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A beaver that escaped from captivity has been found living wild on the banks of the Thames, more than 400 years after the species became extinct in Britain. The European beaver has been sighted on the river several times since Christmas. The Environment Agency has now called in a wildlife group from Gloucestershire, which breeds beavers, to try to trap it. Graham Scholey, of the Environment Agency, said: “This beaver has escaped from captivity, although the source is currently unknown. Measures are in hand to recapture the beaver and its location is not being disclosed to ensure that the operation can take place with minimal interference with the animal.” A nu…

A car bomb has exploded outside a Guardia Civil barracks in the north of Spain after a warning call from Basque separatists, police say. The explosion at the city of Calahorra, in the Rioja wine region, left one policeman with a minor injury. Spanish media said the area was cleared before the device went off at 1300GMT. The Socialist Party of recently re-elected Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said it "forcefully condemns this new attack by Eta". A man claiming to represent Eta telephoned highway police stating the location, make and colour of the vehicle, at around 1230 GMT, half an hour before the blast, Spanish media reported. A blue H…

Doctors in Glasgow are treating Scotland's first diagnosed case of the drug-resistant XDR tuberculosis strain. The man who has the XDR-TB strain is reported to have come to the UK from Somalia. He is now in isolation at the Gartnavel General Hospital. The "super strength" strain of the disease is extremely resistant to traditional antibiotics and has to be treated with a cocktail of drugs. Doctors have said there is no risk to the general public. This is the first case of its kind reported in the UK since the revised definition of XDR-TB was published by the World Health Organization in 2006. However, an earlier case in 2003 was retrospectively identifie…

A French woman with an incurable tumour who lost a legal challenge seeking euthanasia did not die of natural causes, her postmortem has found. Former schoolteacher Chantal Sebire, a mother of three, was found dead on Wednesday after a court rejected her request to let doctors help her die. Ms Sebire's tumour had left her blind, disfigured and suffering intense pain. The case has sparked intense debate, with politicians calling for France's euthanasia law to be changed. Legislation adopted in 2005 allows families to request that life-support equipment for terminally ill patients be switched off, but does not allow a doctor to take action to end a patient's li…

What just is the best football league in europe, after you take into account factors such as quality of players, quality of the football being played, overall quality of the teams etc. Discuss

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New search powers lead Firefox 3 The latest version of web browser Firefox will make changes to the way people search for information online, says its developer. Mozilla has told the BBC's World Service that the new browser has been designed around the importance of search to users. Firefox 3, currently going through its third stage of beta testing, will offer a combined search and bookmark tool via the url bar. It will also allow offline working. Chairman of the Mozilla Foundation Mitchell Baker told BBC World Service's Digital Planet programme: "It's clear that when people are looking for information on the web, search is the number one activity," she…

This is a true story about a recent wedding that took place at Clemson University. It was in the local newspaper and even Jay Leno mentioned it. "It was a huge wedding with about 300 guests. After the wedding, at the reception, the groom got up on stage with a microphone to talk to the crowd. He said he wanted to thank everyone for coming, many from long distances, to support them at their wedding. He especially wanted to thank the bride's and his family and to thank his new father-in-law for providing such a lavish reception. As a token of his deep appreciation he said he wanted to give everyone a special gift just from him. So taped to the bottom of everyone's chair…

An Australian woman stabbed her de facto husband to death after he stopped her playing her favorite Bruce Springsteen CD. Karen Lee Cooper told arresting police: "I couldn't even play Bruce Springsteen on my stereo -- can you believe that? Can you believe that?" She later again told police: "I mean, who doesn't like Bruce Springsteen? I'm 49 years old and I want to play my own music." In the Supreme Courty in Brisbane Thursday, Cooper, 50, was jailed for eight years. She pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Kevin Lee Watson on July 8, 2006. She was originally charged with murder but the court accepted a manslaughter plea on the basis she had no intention t…

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A section of collapsed crane lies on top of a building that it crushed on 50th Street, near Second Avenue, in New York Rescuers in New York have been searching for survivors in the rubble of the apartment blocks crushed when a construction crane toppled into them. At least four people were killed in the accident and 10 injured, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said. He told reporters that three of the injured were in a serious condition. He said the collapsing crane - which had stood 19 storeys high - "basically just flattened" an apartment building on Manhattan's Upper East Side. "It's a horrible situation, very gory. There's blood in the street," said Lieutenant Gover…

Drugs In Water Report Prompts Nationwide Alarm Hearings set for April as consumers react with shock, full scale of crisis not realized Tuesday, March 11, 2008 A study conducted by the Associated Press which found that numerous pharmaceutical drugs have contaminated the water supplies of millions of Americans has provoked nationwide alarm, causing consumers and experts alike to react with shock, but the true scale of the problem may not be fully realized. "A five-month Associated Press investigation has determined that trace amounts of many of the pharmaceuticals we take to stay healthy are seeping into drinking water supplies, and a growing body of research indi…

