18.06.09
An 18-year-old Belgian is suing the tattoo artist who inked a shower of black stars over one side of her face... more

Gunman kills eight in nursing home rampage

30.03.09
Eight people were killed when a gunman burst into a nursing home in North Carolina and started "shooting everything", survivors said... more

Captain Cool: Darling, I've had an accident

16.01.09
The pilot who crash-landed his plane into the Hudson river called his wife and said: "There's been an accident."... more

Democrats could miss their 'super-majority'

05.11.08
The Democrats made a series of gains in the Senate elections but seemed certain to fall short of the "super-majority" they were hoping for... more

Storm clouds hang over Nights in Rodanthe

09.10.08
Richard Gere and Diane Lane are cast adrift in Nights in Rodanthe in a farrago that seems to be made of treacle.... more

Crazy in love: Beyoncé weds rapper Jay-Z in star-studded New York ceremony

05.04.08
Beyoncé Knowles has married rapper Jay-Z in a private ceremony in New York, singer Mary J. Blige confirmed yesterday. The couple's parents joined a group of close celebrity pals, including Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin, as well as Beyoncé's bandmates in Destiny's Child Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams ... more

Ryan folds up just like a card table

08.06.07
Ryan Adams has a huge talent for songwriting, but a lot of his material is first draft sloppiness, says David Smyth... more


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