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Wednesday 19 January 2011

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Millions taking statins 'needlessly'

Up to 3 million people are taking statins needlessly, doctors warn today in a comprehensive study that suggests they are ineffective in many cases and could be doing more harm than good.

Yeates' steps reconstructed

Joanna Yeates's last moments recreated

Final moments reconstructed for TV programme in a bid to capture killer.

'Austerity mother' named

Tighten belts by forgoing helicopter flights and cancelling trip to Maldives.

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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban

Kidman has second child

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have second daughter through surrogate.

Light graffiti by Michael Bosanko

Light graffiti

Michael Bosanko creates light graffiti with coloured torches.

Blow-up doll 'float'

Teenagers rescued from Australian floods after using a blow-up doll.

Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine sports a tattoo on her back during her first round women's singles match against Peng Shuai of China on the second day of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne

Australian Open first round

The best pictures from the first round of the Australian Open.

Katie Price announces split from husband Alex Reid

Katie Price has separated from her husband, the cage fighter Alex Reid, after less than a year of marriage.

Joanna Yeates's last moments recreated

With the same distinctive blonde hair and wearing an identical cream jacket, an actress recreates the final hours of Joanna Yeates’s life in the hope of jogging memory of crucial witnesses.

Joanna Yeates' final steps reconstructed

The final moments of murdered Joanna Yeates' life were reconstructed for a television programme in a bid to capture her killer.

Petrol price: rural area discounts delayed

Drivers living in remote rural areas must wait for a discount on the price they pay for their petrol.

Fourth suspect arrested in Michaela McAreavey murder

A security officer at Legends hotel in Mauritius where Michaela McAreavey was found dead last week has been arrested.

Wills' daughter: Queen?

A first-born daughter of the Royal couple could become Queen.

NHS reforms 'will mean fewer hospital beds'

Coalition reforms to make the NHS more productive will mean “significant” reductions in the number of hospital beds, the health service’s chief executive has said.

Katie Price announces split from husband Alex Reid

Katie Price has separated from her husband, the cage fighter Alex Reid, after less than a year of marriage.

'Baby Doc' Duvalier charged

Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, the former Haitian dictator who is back after 25 years in exile, was on Tuesday charged with stealing millions of pounds in public money while in power.

Powerful earthquake shakes Pakistan

A powerful earthquake has hit southwest Pakistan, geologists said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.

Introducing George – the lesser known tunnel of The Great Escape

Steve McQueen, having make up retouched by Emile Lavigne on the set of The Great Escape

The lesser known tunnel of The Great Escape

Sargent Shriver, Peace Corps founder, dies age 95

R. Sargent Shriver, the Kennedy in-law who was Peace Corps director in John F. Kennedy's administration and George McGovern's running-mate in 1972, has died.

Piers Morgan draws viewers but can't match Sarah Palin

More than two million people watched the CNN talk show debut of Piers Morgan – but even the draw of an interview with Oprah Winfrey was no match for Sarah Palin on rival Fox News.

Irish foreign minister resigns as Brian Cowen wins confidence vote

Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen won a vote of confidence in the leadership of the ruling Fianna Fail party on Tuesday securing his position until a parliamentary election, possibly in March.

Eugene Goldwasser

Scientist whose Cold War project to cure radiation sickness became a boon for sporting cheats

Singapore school uses iPads in the classroom

A school in Singapore has introduced iPads to the classroom to change the teaching and learning environment.

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