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UK public borrowing soars to new record high - 2 hours ago
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GM to shut down Saab - 3 hours ago
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BlackBerry maker RIM reports quarterly revenues up 11% to £2.4bn - 3 hours ago
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Gynaecologist attacks false allegations after sexual complaint withdrawn - 34 minutes ago
Angus Thomson has described how false allegations by Bibi Giles threatened to ruin his career.
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Animal pictures of the week: 18 December 2009 - 38 minutes ago
Snow monkeys, fighting bears, a greedy bird and a bobcat up a cactus.
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In pictures: the past ten years in the lives of the Royal family.
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Snow across Britain: transport chaos and early Christmas school holidays - 1 hour ago
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Big freeze hits Christmas getaway as eight inches of snow falls on Britain... and there's more to come - 2 hours ago
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'Broke' property tycoon ordered to pay ex-wife £27,000 a month - 46 minutes ago
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McCanns release new picture of missing Madeleine as they face their third Christmas without her - 1 hour ago
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Russian internet sensation: Giant triangular 'UFO' filmed hovering above Kremlin - 7 hours ago
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Thieves steal infamous 'Arbeit Macht Frei' sign at Auschwitz - 4 hours ago
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Google Books project found guilty of violating copyright by French court - 2 hours ago
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China's delaying tactics threaten climate deal - 1 hour ago
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1,100 bookshop jobs lost days before Christmas - 1 hour ago
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Auschwitz 'Arbeit Macht Frei' sign stolen - 1 hour ago
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UN appeals for Copenhagen climate deal - 39 minutes ago
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French court rules against Google - 4 hours ago
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Stocks’ rally fades as dollar advances - 1 hour ago
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ECB raises estimate on bank writedowns - 2 hours ago
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Ryanair breaks off talks with Boeing - 8 hours ago
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Tax income eases UK deficit fears - 6 hours ago
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Deutsche Bank to ‘globalise’ bonus pain - 19 hours ago
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Standard owner closes in on The Independent - 3 hours ago
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Dividend and bonus rules face reform - yesterday
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Sir Terry signs off for last time - 2 hours ago
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Travel chaos follows heavy snowfall - 2 hours ago
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'Leg buckling orgasm' woman drops sexual assault case against consultant - 2 hours ago
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Britain’s ‘most wanted’ man arrested - 3 hours ago
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Saab brand to disappear as GM abandons sale - 4 hours ago
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Second wave of snow to intensify travel chaos - 4 hours ago
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Thieves steal Auschwitz's 'Arbeit macht frei' entrance sign - 5 hours ago
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Leaders try to rescue Copenhagen climate talks as Obama rebukes China - 5 hours ago
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Reunions for David Beckham and Jose Mourinho in Champions League - 6 hours ago
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