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Weir to admit breaking UN sanctions

Engineering group Weir is to plead guilty to breaking United Nations sanctions after it admitted giving kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's regime.Glasgow-based Weir, which makes...

£20m push to get the mail through

Royal Mail is spending £20 million on extra measures to handle the severe weather as it deals with the busiest posting day of the...

Man held after child hostages freed

Police have detained a 17-year-old who took a class full of pre-schoolers hostage and all the children have been released safely, a city official...

Tim Cobbold is De La Rue's new boss

Banknote printer De La Rue will have a new chief executive from next month as it looks to recover from one of the toughest...

Trafford bidder rejects fresh move

The battle over Manchester's Trafford Centre has taken another twist after it emerged the site's proposed new owner spurned another intervention by one of...

China rates restraint boosts FTSE

The FTSE 100 Index started the week on the front foot as traders shared relief in Asian markets that Beijing refrained from raising interest...

Berlusconi speech ahead of vote

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has said political stability is necessary in the midst of an economic crisis in a speech to Parliament ahead of...

I'll fight ban, says US preacher

A controversial American preacher who threatened to burn the Koran has warned that he will fight moves to ban him from coming to Britain.Home...

Children taken hostage in France

A 17-year-old armed with swords has taken several small children and their teacher hostage at a pre-school in eastern France, officials said.A police official...

X Factor winner 'numb with shock'

Former painter and decorator Matt Cardle has spoken of his "shock" after being crowned the winner of this year's X Factor.The 27-year-old said he...

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