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Bishop slates 'hijacked' Santa

Santa Claus has been "hijacked" in Britain into becoming a Father Christmas of a "thousand adverts", a senior Church of England bishop has warned.The...

Mouchel circled by hostile bidders

Embattled outsourcing firm Mouchel has revealed it was facing potential hostile takeover bids after financial fears sent its shares plunging.The group - which develops...

New car sales drop for fifth month

New car sales have slumped for the fifth successive month.Sales in November 2010 totalled 139,875 - an 11.5% fall on the November 2009 figure,...

De La Rue confirms takeover offer

Troubled banknote printer De La Rue has confirmed a takeover approach for the group in the wake of its recent production problems.De La Rue,...

Bid speculation fails to lift FTSE

A raft of stocks saw shares surge ahead on news of takeover interest from opportunistic bidders.Banknote printer De La Rue and outsourcing firm Mouchel...

South Korea begins firing drills

South Korean troops have pushed ahead with naval firing drills, a day after North Korea warned such exercises would aggravate already high tensions between...

Failed Russian rocket in sea crash

A rocket carrying three communications satellites has fallen into the Pacific Ocean after failing to reach orbit, in the latest setback to Russia's attempts...

Police chief dies after forest fire

Israel's top policewoman, who had clung to life for four days after her patrol car was trapped in a burning Israel forest, has died.Ahuva...

Missing balloonists' remains found

The remains of two American balloonists missing over the Adriatic since September 29 have been found by a fishing boat, an Italian port official...

Warning over Egypt shark attacks

The Foreign Office has warned holidaymakers in an Egyptian resort to be on their guard following a string of shark attacks that have left...

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