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  *Lithuania 0 Scotland 0: Craig Levein's debut ends in stalemate as Scots spurn chances
10:41 PM


Scotland failed to capitalise on their territorial advantage in their Euro 2012 opener in Lithuania as Craig Levein's competitive debut as manager ended goalless.

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  *UK facing serious shortage of branded medicines
10:43 PM


Drugs intended for UK patients are being exported for sale abroad to take advantage of exchange rates and there have been issues with pharmaceutical company quota systems.

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I'm A Celebrity | Mail Online
  *Gentleman of the jungle George Takei comes third in I'm A Celebrity... but leaves with 'friends to treasure'
10:43 PM


The American actor, who starred as Mr Sulu in Star Trek, was popular with his fellow campmates for his gentlemanly behaviour and good nature.

 

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Yahoo! News: World News Headlines
*Suicide bomber kills 53 at Shiite rally in Pakistan
10:29 PM

QUETTA, Pakistan (AFP) - At least 53 people were killed and 197 wounded on Friday in a suicide bombing targeting a Shiite Muslim rally in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, police said.

*Quake of 7.4 hits New Zealand near Christchurch 
10:29 PM

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A major earthquake of 7.4 magnitude hit New Zealand, 30 km (20 miles) west of Christchurch early on Saturday morning, causing no immediate reports of casualties but widespread damage, authorities said.

*Fidel Castro leads first mass rally in four years
10:29 PM

HAVANA (AFP) - Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on Friday completed a return to public life, leading his first mass rally since an illness forced him from the presidency four years ago.

*UPS cargo plane crashes in Dubai, killing crew of two
10:29 PM

DUBAI (AFP) - A cargo plane owned by US courier United Parcel Service caught fire shortly after take-off and crashed in a military base on the outskirts of the Gulf city of Dubai on Friday, killing both crew members, civil aviation authorities said.

*ICC: Pakistan Trio 'Have Case To Answer'
10:29 PM

Cricket's governing body has pledged to stamp out corruption in the sport - as the three Pakistan cricketers caught in an alleged betting scam were quizzed by police.

*7.0 magnitude earthquake shakes New Zealand
10:29 PM

WELLINGTON (AFP) - A 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked New Zealand's second largest city Christchurch early Saturday, causing widespread damage including the collapse of some buildings and power outages, witnesses and the US geological survey said.

*Six jail terms in Portugal child abuse trial
10:29 PM

LISBON (AFP) - A Portuguese court sentenced six men to jail on Friday for sexually abusing dozens of children at a state-run care home and procuring boys to be raped at orgies, at the end of a marathon abuse trial.

*Over two dozen minors raped in eastern Congo: U.N. 
10:29 PM

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - More than two dozen children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are among the hundreds of victims of a recent wave of rapes in the nation's conflict-torn east, the United Nations said Friday.

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  BBC News - Europe
BBC News - Europe
*Six men jailed for Portugal abuse
04:07 PM

Six Portuguese men are sentenced to up to 18 years in jail after being found guilty of multiple charges of sexual abuse at a state-run children's home.

*Irish delay EU-Israel data deal
04:07 PM

Dublin delays a deal to allow transfers of EU citizens' data to Israel, which is accused of forging passports.

*UK rules out French 'ship share'
04:07 PM

The UK defence secretary rules out the UK sharing aircraft carriers with France as part of closer defence co-operation.

*Europe agrees finance watchdogs
04:07 PM

The European Union agrees to reform financial supervision, with new agencies to oversee banks, insurers and financial markets.

*Russia suffers new fire outbreak
04:07 PM

At least four people have died and hundreds of homes have been destroyed in a new outbreak of wildfires in Russia.

*German banker 'should be fired'
04:07 PM

The German central bank calls on the country's president to dismiss one of its board members over comments he made about immigration and Jews.

*EU critical of France over Roma
04:07 PM

The European Commission criticises France over its expulsions of Roma (Gypsies) and requests more information about the crackdown.

*Russia extends grain export ban
04:07 PM

Russia will consider lifting its grain export ban only after the next year's harvest has been reaped, Vladimir Putin says.

*Man held over Russia club blaze
04:07 PM

Police in Spain arrest a Russian man wanted for questioning about a fire at a Russian nightclub that killed more than 150 people in 2009.

*Germans accused of honey smuggling
04:07 PM

US authorities indict 11 German and Chinese executives for conspiring to illegally import $40m worth of honey from China.

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News | Mail Online
  *Jonathan Hock guilty of sexually assaulting girlfriend and posting footage online
10:40 PM


Jonathan Hock was arrested in June 2009 after he set up a webcam and sexually assaulted his girlfriend in her bedroom as she was unconscious from drinking alcohol.

  *Top transplant surgeon Ali Bakran dies while snorkelling in the Maldives
10:40 PM


Ali Bakran was enjoying a two-week holiday with his wife Diane and daughter Miriam when he was pulled from the water and pronounced dead.

  *MI6 worker Daniel Houghton jailed for trying to sell secrets
10:40 PM


MI6 worker Daniel Houghton admitted two charges of disclosing electronic files, but walked free because of the time he had spent on remand.

