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Warning over hasty passport checks

admin — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 08:11:02 +0000

Under the emergency measures passengers arriving on British and European passports will no longer have the microchip in their travel document scanned by immigration officers Photo: ALAMY By David Barrett, Home Affairs Correspondent 8:00AM BST 09 Oct 2011 Sources at the UK Border Agency said managers have been given permission to reduce security measures at Passport Control at busy times. A UKBA source said he feared it was the “thin end of the wedge” which would have a detrimental impact on border security. Under the emergency measures – which managers at airports and ferry ports have been given discretion to use at will – passengers arriving on British and European passports will no longer have the microchip in their travel document scanned by immigration officers. The microchip in a passport holds additional security information, including a digitised version of the holder’s photograph. The additional technology has been introduced in recent years by European countries in a bid to cut levels of passport fraud.[Read more...]

Strictly Come Dancing: Edwina Currie tells of laughter at expense of Nancy Dell’Olio

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Edwina Currie and Nancy Dell’Olio perform Photo: BBC By Adam Lusher 8:00AM BST 09 Oct 2011 Comments In one corner: Nancy Dell’Olio, the fiery ex-lover of the grey man Sven-Göran Eriksson. In the other: Edwina Currie, the fiery ex-lover of the grey man John Major – who was allegedly “not glamorous enough” for the younger woman to dance alongside. Now, Mrs Currie has insisted there is nothing in the feud; that it is all just for show – a claim not at all undermined by her admission that she hurt herself laughing at Miss Dell’Olio’s disastrous dancing. In the first competitive round the Italian got hopelessly entangled in a feather boa, scored even lower than Mrs Currie’s 17-point cha-cha-cha, and was compared by one judge to “a curtain in a washing machine stuck on spin cycle”. Speaking before she danced last night, and grinning broadly, Mrs Currie said: “I hurt myself laughing. It was one of the funniest pieces of television. Ever.[Read more...]

Vettel takes crown as Button wins

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By Sarah Holt BBC Sport in Suzuka Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel wrapped up the 2011 world title as Jenson Button saw his hopes end despite winning the Japanese Grand Prix.Vettel and Button vied for the lead off the line but the Briton’s McLaren went ahead at the second stop. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso went on to finish second leaving Vettel, who had harried the Ferrari, in third place. McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton survived a puncture and another clash with Ferrari’s Felipe Massa to finish fifth. It was a fascinating race on Suzuka’s figure-of-eight circuit but it was Vettel who wrote his name into the history books as the youngest double world champion in history aged 24 years and 98 days. The German joins the list of champions, which includes Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost and Damon Hill, who have been crowned in Japan and becomes only the ninth driver to take back-to-back titles. An emotional Vettel thanked his team afterwards, saying: "Thank you so much every single one.[Read more...]

Berlin to host euro crisis talks

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–> BBC Accessibility links Skip to content Skip to local navigation Skip to bbc.co.uk navigation Skip to bbc.co.uk search Help Accessibility Help Europe Home UK Africa Asia-Pac Europe Latin America Mid-East South Asia US & Canada Business Health Sci/Environment Tech Entertainment Video 9 October 2011 Last updated at 07:41 GMT Share this page Delicious Digg Facebook reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Email Print German and French leaders to meet on eurozone crisis Mr Sarkozy saw the IMF's chief on Saturday Continue reading the main story Global Economy Eurozone crisis explained Stiglitz: Austerity not the way Experts debate eurozone options Euro crisis origins Watch French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to visit Berlin to discuss differences with German Chancellor Angela Merkel over the eurozone debt crisis. Probable topics on the agenda of the leaders of the eurozone's top economies are Greece, and how to prevent contagion and strengthen lenders.[Read more...]

