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Free music download service wants a bite out of Apple
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Blair targets failing care homes in social exclusion plan
Politics: Failing local authority childcare homes may be taken over by the voluntary sector.
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Penguin takes its 'black classics' into China
Books: Mandarin translation for Jane Eyre and Oliver Twist
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Air Berlin to sell flights at supermarket checkouts
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2nd law of robotics: give them faces
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Car makers threatened with tougher laws on pollution
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In pursuit of outlaw cool
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Spurs spree nets Malbranque and Chimbonda
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Atletico Madrid increase their offer for Reyes to £13.5m
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Umpires could lose power to declare Tests forfeit
Cricket: Decision to declare Test forfeit could be made by match referees in future following events at The Oval.
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Daily Mail expands further into web
Media: Daily Mail publisher continues online spending spree by buying consumer website Simplyswitch for £22m.
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The world's best delays
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