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The two brightest planets stand low down in our pre-dawn sky; Jupiter in the SE and the brilliant Venus hugging our E horizon. With Mercury and Mars lost in the Sun's glare, only Saturn is well placed for much of our dwindling May nights. Find it in the middle of the SW sky at nightfall where it stands 15° to the left of Regulus in Leo.Look 45° to the left of Saturn and higher in the sky to locate Arcturus, the orange giant star in Bootes that is the second brightest star (after Sirius) visible from Britain. Another 20° to its left (ENE) takes us to the distinctive arc of Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown. One myth portrays this as the golden crown of Ariadne, hurled into the heavens by Bacchus following her death. Other cultures have their own stories - the Pawnee Native Americans, for example, regarded the semi-circle as the Council of the Chiefs.Our chart measures some 15° across and depicts Corona's main stars, chief of which is Alphecca, magnitude 2.2 and 75 ligh

In the days when my brother-in-law, Gordon Brown, was a brilliant but ­extremely busy bachelor, my husband, Andrew, and I would try to keep a bit of an eye on him on the domestic front. It wasn't his first priority, but Gordon was already the sort of guy who might have to change shirts twice in a day and who would have streams of people trudging through his flat, usually leaving dirty mugs and takeaway cartons in their wake. He definitely needed a cleaner when in london, and it was part of his expenses entitlement.I, meanwhile, was a full-time TV reporter with two small kids and relied on a lady who would come in one morning a week to tackle some of the basics. We lived round the corner, she was keen to extend her hours, so we told him we would sort it out. We are a close and supportive family and those were the kinds of things we could take off his plate. Gordon, people might be surprised to hear, given all the stories this week, is extremely scrupulous and conscientious in these matt

Divers were to begin searching again at first light Monday for an elderly man who fell into the Waikato River near where it empties into the Tasman Sea.

Front Page: WB partner secures credit for four titles -- Warner Bros.' longtime co-financing partner Village Roadshow Pictures has secured a $900 million line of credit that will be used to pay its share on four 2008 titles that it couldn't cover, as well as fund upcoming titles.

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Technical director reveals workWe today receive semi-official confirmation that Dead Space 2 is on the way, EA technical director Pratik Patel updating his LinkedIn page with word on his latest work, including: 'Dead Space 2/Project ETA.' The publisher have previously affirmed that a Dead Space sequel is planned, but this is the first we've heard on the project's actual development - EA having so far focussed on their Wii Dead Space release, 'Extraction'. The first Dead Space, an atmospheric sci-fi survival horror title, was released in late 2008 and went down well with critics and gamers. EA will be hoping to build on the first game with stronger sales as they engage in epic IP building with the next release. More on Dead Space 2 as we get it. Thanks Superannuation / Joystiq.

Yao Ming is upbeat a day after learning he would miss the rest of Houston's playoff run with a hairline fracture in his left foot.

Frankfurt/Lisbon - Fourteen passengers were injured when a Lufthansa flight from Germany to Portugal hit unexpected turbulence over the Alps and had to land in Switzerland, a company spokeswoman said Sunday. Among the passengers on the Munich to Lisb...

Yao Ming is upbeat a day after learning he would miss the rest of Houston's playoff run with a hairline fracture in his left foot.

The Miss California USA pageant says its co-directors plan to address whether current title holder Carrie Prejean will hold onto her crown amid allegations of contract violations.