Rugby World Cup 2011: Wales hopeful Luke Charteris and Rhys Priestland will be fit to face France in semi-final

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Recovery time: Rhys Priestland should be fit to face the French Photo: GETTY IMAGES By Brendan Gallagher, in Wellington 7:14AM BST 09 Oct 2011 Comments “Charteris and Priestland have taken knocks to their shoulders, they expect to be fit for the weekend but it’s only 20 hours since the game and hopefully they’ll get better as the week goes on,” said assistant coach Rob Howley. Howley, while impressed with France’s line speed during their shock 19-12 win over England at Eden Park, said confidence was bubbling in the Wales camp. “I thought the French side was pretty efficient, they were clinical and strong on the ball, with good line speed and they put England under enormous pressure and that’s what we expect from them on the weekend. It’s important that the confidence and momentum that we’ve achieved over the last four to five weeks we continue on with that. “We played particularly well and took our chances and we just need to replicate that for next Saturday, but we’re under no illusions as to how good this French side is.[Read more...]

Barlow reveals bout of depression

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Gary Barlow has revealed he suffered a lengthy bout of depression following Take That’s split, during which he refused to sing and disguised himself to avoid being recognised.[Read more...]

Who Is the ‘Next Steve Jobs’?

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Will there be another? It’s a bit absurd to try to identify “the next Steve Jobs.” Two decades ago, Mr. Jobs himself wouldn’t even have qualified. Exiled from Apple Inc., Mr. Jobs was then hoping to revive his struggling computer maker, NeXT Inc. But just as Mr. Jobs followed Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, there will some day be another innovator with the vision, drive and disdain of the status quo to spark, and then direct, big changes in how we live. Who Will Be the Next Steve Jobs? View Interactive Justin Sullivan/Getty Images More photos and interactive graphics Can anyone in Silicon Valley fill the outsized shoes of Steve Jobs? Not likely, AllThingsD’s Kara Swisher tells Digits. More China Frets: Innovators Stymied Here Will There Be Another? Read more about some innovators who elicit comparisons to the late Apple founder: Alibaba CEO Jack Ma HTC CEO Peter Chou Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son Bio-engineer Drew Endy Mr. Jobs himself inspired legions of entrepreneurs.[Read more...]

PM intervenes in Fox flatmate row

admin — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 05:56:43 +0000

Beleaguered Defence Secretary Liam Fox is fighting for his political career after the row over his working relationship with a close friend deepened.[Read more...]

Rugby World Cup 2011: South Africa v Australia live

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Driven backwards: Victor Matfield finds his path blocked Photo: GETTY IMAGES By Nick Pearce 5:54AM BST 09 Oct 2011 60000 2011-10-09 06:24:56.0 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/rugby-world-cup/8816197/Rugby-World-Cup-2011-South-Africa-v-Australia-live.html?service=artBody This page will automatically update every 60 secondsOn Off Email nick.pearce@telegraph.co.uk to get involved Latest: South Africa 0 - Australia 8 20 min: Attacking scrum for the Boks five metres out. 19 min: Attacking scrum to South Africa about six metres out. Brussow is down with what looks like a very heavy injury. Serious worry for South Africa. He’s off. HUGE BLOW for South Africa. On comes Francois Louw. 18 min: Textbook line-out win from South Africa. Smit-Matfield. Clockwork. They’re going to miss that when it’s gone. Grubber from Lambie puts Australia in all sorts of trouble at the back. First Cooper, then Genia both try and use their feet to get out of trouble.[Read more...]

‘Serious questions’ over NZ spill

admin — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 05:25:58 +0000

–> BBC Accessibility links Skip to content Skip to local navigation Skip to bbc.co.uk navigation Skip to bbc.co.uk search Help Accessibility Help Asia-Pacific Home UK Africa Asia-Pac Europe Latin America Mid-East South Asia US & Canada Business Health Sci/Environment Tech Entertainment Video 9 October 2011 Last updated at 04:31 GMT Share this page Delicious Digg Facebook reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Email Print New Zealand oil ship leak 'raises questions' Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Bruce Anderson, Maritime New Zealand: "It has the potential to be a significant environmental impact" Continue reading the main story Related Stories Stranded ship leaking oil off NZ In pictures: New Zealand spill Country profile: New Zealand New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key says "serious questions" must be answered about why a container ship ran aground on a reef off one of the country's most spectacular coastlines.[Read more...]