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Widows hope deaths not in vain
The wives of two men who shared a room on Piper Alpha - only one of whom survived - recall the tragedy.
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Spam experiment overloads inboxes
Some 50 people from around the world were invited to surf unprotected for a month
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Credit crunch hits NI motor market
Falling sales and redundancies are now the reality for Northern Ireland's motor industry.
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The hits and misses of Microsoft
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The great military beans fatigue
British soldiers are used to surviving for long periods on monotonous rations. But with most of the fighting now being done in the searing heat of Afghanistan and Iraq, the MoD is creating new hot weather ration packs that rely less on the staples of beans, biscuits, cocoa and custard.
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Briton's wife 'took her own life'
The defence in the double murder trial of Neil Entwistle has said his wife killed their daughter before taking her own life.
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Country profile: Pakistan
Key facts, figures and dates.
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Can one school be both good and bad?
The best state school in England is at the same time a borderline underachiever, according to the government. This inconsistency leaves parents confused about which figures to believe, says Michael Blastland.
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Bionic hand wins top tech prize
The world's most advanced commercially available bionic hand has won the UK's top engineering award.
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Spanish hauliers on fuel strike
Tens of thousands of Spanish lorry drivers are on strike to protest against the soaring price of diesel.
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Country profile: Burma
Key facts, figures and dates
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Burma diary - the relief effort
Save the Children's Burma director, Andrew Kirkwood, sends his diary of the days following Cyclone Nargis.
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How did no-win no-fee change things?
It's a decade since no-win no-fee rules were extended to most civil court cases, but what change has the now notorious "conditional fee agreement" brought?
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Green movement forgets its politics
Why climate campaigners should stop trying to persuade people into lifestyle changes and start dealing with the politics.
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Study sheds light on spider sex
Jumping spiders use ultraviolet B rays to "talk" to potential mates, scientists report.
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'Cruise control' for spacecraft
A British-built engine powered by ions makes its first space trip this summer on Europe's gravity explorer probe.
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Asthma equipment 'of little use'
Specialist equipment to tackle the dust mites that cause asthma are of little use, experts say.
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Fears over pro-suicide web pages
People surfing for suicide information are more likely to find sites encouraging it than giving support, a study says.
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Video games ratings face overhaul
A review of how the net and video games affect children says the ratings system for games should be revamped.
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How the open net closed its doors
A new book details the extent to which countries across the globe are increasingly censoring online information.
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