| Scientist claims the evolution of man is grinding to a halt - 118 sec
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The evolution of man is grinding to a halt.
That's the opinion of a leading scientist who reckons that - for the human race at least - this is as good as it gets.
Our Health Correspondent. Thomas Moore, has been looking into his claim.
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| UK Banking Crisis Deepens As Share Prices Tumble - 146 sec
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British banking customers may have to apply for compensation to get their money back after the collapse of Iceland's Icesave bank.
Other banking shares also took a tumble on the stock market.
Sky's David Bowden reports:
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Tags: banking economy government savings credit crunch crisis shares stock market Sky News Icesave Iceland
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| Police Suspect Gamer Was Killed Over Online War Game - 90 sec
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A German man has appeared in court accused of killing a man in Nottingham after a row over a video game. It is alleged that David Heiss flew from Frankfurt to kill Matthew Pyke whom he had met in an internet forum. Sky's David Crabtree has the story.
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Tags: computer games video online forums chatroom murder Matthew Pyke David Heiss Advance Wars England Germany
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| McCartney Wows Fans With Historic Israel Concert - 92 sec
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Sir Paul McCartney has played his first ever concert in Israel since The Beatles were banned more than 40 years ago. And although his presence has created a wave of excitement in Tel Aviv, security was tight after the singer received threats to his safety. Sky's Middle East Correspondent Dominic Waghorn reports.
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Tags: Sir Paul McCartney The Beatles Macca Tel Aviv Concert Israel Peace Palestinian Controversy
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| David Blaine Ridiculed Over Latest Stunt - 88 sec
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David Blaine is back on his feet after hanging upside down for 60 hours in New York.
But the magician's latest endurance stunt has been rubbished after he took breaks to drink and go to the toilet.
Sky's Matt Smith reports.
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| China Launches Space Walk Mission - 144 sec
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China has successfully launched its third manned mission to space.
During Shenzhou VIIs five-day mission, one of the three astronauts on board will become the first Chinese man to carry out a space walk.
Sky's Asia correspondent Peter Sharp reports.
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Tags: china space Shenzhou VII craft astronauts mission walk
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| Are The Government Doing Enough To Ease The Credit Crunch? - 417 sec
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Sky's Martin Stanford speaks to Econonist Graham Turner about whether or not the government are doing enough to help with the credit crunch.
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| Sky News Experts Quiz Gordon Brown - 219 sec
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Gordon Brown has submitted himself to some tough questioning by a Sky News panel of experts.
They put him to the test on the economy, foreign affairs, crime, and much more besides.
Watch the Prime Minister get grilled by Kay Burley, Martin Brunt, Tim Marshall and Jeff Randall.
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| Sky News Chats To Ben Stiller At Tropic Thunder Premiere - 104 sec
Ben Stiller directs and stars in Tropic Thunder which has had its UK premiere.
He talks to Sky's Steve Hargrave about the comedy and how he managed to get Tom Cruise to dress up in a fat suit.
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Tags: sky news tom cruise ben stiller tropic thunder london premiere steve hargrave
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| Sky Man Distracted By Robert Downey Jnr's Conversation - 193 sec
Robert Downey Junior answers the controversy surrounding his Tropic Thunder character at the UK premiere in London's Leicester Square.
Sky's Steve Hargrave got absorbed by his conversation.
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| Jack Black Accosts Sky Man On Red Carpet - 213 sec
Jack Black was his usual playful self at the UK premiere of Tropic Thunder in London's Leicester Square.
Steve Hargrave tried to get some sense out of him.
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| Sky News Checks Out The New Quad Bikes For British Troops - 142 sec
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British troops in Afghanistan are being sent more than two hundred quad bikes to help in the fight against the Taliban.
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| Zimbabwe: Mugabe Agrees To Share Power - 141 sec
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President Robert Mugabe has ended nearly three decades of rule in Zimbabwe by signing an historic power-sharing deal with rival Morgan Tsvangirai. Sky's Emma Hurd reports.
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Tags: sky news emma hurd zimbabwe Tsvangirai Mugabe africa power sharing government MDC
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| Black Monday: UK Shares Battered As Lehman Brothers Goes Bus - 153 sec
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Lehman Brothers - one of the biggest and once one of the most powerful investment banks - has gone into administration. Sky's Joel Hills reports.
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Tags: lehman brothers sky news markets joel hills money finance uk us economy administration wall street stocks shares bust
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| Stranded XL Holidaymakers Head Home - 193 sec
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Holidaymakers hit by the collapse of British tour operator XL have begun arriving back home. But thousands more are still stranded at airports abroad, while others who have been planning to go away, are still trying to salvage their holiday plans.
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| Hurricane Ike Batters Southeast Texas - 136 sec
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Hurricane Ike has hit Texas, hammering the state with winds of 110 miles per hour. It hit the town of Galveston as a category 2 storm, but has been downgraded to a category one. Residents along a 400 mile stretch of coastline south are still on alert.
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| Cliff Richard On His Sexuality - 94 sec
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Sir Cliff Richard has often deflected rumours about his sexuality. Sky's Kay Burley quizzed him on the issue.
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| Hurricane Ike: Texans Warned To Flee Their Homes - 104 sec
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Weather forecasters have warned Texans to flee their homes or "face certain death" as Hurricane Ike bears down on them. Sky's Robert Nisbet reports.
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| Big Bang Explained With Mince Pies! - 104 sec
The world's biggest experiment is underway - with scientists in Geneva attempting to recreate the basic building blocks of the universe by smashing particles together in the Large Hadron Collider.
Professor Heinz Wolff - a veteran of TV science programmes, and the founding director of Brunel University in London - joined Dermot Murnaghan to explain exactly what was going on.
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| Fleetwood Pier Destroyed In Fire - 125 sec
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A fire that started in the early hours has destroyed Fleetwood's historic pier in Lancashire.
Sky's Tom Parmenter reports.
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