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Moodometer

Published 30 April 2007

We test the temperature of the nation this week

rain

Millions of litres of untreated sewage spill into the Firth of Forth

Syria jails human-rights activist Anwar al-Bouni for five years

Fighting intensifies in Mogadishu between government- backed troops and insurgents

raincloud

International observers denounce Nigerian elections as a "charade"

US and Iraqi forces start building wall in Baghdad to separate Sunnis from Shia

UK tries to remove head of corruption watchdog investigating BAE

cloud and sun

London's square mile becomes Europe's biggest wifi zone

French elections attract turnout of 85 per cent

Scientists reject government's call to investigate "rights for robots"

sun

Major UK parties back bill to protect women from forced marriages

Norway declares intention of becoming carbon neutral by 2050

Pills to treat genetic diseases such as cystic fibrosis could be available in three years

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Summary: Gloom in Scotland as sewage spill threatens public health and wildlife

Forecast: Temperature rising across the Channel as election race intensifies

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