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AA sat-nav car insurance policy

BBC News - Technology — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:06:06 +0000

The AA is set to launch its first insurance policy using satellite navigation to track driver behaviour.

Dementia plaque ‘rapidly cleared’

BBC News - Health — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:01:33 +0000

Destructive plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients have been rapidly cleared by researchers testing a cancer drug on mice.

VIDEO: Mount Etna’s spectacular eruption

BBC News - Europe — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:47:53 +0000

The highest active volcano in Europe erupts with spectacular lava fountains and plumes of ash

Euro ministers doubt Greek plans

BBC News - Europe — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:25:25 +0000

Greece’s planned new austerity measures may not be enough to win a 130bn euro bailout, say eurozone ministers meeting in Brussels.

Ukraine cold deaths ‘linked to alcohol’

CNN.com - Europe — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:19:58 +0000

As Ukraine suffers in the grip of a brutal winter, the country's ambulance service is inundated with calls for help.

Lost $9m jewels found in drawer

BBC News - Europe — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:10:29 +0000

Jewellery worth $9m (£5.9m), thought stolen from the wife of the US ambassador to the Netherlands in 2006, is found in the Hague.

Court suspends Spain’s most famous judge

CNN.com - Europe — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:56:28 +0000

Spain's best known judge will be suspended for 11 years from the bench after his conviction Thursday for improperly investigating a financial corruption case, the nation's Supreme Court ruled.

Turkey’s pressure on Assad

CNN.com - Europe — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:51:41 +0000

Syria is heading to an "intolerable situation" according to Turkey's hyperactive Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, whose country is at the forefront of global efforts to engineer the downfall of the Bashar Al-Assad leadership.

Reporters cleared over Nazi film

BBC News - Europe — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:48:08 +0000

Two Dutch journalists are cleared of breaching the privacy of Nazi Heinrich Boere, whom they confronted in a German old people’s home.

London firms try flexible Olympic hours

CNN.com - Business — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:43:45 +0000

With 20 million extra trips on public transport expected during the London 2012 Summer Games, companies are experimenting with flexible working to keep employees off the roads and out of the tube, London's subway system.