Hero foils postman kidnap bid

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Mbeki holds Harare crisis talks

South Africa's Thabo Mbeki holds talks in Zimbabwe with President Mugabe and leaders of a breakaway opposition faction.

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Twenty years on

The 167 victims of Piper Alpha are remembered

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Congo ex-leader appears in court

The former vice-president of Democratic Republic of Congo, Jean-Pierre Bemba, appears in court in The Hague.

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Piper Alpha anniversary honoured

The 20th anniversary of 167 workers losing their lives in the Piper Alpha disaster is marked with ceremonies.

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Farewell to the inventor of the mini-roundabout

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Man arrested over student murders

A man is arrested in connection with the murder of two French students who were stabbed and burned in a flat in London.

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A woman said to be aged 70 years of age gives birth to twins after undergoing IVF treatment.

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Inquiry urged into UK territory

MPs call for an inquiry into the administration of British overseas territory the Turks and Caicos Islands.

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Stabbed boy's parents thank helper

The parents of Shakilus Townsend, London's latest teenage knife death victim, thank a woman who tried to save him.

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Government accused over bonuses

The government is criticised by the Tories after it was revealed civil servants banked more than £128m in bonuses.

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Kovalainen on pole for British Grand Prix

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Venus triumphs in Wimbledon final

Venus Williams captures her fifth Wimbledon title by beating her sister Serena 7-5 6-4 in a high-quality final.

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Student's family appeal to killer

The parents of a French student stabbed to death and burned in London say his killer "cannot hide forever".

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Labour MSP joins by-election race

Labour MSP Margaret Curran says she will stand as a candidate for the Glasgow East by-election after the frontrunner drops out.

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Boy dies in mini-motorbike crash

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Everton footballer's brother kidnapped

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Astronomy:

Absolute Astronomy

Facts and statistical information about planets, moons, constellations, stars, galaxies, and Messier objects.

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/

AOL Space

Get space and astronomy news, photos, and videos.

http://reference.aol.com/space/main

Astronomical Applications Department, U.S. Naval Observatory

Computes the position, brightness, and other observable characteristics of celestial bodies, as well as the circumstances of astronomical phenomena. Includes information on calendars and related topics.

http://aa.usno.navy.mil/

Graand

Free Classified Ads Portal

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Astronomical Optical Interferometry

The use of multiple telescopes to produce high resolution images - commonly used at most modern observatories. A literature review article.

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/2309/page1.html

Astronomical Pseudo-Science: A Skeptic's Resource List

List of links for those, who want to examine theories that are on the fringe of accepted scientific thought that are related connected to astronomy. A few examples are astrology, UFO's, the "Face" on Mars, and ancient astronaut theory.

http://www.astrosociety.org/education/resources/pseudobib.html

Astronomy Education and Outreach

General astronomy tutorial, education links, web courses, documents at the UCSD Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences.

http://casswww.ucsd.edu/public/astroed.html

Astronomy Facts and Trivia

Fun facts and trivia relating to astronomy, space, science fiction movies. Most trivia items are submitted by users.

http://www.funtrivia.com/ql.cfm?cat=59

Astronomy for All

Index with graphics and illustrations about stars, the Solar System, cosmology and Galileo.

http://www.pd.astro.it/E-MOSTRA/A0000HOM.HTM

Astronomy Forum

Message board.

http://jollyrogerwest.com/forumdisplay.php?f=9

Astronomy Net

Resources, searchable forums and searchable lists of organizations providing astronomy services.

http://www.astronomy.net/

Astronomy Online

Gives overview of the solar system, the Milky Way galaxy, extrasolar planets, cosmology and astrophotography. Includes images, additional resources, and forums.

http://astronomyonline.org

Astronomy Today

Information and articles on astronomy, space and related topics. Also features a friendly forum and a telescope buyer's FAQ page.

http://www.astronomytoday.com/

AstroWeb

Astronomical internet resources from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.

http://www.cv.nrao.edu/fits/www/astronomy.html

An Atlas of the Universe

Contains 3D maps of the universe zooming out from the nearest stars to the scale of the galaxy and out to the surrounding superclusters and finally to the scale of the known universe.

http://www.atlasoftheuniverse.com/

Beyond Earth - Everything Not on Earth

Provides information about the beginning of universe and solar system. About the planets, quasars, the Milky Way, black holes. Life of a star. Travel in space and extra terrestrial beings.

http://www.geocities.com/beyondearth2/M1.htm

Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy

A web encyclopedia. Over 500 entries, ranging from definitions to full articles.

