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UK carmakers 'to be given help'

UK carmakers are to be given government help as fears grow about thousands of job losses in the sector, a report says.

14.12.2008 14:33:24 - BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition

Teenager tries to make amends by completing UK coast walk

A teenager who sparked a rescue operation after stealing a boat completes a sponsored walk to make amends.

14.12.2008 13:47:00 - BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition

Ministers 'over-cooking' downturn

Former PM John Major accuses ministers of "over-cooking" the economic crisis to justify increasing government debt.

14.12.2008 13:44:22 - BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition

I Like to Watch: "Gossip Girl" and "90210" prove that rich teenagers are not created equal. Plus: All the Christmas specials you'd care to watch, and then some!

The lives of teenagers are far more interesting than our lives. This can be hard for most of us to admit to ourselves, since teenagers are stupid and gross. Their make-up is garish, their hairstyles are ridiculous, their shrill, giggling voices wrench us from the peaceful haze of middle-aged smugness in which we've chosen to float, neutered and ineffectual, like the voices of those NPR “All Things Considered” hosts we listen to every morning. We are numb and affected and creaky, yes, but at least we have considered all things.

Teenagers, on the other hand, have considered nothing. They're jumpy and suggestible, like hungry dogs. Their empty eyes stare blankly, their back fat pokes aggressively into our line of sight, their visible plumbers' cracks knock us, head over heels, into an inescapable existential crevasse, where we're sure to die alone like the guy in that documentary we saw a few years ago. Teenagers break through our protective layers and remind us of what we've lost along the way: Romanticism, raw loneliness, the sheer joy of being half-crazy, the thrill of reckless enthusiasm and unfocused longing. Teenagers make us want to drink to excess and weep inconsolably and cackle and shove each other and text our friends two feet away about our enemies four feet away.

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14.12.2008 13:44:00 - Salon

Sehwag blitz sets up tense finale

India will start the final day of the first Test on 131-1 chasing 387 to beat England, following a stunning innings from Virender Sehwag.

14.12.2008 13:09:24 - BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition

Human DNA may set off AIDS timebomb

How quickly HIV explodes into AIDS might depend on an individual's DNA, say researchers

14.12.2008 12:23:00 - New Scientist - Latest Headlines

Bundle up for wintry weather

A cold snap is on its way to Western Washington and it could be days before the region warms up again.

14.12.2008 12:02:03 - Health News

Pact targets Pakistan terror link

Three-quarters of the most serious terror plots investigated by UK authorities are linked to Pakistan, Gordon Brown says.

14.12.2008 11:46:57 - BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition

Somalia's president 'sacks PM'

Somali Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein is sacked by the president after months of tensions.

14.12.2008 11:45:28 - BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition

Terrorists in Pakistan planning over 20 attacks on Britain says Gordon Brown

More than twenty serious terrorist plots targeting Britain are being planned in Pakistan claims Prime Minister.

14.12.2008 10:43:09 - Telegraph News | Top News