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Paul and Rachel Chandler, from Tunbridge Wells, Kent,  are being held by pirates

Fearful pirate-held pair in TV plea

The British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates have spoken on camera for the first time to warn that their captors are "losing patience" and could kill them within a week. More

US firm Hershey may make a 17 billion US dollar (£10.

Hershey ups Kraft bid for Cadbury

US firm Hershey may make a 17… More

A picture of the Large Hadron Collider taken while under construction

Atom smasher up and running again

Scientists have switched on the… More


The US Senate is due to hold an initial vote on health care reforms

Health care reforms vote in Senate

The US Senate is due to hold an… More

An independent panel has said the US can extend the life of ageing nuclear weapons for decades

Ageing nuclear weapons 'reliable'

An independent panel has said… More


The scene of the Miley Cyrus tour bus crash in Dinwiddie, Virginia

One killed in Miley tour bus crash

One person was killed when a tour… More

A finger attributed to Galileo Galilei that will go on display at a Florence museum

Galileo bones to go on display

Two fingers and a tooth believed… More


Amanda Knox was in court to hear the closing arguments in the trial

British student 'killed in revenge'

Student Meredith Kercher was killed… More

Oprah Winfrey announces her daytime TV show will end in 2011.

Oprah Winfrey to end show in 2011

Oprah Winfrey has announced that… More


The day in pictures

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HMS Astute passes peace protesters as she sails up the Clyde and into the Gareloch
Pc Bill Barker, who was swept away after a bridge collapsed in the Cumbrian floods

Policeman dies amid flooding chaos

It was the wettest day ever - and a family were left mourning a "heroic" policeman while thousands of others were left counting the cost.