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• British soldier blinded in Iraq trials new technology to 'see' using his tongue
• Pound slumps over fears of election stalemate
• Woman soldier killed after MoD ignored Snatch Land Rover safety warning
• British soldier killed in Afghanistan
• French storms declared 'national disaster' by Nicolas Sarkozy
• 100,000 council jobs could go as funding from central Government is slashed
• Radovan Karadzic: war against 'Islamist goals' of Muslims was 'just'
• France seeking emergency aid from EU after storms leave 47 dead
• Radovan Karadzic tells UN court the Bosnian war was 'just and holy'

British soldier blinded in Iraq trials new technology to 'see' using his tongue Posted: 01 Mar 2010 11:49 PM PST A British soldier who was blinded by a rocket propelled grenade attack in Iraq almost three years ago is trialing a groundbreaking new system that allows him to "see" using his tongue.

Pound slumps over fears of election stalemate Posted: 01 Mar 2010 02:25 PM PST The value of the pound fell sharply on Monday as financial markets took fright at the growing possibility of a hung parliament.

Woman soldier killed after MoD ignored Snatch Land Rover safety warning Posted: 01 Mar 2010 12:00 PM PST Cpl Sarah Bryant, the first female soldier to be killed in Afghanistan, was sent out in Snatch Land Rover despite SAS commander's warnings.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan Posted: 01 Mar 2010 12:34 PM PST A British soldier from A Company 4 Rifles has been shot dead while on foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand province.

French storms declared 'national disaster' by Nicolas Sarkozy Posted: 01 Mar 2010 10:12 AM PST The storms which battered France, leaving nearly 60 people dead, have been declared a "national disaster", by Nicolas Sarkozy.

100,000 council jobs could go as funding from central Government is slashed Posted: 01 Mar 2010 07:32 AM PST As many as 100,000 jobs - four times the number forecast - could go in the next three years as spending cuts start to bite.

Radovan Karadzic: war against 'Islamist goals' of Muslims was 'just' Posted: 01 Mar 2010 03:46 AM PST The Serb cause in the Bosnia war was a "just and holy" war against the "Islamist goals" of Muslims, Radovan Karadzic has claimed during his trial against United Nations genocide charges.

France seeking emergency aid from EU after storms leave 47 dead Posted: 01 Mar 2010 03:41 AM PST France is seeking emergency aid from the European Union after the fiercest storms in a decade which left 47 people dead.

Radovan Karadzic tells UN court the Bosnian war was 'just and holy' Posted: 01 Mar 2010 01:06 AM PST Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader, told a UN court that the Serbs' cause in the Bosnian war was "just and holy".

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