Tuesday 27 July 2010
Monday 26 July 2010
Hoy to mark 2012 two-year countdown with velodrome ride
 clipped from news.bbc.co.ukOlympic champion Sir Chris Hoy will be the first to cycle in the 2012 velodrome on Tuesday, marking two years to the start of the Games in London.
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Saturday 24 July 2010
Dispersal order granted in Leeds city centre
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Friday 23 July 2010
BBC News - BBC News iPhone and iPad app launches in the UK
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BBC News iPhone and iPad app launches in the UK
Versions of the apps are already available worldwide
A BBC News app for the iPhone and iPad has been launched in the UK, the BBC has announced.
The free-to-download apps for Apple products were originally due to be made available in April 2010.
The UK launch was delayed while the BBC Trust, the corporation's governing body, assessed the proposals and their impact on the rest of the industry.
Apps for other devices such as Android phones will launch later in the year.
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Similar apps for BBC Sport and iPlayer will also be coming soon.
The apps do not "represent a significant change to the BBC's existing public services," ruled the BBC Trust, meaning that further scrutiny was not required.
BBC Trustee Diane Coyle said that the body would continue to monitor the launch.
Many news organisations already offer apps that give people a quick and easy way to keep up with events.
Earlier in 2010, the Newspaper Publishers Association (NPA) said it feared the corporation would "damage the nascent market" for apps by entering the market with a free product.
"The concern the newspaper industry has is that the survival of our big independent news organisations largely depends on them being able to make money from new platforms other than print," said Dominic Ponsford, editor of Press Gazette.
"Mobile is a massive part of that and there is concern that the BBC could blow their fledgling apps out of the water by being such a dominant brand."
However the apps market was a space that the BBC could not ignore either, he added.
"The other side of it is that the BBC is also doomed unless it can embrace new readers on new platforms."
The Beeb surges ahead!
Thursday 22 July 2010
Coronation Street cat's ashes smash auction target
 clipped from www.bbc.co.ukThe lot included postcards of Frisky with Coronation Street stars
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Monday 19 July 2010
BBC Sport - Rugby League - Five Super League players charged by RFL
Five Super League players have been summoned to a Rugby Football League disciplinary committee following incidents in last weekend's games.
Hull KR duo Ben Cockayne and Liam Watts and Hull FC's Danny Tickle and Sam Moa have been charged for fighting during Rovers' 20-16 defeat on Thursday.
Wigan's Joel Tomkins has been charged for late contact on Warrington's Richie Myler during Friday's match.
All five will appear in front of the committee on Tuesday.
Hull FC full-back Jordan Tansey and Hull KR second row Jason Netherton were cautioned for running into the fight and pushing opponents.
Moa also received a caution for a high tackle on Michael Dobson in the 31st minute of Warrington's 23-16 victory.
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Thursday 15 July 2010
Tuesday 13 July 2010
BBC News - Drought could close part of Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Nearly half of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal could be closed as the north west struggles with its worst drought since 1929.
British Waterways has announced that a 60-mile stretch will be shut from 2 August unless there is significant rainfall in the next two weeks.
The closure would run from Wigan in Greater Manchester to Gargrave in North Yorkshire.
It would affect up to 2,000 boat owners and several businesses.
Water supplies from the seven reservoirs that feed into the 127-mile long thoroughfare would be cut off.
The remainder of the canal would stay open for navigation, but there would be a restricted lock schedule to reduce the affect on neighbouring waterways.
A British Waterways spokesman said the closure would be a "highly unusual step" but the lack of rain and the unusually high temperatures left it with little choice.
'Impact on wildlife'Vince Moran, operations director for British Waterways, said: "We have been doing all we can over the last three months to conserve water levels within what is a popular and 200-year old working canal, and we would only close it as a last resort.
"However, our reservoirs are expected to have fallen to 10% of their capacity by the start of August, at which point we must close off the water supply so as to be better able to manage the impact on navigation and wildlife.
"We anticipate the restrictions continuing through the current drought but will reopen the canal as soon as sufficient water supplies become available.
"In the meantime we are contacting all affected customers, including boaters, hire boat companies and angling clubs and will do all we can to minimise the impact on them during this difficult period."
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is Britain's longest manmade waterway. It was used to carry coal, limestone, wool, cotton, grain and other farm produce.
It is now primarily used for leisure boating, walking, angling and cycling.
Serious stuff!
New airships to protect British troops
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Monday 12 July 2010
BBC News - Facebook unveils child safety 'panic button'
 clipped from news.bbc.co.ukThe social network unveils a
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Leeds fight back!
 clipped from newsimg.bbc.co.ukLeeds moved up to fourth in the Super League table as they came from behind to beat St Helens 28-24 at Headingley.
ry with his second and efforts from Jonny Lomax and L
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