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BBC News | England | Leicestershire | UK Edition , from Today
Toy charity makes Christmas plea
Posted: 11:31 AM #
A Leicestershire children's charity appeals for help from the public after failing to find a sponsor.
Train fares to go up in new year
Posted: 10:51 AM #
Britain's train companies are to raise fares, with some East Midlands Trains' fares rising by 7.4%.
Police patrols reassure village
Posted: 08:37 AM #
Police in Leicestershire invite residents to talk to them about local problems as they patrol the streets.
BBC News | Technology | UK Edition , from Today
IBM to build brain-like computers
Posted: 02:52 PM #
A collaboration in the US is aiming to create artificial brain circuits that mimic the structure and workings of neurons.
Divided nation
Posted: 11:56 AM #
Stopping the UK's digital divide becoming a chasm
First test for interplanetary net
Posted: 10:56 AM #
Nasa has successfully tested a communications system designed to work in deep space modelled on the internet
Online time 'is good for teens'
Posted: 03:40 AM #
Teenagers' use of digital media shows that time online teaches children important skills, a new study shows.
Dell sees quarterly profits slip
Posted: 12:17 AM #
US computer maker Dell sees its quarterly profits fall as customers around the world buy fewer computers.
Government 'loses one PC a week'
Posted: 12:01 AM #
The Tories demand a Whitehall security review as it is revealed 53 computers disappeared in a year.
BBC News | UK | UK Edition , from Today
Post watchdog wants short queues
Posted: 03:18 PM #
A watchdog calls on the Post Office to stamp out lengthy queues for customers and says too many businesses assume customers are happy to queue.
A meat inspectors' strike could mean Christmas cheer for turkeys
Posted: 02:25 PM #
A planned strike by meat hygiene inspectors will "seriously disrupt" the supply of turkey and other meat in the run up to Christmas, Unison warns.
Crossbow bolt fired at city taxi
Posted: 02:15 PM #
A taxi driver escapes injury after a crossbow bolt is fired at his vehicle in north Belfast, the police say.
Vicky's purse 'hampered' search
Posted: 02:11 PM #
The jury in the Vicky Hamilton murder trial hears that the discovery of her purse had a "dramatic effect" on the inquiry.
Sailor in Spain saved by 999 call
Posted: 01:43 PM #
A sailor is rescued from a life raft off Spain after his worried wife in England dialled 999 to say he was missing.
Car bomb accused 'is a pacifist'
Posted: 01:32 PM #
An NHS doctor accused of masterminding car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow is a peaceful man, a court hears.
Executive 'may share funds blame'
Posted: 01:30 PM #
A High Court judge asks if the executive broke the law by not stopping a minister withholding funds from a project.
Jail comedy course? You must be joking, says minister
Posted: 01:27 PM #
A stand-up comedy course at a top security prison is cancelled by the justice minister.
Man found guilty of Sydney murder
Posted: 01:23 PM #
A British-born man is found guilty in an Australian court of throwing his lover to her death at a notorious suicide spot in Sydney.
Bankers give up on HBOS
Posted: 01:22 PM #
The two leading bankers who had hoped to stop Lloyds TSB taking over HBOS abandon their plan for independence.
'Superglue' brain op for toddler
Posted: 01:13 PM #
The parents of a 17-month-old girl have told how surgeons used glue to seal brain blood vessels that were threatening her life.
VAT fraudster must pay back £26m
Posted: 01:12 PM #
A man jailed for his part in a £138m VAT fraud must repay £26m to the government.
Warning over rising jail numbers
Posted: 12:54 PM #
The prison population will reach almost 10,000 in 10 years' time if present trends continue, it is predicted.
In pictures
Posted: 12:53 PM #
Carefree moments in the Queen's childhood captured
'No justification' for Brand show
Posted: 12:44 PM #
Lewd calls to actor Andrew Sachs were a "deplorable intrusion with no editorial justification", the BBC Trust says.
Nail bomber blames 'war on Islam'
Posted: 12:37 PM #
The suicide note of a Muslim convert who launched a failed nail bomb attack at a Devon restaurant is read out in court.
Glitter appeals over travel order
Posted: 12:26 PM #
Convicted sex offender Gary Glitter is to appeal against a court order that requires him to notify police if he plans to travel abroad.
Teacher guilty of 'incompetence'
Posted: 11:56 AM #
A primary school teacher becomes the first in Scotland to admit charges of serious professional incompetence.
Pickle 'n' mix
Posted: 11:55 AM #
How did we fall out of love with Woolworths?
No green shoots
Posted: 11:50 AM #
Job losses affecting us all, says grocer in our High Street
Brown & Berbatov out for Man Utd
Posted: 11:25 AM #
Manchester United defender Wes Brown is out for up to five weeks, while Dimitar Berbatov is out for two games.
£6m deal for police body armour
Posted: 11:21 AM #
A County Tyrone company wins a £6m contract to supply body armour to police authorities in Scotland.
21 July plot fiancee loses appeal
Posted: 11:21 AM #
The fiancee of a 21 July bomb plotter loses an appeal against her three-year sentence for helping him escape.
Men deny French student murders
Posted: 11:15 AM #
Two men deny murdering two French students who were found dead in a blazing bedsit in London.
Madonna and Guy Ritchie granted quick divorce
Posted: 10:45 AM #
Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie are granted a "quickie divorce" at the High Court in London.
Patients diagnosed with C. Diff
Posted: 10:26 AM #
Two patients in Holywell Hospital in County Antrim are diagnosed with the bug Clostridium Difficile, the Northern Trust says.
Darling 'to force banks to lend'
Posted: 10:24 AM #
Chancellor Alistair Darling is reportedly planning to force banks to lend to small firms in the pre-Budget report.
