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Quango redundancy deals 'cost £20m'

The Government has so far paid more than £20 million in one-off redundancy payments as part of the "bonfire of the quangos", figures have...

Clown gets seat on congress panel

A clown who had to prove he could read and write before taking his seat in Brazil's Congress will be a member of the...

Child freed after bank vault ordeal

A US toddler spent two hours trapped in a bank vault in suburban Atlanta.Conyers firefighters rescued the 14-month-old from the vault after the child...

Bombers attack Iraqi oil refinery

Gunmen have attacked Iraq's largest oil refinery, killing one guard and detonating bombs that sparked a fire and forced the facility to shut down,...

Report fuels nuclear programme fear

The UN nuclear monitoring agency said "recently received" information is adding to concerns Iran may have worked on developing nuclear arms.At the same time,...

22 killed in Peru bus ravine plunge

A bus in Peru has run off a road and crashed nearly 600 feet down a ravine.Police said 22 people are dead and 39...

Grim vigil for earthquake missing

Hopes of finding survivors of the Christchurch earthquake seemed to be fading as the New Zealand authorities admitted they expected the death toll "to...

HSBC and ITV annual figures awaited

Another significant week for corporate results will see updates from banking giant HSBC and ITV.HSBC is the last of the UK's big banks to...

Customs seize hammerhead shark fins

Customs inspectors have found nearly a half ton of shark fins cut illegally from protected hammerhead sharks.Customs director Gloria Moreno de Lopez said that...

Remaining Britons urged to flee

Any Britons remaining in the Libyan capital Tripoli have been urged to head for the airport to get on the final Government-chartered rescue flight...

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