Iraq War Inquiry to be thorough, will banks escape charge refunds, and Susan Boyle's reality triumph

Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint. Patrick Woodward talks to Victoria Laurence (pictured) News Editor of Premier Christian Radio, about the latest news from a Christian standpoint. Today, will the latest Iraq War inquiry reveal any more truth, why people are angry with banks again, and  Susan Boyle’s X Factor triumph.

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Iraq Inquiry:

guardian.co.uk Iraq inquiry’s game-changing evidence

iraqinquiry.org.uk  Official site

channel4.com Iraq Inquiry blog

Banks:

guardian.co.uk Warning over bank charges refund websites

timesonline.typepad.com Morning roundup: dismay at bank charges ruling

Susan Boyle’s X Factor

susanboylemusic.com official site

dailymail.co.uk Susan Boyle set to top the charts

itv.com Susan Boyle Britain’s Got Talent

Cautious welcome for AIDS vaccine, mixed reaction to assisted dying guidelines, and striking gold in Stafford

Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint.  Patrick Woodward talks to Victoria Laurence (pictured) News Editor of Premier Christian Radio, about the latest news from a Christian standpoint. Today, as researchers hail a breakthrough with a vaccine for HIV/AIDS,  there’s a cautious welcome.  There’s a mixed reaction to new guidelines on assisted dying – is this the “thin end of the wedge?”, and amazement at treaure found in a field in Stafford.

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AIDS Vaccine:

sfgate.com San Francisco Chronicle AIDS vaccine promising; experts urge caution

independent.co.uk Vaccine heralds new dawn in the fight against Aids

mirror.co.uk  Breakthough HIV vaccine cuts infection by a third

Assisted dying:

dailymail.co.uk David Cameron: Assisted dying is a danger to our society

bbc.co.uk Assisted suicide: Debate around the world

guardian.co.uk The debate about assisted dying needs to move on

Old Gold:

guardian.co.uk Largest ever hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold found in Staffordshire

guardian.co.uk The Staffordshire hoard is spectacular. But now the countryside will be overrun with metal detectorists

Relief at "not guilty" verdict on boys, radical plan to get people back to work, and the comedian who ran 43 marathons

Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint.  Patrick Woodward talks to Victoria Laurence (pictured) News Editor of Premier Christian Radio, about the latest news from a Christian standpoint. Today, relief as two boys are found not guilty of  “Columbine style” plot, a radical plan to update benefits and get people back to work, and comedian Eddie Izzard stuns the nation with 43 marathon runs.

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“Not Guilty” verdict:

sky.com Teens Not Guilty Of ‘Columbine Bomb Plot’

bbc.co.uk School Bomb Plot Pair Not Guilty

Welfare plan:

dailymail.co.uk Time for a revolution in welfare: Iain Duncan Smith’s benefits challenge to David Cameron

guardian.co.uk Iain Duncan Smith urges welfare reform to get jobless into work

Marathon man:

thesun.co.uk Who’s the best runner? Eddie Iz

timesonline.co.uk Eddie Izzard’s marathon battle

eddieizzard.com Eddie’s blog

Compassion under threat as bomber goes free, the value of a university education, and sporting your faith as triple-jumper praises God.

Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint. Patrick Woodward talks to Victoria Laurence (pictured) News Editor of Premier Radio, about the latest news from a Christian standpoint. Today, is there a place for compassion as Scotland frees the Lockerbie bomber,  with  record A level passes what about those who won’t get to Uni, and sporting your faith – Phillips Iduwu jumps to it.

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Lockerbie:

bbc.co.uk Anger at Lockerbie bomber welcome

guardian.co.uk Lockerbie bomber release: Brown sought ‘sensitivity’ in letter to Gaddafi

cnn.com UK minister condemns Lockerbie bomber’s ‘hero’s welcome’

A Levels:

telegraph.co.uk Commentary: A-levels ‘have become steadily easier

thesun.co.uk A Levels ‘will be made harder’

bbc.co.uk Rise in top grade A level exams

Phillips Idowu:

bbc.co.uk Idowu on being world champion

guardian.co.uk Phillips Idowu targets 2012 gold after world championships triumph

Swine flu gears up as new helpline opens, knife crime targets missed, and teenage diver eyes the Olympics

Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint. Patrick Woodward talks to Victoria Laurence (pictured) News Editor of Premier Radio, about the latest news from a Christian standpoint. Today, swine flu campaign gears up as new online help centre is launched, fears as knife crime grows, and diving sensation Tom Daley woos the crowd and hopes for Olympic gold

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Swine Flu:

telegraph.co.uk Swine flu: how the national pandemic service will work

timesonline.co.uk Alarm over DIY swine flu prescription as system open to abuse

mirror.co.uk Swine flu vaccine will not be fully tested before use

Knife crime:

guardian.co.uk Deaths on rise as government anti-knife crime strategy fails

bbc.co.uk Knife Crime Stats saga continues

Tom Daley:

guardian.co.uk My new dives are going to be scary, says Tom Daley

Tom Daley Interview
Tom Daley Interview (YouTube)