Republican John McCain has beaten Democratic rival Barack Obama in the crucial TV viewing figures battle in the race to the White House. More »
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Check your forecast What will the weather have in store for you over the next few days? Rain, probably.
Commuters burn train Furious commuters in Argentina set fire to a train over delays during the morning rush hour.
Soldier turned away by hotel A British soldier has been refused a room in a Surrey hotel just because he is in the army.
Why are women missing out? The number of women in top British jobs and positions of power has fallen. Find out why.
Snake on a plane And you thought Hollywood wasn't representative of real life!
The Queen is being joined by the Prime Minister and his family at Balmoral this weekend. More »
STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan (AFP) - Republican presidential hopeful John McCain attacked his Democratic rival as too weak to lead the nation as he tried to grab Barack Obama's mantle of change. More »
Labour must take more effective action to help people cope with the economic downturn or face electoral defeat, the TUC leader has said. More »
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Nearly 27,000 members of Boeing's largest labor union are to go on strike after last-ditch contract talks failed on Friday, the US aviation giant and labor unions said Friday. More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jelena Jankovic and Serena Williams each had one eye on brewing thunderstorms as they booked their places in the U.S. Open women's final with efficient victories in blustery conditions on Friday. More »
BERLIN (AFP) - German car maker Daimler and energy group RWE unveiled on Friday a pilot project to promote electric vehicles in Berlin that was inspired by one in London. More »
PARIS (AFP) - A European spacecraft racing through the asteroid belt skimmed past a 10-kilometre (six-mile) space rock on Friday to carry out its first scientific work in a decade-long trek into the Solar System, mission controllers said. More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Canadian researchers said on Friday they have found a possible way to test living cattle for mad cow disease, using protein traces in urine. More »
Rachel Rice has won the ninth series of Big Brother, walking away with the £100,000 prize. More »
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Staff at a California school were scratching their heads on Friday after their facility mysteriously appeared as a backdrop during John McCain's Republican Convention speech. More »
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Food and relief supplies began arriving in the Haitian city of Gonaives on Friday as floodwaters receded after killing 136 people in the impoverished country and sending thousands fleeing to ... More »
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