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Puffins in danger - National Trust 26 Aug 2013 | 10:51 pm
Global warming is transforming Britain's coastlines and that is wreaking havoc on wildlife species living near the sea, according to the National Trust. VoR’s Scott Craig spoke to Matthew Oates, a nat...
Assad, Lavrov, speak out to avert military action in Syria 26 Aug 2013 | 07:20 pm
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has dismissed western claims his regime used chemical weapons as an "insult to common sense", while Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that any mili...
20,000 evacuated due to flooding in Russia's Far East 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Over 20,000 people have been evacuated from flood-affected zones in Russia’s Far Eastern area as the water level in the Amur river reached the 731cm mark on Monday morning, an 8cm increase over the pa...
UK badger culls to start, protests expected 26 Aug 2013 | 04:59 pm
Protests are expected to take place on bank holiday Monday against the government’s controversial decision to cull badgers. Meanwhile a high court judge has granted an injunction to restrict animal ri...
Murray seeded third in US Open but Sharapova pulls out 26 Aug 2013 | 12:46 pm
Monday sees the start of the last grand slam of the tennis season - the US Open. Reigning men's champion, Britain's Andy Murray is seeded third. Russia's Maria Sharapova has had to pull out of the tou...
Britain grounds Super Puma helicopters after accidents 25 Aug 2013 | 11:12 pm
British aviation firms have suspended all flights of Super Puma helicopters after four people were killed in the latest in a series of accidents in the North Sea oilfields, officials said on Sunday.
Altogether now: Checkhov's most famous plays performed in London 25 Aug 2013 | 11:10 pm
London-based international theatre company Foreign Affairs's latest production To Moscow with Love is a collage of fragments of Checkhov's most famous plays, The Three Sisters, The Cherry Orchard, The...
If you go down to the Italian woods today you're in for a big surprise! 25 Aug 2013 | 08:42 pm
A row has broken out between Italy and Switzerland over a group of Italian brown bears that are roaming the Alpine border. Neither nation can agree on how best to remove the problematic creatures. Sar...
All eyes on Raikkonen at the Belgian Grand Prix 25 Aug 2013 | 05:55 pm
As the Belgian Grand Prix gets underway, the focus is on Kimi Raikkonen, who's been linked with moves to both Red Bull and Ferrari. So who will he be driving for in 2014? VoR's Tim Walklate asked Ed F...
Disgraced cyclist Armstrong settles law case with Sunday Times 25 Aug 2013 | 05:32 pm
Britain's Sunday Times has announced it has settled with disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong after it was forced to pay damages over a report which suggested he had used banned substances.
