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Chris Cairns trial: Defence questions Metropolitan Police investigation

London's Metropolitan Police conducted a one-sided operation in investigating Chris Cairns for perjury, while putting admitted crimes by his cricket team-mate Lou Vincent to one side, the defence has alleged in Southwark Crown Court. The Crown ... >> view original

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Nottingham builder Steve Fox waited patiently outside Southwark Crown Court to nab the autograph he craved - that of Christopher Lance Cairns. A cricket fanatic, he'd read the great New Zealand and Nottinghamshire all-rounder was on trial inside for ... >> view original

'Sure mate' - Cairns happily obliges fan with autograph outside court

Strolling from Southwark Crown Court in London after another day of evidence, Chris Cairns still had time to sign a few autographs for a Kiwi cricket fan. Chris Cairns still has time for fans despite pressures of perjury trial. 00:21 ... >> view original

Chris Cairns' anger in police interview

In a police interview in April 2014, Detective Constable Lucy Wade asked Cairns why cricketer Lou Vincent and his former wife Eleanor Riley would make claims he had openly talked about taking part in match-fixing. On the tape, Cairns said he did not ... >> view original

Alphabet's Google to Fold Chrome Operating System Into Android

Alphabet Inc.'s Google plans to fold its Chrome operating system for personal computers into its Android mobile operating system, according to people familiar with the matter, a sign of the growing dominance of mobile computing. Google engineers have ... >> view original

Antarctic marine reserves gain China's support

Agreement on the creation of marine reserves to protect some of Antarctica's great natural treasures is a step closer, with a shift by key fishing power China. The Chinese government told a meeting in Hobart it could support a joint United States-New ... >> view original

Prince Charles pushes for a carbon price before his visit to Australia

London: Prince Charles has said putting a price on carbon is a vital part of addressing climate change, setting him on a potential collision course with his hosts during his November visit to Australia. Last year Australia became the first developed ... >> view original

Gaming on the Surface Book: What you need to know

One of the big selling points of Microsoft's new Surface Book laptop is that it offers an optional Nvidia graphics card in higher-end models. With a distinct lack of game-ready graphics hardware in most 13-inch laptops, that immediately caught the ... >> view original

Kim Dotcom is building an encrypted, peer-supported internet

Eccentric entrepreneur and privacy advocate Kim Dotcom is building his own private internet, allegedly safe from the prying eyes of surveillance authorities. Via video link at Sydney's SydStart conference this week, the web mogul explained that ... >> view original

Report: Microsoft planning its largest bond sale ever

The company, one of three non-financial companies with top AAA ratings, is believed to be selling $13 billion in debt. By Michelle F. Davis · Cordell Eddings. Bloomberg News. Microsoft is planning to sell $13 billion in debt, its biggest bond sale ever ... >> view original