Ronan O'Gara of Ireland attempts to burst through against Italy Ireland 16-11 Italy Ireland (10) 16 Try: Dempsey Con: O'Gara Pens: O'Gara (3) Italy (3) 11 Try: Parisse Pens: Bertolussi (2) Ireland got off to a winning start in the RBS Six Nations but it was not the convincing performance they hoped for. They landed the first try in the 18th minute when Ronan O'Gara's crossfield ball was gathered by Andrew Trimble who laid off for Girvan Dempsey to go over. Italy fought for everything and were rewarded with a try by Sergio Parisse midway through the second half. O'Gara kicked three penalties to keep Ireland ahead but a late miss caused a ne…

Sperm donors are to be offered free tickets to any music festival in Europe under a new initiative. Passes to a festival of their choice will be offered to any donors in Europe who contribute to Ireland’s sperm reserves. Irish stocks are apparently dwindling, with demand far higher than is sustainable, and donations down by 40% over the last four years. The Sperm For Tickets initiative makes use of special donation containers and a fast courier network to offer donation via mail. Anyone in Europe can request a donation pack, indicating which European festival they wish to attend via Spermfortickets.com. http://www.nme.com/news/festival/35078

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The head of one of the biggest police forces in Britain has been found dead. Michael Todd, the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, disappeared while out walking on Snowdon, north Wales, on Monday night. Rescue teams found the 50-year-old's body on part of the mountain called Bwlch Glas on Tuesday afternoon. The cause of his death is not yet known but suicide is understood to be one line of inquiry. Letters addressed to his family were also found. Deputy Chief Constable Dave Whatton confirmed the death of his friend, a father-of-three, in a statement outside force headquarters in Manchester on Tuesday evening. He said: "Yesterday, Michael Todd, …

N.Y. governor apologizes after prostitution link Spitzer doesn’t directly cite allegation first reported by New York Times NBC, MSNBC and news services updated 6:27 p.m. ET, Mon., March. 10, 2008 NEW YORK - Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s political career teetered on the brink of collapse Monday after the corruption-fighting politician once known as “Mr. Clean” was accused of paying for sex with a high-priced call girl. The scandal drew immediate calls for the Democrat to step down. At a news conference before about 100 reporters, a glassy-eyed Spitzer, his wife at his side, apologized to his family and the people of New York. But he gave no details of what he was sor…

Victor R. Caivano / Associated Press Supporters of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero celebrate at the Socialist party headquarters in Madrid. Prime Minister Zapatero wins reelection, but his party fails to gain an outright majority. That could hamper his government. By Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer MADRID -- Spaniards on Sunday reelected Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and the ruling Socialist Workers Party, turning out in large numbers after an acrimonious campaign that accented deep divisions in Spanish society. But the Socialists defeated the right-wing Popular Party by a narrow margin and fell short of gaining an…

BMG chief Clive Davis has hit out at singers who insist on writing their own songs. The legendary music mogul claimed that artists who demand greater control over their material are almost always doomed to failure. "The odds are always against you. You have got to go over the best material, and that should win out, not withstanding any track record," Davis, 75, explained. "I don't care how many number ones you have written in the past, have you written a new number one?" Davis was involved in a high-profile dispute with Kelly Clarkson last year, when she decided to write all of the songs on her third album, My December. Remaining defiant over the row, he insis…

Do any of your iPods ever stop mid-song, and then start dragging out the lyrics, and then you try to shut it off, and you cant, and it stays that way even when you charge and it takes forevvvvvvver to go back to normal? My iPods 2 years old and Im afraid its dieing.. Unless these are normal problems.. I dunno.

Here's some news for the scoffers and the establishment talking heads who have engaged in a propaganda assault to try and hoodwink Americans into thinking Paul is not a frontrunner - $4.2+ million doesn't grow on trees and it isn't plucked out of cyberspace without real people being behind it. The concept for the November 5th "money bomb" which was responsible for the surge in donations yesterday originates from the movie V For Vendetta, the 2005 cult dystopian hit which grasped the imaginations of many with its extreme relevance to modern day politics in America. It was organized in large part through a specially constructed website at http://www.thisnovember5th…

Lindsay Lohan: 'I'm Back on Track' By Amy Elisa Keith Originally posted Tuesday March 04, 2008 06:35 PM EST Lindsay Lohan Photo by: Venturelli / WireImage Multiple car accidents, three stints in rehab and a court ordered spell at the morgue can put anyone's life into perspective. Lindsay Lohan tells PEOPLE that the last few years of turmoil have made her more focused on acting and singing than ever. "My life was distracted by certain things and that got in the way of work," Lohan, 21, said Tuesday at the Paper Magazine and Diesel luncheon celebrating this month's cover story. "But now I'm back on track and figuring out what's next." Alongside designer J…

There are concerns that detailed maps may threaten security The US defence department has banned the giant internet search engine Google from filming inside and making detailed studies of US military bases. Close-up, ground-level imagery of US military sites posed a "potential threat" to security, it said. The move follows the discovery of images of the Fort Sam Houston army base in Texas on Google Maps. A Google spokesman said that where the US military had expressed concerns, images had been removed. Google has now been barred from filming and conducting detailed studies of bases, following the discovery of detailed, three-dimensional panoramas online -…