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Alexon sales slump in big freeze

Womenswear retail group Alexon has revealed a £1.5 million hit to profits after the extreme weather closed stores and put off older shoppers.The owner...

Banks and commodities boost FTSE

Banks and commodity stocks have sent London's top share index surging to a fresh two-and-a-half-year high.The FTSE 100 Index added 38.8 points to 5930.4...

Fierce storms batter California

California has been pounded with snow, torrential rain and high winds leaving thousands stranded without power.Virtually the entire state has been affected by storms...

Iraq to vote on new government

The Iraqi parliament is set to vote on a new government after months of deadlock following the country's inconclusive March 7 election.An official with...

Medvedev cements India partnership

Russia and India have pledged to share intelligence and work together to fight international terror as the two historic allies signed a clutch of...

Free yoga classes for jobless in US

Some yoga studios in the US are offering their own jobless benefit: free classes.With national unemployment just below 10%, $20 (£13) yoga classes don't...

Winter solstice marked by eclipse

Millions of people have gazed skywards to witness the first total lunar eclipse for nearly three years.The Moon started to move into the Earth's...

BAE fined over accounting failure

Defence giant BAE Systems has been fined £500,000 for failing to keep proper records of payments to an adviser in the east African country...

'Mother killed two of her children'

A woman is believed to have killed two of her children before taking her own life.Mother-of-five Melanie Stephens, 36, is thought to have suffocated...

Iraqis lose torture claim probe bid

A group of Iraqi civilians have lost their High Court bid for a fresh public inquiry into allegations of torture and inhuman and degrading...

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