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Canoe accident fatality named

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:39:15 -0500

A canoeist who died after being pulled from a swollen river in Dartmoor has been named as Chris Wheeler, 46, from Reading.

Burning wood 'good' for environment

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:40:12 -0500

Fifteen conservation groups are supporting the use of wood as fuel, despite the fact it releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Tracing the floods in Cockermouth

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:14 -0500

The BBC’s Chris Eakin traces the path of floodwaters through Cockermouth town centre.

Four killed in Turkish floods

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:08:47 -0500

Four people have died in Turkey after heavy rains prompted flooding and landslides, causing buildings to collapse and rivers to burst their banks.

Window cleaner survives fall

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:24:14 -0500

A safety rope helped save the life a window cleaner who fell eight storeys from a building in the centre of Seattle.

Search for woman missing in river

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:44:38 -0500

A major rescue operation has been taking place in Powys in the search for a 21-year-old woman missing in the River Usk at Brecon. She went missing from a bridge on Saturday evening.

Death toll in China mine blast rises

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:48:25 -0500

At least 92 people are now known to have died in a coal mine blast in northern China, with more workers still missing, state media reports.

Brown meets Cumbria flood victims

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:27:00 -0500

Gordon Brown has met flood victims in Cumbria after England’s wettest day on record swamped homes and swept away bridges.

Call to stop alcohol tax increases

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:27:49 -0500

The drinks industry has warned many pubs could close with the loss of thousands of jobs unless a series of planned tax rises is reversed.

Five Minutes With: Helena Christensen

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:22:13 -0500

Supermodel Helena Christensen tells Matt Stadlen about how she got started in modelling, her passion for photography, being a mother... and invites him for dinner.

Digging under Rome’s buried relics

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:51:41 -0500

A unique partnership between engineers and archaeologists has been formed for the construction of Rome’s new metro line.

400lb bomb left at Policing Board

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:44:56 -0500

The chairman of Northern Ireland’s Policing Board has said those who planted a 400lb bomb tried to attack "the whole community".