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Blair’s fight to keep his oil cash secret: Former PM’s deals are revealed as his earnings since 2007 reach £20million

Editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:47:40 +0000

The former Prime Minister tried to keep the public in the dark over his dealings with South Korean oil firm UI Energy Corporation.

Body found in roof of Italian church ends 17-year riddle of missing schoolgirl – and could solve murder of British mother

Editor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:47:39 +0000

Police investigating the murder of Elisa Claps (pictured) believe there may be a link between her death and the murder of a British mother in 2002.

Senior HSBC bank clerk who stole £120,000 is found hanged in suicide pact with husband after fleeing court

Editor — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:16:39 +0000

Bindi Dhanji, 31, and her husband Kishore were found dead in an apparent suicide pact after disappearing from court moments before she was due to be sentenced.

Mandarin who brokered Ashcroft peerage deal says he was never told about tax status concerns

Editor — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:16:38 +0000

Sir Hayden Phillips, then a senior official involved in approving honours, says he was only worried about whether the billionaire would be able to fulfil his duties in the Lords.

Amazon releases Kindle for Mac

Editor — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:19:56 +0000

Amazon has released a version of its Kindle application for Mac OS X.

£1,000 fine for using the wrong bin: Families face new crackdown over household waste

Editor — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:45:27 +0000

Food scraps, tea bags and vegetable peelings thrown into the wrong dustbin could land them with hefty penalties under government plans to be unveiled.

Boy of 11 dies of asthma attack after being left to sit in school corridor

Editor — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:45:27 +0000

Sam Linton was found alone and gasping for air by two fellow pupils after being told to sit in a corridor by his form tutor Janet Ford.

Mum wanted to die, but convincing her to live gave us both a gift beyond measure…

Editor — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:10:48 +0000

She was 84, suffering from advanced breast cancer and didn’t want chemotherapy. As far as she was concerned, the end could not come soon enough.

Genes linked to ulcerative colitis identified

Editor — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:18:11 +0000

A study of the human genome has now identified genes linked to ulcerative colitis, offering clues as to what causes the condition and potential avenues for new therapies to treat the disease.

Recession recovery will be slow for telecoms industry: Ovum

Editor — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:16:32 +0000

Global research firm Ovum has released a report on the telecommunications industry warning that revenue growth is in decline for many “mature market operators,” and slowing for those in emerging telco markets.