 
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London Weather
  *Current weather for London at 8:20pm
10:43 PM

Temperature: 16.0°C steady
Feels like: 16.0°C
Dew point: 11.0°C steady
Relative humidity: 72%
Wind: E at 17 km/h, gusting to km/h steady
Rain: mm since 9am
Pressure: 1021.0 hPa steady

  *London weather forecast
10:43 PM

Saturday

Increasing sunshine
10°C - 21°C

Sunday

Increasing sunshine
13°C - 21°C

Monday

Increasing sunshine
13°C - 21°C

Tuesday

Rain
13°C - 19°C

Sports
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Sport | Mail Online
  *Lithuania 0 Scotland 0: Craig Levein's debut ends in stalemate as Scots spurn chances
10:41 PM


Scotland failed to capitalise on their territorial advantage in their Euro 2012 opener in Lithuania as Craig Levein's competitive debut as manager ended goalless.

  *Montenegro 1 Wales 0: Mirko Vucinic strikes before disallowed Simon Church goal denies John Toshack a precious point
10:41 PM


Mirko Vucinic enhanced his soaring reputation by firing Wales to defeat in their opening Euro 2012 qualifier in Montenegro. The Roma striker struck after 30 minutes.

  *Portugal U21 0 England U21 1: Manchester United's Bebe flops as Chelsea's Daniel Sturridge strikes
10:41 PM


England Under 21s kept their hopes of qualifying for next summer's European Championships alive with a hard-fought victory over Portugal in Barcelos.

  *Armenia 0 Republic of Ireland 1: Keith Fahey leaves it late in triumph
10:41 PM


Republic of Ireland started their Euro 2012 campaign with a narrow victory over Armenia. Keith Fahey grabbed the winner on 76 minutes to edge a nervy match in Yerevan.

  *ICC vow to root out corruption as Mohammad Aamer is questioned by police over 'fixing' allegations
10:41 PM


Cricket chiefs have vowed to root out cheats on the day Pakistan bowler Mohammad Aamer was questioned by police over the 'fixing' allegations.

  *Jamie Carragher marks 14 years at Liverpool - how does he rate with other long-serving greats?
10:41 PM


Jamie Carragher will mark his 14 years at Liverpool when he hosts a testimonial against an Everton XI at Anfield. But how does he compare to other Anfield legends?

  *Win a VIP trip to the Basketball World Championships in Turkey, courtesy of bwin.com
10:41 PM


Sportsmail has teamed up with bwin.com to give one lucky reader the chance to win a pair of ultimate VIP tickets to watch the quarter-final games in Turkey on September 9.

  *Andy Flower wants England players to forget spot-fixing drama
10:41 PM


England coach Andy Flower has ordered his players to focus on on-field matters and not become embroiled in the ongoing furore surrounding opponents Pakistan.

  *Frank Lampard: Chelsea are not too old to win the title
10:41 PM


Frank Lampard has hit back at critics who claim Chelsea's squad is too old to win the Premier League. Chelsea have started the new campaign with three wins.

  *Paul Scholes: Even I thought I would have retired from Manchester United by now
10:41 PM


Paul Scholes has admitted at Christmas he thought he would have retired by now. The veteran is currently one of the most talked about players in the Premier League.

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Financial Times - Europe homepage
*US jobs data allay double dip concerns
10:34 PM

Fears of a double-dip recession in the US were allayed on Friday by data showing that the private sector had created 235,000 jobs in the past three months

*Beijing eyes counterbid for PotashCorp
10:34 PM

The Chinese government has backed Sinochem, the state-owned chemicals giant, to pursue a counterbid that could trump BHP Billiton’s $39bn hostile offer for PotashCorp

*Investors buoyed by better US jobs data
10:34 PM

Traders are piling into risky bets after a better than expected US labour market report reinforced hopes that the US economy can avoid sliding back into recession.

*Buffett and Gates on Chinese mission
10:34 PM

Having persuaded many of their billionaire peers in the US into giving away chunks of money, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are travelling to China to host newly minted Chinese tycoons to sell them on the value of philanthropy

*BP bill for Gulf oil spill hits $8bn
10:34 PM

BP said it had spent almost $2bn in the last month responding to its Gulf of Mexico oil spill, even as it plugged the leak, taking its total bill for the catastrophe to $8bn

*China and US stage Yellow Sea war games
10:34 PM

China and the US stage near-simultaneous naval exercises this week in the oceans around the Yellow Sea in one of the most open displays of the rising competition between the two rival forces in north Asia

Technology
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Science&Tech | Mail Online
*Evolution in action: Scientists discover lizards on verge of leap from egg-laying to live births
10:33 PM


The variety of skink has been found laying eggs along the coast of New South Wales but the same species is giving birth to live young in the colder mountain region.

*NASA images detailing 50 years of space exploration launch on Flickr
10:33 PM


A photograph of Shuttle Columbia launching from the Kennedy Space Center on April 12, 1981, is just one of the 180 images now online.