Jordan to face speed charge trial
Posted: 10:20 AM #
Model Katie Price is to stand trial over an alleged speeding offence in Brighton, it is revealed.
7 days quiz
Posted: 10:19 AM #
A news Rottweiler told Strictly to sling their hook. Who?
'Holocaust denier' free from jail
Posted: 10:15 AM #
An Australian "Holocaust denier" is freed from jail after Germany abandons efforts to have him extradited from the UK.
Repossession of homes up by 12%
Posted: 10:14 AM #
The number of properties repossessed by mortgage lenders rose by 12% to 11,300 in the third quarter of the year.
Incompetence charge for teacher
Posted: 10:01 AM #
A teacher is due to appear before the General Teaching Council accused of incompetence, in the first case of its kind in Scotland.
Train fares to go up in new year
Posted: 09:44 AM #
Rail passengers will face big fare rises in January - with some tickets going up by double the rate of inflation.
Planning changes 'right balance'
Posted: 09:34 AM #
New rural building rules balance the needs of rural dwellers and protecting the countryside, the environment minister says.
Police probe BNP link to car fire
Posted: 09:27 AM #
An arson attack on a car in West Yorkshire may be linked to the publication of BNP members' addresses, police say.
Honda closing for 50 days
Posted: 09:22 AM #
Honda is to cut production in Japan and Europe and close its Swindon plant in the UK in February and March next year.
Welfare plan 'may cause poverty'
Posted: 09:13 AM #
Ministers should rethink plans to force lone parents, disabled people and long-term jobless to seek work, an adviser says.
BBC local video scheme rejected
Posted: 09:13 AM #
The BBC Trust rejects controversial plans to launch a £68m network of local news websites with video content.
Jolie emotional
Posted: 08:47 AM #
Angelina takes no prisoners at UK press conference
Rail earth to form nature reserve
Posted: 08:13 AM #
Earth removed during the building of the £16bn Crossrail project will be used to create a coastal nature reserve in Essex.
Pc faces quiz on alleged BNP link
Posted: 08:04 AM #
A police officer suspended after his name appeared on a list of BNP members is to be questioned by his bosses.
Meeting due on factory's future
Posted: 07:46 AM #
A meeting will take place in Paris later to decide the future of more than 100 workers at a car parts plant in Londonderry.
Man arrested over student killing
Posted: 07:38 AM #
A man is arrested on suspicion of the murder of a Qatari student who died following an incident in a Sussex town.
Britannic majesty
Posted: 07:22 AM #
The spotlight is now shining on the Titanic's sister ship
Uni's US college link 'damaging'
Posted: 06:57 AM #
The University of Wales' links to a controversial bible college in the USA have made it a "laughing stock", an education expert says.
Business confidence at record low
Posted: 06:48 AM #
Business confidence in Wales is at a record low, according to a new survey by a chartered accountants body.
Papers ponder pre-budget report
Posted: 06:03 AM #
Most of Friday's papers indulge in speculation about what could be in store in next week's pre-budget report.
King Liar
Posted: 04:36 AM #
Corner of England where the truth is hard to find
BBC Trust to report on Sachs row
Posted: 03:47 AM #
More details are expected about how crude phone calls made by two BBC presenters came to be aired on BBC Radio 2.
Scholar faces jail for page theft
Posted: 02:51 AM #
A wealthy businessman who stole pages from books in the British Library and Bodleian Library is due to be sentenced.
Lockerbie families claim victory
Posted: 02:23 AM #
The families of US victims of the 1988 Lockerbie Pan Am bombing claim victory in their quest for justice.
Welfare plan 'may cause poverty'
Posted: 01:02 AM #
Ministers should rethink plans to force lone parents, disabled people and long term jobless to seek work, a government adviser says.
Buggy direction 'affects child'
Posted: 12:32 AM #
The direction a child is facing in their pram could affect their development and stress levels, a study suggests.
Asbestos victims win 'test case'
Posted: 12:24 AM #
Asbestos-related cancer victims and their families have won an important test case over access to compensation.
Hospital bug fine plan 'unfair'
Posted: 12:22 AM #
The government's plan to fine hospitals for not hitting Clostridium difficile targets is unfair, experts say.
Madonna split 'not about money'
Posted: 12:12 AM #
Guy Ritchie tells a newspaper that discussion over the terms of his divorce from Madonna "was never, ever about money".
Spending on culture year revealed
Posted: 12:11 AM #
An evaluation of Highland 2007 shows more than £44m invested and criticisms over its funding and promotion.
C zone
Posted: 12:07 AM #
Manchester votes on world's largest congestion charge
Detention units 'fail on health'
Posted: 12:06 AM #
Children held in UK detention centres are not getting the medical care they need, a leading medical journal warns.
New homeland for Norwegian beaver families
Posted: 12:06 AM #
Four Norwegian beaver families arrive in the UK as part of an historic plan to reintroduce the mammals to Scotland.
Booze patrol
Posted: 12:05 AM #
New ways police are using to tackle drink crime
Testing times
Posted: 12:05 AM #
P7 pupils face Northern Ireland's final 11 plus
Scots rail fares set to increase
Posted: 12:05 AM #
Rail passengers in Scotland face a 6% rise in the ticket prices - almost 2% above the current rate of inflation.
Ministers 'lose one PC a week'
Posted: 12:01 AM #
The Tories demand a Whitehall security review as it is revealed 53 computers disappeared in a year.
Crash.Net FORMULA ONE Newsfeed , from Today
Buemi I'm young, quick and I can deliver.
Posted: 02:22 PM #
Sbastien Buemi is aiming to become the first Swiss driver to make the grade in F1 in almost two decades in 2009 - and having impressed Scuderia Toro Rosso in testing in Barcelona, he could be well on his way.


