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Austria prepares to welcome Pope

Date: September 07, 2007

Pope Benedict XVI is due to arrive in Austria for a three-day visit, where he will join Jewish leaders to pay tribute to victims of the Nazi Holocaust.The pontiff, brought up in the German province of Bavaria, will also visit a Catholic shrine to the Virgin Mary. The Vatican says the Catholic leader will travel as a pilgrim, although correspondent

Doctors call for teen smoking cut

Date: September 06, 2007

Cigarette vending machines and packets of 10 should be banned as a way to cut underage smoking, doctors in Wales say.They have called on assembly government ministers to reduce the availability of cigarettes. The minimum age for buying tobacco rises from 16 to 18 next month.The chief medical officer for Wales welcomed the support "to discourage yo

Tenors lead tributes to Pavarotti

Date: September 06, 2007

Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras have led tributes to opera superstar Luciano Pavarotti, who has died aged 71.The singer died at his home in Modena, northern Italy, after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2006."I always admired the God-given glory of his voice," said Domingo, who performed with Pavarotti in Three Tenors concerts for more

GP faces probe into 14 overdoses

Date: September 06, 2007

An inquiry has begun into possible overdoses involving 14 more patients, following the conviction of a doctor for manslaughter.Michael Stevenson, 55, of Bootle, Cumbria, admitted the manslaughter of Marjorie Wright in April and was given a suspended 15-month prison sentence.The High Court heard the new cases, involving 11 deaths, were being probed

Mosquito virus arrives in Europe

Date: September 06, 2007

A debilitating tropical virus carried by mosquitoes has become established in Europe for the first time. The Ministry of Health in Italy has confirmed about 160 cases of chikungunya in the Ravenna region in northern Italy. Travellers have been advised to protect themselves against mosquito bites. The European Centre for Disease Control urged pregn

Thompson joins White House race

Date: September 06, 2007

The Republican contenders for the 2008 White House race are preparing to take part in the latest televised debate, in New Hampshire, a key US election state.The Iraq war and immigration are likely to be among the issues raised.Soon after the debate, ex-senator and former actor Fred Thompson is expected to make his long-expected entry into the pres

Fears as DR Congo fighting flares

Date: September 06, 2007

The UN emergency relief co-ordinator says he fears many more people could be displaced by fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.Speaking in the town of Bukavu on a four-day tour of the region, John Holmes described the humanitarian situation as deplorable. Government forces have been fighting rebels led by a former army general.

Holidaymakers in jet safety alert

Date: September 06, 2007

A holiday jet with just over 50 passengers on board was forced to return to Manchester airport after its captain reported a technical problem.The First Choice flight to Faro, in Portugal, left about 0545 BST but returned a short time later with suspected "pressurisation" problems.An inspection of the Boeing 757 aircraft is due to take place later.

Wenger agrees new Arsenal deal

Date: September 06, 2007

Arsene Wenger has agreed to sign a new three-year contract at Arsenal, BBC Sport understands.The 57-year-old s deal was set to expire at the end of the season, with reports linking him with the Real Madrid and England jobs."The new agreement will earn Wenger about £4m a year," said BBC Sport editor Mihir Bose."The timing is no big surprise becaus

Call for maximum firearm terms

Date: September 06, 2007

Witnesses to gun crime should be given a guarantee they will not be identified in court, police chiefs say.The Association of Chief Police Officers is lobbying the government for a change in the law to encourage frightened witnesses to give evidence.Currently, prosecutors can apply to a judge to grant a witness anonymity only when a case reaches c

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