*Stephen Hawking: Archbishop of Canterbury attacks his claim God did NOT create Universe
10:33 PM


Dr Rowan Williams dismissed Professor Stephen Hawking's findings that modern physics leaves no room for a Creator and science could explain the origins of the universe.

*Samsung Galaxy Tab: Firm joins with Google to take on Apple's iPad
10:33 PM


The Tab is being viewed as the first serious rival to Apple’s dominance of the new market for ‘slate-type’ devices.

*Twitter crackdown on hackers posting links to viruses with launch of URL shortening service
10:33 PM


The company said the move was being taken to improve security, which has been hit by links which lead to fraudulent sites.

*Elephants are NOT afraid of mice (but they are terrified by ants)
10:33 PM


Researchers have discovered that the giants of the African Savannah steer clear of trees infested with ants just in case they crawl up their trunks.

*Desperate patients told to avoid 'stem cell tourism' abroad
10:33 PM


Despite widely-publicised success stories of 'miracle' cures, there is no reliable evidence that any of the costly treatments work, said the scientists.

*How regional dialects are spreading around the UK thanks to Facebook and Twitter
10:33 PM


Language experts have found the increased speed at which people communicate on social networking sites means they are more likely to lapse into colloquialisms.

*Metal detector find was 1,700 year old Roman lantern
10:33 PM


The unique artefact which dates from between the 1st and 3rd century AD was discovered by 21-year-old Danny Mills at a detecting rally near Sudbury, Suffolk.

*AOL renews Google deal to share search revenue
10:33 PM


For the six months that ended in June, AOL's advertising revenue associated with the Google relationship was $209 million.

*Greatest free-kick was no fluke: Roberto Carlos' 1997 'freak' goal explained by scientists
10:33 PM


Physicists have finally laid the argument to rest by computing the trajectory and deciding it was all down to a phenomenon known as the 'spinning ball spiral'.

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I'm A Celebrity | Mail Online
  *Gentleman of the jungle George Takei comes third in I'm A Celebrity... but leaves with 'friends to treasure'
10:43 PM


The American actor, who starred as Mr Sulu in Star Trek, was popular with his fellow campmates for his gentlemanly behaviour and good nature.

  *Martina Navratilova has to get used to being No 2 after missing out on the I'm A Celebrity title
10:43 PM


She's the greatest tennis player of all time, and Martina's competiveness and taste for fairness stood her in good stead in the jungle.

  *I just loved winding Nicola up, admits jungle 'sex pest' David Van Day after he fails to reach I'm A Celebrity final
10:43 PM


Refuting Nicola's claims he had a game plan to win the show by creating arguments on purpose, David insisted she 'gave me loads of currency' to disagree with her.

  *Hungry final four battle extreme wet and windy conditions in cyclone challenge on I'm A Celebrity
10:43 PM


The challenge saw the remaining celebrities face treacherous cyclone conditions.

  *JACI STEPHEN'S JUNGLE WATCH: Celebrities discover the joy of teamwork (even if it meant being nice to David)
10:43 PM


Before the last eviction before today’s final, the celebrities had to work as a team, which meant that they had to be nice to David if they wanted to eat.

  *So tell us, Mrs Mallett, what's it like being married to the most annoying man in the world?
10:43 PM


After viewers turfed him out of the jungle, we ask Mrs Timmy Mallett - what's it like being Mrs Mallett? Is life with Timmy a non-stop party of madcap fun'?

  *I wish I'd had that vile sex pest David Van Day thrown out of the jungle, says I'm A Celebrity's Nicola McLean
10:43 PM


Nicola McLean has claimed that David Van Day's sexual advances towards her became so aggressive that ITV producers asked her if she wanted him kicked off the show.

  *JACI STEPHEN'S JUNGLE WATCH: David hasn't got enough front to replace Nicola with his toilet roll chest
10:43 PM


While Martina was in tears over Nicola's departure, David threw a tea-towel over his head, shoved two toilet rolls down his front and set about impersonating his arch-enemy.

  *'Washer woman' Martina strikes out after only finding two stars in the I'm A Celebrity tub of slush
10:43 PM


Tennis legend Martina Navratilova isn't used to losing, so it was quite a blow when she only managed two stars in the latest bush tucker trial.

  *Carly Zucker an emotional wreck in Australia after I'm A Celebrity chiefs refuse to allow her to fly home
10:43 PM


The I'm A Celeb contestant's contract precludes her from leaving before the finale. Instead she must stay in her plush six-star luxury apartment until filming ends on Friday.

  *JACI STEPHEN'S JUNGLE WATCH: Nicola's breasts on show again... but this time have they grown?
10:43 PM


This might just be my imagination, but I swear Nicola’s breasts were even bigger when they came out again for yet another venture.

 Yahoo! News: Health News
Yahoo! News: Health News
*Can home cooking be hazardous to your health? (AP)
10:03 PM

AP - Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?

*Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation (AP)
10:03 PM

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg speaks to reporters during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Wednesday, Sep. 1, 2010, regarding a major settlement with a pharmaceutical company for False Claims Act and off-label marketing violations. Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a years long federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.


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