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Berlusconi trades insults on TV

Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi rang a TV show discussing an alleged prostitution scandal, exchanged insults with the host and said the programme was...

Anti-government protests rock Egypt

Thousands of anti-government protesters demanding Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak step down have clashed with riot police in the centre of Cairo.Police responded with water...

Putin vows retribution for bombing

Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin has vowed "retribution is inevitable" over the Moscow airport suicide bombing.Mr Putin has built much of his reputation on...

Thousands of scam letters seized

Police have seized thousands of scam letters aimed at luring potential British victims into handing over cash to fraudsters.Investigators said the items are designed...

Firth film racks up Oscar nods

The King's Speech has been given a string of Oscar nominations - including best picture.Colin Firth is up for best actor for his role...

Cussons squeezed by rising costs

Imperial Leather maker PZ Cussons has cautioned over its outlook as it grapples with the rising cost of key ingredients and discounting by rivals.The...

Double dip fears as economy shrinks

Fears of a double-dip recession in the UK heightened after official figures revealed the economy unexpectedly shrank in the fourth quarter.The severe weather last...

FTSE lower as UK economy contracts

Sterling and the FTSE 100 Index slid after figures revealed a shock contraction in the UK economy in the final three months of 2010.While...

Ex-Marine faces gun smuggling trial

A former Marine faces trial in the United States accused of smuggling more than 60 handguns into Britain in his luggage.Steven Greenoe, 37, is...

Chopin 'could have had epilepsy'

Artistic genius may sometimes teeter on the brink of madness, but in the case of 19th-century romantic composer Frederic Chopin, some doctors in north-western...

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