Senna wants to make his own name in F1.
Posted: 01:16 PM #
GP2 Series Vice-Champion Bruno Senna is keen to make his F1 debut with Honda in 2009 following his promising test in Barcelona - but if he succeeds, he stresses he will be doing so as Bruno Senna, not Ayrton's nephew.


Top ten F1 drivers: Kimi Raikkonen [6].
Posted: 12:28 PM #
Kimi Raikkonen takes sixth place in your vote for the top F1 driver of the year.


Donington F1 decision delayed.
Posted: 12:11 PM #
Donington Park will have to wait until the New Year to discover if redevelopment can take place.


Bourdais: STR problem 'purely financial'.
Posted: 11:44 AM #
Sebastien Bourdais admits he doesn't expect a decision on his F1 future to be taken any time soon as Toro Rosso seeks funding for '09.


Fisichella unconcerned over '09.
Posted: 11:18 AM #
Giancarlo Fisichella admits he doesn't fear for his Formula One drive in 2009.


The Register , from Today
BBC Trust pulls plug on local video plans
Posted: 03:10 PM #

Fails public value test

The BBC Trust has rejected the broadcaster's plans to set up local video news sites for different areas of the country.…

BlueSky Positioning snags Sagem
Posted: 03:08 PM #

SIM manufacturer in strategic deal with pipe dream

BlueSky Positioning, the company that promised to have GPS working in a SIM by June last year, has entered a "strategic relationship" with respected SIM manufacturer Sagem Orga.…

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BBC Trust brands Manuelgate a 'deplorable intrusion'
Posted: 02:42 PM #

No sack for Ross, though

The BBC Trust has branded the Brand/Ross Manuelgate outrage a "deplorable intrusion with no editorial justification".…

DARPA wargamer calls for US X-Men superplane fleet
Posted: 02:24 PM #

JFK would have gone for it, Mr Obama

A prominent US wargames and military crazytech expert has called for the Obama administration to build a large fleet of X-Men style stealth transport planes, able to deliver America's secret elite forces anywhere in the world regardless of the local government's wishes.…

Enterprise storage is for the little people too
Posted: 01:58 PM #

Not the boxes, the thinking...

