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Knitted plastic bags boost charity

A local food store owner who has set up shop 100 yards from a Tesco supermarket is fighting plastic with plastic.Polly Plouviez, who runs...

£25,000 spent on prisoners' treats

More than £25,000 was spent on entertainment and treats for prisoners over Christmas, according to latest figures.The money covered competitions, live bands, comedians and...

Six Afghan civilians die in blast

A minivan full of civilians has struck a roadside bomb in the south of Afghanistan, killing six people in the vehicle.The Helmand provincial governor's...

Rising rivers spark flood warnings

Householders are bracing themselves after heavy rainfall in northern England and Wales caused surging river levels to teeter near bursting point.Temporary flood defences were...

Row over life term for toll evasion

The brother of a farmer sentenced to life in prison in central China for evading road tolls has turned himself in to police, an...

Shooting victim held over 'threat'

US authorities said one of the victims of the shooting rampage in Tucson has been arrested after he threatened a tea party leader during...

Skiers rescued from stuck lift

US authorities said more than 80 people who were stuck on a ski lift at a north-east Ohio resort have been safely rescued.Chief Scott...

Chavez pulls 'offensive' soap opera

A Venezuelan television station has stopped airing a Colombian soap opera after government regulators demanded its removal saying the programme was offensive and denigrating...

Le Pen farewell to National Front

France's right-wing firebrand Jean-Marie Le Pen has said goodbye to the National Front party he founded nearly 40 years ago with an impassioned defence...

Looting and riots engulf Tunisia

Looting, deadly prison riots and street chaos engulfed Tunisia the day after mass protests forced its strongman to flee.A new interim president was sworn...

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