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Shell flags lower oil reserve additions in 2007
Royal Dutch Shell added "at least 1 billion barrels" of new oil and gas resources in 2007, Chief Executive Jeroen van der Veer said on Thursday, around half the level the oil giant flagged last year.
'Atonement' dominates Attenborough film awards
Period drama and Golden Globe winner "Atonement" scooped four of six Richard Attenborough Film Awards on Thursday.
Bishop challenges Anglicans to be 'Christ-centred'
The Bishop of Stafford has called on churchgoers to celebrate Anglicanism and "proclaim what God has done and is doing for us in Jesus Christ", but to also undertake an honest self-assessment of where they stand with Jesus.
Australian Anglicans, Catholics to sign covenant
A formal covenant is to be signed between Anglicans and Catholics in New South Wales, Australia, as a sign of warming relations between the two Churches in the state.
Insecure installation blamed for Wombourne gravestone failures
An investigation by the Diocese of Lichfield into the high failure rate of memorial stones in Wombourne Churchyard has blamed poor installation by the original stonemasons.
New laws sought to stop another Northern Rock
The government will propose new legislation to give the authorities more power to intervene in the case of a failing bank to prevent another Northern Rock-style crisis, the Treasury said.
Watchdog wants public inquiry into prison policy
The prisons watchdog on Wednesday called for a public inquiry into penal policy in England and Wales, saying the government's criminal justice strategy was incoherent.
Police to be given more freedom to stop and search
Police are to be given greater freedom to stop and search suspects in the street under plans to cut knife crime being considered by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, media reports said on Wednesday.
Victim wins right to sue 'Lotto rapist'
The victim of a sex attacker who went on to win millions of pounds on the lottery won the right to sue him on Wednesday.
Superbug hospital infections fall in England
The level of hospital-acquired infections in England is continuing to fall, official figures showed on Wednesday, suggesting that government-ordered measures to tackle potentially deadly superbugs are working.
Mortgage approvals slump to record low in Dec
Mortgage approvals for house purchase fell for a seventh consecutive month in December to the lowest since records began in 1999, Bank of England data showed on Wednesday.
McCain and Romney look toward next fight
John McCain and Mitt Romney looked ahead on Wednesday to the next sprawling battles in a heated Republican presidential race that is about to have one less combatant -- former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Kenyans call for an end to bloodshed
Kenyans pleaded on Wednesday for an end to violence that has killed 850 people and created unprecedented horror in the east African nation's darkest moment since 1963 independence.
Millions stranded by snow in China holiday havoc
Millions of Chinese shivered through power cuts and water shortages on Wednesday and millions more were stranded by snow ahead of what for some is the only holiday of the year.
Kosovo independence declaration possible in 10 days
Kosovo will declare independence from Serbia with Western backing the weekend after the February 3 Serbian presidential election if the nationalist candidate wins, political sources said on Wednesday.
Strong East Timor quake triggers tsunami warning
The Indonesian meteorology agency issued a tsunami warning on Wednesday after an undersea quake at 6.6 strength on the Richter scale hit offshore East Timor.