Reg primer Small and medium-sized businesses are the great untapped market for the computer storage industry. They remain untapped, for good reason. Money.…

Nominet chairman embroiled in governance row
Posted: 01:54 PM #

Sits on own salary committee

Nominet chairman Bob Gilbert sits on a committee to determine his own fees, and the salaries and bonuses of other senior executives. Critics say this contravenes the not-for-profit domain registry's corporate governance rules, but Nominet says any breach is only technical.…

DCSF reins in ContactPoint scope for police and A&E staff
Posted: 01:31 PM #

Frontline access frozen by political fears

The Department for Children, Schools and Families is resisting broadening access to the ContactPoint database for police officers and A&E staff, two groups most people would consider to be the frontline of spotting child abuse.…

IT Crowd: spot Reg gear
Posted: 01:27 PM #

Third series starts tonight

The first episode of the third series of Graham Linehan's The IT Crowd is on Channel 4 tonight at 10.00pm.…

Sony Vaio TT slim'n'light laptop
Posted: 01:02 PM #

Small form-factor, hefty price tag

Review Sony has been pitching small, slim laptops at executives for years now, packing in as much functionality into as compact a chassis as it can and charging a premium for it. Why mess with a successful formula? So the new Vaio TT doesn't.…

WIN a BlackBerry Storm!
Posted: 01:00 PM #

The season's hottest handset could be yours

Competition Samsung Omina? 'Orrible! Apple iPhone? I don't think so! No, Research in Motion's BlackBerry Storm is the touchscreen mobile to go for this season, says Vodafone, and it's putting its money where its mouth is to give three lucky Register Hardware readers one of the in-demand handsets.…

NASA orbiter reveals buried Martian glaciers
Posted: 12:50 PM #

Vast water ice sheets under rocky debris

The ground-penetrating radar aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has identified extensive Martian glaciers buried under "protective blankets of rocky debris".…

Vote now for your top net neologism
Posted: 12:33 PM #

Asshats, f*cktards and lusers - your time has come

Reader poll Ok, let's get straight down to it - below are the twenty contenders vying for the crown of El Reg top net neologism, as chosen by you, our beloved commentards readers.…

London Hospital back online after computer virus shutdown
Posted: 12:32 PM #

On the mend

Computer systems at three major London hospitals are largely back online on Friday morning, three days after a major computer virus outbreak forced staff to disconnect the network.…

The GUI that almost conquered the pocket
Posted: 12:09 PM #

Farewell then, UIQ

The death of UIQ deserves a footnote for posterity – and a chance to take look back at a decade in which almost everything that everyone predicted for mobile data proved to be wrong. Given the way the market turned out, it didn't stand a chance.…

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Collaboration: A dirty word, still, for some
Posted: 12:02 PM #

So what do you think about all this social software malarkey?

Mini Poll Let's get personal here. Do you like collaborating with work colleagues? Do you like giving up your hard won knowledge for the greater good? Some people do. Some people don't.…

Promoter hunts stars for McKinnon benefit gig
Posted: 11:27 AM #

Rock against extradition

Updated Rock band Marillion have offered to take part in a gig in support of accused Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon with proceeds going to autism charities, according to local media reports.…

Verizon suspends staff for ogling Obama's phone bill
Posted: 11:17 AM #

Verizon staff caught snooping

Staff at Verizon face disciplinary action after accessing Barack Obama's phone bill and taking a peek at who the president elect had been calling.…

Apple updates iPhone firmware
Posted: 11:14 AM #

Google Street view cometh

Apple has released a firmware update for the iPhone, giving Jesus phone devotees access to Google Map’s Street View, keyboard settings and more.…

PM quizzed over McKinnon extradition
Posted: 10:55 AM #

Brown supports repatriation, in principle

Prime minister Gordon Brown has spoken about the Gary McKinnon extradition case for the first time, supporting the principle of repatriation of sentenced prisoners while declining to get into the specifics of the case, which remains under judicial review.…

Nokia goes to tinsel town
Posted: 10:43 AM #

Hoping to make it big in the flicks

Continuing to distance itself from boring-old mobile phones, Nokia has announced plans to open a research lab in Hollywood packed with movie executives rather than those engineers the company so recently laid off in Finland.…

Police probe Baby P text messages and websites
Posted: 10:35 AM #

Contempt warnings

The Metropolitan Police is investigating websites which are naming the mother of Baby P and her boyfriend at time of the child's death.…