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Op-Ed: UK's Ed Miliband Blackbusters boob upstages Abbott's racist tweet

London - The UK’s Labour Party leader, Ed Miliband, made a hilarious Freudian-type slip by typing ‘a’ instead of ‘o’ in a tweet about the death of Bob Holness just one day after he made MP Diane Abbott apologise over a remark some people felt was racist

In the Media by Elaine Findlay - 6 comments

Actor Roger Abbott dies at 64

Toronto - Actor, comedian, writer and producer Roger Abbott, known by many for his roles in the Royal Canadian Air Farce, died on Saturday at the age of 64.

In the Media by Lynn Curwin - 2 comments

Abbott recalls millions of diabetes testing strips

The FDA announced Abbott Laboratories have recalled 359 different lots of glucose test strips marketed under the brand names: Abbott’s Precision Xtra, Precision Xceed Pro, MediSense Optium, Optium, Optium EZ and ReliOn Ultima.

In the Media by Kim I. Hartman

Op-Ed: Australian election 2010- Political puberty, with verbal acne?

Verbal acne seems to be the theme of the current Federal election. Zits of wisdom from all corners have been “entertaining” the Australian public. Both sides seem to have people who iron their feet to make sure they’re flat enough.

In the Media by Paul Wallis - 3 comments

Op-Ed: Aussie Liberal leader lost in bush as mate finds ‘bush narcotic’

Opposition leader Tony Abbott found himself lost in the bush for nearly a day. According to Sydney’s Daily Telegraph, the person leading Abbott’s party went looking for a bush narcotic, leaving them stranded 350 km west of Alice Springs for a while.

In the Media by Paul Wallis - 3 comments

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Abbott sorry for Twitter race row

Shadow Health Minister Diane Abbott apologises for any offence caused by comments she made on the Twitter social networking site, amid claims they were racist.

Abbott quits MPs' abortion group

Shadow health minister Diane Abbott has resigned from a cross-party group on counselling given to pregnant women by abortion providers.

VIDEO: Australia PM rescued amid protests

Australian PM Julia Gillard and leader of the opposition Tony Abbott have had to be rescued by their security staff after a protest became violent.

VIDEO: Why is Dickens still relevant?

Ahead of the anniversary of his Charles Dickens' birth, film and television writer Paul Abbott tells BBC News about the famous writer's legacy.

US drug company in $1.6bn payout

Drug firm Abbott Laboratories agrees to pay out $1.6bn (£1bn) after improperly marketing mood-stabilising drug Depakote.