While long-term detainees continue to bear the mental scars caused by the Howard Government's inhumane policy of mandatory detention, it is only when there is a public outcry, such as in the Cornelia Rau and Vivian Solon cases, that the

Networking giant warns that a serious flaw in its software puts computer networks at risk of cyberattack.

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A study in September's Annals of Surgery finds that surgeon's age of 45 years and older, when combined with inexperience in laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphies, increases risk of recurrence.

SUPERJOINT RITUAL 's publicist, Maria Ferrero of Adrenaline PR , has issued the following statement on the band's behalf: " SUPERJOINT RITUAL made it out of New Orleans safely prior to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The band wishes the

NEARLY a third of the UK's top companies failed to reply to customer requests in 48 hours.

THE driver of the bus destroyed in the 7 July London suicide bombings yesterday returned to work - on the same route.

have been minted to mark his 21st birthday next week.

MERCURY music prize winner Antony and the Johnsons have seen their sales rocket by 900 per cent.

CRICKET will enjoy its biggest-ever betting bonanza today.

THE Child Support Agency (CSA) is in "meltdown" and has failed to collect more than £1 billion of maintenance payments, a former Labour minister has claimed.

A BURGLAR took his baby along with him on a crime spree a court heard.

A RETIRED vicar was jailed yesterday for refusing to pay his "illegal" council tax in full.

SAFETY on board riverboats similar to the ill-fated Marchioness is now at an acceptable level, despite issues surrounding visibility, evacuation and disabled access, the government said yesterday.

A SUPERMARKET champagne costing less than £15 a bottle triumphed over more expensive brands to win a top award last night.

FOUR soldiers were being questioned by police last night over the alleged rape of a woman at an army training base.

A BRITISH woman whose teenage daughter was raped while on holiday in Greece could be jailed for failing to protect the girl.

THE BBC and ITV yesterday announced joint plans to create a free satellite TV service for British viewers, which will launch next year in a direct challenge to broadcaster BSkyB.

A GLOBAL ban on the use of mobile phones on aircraft is likely to stay in place, despite advances in communications technology, after experts confirmed the signals could jam a pilot's instruments and therefore cause an accident.

FOOTBALL'S first rule book was named as one of 12 works that changed the world yesterday - alongside the King James Bible and Darwin's Origin of Species.