10 million in line for rebate after tax fiasco
Posted on 5 September 2010 | 3:05 pm
More than 10 million people may have paid too much income tax and be owed money by the Government.
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Madrid 'cautious' as Eta declares another ceasefire
Posted on 5 September 2010 | 2:52 pm
Eta, the Basque terrorist group, has declared it will abandon violence in its pursuit of independence from Spain.
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Grandmother passes driving test at 960th attempt
Posted on 5 September 2010 | 1:22 pm
A South Korean grandmother has become a national celebrity by passing her driving test at the 960th attempt.
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Lord Mandelson targeted by mobile phone hacking
Posted on 5 September 2010 | 12:18 pm
Lord Mandelson was targeted by the man who hacked mobile phones for a tabloid newspaper, it has been claimed.
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Two British soldiers killed by Afghanistan explosions
Posted on 5 September 2010 | 12:15 pm
A British soldier has died in hospital in the UK while another was killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.
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IAAF Continental Cup 2010: Phillips Idowu is third in triple jump as Marian Oprea seals win
Posted on 5 September 2010 | 12:08 pm
Phillips Idowu, Britain's European triple jump champion, finished third at the IAAF Continental Cup in Croatia.
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Former member of ELO killed by hay bale while driving
Posted on 5 September 2010 | 11:57 am
A former member of the band the Electric Light Orchestra has been killed by a giant hay bale which rolled out of a field and landed on his van as he drove.
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200 feared dead as boat capsizes in Congo
Posted on 5 September 2010 | 11:34 am
Two hundred people are feared dead after a riverboat loaded with passengers and fuel drums caught fire and capsized in southern Congo.
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England v Pakistan: Eoin Morgan guides hosts to five-wicket win in Twenty20 match
Posted on 5 September 2010 | 11:14 am
Eoin Morgan guides hosts to five-wicket victory against Pakistan with four overs to spare in first Twenty20 contest in Cardiff.
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Northampton Saints 27 Leicester Tigers 19: match report
Posted on 5 September 2010 | 10:51 am
Tries from props Soane Tonga'uiha and Brian Mujati for Saints pave way for an opening-round win over champions Leicester.
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US Open 2010: Kim Clijsters in ruthless mood as she breezes past Ana Ivanovic
Posted on 5 September 2010 | 10:48 am
Defending champion advances to US Open quarter-finals after beating former world No 1 6-2, 6-1 in just under an hour.
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Leeds Carnegie 16 Bath 32: match report
Posted on 5 September 2010 | 10:12 am
Bath establish their Premiership title credentials with a comfortable bonus-point victory against Leeds.
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Police officer facing sack over cell assault
Posted on 5 September 2010 | 9:10 am
A police sergeant faces the sack and the threat of jail after being caught on CCTV injuring a woman by pushing her into a cell.
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Catholic church accuses BBC of 'anti-Christian' bias
Posted on 5 September 2010 | 8:49 am
Britain's most senior Catholic has accused the BBC of harbouring an institutional bias against "Christianity in general".
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British soldier killed in Afghanistan explosion
Posted on 5 September 2010 | 7:55 am
A British soldier from The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, was killed in an explosion in Afghanistan.
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William Hague took former aide Christopher Myers on Afghanistan trip
Posted on 5 September 2010 | 6:12 am
William Hague took his former aide Christopher Myers on a publicly-funded visit to Afghanistan before he had given him a job.
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ETA declares ceasefire in challenge to Spanish government to open talks
Posted on 5 September 2010 | 6:04 am
ETA, the Basque separatist group, declared a unilateral ceasefire and said it will stop carrying out armed attacks to join the democratic process.
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Bloodbath at 'Daybreak' as launch accompanied by staff clear-out
Posted on 5 September 2010 | 5:36 am
Behind the gleaming smiles, breakfast TV has often been bitchy and back-stabbing. Will 'Daybreak' be any different, asks Jonathan Wynne-Jones
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Army to discharge 5,000 injured troops
Posted on 5 September 2010 | 3:19 am
Thousands of troops could be discharged from the armed forces because they are medically unfit for combat duties.
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Wayne Rooney still with England squad despite newspaper allegations
Posted on 5 September 2010 | 2:43 am
Wayne Rooney expetced to travel to Switzerland for England's Euro 2012 qualifier despite sordid allegations.
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Jerry Hall sells nude Lucian Freud portrait
Posted on 4 September 2010 | 5:26 pm
Jerry Hall is selling a nude portrait of herself eight months pregnant painted by Lucian Freud, in an effort to lay to rest her past with former husband Mick Jagger.
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Beer prices on the rise for MPs
Posted on 4 September 2010 | 10:39 am
Members returning to the House of Commons tomorrow will be greeted with large increases in the prices of their taxpayer-subsidised food and drink.
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Quango opposes crackdown on "Mickey Mouse" degrees
Posted on 4 September 2010 | 10:26 am
Civil servants who allocate university teaching money are secretly opposing moves to ban spending on "Mickey Mouse" degrees.
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Comet impact did not cause mammoths to die out, say scientists
Posted on 4 September 2010 | 9:46 am
A mass extinction that caused the death of giant species of mammal including mammoths, sabre-tooth tigers and giant beavers was not caused by a comet impact, scientists have concluded.
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In pictures: Getting started with Ping
Posted on 3 September 2010 | 11:27 am
Our step-by-step guide to getting started with Apple's new iTunes social network
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