Music downloading, for those that have rejected the free peer to peer services, can be a costly business. The cost…
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McLeish ready for criticism
Rangers manager Alex McLeish accepts he is going to be criticised after their disastrous Uefa Cup exit at the hands…
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How political squabbles snowball
It’s become commonplace to argue that Blair and Brown are like squabbling school kids and that they (and their supporters)…
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Lasting influence of legend Charles
Ray Charles, who has won a string of posthumous Grammy Awards, belonged to a pioneering generation of artists that had…
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Split-caps pay £194m compensation
Investors who lost money following the split-capital investment trust scandal are to receive £194m compensation, the UK’s financial watchdog has…
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Game firm holds ‘cast’ auditions
Video game firm Bioware is to hold open auditions for people to become cast members for future games. The company,…
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Chepkemei joins Edinburgh line-up
Susan Chepkemei has decided she is fit enough to run in next month’s Great Edinburgh International Cross Country. The Kenyan…
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Brown visits slum on Africa trip
Chancellor Gordon Brown has visited Kenya’s biggest shantytown as he opened a week-long visit to Africa. Mr Brown’s trip is…
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Paraguay novel wins US book prize
A novel set in 19th century Paraguay has won the $10,000 (£5,390) fiction prize at the US National Book Awards.…
Read MoreUS trade gap hits record in 2004
The gap between US exports and imports hit an all-time high of $671.7bn (£484bn) in 2004, latest figures show. The…
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