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'Crossbow cannibal' to die in jail

A criminology student who dubbed himself the "crossbow cannibal" and bragged to police about eating human flesh has been jailed for life for murdering...

Thursday 'busiest shopping day'

Thursday December 23 is set to be the busiest-ever shopping day in the UK as consumers scramble to make last-minute Christmas purchases.In both 2008...

BT accused over competition law

BT has been accused of infringing competition law after a watchdog said the firm squeezed rivals through its wholesale pricing of phone calls.Ofcom said...

BA crews voting on strike action

British Airways cabin crew have started voting on whether to take fresh industrial action in their long-running dispute with the airline.Unite said ballot papers...

EU regulators clear News Corp bid

Moves by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation to take control of BSkyB have cleared a key hurdle by gaining approval from European regulators.News Corp, which...

FTSE shrugs off eurozone debt fears

The London market has shrugged off eurozone debt fears as the FTSE 100 Index pushed to a fresh two-and-a-half year high.The top flight added...

Detained Belarus candidates freed

Two of the Belarusian presidential candidates who were arrested in the hours after the election have been released.Seven of the nine candidates opposing leader...

'Tough year ahead in Afghanistan'

International and Afghan government forces are preparing to hunt down the Taliban in their winter "safe havens", the senior British commander in Afghanistan has...

Maliki to head new Iraqi government

Iraqi politicians have unanimously approved a new government to be headed by incumbent Shiite Prime Minister Nouri Maliki.The long-awaited vote on the new government...

Christmas lunches 'without sprouts'

Around 40,000 school Christmas lunches have been served up this month without a single sprout in sight.The traditional festive fare was left off menus...

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