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Australia bushfires: What went wrong?
31 Jul 2010 at 7:03am
A report into the bushfires that tore across Victoria, Australia, in early 2009 has called for sweeping changes to the way the authorities respond to natural disasters.

Tables turned on top QC
31 Jul 2010 at 5:44am
Jonathan Sumption, one of Britain's top barristers, talks to Matt Stadlen about whether judges have too much power, why history matters, the secret to a good cross-examination and why he applauds inequality.

Blind driver targets speed record
31 Jul 2010 at 7:54am
A bank manager from Sale, Greater Manchester, is hoping to become the first blind person to drive a car at more than 200mph.

River punting gets fast and physical
31 Jul 2010 at 9:17am
Punting would normally be seen as a tranquil way to pass a summer day on the river, but race punting is an altogether different affair.

Excitement ahead of Clinton wedding
31 Jul 2010 at 7:21am
Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former US president Bill Clinton, is to marry long-term boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky at a private ceremony.

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River punting gets fast and physical
31 Jul 2010 at 9:17am
Punting would normally be seen as a tranquil way to pass a summer day on the river, but race punting is an altogether different affair.

Enduring appeal of live rock music
31 Jul 2010 at 9:04am
Urban sounds may dominate the music charts but there is still a buoyant market for live rock events.

Should squirrel be on the menu?
30 Jul 2010 at 10:15pm
A north London grocery store is committing "wildlife massacre" by selling squirrel meat, an animal welfare group has claimed. Vegetarians International Voice for Animals (Viva) accused a branch of Budgens of supporting a "barbaric and needless cull" of grey squirrels.

Boris welcomes bike 'smackeroonies'
30 Jul 2010 at 6:01pm
London Mayor Boris Johnson sells the benefits of the London bike hire scheme to the world media.

Symphony to celebrate Yorkshire
30 Jul 2010 at 7:40am
Hundreds of amateur musicians have set the sights and sounds of Yorkshire to music.