David Cameron and Ed Miliband in tuition fees clash

David Cameron has accused Labour of "rank hypocrisy" in opposing plans to raise tuition fees in England, accusing the party of lacking an alternative.

But leader Ed Miliband urged ministers to reconsider, saying they were "pulling the ladder" from the poor.

Lennon's death: I was there

 

Tom Brook was the first British journalist to report live from the scene of John Lennon's murder outside the former Beatle's home in New York on 8 December 1980. Here, he gives his personal recollections of what it was like to cover the shooting, and its aftermath for BBC News.
On the evening of 8 December 1980 I was a young inexperienced

WIKILEAKS: Spy charges in US loom for Assange, Dec 08, 2010

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is driven to Westminster Magistrates Court in London. Photo / AP
Informal discussions have already been held between American and Swedish officials about the possibility of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange eventually being delivered into United States custody, according to diplomatic sources.
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Thirty years from John Lennon's death. Lennon's musical quest after the Beatles

John Lennon and Yoko Ono in New York just months before Lennon's murder on Dec. 8, 1980. Lennon would have turned 70 on Oct. 9 of this year. (Brenda Chase/Newsmakers)
John Lennon would have turned 70 on Oct. 9. Thanks to a series of Yoko Ono-approved events – special concerts, CD reissues, museum exhibits, a ceremony at the Imagine Peace Tower in

Child exploitation probe nets 57 arrests

Robin Barrett, a former Anglican priest from Conception Bay South, outside St. John's, is currently serving 2½ years in prison after pleading guilty to child pornography charges. (CBC)
Police have filed more than 200 charges and arrested 57 men in Canada and overseas after infiltrating a child pornography network.

Chile prison fire kills 83

The deadly fire broke out on the fourth floor of No. 5 tower at the San Miguel prison near Santiago, Chile, on Wednesday. (Aliosha Marquez/Associated Press)
A fire set off by rioting prisoners in an overcrowded facility near the Chilean capital has killed 83 inmates and left about 20 guards or inmates injured, officials say.

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Free Julian Assange! Hands off WikiLeaks!

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was jailed in Britain Tuesday on charges that are nothing more than a pretext for an act of political repression dictated by the US government. The aim of this judicial travesty is, in the first instance, to punish Assange for having made public secret cables exposing crimes and conspiracies carried out by US officials.

Did Jon Hamm Finally Propose to His Girlfriend of 13 Years?

Though recent reports claimed the actor, 39, was secretly engaged to the former 24 star, Hamm cleared things up when UsMagazine.com caught up with him at Charlize Theron's Africa Outreach Benefit in NYC Monday.
"That rumor comes up every six months or so it seems," Hamm told Us. "But if you hear anything different, you let me know."

Kim Kardashian After Gabriel Split

Hours after news broke of her split from Gabriel Aubry, the reality star and mogul, 30, got back to work at the Whisper Lounge at The Grove in L.A. -- where Kardashian feted the launch of her

Google Crafts Search Advertising Tutorial

Google's market cap is right around $185 billion at the moment, making the search giant a pretty good authority on the value of search advertising. It's fitting, then, that Google has begun to offer a free video presentation called "The True Value of Search."
The company's ulterior motive - "buy search ads!" - is obvious enough that we won't spend too much time on a disclaimer. Otherwise, this looks like a decent way for small business owners to learn more about the online advertising environment.