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• MORTGAGE LENDING ‘FALLS BY 10%’

  Posted on Friday December 18th, 2009 at 10:35 in mortgage, 10, by, lending, falls, business & economy

  Mortgage lending had been rising steadily in the last few months Mortgage lending in the UK in November was down 10% from the previous month and was at its lowest level since May, according to lenders. Gross mortgage lending totalled ...

• US MAN FREED BY DNA EVIDENCE AFTER 35 YEARS IN PRISON

  Posted on Friday December 18th, 2009 at 09:26 in news, man, us, dna, prison, years, by, in, evidence, 35, after, freed

  A US man has become the longest-serving prisoner to be freed after DNA evidence proved he was innocent of the crime he was convicted of three decades ago. James Bain spent 35 years in jail after being found guilty of kidnapping and raping a n...

• ICRC VISITS PRISONERS HELD BY AFGHAN TALIBAN

  Posted on Tuesday December 15th, 2009 at 08:16 in news, taliban, by, held, visits, afghan, prisoners, icrc

  The ICRC and its partners play a prominent role in Afghanistan Representatives from the International Red Cross (ICRC) have paid their first visit to prisoners held by the Taliban in Afghanistan, officials say. The organisation said its ...

• EUROPEAN QUALIFYING STANDARDS INCREASED BY UK ATHLETICS

  Posted on Monday December 14th, 2009 at 11:28 in sports, european, UK, athletics, qualifying, standards, by, increased

  Ennis celebrates her gold in Berlin UK Athletics has announced tougher qualifying marks for the European Championships, with athletes having to match the World Championship targets. The standards for next summer’s event in Barce...

• X FACTOR FINAL SEEN BY 19 MILLION

  Posted on Monday December 14th, 2009 at 10:13 in entertainment, million, by, x factor, 19, final seen

  X Factor final seen by 19 million ITV1’s The X Factor was watched by more than 19 million people as Olly Murs and Joe McElderry fought for the title, according to the latest figures. An average of 15.5m people tuned in to watch the fu...

• MP3 PLAYERS FACE NOISE LIMITS RECOMMENDED BY EU

  Posted on Sunday December 13th, 2009 at 06:29 in MP3, technology, eu, recommended, face, players, by, noise, limits

  MP3 players face noise limits recommended by EU Scientific experts say the maximum setting should be 85 decibels The European Commission is calling for a suggested maximum volume to be set on MP3 players, to protect users’ hearin...

• 20MPH SPEED ZONES CUT ROAD INJURIES BY 40%, STUDY SAYS

  Posted on Saturday December 12th, 2009 at 10:12 in health, speed, injuries, study, 40, road, by, cut, zones, says, 20mph

  Thousands are injured on the roads each year UK cities should have more 20mph speed zones, as they have cut road injuries by over 40% in London, a study claims. In particular the number of children killed or seriously injured has been...

• RELIGION SEEN AN ‘ODDITY’ BY MINISTERS, ARCHBISHOP SAYS

  Posted on Saturday December 12th, 2009 at 08:43 in religion, news, an, by, ministers, says, archbishop, seen, 'oddity'

  Government schemes de-normalised religion, Dr Williams said The Archbishop of Canterbury has accused the government of treating religious faith as an “eccentricity” practised by “oddities”. But Rowan Williams t...