Thursday 26 July 2012
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Olympics 2012: let's get the party started
After seven years and 21 days of expectation, the moment for Britain to deliver an Olympics that “lifts up our world” will finally arrive on Friday.
Oxford attacks Vince Cable's state school student target
Leading universities defy government calls to take more students from state comprehensives.
Millions hit by new banking glitch
Millions of customers at Nationwide and Natwest left unable to access cash or found they had been overcharged.
Britain 'flew drones over Libya' in 2011
Government confirms the first British use of the controversial aircraft outside of Afghanistan.
'Psycho' killer turned our dreams into nightmare, say Anuj Bidve parents
Parents describe heartbreak as Kieran Stapleton is convicted of murdering their son Anuj Bidve.
War hero Kate Nesbitt in torch exchange outside Number 10
Mr Cameron and wife Samantha watch as war hero Kate Nesbitt hands flame to pensioner Florence Rowe on Downing Street.
Paralysed patients could draw letters with eyes
Patients could use their eyes to project handwriting onto a screen thanks to new technology.
Steve Coogan relocates Roedean in 'Surrey' Downs
Steve Coogan made an Alan Partridge-style gaffe on commentary for a seaside attraction saying the South Downs are in Surrey.
A week of sun... but then the rain
Sunseekers should enjoy hot weather while they can, as more rail services are thrown into disarray by the warm temperatures.
Britons to pay more than French to use mobile phone in Channel Tunnel
The Channel Tunnel is being treated as French territory by telecoms firms leaving British mobile phone users facing roaming fees while those from France will be charged their domestic rate.
Mitt Romney's Olympics gaffe overshadows visit to London
Mitt Romney’s visit to Downing Street was overshadowed by a diplomatic spat on Thursday, after the Republican presidential candidate cast doubt over London’s readiness to host the Olympics.
Class A drug users start as young as seven
Children as young as seven and eight are using ecstasy and cannabis, according to an official report.
London 2012 Olympic torch visits Buckingham Palace
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry welcome the Olympic Torch to Buckingham Palace as its nears the end of its journey.
Thousands take to streets to cheer flame towards its journey’s end
The Olympic Torch relay is meant to be just the warm-up act, the preparation for the drama of the Games themselves.
Boyle’s Britannia to rule the airwaves
Live television audience of up to a billion people worldwide will watch opening ceremony of Olympic Games on Friday for what film director Danny Boyle has promised will be an evening full of surprises.
A pointless distraction
Telegraph View: David Cameron will alienate even more of his Tory supporters and face an almighty battle with the churches if he legalises gay marriage
Stalker threatened Alec Baldwin with ' war' if he refused marriage
A French-Canadian actress accused of stalking Alec Baldwin bombarded him with emails telling him that she wanted to become his wife and that if he refused she would start a "massive destructive war"
Mitt Romney's Olympics gaffe overshadows visit to London
Mitt Romney’s visit to Downing Street was overshadowed by a diplomatic spat on Thursday, after the Republican presidential candidate cast doubt over London’s readiness to host the Olympics.
Cuba marks revolution with overture to the US
Cuba's communist regime marked 59 years Thursday since the launch of the revolution that brought it to power, using the occasion to offer to hold talks with its longtime foe, the United States.
Facebook's first financial results: as it happened
Facebook shares drop 10pc despite its maiden financial results as a listed company beating expectations, heaping pressure on founder Mark Zuckerberg.
Syria: US warns of potential massacre in Aleppo
The United States warned Thursday that the Syrian regime may be preparing to carry out a massacre in the city of Aleppo, but stuck by its position that there would be no US military intervention.
Colorado shooting: James Holmes 'can't remember killings'
James Holmes reportedly claimed he does not know why he is in prison as he awaits trial accused of killing 12 in a massacre in a Colorado cinema.
Syria dispatch: Rebels forced to share guns as Assad's tanks roll in to Aleppo
The countryside around Aleppo is a fragile haven for Syria's rebels. Makeshift battalions of local fighters have filled the vacuum left by the withdrawal of most of the regime's forces, but their gains are uncertain.
General Sir David Fraser
Vice-Chief of the General Staff in the 1970s who wrote an admiring biography of Erwin Rommel
Bear cubs escape from bin using ladder
An enterprising woman lowers a ladder into a roadside bin to rescue three bear cubs who are trapped.
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Britain touting for business at Olympics
Government going flat out to woo big foreign investors during Olympics. But how good is our pitch, asks Matthew Lynn.
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