Defection timed to hit tax pledge
With impeccable and precisely-calculated timing, Tory defector Robert Jackson and his new Labour bosses have attempted to overshadow Michael Howard’s…
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Hendrix guitar fetches £100,000
A much-loved guitar belonging to Jimi Hendrix has been sold for £100,000 at an auction in London. The 1965 Fender…
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Oil prices reach three-month low
Oil prices have fallen heavily for a second day, closing at three-month lows after news that US crude stocks have…
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PlayStation 3 chip to be unveiled
Details of the chip designed to power Sony’s PlayStation 3 console will be released in San Francisco on Monday. Sony,…
Read MoreMerritt close to indoor 400m mark
Teenager LaShawn Merritt ran the third fastest indoor 400m of all time at the Fayetteville Invitational meeting. The world junior…
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Straw to attend Auschwitz service
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will visit Auschwitz for the 60th anniversary of the former Nazi concentration camp’s liberation, it has…
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Versace art portfolio up for sale
The art collection of murdered fashion designer Gianni Versace could fetch up to £9m ($17m) when it is auctioned in…
Read MoreIndia’s rupee hits five-year high
India’s rupee has hit a five-year high after Standard & Poor’s (S&P) raised the country’s foreign currency rating. The rupee…
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Henman decides to quit Davis Cup
Tim Henman has retired from Great Britain’s Davis Cup team. The 30-year-old, who made his Davis Cup debut in 1994,…
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Low-cost airlines hit Eurotunnel
Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel has seen sales fall in the face of the upsurge in European low-cost airlines. The firm…
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