Pilots ignore alerts over faulty planes - The Independent
independent.co.uk — Airlines across Europe are flying planes with known defects because pilots routinely fail to report faults when they find them, an investigation has revealed.
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Any last requests? Yes, says death row inmate. Turn me into fish food - The Independent view story
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Never before has an inmate asked for his body to be turned into fish food and fed to goldfish, all in the name of art. But that is exactly what Gene Hathorn, a convicted murderer on death row in Texas, has pledged to do if his final appeal fails...
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Cheney colleague admits bribery in Halliburton oil deals - The Independent view story
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A former colleague of the US Vice-President, Dick Cheney, has pleaded guilty to funnelling millions of dollars in bribes to win lucrative contracts in Nigeria for Halliburton, during the Nineties when Mr Cheney ran the giant oil and gas services company.
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100 things to do before you die view story
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Creator of the eponymous travel guide '100 things to do before you die', Dave Freeman, died this week. Click the image to the right to see his definitive list of life-changing experiences in pictures.
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For the first time in human history, the North Pole can be circumnavigated - Climate Change, Environment - The Independent view story
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Open water now stretches all the way round the Arctic, making it possible for the first time in human history to circumnavigate the North Pole, The Independent on Sunday can reveal.
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Robert Fisk's World: Why do we keep letting the politicians get away with lies? - Robert Fisk, Commentators - The Independent view story
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- 6 days ago
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How on earth do they get away with it? Let's start with war between Hizbollah and Israel - past and future war, that is.
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Fattest children to be taken away from their parents view story
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- 7 days ago
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Dangerously overweight children will have to be taken from their parents and put into care because of Britain's worsening "obesity epidemic", council leaders have warned.
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Thai protests spread to disrupt rail and air links - Asia, World - The Independent view story
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Anti-government protests forced Phuket airport to close and disrupted rail services in Thailand on Friday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's seven-month old government.
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Not Just The USA, UK Economy As Bad As The Seventies... view story
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- 7 days ago
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Pressure is mounting on Gordon Brown to find help for hard-pressed families as the new Deputy Governor of the Bank of England warned that the financial situation was at least as bad as that of the 1970s. As the Prime Minister returns to his desk today to
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Tariq Ali: Musharraf was rambling and impervious to tormented cries from his people - The Independent view story
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On anniversary of Martin Luther King's historic speech, the first black presidential candidate will set out his vision for US view story
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The stage is now set for Denver's vast outdoor arena where tonight, on the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, Obama will deliver an address upon which hangs the outcome of November's American presidential election.
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