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Monday 12 May 2008

NEWS

• Brown vows to make care 'fairer'
Gordon Brown pledges to reform the social care system to cope with England's ageing population.

• MPs debate embryology bill
MPs allow plans to update embryology laws to continue through Parliament, despite deep splits among MPs.

• Stars at Sex and the City launch
Hundreds of fans greet the stars of the Sex and the City movie at its world premier in London's West End.

• Farepak 'legal action' possible
The government is seeking legal advice over whether it can take action against those behind failed firm Farepak.

• PM's car did not cause jet crash
A crash at Heathrow in January was not caused by electrical interference, a report states.

• HP confirms in talks to buy EDS
Hewlett-Packard confirms that it is in talks to buy the IT services provider Electronic Data Systems.

• Frigid robot eyes top tech prize
A robot which cares for millions of frozen biological samples is among four finalists for a top engineering award.

• Microsoft boosts XP on budget PCs
Microsoft cuts the price of its XP operating system for use in the growing ultra low-cost laptop market.

• Alarm at Google Yahoo partnering
US advocacy groups urge regulators to block any deal Google and Yahoo might strike after a two-week experiment.

• Hacker leaks Chilean records
A computer hacker in Chile posts confidential data belonging to six million people on the internet.

• Thousands dead in Chinese quake
At least 10,000 people are killed by a strong earthquake in south-western China, state media says.

• Government in Pakistan set to split
One of the main Pakistan parties, the PML-N, says it is pulling out of the government, three months after elections.

• UN frustrated at Burma response
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expresses his "immense frustration" at Burma's response to Cyclone Nargis.

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