Stephen Fry: Dork talk

I just love Stephen Fry's quirky approach to gadgets ....

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Warning to abusive bloggers as judge tells site to reveal names

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Peter Wilby on press coverage of the foot and mouth disease outbreak | Media | MediaGuardian.co.uk

I've always been amazed by how the press gets so excited about foot and mouth disease. Farming accounts for 1% of the economy and barely 2% of the workforce.

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A saint in the saddle?

"A menace is spreading. Silently, invisibly, moving across the planet. A new breed of hero is needed."

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Egg on her Facebook from Guardian Unlimited: Organ Grinder

The joy of putting your favourite photos on Facebook took a sinister turn when an Oxford student was caught breaking university rules after posting a picture of herself covered in foam.

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Press Gazette - Alan Johnston wins Amnesty radio journalism award

Alan Johnston wins Amnesty radio journalism award Alan has been very impressive in the way he has survived his ordeal. He is clearly a special guy. And he was still winning awards while held against his will in Gaza.

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BBC NEWS | Alan Johnston released

BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston has been freed by his captors and handed to Hamas officials, nearly four months after he was kidnapped on his way home from work. Alan is free - many prayers have been answered this morning.

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Johnston's kidnappers 'surrounded' | Broadcast | MediaGuardian.co.uk

Hamas gunmen have reportedly surrounded the stronghold of the group holding BBC journalist Alan Johnston. This will provoke a crisis - there's no saying which way it will unfold - let's hope Alan is set free.

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BBC NEWS | UK | Two car bombs found in West End

Police have confirmed they are now investigating the discovery of two car bombs in the West End of London. Police said the second device had been found in a Mercedes hours after the car was given a parking ticket in Cockspur Street and towed to Park Lane.

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Zen wins 'Best Mac-Friendly ISP' Award

Zen Internet has announced today that it has won the 'Best Mac-Friendly ISP' at the Macworld Awards held in Gibson Hall in London last night. Nominations for the award are submitted by readers of Macworld. That's my ISP .....

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BBC NEWS | UK | Italian arrest in Madeleine case

An Italian man has been arrested in Spain over the kidnapping of Madeleine McCann, according to reports. More news - there's been a long gap

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James Purnell for Culture Secretary : Broadcastnow.co.uk

Purnell has been tipped as a political player to watch for some years and is now charged with a broadcasting agenda that includes tackling digital switchover, PSP, kids television and the future of Channel 4. John Birt was not liked at the BBC and Purnell was one of his advisers …

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eBay cracks down on Romanian fraudsters - ZDNet UK

"The police presence in these towns often didn't even have an internet connection," Henley said. "Some were using the same internet cafés as the criminals, which was of grave concern to us."

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BBC2 denies Blair his standing ovation | Broadcast | MediaGuardian.co.uk

BBC2 cut short its live coverage of Tony Blair's last prime minister's questions today to show a promo for its drama series Rome.

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Gordon Brown answers your questions - Independent Online Edition > UK Politics

Do you believe in God? And if you do, do your religious views influence your life and your politics? AMRIT SINGH, London

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I'm getting carried in the morning from Guardian Unlimited: Travelog

The rules of wife-carrying are simple. Husbands must have a wife to carry, but she can be someone else's or even - shock, horror - a single person like myself. It took my friend Adam a mere three glasses of wine (large) to persuade me to take part

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Smashie and Nicey return for Radio 2 | Media | MediaGuardian.co.uk

Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse are to resurrect their spoof DJs Smashie and Nicey for a one-off Pick of the Pops special to mark the 40th birthday of Radio 2. Every radio jock's nightmare - just as the memory was beginning to fade!!

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Parkinson retires after 36 years as a chatshow host | Broadcast | MediaGuardian.co.uk

"The Parkinson show has been a part of the British Saturday night for so long, it's hard to imagine life without it." It'll be strange without Parky on a Saturday evening. Who will ITV poach to fill his shoes?

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New Statesman - If only they told the truth

All political reporters (and certainly this one) would do well to spend more time witnessing the everyday business of parliament. The message is largely a positive one. Ministers hold themselves up to scrutiny each day, and are generally well briefed and courteous when they do so.

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BBC NEWS | Business | Airbus superjumbo for private use

Environmental groups were annoyed by the news, saying that buying a superjumbo for private use was like "buying a filthy coal-fired power station just to use to charge up your mobile phone."

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'Kidnappers' deny Johnston deal

The alleged kidnappers of BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston have denied that they have reached a deal announced by Hamas for his imminent release. I hope he is released soon .....

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BBC NEWS | Magazine | One Olympics, similar logos

A new logo for the London Olympics - no one likes the official version and then three new designs come along that look very similar to each other.

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Steve Jobs on Apple, Mac, iPod and iPhone - Mac - Macworld UK

Such respect for his new mate, Mr Gates, and his operating system ..... Jobs confirmed that 300 million copies of iTunes have been downloaded so far, mainly to Windows machines.

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Video released of BBC's Johnston

Alan Johnston speaking for the first time since his abduction. It seems he has been coerced to protest about Britain's military and political activity in general.

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Ananova - Madeleine's father to fly home

Keep looking ........ Madeleine's father to fly home The father of missing Madeleine McCann is set to fly to the UK to make arrangements for the international campaign to find his daughter.

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