http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/

Infrared Astronomy

All about infrared astronomy from NASA's infrared astronomy center: Discovery of infrared, what is infrared and infrared astronomy, history, the infrared universe, gallery, activities, discoveries, missions and a lot of links to IR astronomy sites.

http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/ir_tutorial/

Logarithmic Maps of the Universe

Show universe in terms of distance from Earth center. Includes such things as satellites, planets, stars, nebulae, and galaxies, out to cosmic microwave background radiation from the Big Bang.

http://www.astro.princeton.edu/~mjuric/universe/

The Naming of Stars

Leaflet from Royal Greenwich Observatory.

http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.309

Space.com - The Greatest Myths, Hoaxes & Mysteries in Astronomy and Space Science

Article briefly discussing 21 topics.

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/myths_hoaxes_030325.html

Stars and Planets

Information about interesting stars and planets in the galaxy, as well as astral bodies outside the Milky Way. Includes photos.

http://jumk.de/astronomie/astronomy.shtml

Man arrested over student murders

A man is arrested in connection with the murder of two French students who were stabbed and burned in a flat in London.

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Briton Laura Robson wins girls' title

Laura Robson becomes the first Briton since 1984 to win the Wimbledon girls' singles title.

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Alex James on...

What Africa can teach gardeners in Chipping Sodbury

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Piper Alpha anniversary honoured

The 20th anniversary of 167 workers losing their lives in the Piper Alpha disaster is marked with ceremonies.

news.bbc.co.uk

Inquiry urged into UK territory

MPs call for an inquiry into the administration of British overseas territory the Turks and Caicos Islands.

news.bbc.co.uk

Everton footballer's brother kidnapped

Gunmen in Nigeria kidnap the brother of star Nigerian and Everton football player Joseph Yobo, police say.

news.bbc.co.uk

Stabbed boy's parents thank helper

The parents of Shakilus Townsend, London's latest teenage knife death victim, thank a woman who tried to save him.

news.bbc.co.uk

Venus triumphs in Wimbledon final

Venus Williams captures her fifth Wimbledon title by beating her sister Serena 7-5 6-4 in a high-quality final.

news.bbc.co.uk

Pull up a chair

Seat designed to aid breastfeeding in public

news.bbc.co.uk

Hero foils postman kidnap bid

A 'have-a-go hero' twarts an attempt by two men to kidnap a postman in the Gressham Street area of Belfast city centre.

news.bbc.co.uk

In pictures

Colourful costumes at the UK's biggest gay pride parade

news.bbc.co.uk

What do you want to talk about?

What do you want the world to talk about?

news.bbc.co.uk

Student's family appeal to killer

The parents of a French student stabbed to death and burned in London say his killer "cannot hide forever".

news.bbc.co.uk

Labour MSP joins by-election race

Labour MSP Margaret Curran says she will stand as a candidate for the Glasgow East by-election after the frontrunner drops out.

news.bbc.co.uk

Government accused over bonuses

The government is criticised by the Tories after it was revealed civil servants banked more than £128m in bonuses.

news.bbc.co.uk

Small but...

Love your local bookshop? Tell us why and send a pic

news.bbc.co.uk

Woman in India gives birth to twins 'at 70'

A woman said to be aged 70 years of age gives birth to twins after undergoing IVF treatment.

news.bbc.co.uk

Congo ex-leader appears in court

The former vice-president of Democratic Republic of Congo, Jean-Pierre Bemba, appears in court in The Hague.

news.bbc.co.uk

Sentamu rebukes Williams critics

The Archbishop of York accuses an Anglican traditionalist movement of "ungracious" behaviour.

news.bbc.co.uk

All-rounder

Farewell to the inventor of the mini-roundabout

news.bbc.co.uk

Residents moved after chapel fire

A blaze damages a disused Victorian chapel and leads to nearby homes being evacuated.

news.bbc.co.uk

Boy dies in mini-motorbike crash

A 13-year-old boy dies after his mini-motorcycle collided with a car in the Clackmannanshire area on Friday.

news.bbc.co.uk

Mbeki holds Harare crisis talks

South Africa's Thabo Mbeki holds talks in Zimbabwe with President Mugabe and leaders of a breakaway opposition faction.

news.bbc.co.uk

Twenty years on

The 167 victims of Piper Alpha are remembered

news.bbc.co.uk

Kovalainen on pole for British Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton only qualifies fourth fastest for the British GP as his McLaren team-mate Heikki Kovalainen grabs pole position.

news.bbc.co.uk