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Royal Bank of Scotland chief to be forced out
Sir Fred Goodwin is to leave as Government demands shake-up in return for bail-out.
McCain and Obama clash over financial crisis
Barack Obama and John McCain clashed repeatedly over the causes and cures for the worst economic crisis in 80 years.
Officers fear Menezes repeat
Suicide bomb threat means another innocent person could be shot dead like Jean Charles de Menezes, inquest heard.
Cage fighters led £53m heist
The £53m Securitas robbery was orchestrated by two cage fighters who then fled to Morocco, court hears.
Touch-screen BlackBerry
The first touch-screen BlackBerry phone is launched on Wednesday.
Naked Briton in Japanese emperor's moat
Balding British man detained by Tokyo police after swimming naked in moat surrounding emperor's palace.
Charles and Camilla will tour
Couple to visit the Far East despite concerns about the credit crisis.
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Deepest living fish filmed
Cameras sent into one of the world's deepest ocean trenches capture for the first time images of rare hadal snailfish.
OTHER NEWS
Muslim pupil 'planned to blow up BNP'
A Muslim pupil who allegedly planned to make home-made bombs and blow up members of the BNP glorified 9/11 in his school book, court heard.
Anne Diamond: fat people treated worse than drunks and junkies
Fat people are treated worse than alcoholics or drug addicts by society, according to the TV presenter Anne Diamond.
Prostate cancer jab praised
Scientists have hailed a prostate cancer vaccine which can stimulate the body's own defences against the disease.
Plan for teleshopping on prime time TV
Viewers could be forced to watch "teleshopping" slots in the middle of popular prime time programmes under proposals put forward by the broadcasting watchdog.
Brown to campaign on home turf
Gordon Brown has endured a series of ghastly by-election defeats but - to paraphrase a Hollywood trailer - now it's personal.
Abortion campaign 'like slavery battle'
The campaign to lower the abortion time limit is like the battle to abolish slavery, according to a leading Christian charity.
Wind farm developers offering 'bribes'
Developers are "bribing" communities to back wind farms by offering to fund lunch clubs for pensioners and children's play parks, say campaigners
Ryanair 'to sell £10 transatlantic seats'
Ryanair is set to use the economic meltdown as a springboard for a cutprice transatlantic airline offering fares as low as £10 a trip.
St John's wort 'eases depression'
The herbal medicine, taken by millions every year, can help sufferers, scientists said.
OTHER NEWS
Thai army takes to streets
The Thai military has been called on to the streets of Bangkok after a day of violence by anti-government protesters sparked fears of a coup.
Crunch hits NY restaurants
New York's restaurants feel the pinch of the city's financial woes as they struggle to cope with higher costs and emptier tables.
Army used fake tree to spy on Germans
British First World War artist who went behind enemy lines drew tree so accurately that Army built replica to use as listening post.
Mr Gay UK tried to 'attack boyfriend'
Chef accused of killing man and cooking a piece of his flesh once tried to attack boyfriend with meat cleaver, court heard.
Blair talks up Israel peace progress
Tony Blair went on a rare foray into the West Bank in his role as international envoy for Palestinian development but he found the grip of Israel's occupation remains as tight as ever.
Picasso exhibition 'worth 2bn euros'
A Picasso exhibition spread over three museums, has been the most expensive to insure in French art history, museum curators say.
Student dies in vodka drinking bet
Parents of teen who died after drinking 500ml of vodka in 20 minutes for a bet call for action over "drinking game" culture.
£100 jug sells for £3.2 million
A rare crystal jug mistakenly valued at £100 in January, has sold for more than £3 million at auction.
CCTV captures tattoo of thief's name
A thief who broke into a police car set up to trap criminals was caught after CCTV captured his name and date of birth - tattooed on his neck.
'Miracle' wine from Italy taps an error
When wine started flowing through taps during Italian grape festival it was hailed as a miracle. But it was just bad plumbing.
EDITOR'S CHOICE
Global financial crisis: does the world need a new banking 'policeman’?
The global economy is regulated by rules agreed at Bretton Woods in 1944. Now we must tear them up and start again, writes Gordon Rayner
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