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BP spreads blame over oil spill

BP's internal investigation into the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico finds that "a series of failures" was to blame

Cameron's father dies in hospital

Prime Minister David Cameron's father Ian has died after suffering a stroke while on holiday, Downing Street confirms.

Higgins cleared of bribery claims

John Higgins is cleared of all bribery allegations but is found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute at a hearing in London.

Murder charge changes supported

Calls for different degrees of murder charges have received the backing of the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, the BBC learns.

Church defiant over Koran burning

A small US church says it will defy international condemnation and go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary.

MPs to debate phone hacking claim

Parliament is to debate allegations that MPs had their mobile phones hacked into by News of the World journalists.

Britons drown off Spanish coast

Two men, believed to a be father and son from Surrey, drown in rough seas off the Costa del Sol in Spain.

Extradition laws to be reviewed

The government orders an independent review of the UK's extradition laws, which will examine if the US-UK treaty is "unbalanced".

SNP outlines government programme

The Scottish government unveils plans to scrap the "double jeopardy" rule under its new programme for government.

Four admit animal lab hate plot

Four animal rights activists admit waging a hate campaign against people linked to a Cambridgeshire animal testing laboratory.

Legionnaires' outbreak in S Wales probed

Officials seeking the source of a Legionnaires' outbreak linked to the death of a 64-year-old woman, focus on industrial premises.

UK's 'oldest woman' dies aged 111

A woman who was thought to be the oldest person in Britain has died at the age of 111.

Peace Corps in Zambia

On January 22, 2006 the United States Peace Corps will simultaneously send two teams to Zambia for a 2 year and 3 month assignment.  These teams will spend 3 months training in Zambia for their assignments before being dispersed throughout the country.  One team will be trained for village health and the other for village education.

Here you will find the blogs (online journals) and photos of this group.  You can keep up with them as they come face to face with the Sub-Saharan Africa that we always hear about, and as they wrestle with the realities that await them.  You will also have the opportunity to send them your comments on anything they write or pictures that they post.

EACH PERSON SHOULD NOW HAVE THEIR OWN MAILING ADDRESS WHICH CAN BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING THEM OR THE PEACE CORPS ZAMBIA.

 
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