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World leaders pledge action to halt financial crisis
World leaders pledge to take all action necessary to halt the panic gripping financial markets and prevent a global depression.
Brown accused of sabotaging Iceland economy
War of words intensifies as Iceland’s prime minister accuses Gordon Brown of undermining his country’s economy.
Bomb factory footage shown to jury
The first pictures of a bomb factory believed to have been used to prepare the attack on Glasgow airport have been shown in court.
Rhys Jones accused 'confessed to murder'
Teenager told fellow gang member that he had "shot a kid", court hears.
Palin 'abused' power
Report says Alaska Governor unlawfully fired state commissioner.
Barrister 'pleaded for help'
Mark Saunders's sister says he should have been arrested, not killed.
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Weatherman proposes on air
A weatherman stunned his presenter girlfriend by proposing on television.
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Army 'won't learn from para's death'
A coroner has accused the Army of failing to learn lessons from the death of a paratrooper in a minefield in Afghanistan.
EU pressures Ireland over Treaty vote
European Union officials are stepping up pressure on increasingly isolated Ireland to hold second referendum on Lisbon Treaty.
Car sales slump may cost £500m
The slump in car sales has cost the Treasury an estimated £500 million in lost tax revenue, the Daily Telegraph has learned.
Teacher leaves UK for tribesman
A teacher is giving up her life in Britain to live in a hut in a remote African village, after falling in love with a tribal elder.
Airlines scrap thousands of flights
Services are being cut as carriers respond to the economic crisis, while bookmakers take bets on the next airline failure.
Tennis coach jailed for sex abuse
A tennis coach who helped train Bjorn Borg and Martina Navratilova was jailed for five-and-a-half years for sexually abusing young hopefuls.
Nazi salute greets 'Holocaust denier'
Australian revisionist historian wanted in Germany for alleged Holocaust denial was greeted in court with a Nazi salute.
Mohammed novel launch stalls
The launch of controversial novel The Jewel of Medina about the Prophet Mohammed has been postponed.
OTHER NEWS
CoE 'sinful' over women bishops vote
The Church of England's governing body is sinful and should be destroyed, according to the Bishop of Fulham, a leading traditionalist.
Man's grief after losing family in floods
British man whose wife and daughter were drowned in Spanish floods has spoken of his grief.
Mackerel sales boom in credit crunch
Sales of mackerel, once considered the least glamorous product on the fish counter, are booming, as shoppers tighten their belts.
No jail for pensioner with drugs
A 77-year-old pensioner caught with £1,300 of cocaine in her handbag has escaped jail after telling a judge she used it to treat pneumonia.
Russia 'still violating Georgia ceasefire'
Russia remains in violation of a ceasefire deal that ended August's war in the Caucasus, France's foreign minister said.
Martti Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize
Finland's former president recognised for efforts to build lasting peace from Africa and Asia to Europe and the Middle East.
730,000 new DNA profiles in database
Nearly 1,800 people were added to the national DNA database every day during the past year.
Binmen won't empty bin left on gravel
Refuse collectors have refused to empty a bin left on gravel because of health and safety concerns.
St Pancras gets 'offensive' sculptures
St Pancras International train station has been graced with a series of "offensive" sculptures including a man sticking up his middle finger.
Sumatran deer last seen in 1930 found
A small deer that fell into a hunter's snare in 2002 has been identified as a Sumatran muntjac - more than 80 years since the animal was last seen.
Face to face with giant croc
New attraction offers chance to be lowered into a tank full of crocodiles.
Wheel Deal: Audi Q5
The team give their verdict on Audi's latest SUV, the Q5. Is it as groundbreaking as Audi claim?
Stars on Stage
With David Tennant currently staring in Love's Labours Lost and David Walliams appearing in No Man's Land, Charles Spencer reports on the current trend of casting screen stars on stage.
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Chips are down, time to cheer up
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