Hillary Clinton accepts Secretary of State post
Senator accepts Barack Obama's offer to become US Secretary of State, as the president-elect moved at rapid speed to assemble an all-star cabinet.
Families will have to 'recycle' all food scraps
Every household in the country could soon be forced to keep a separate bin for food scraps in a scheme to reduce landfill.
Playboy killed girlfriend by throwing her off a cliff
A British-born playboy has been convicted of murdering his model girlfriend in Australia by throwing her off a cliff "like a spear".
Taxpayer data row
Revenue & Customs has told some taxpayers it will pass on details to a market researcher.
Citi mulls drastic action
Banking giant under pressure to reverse the run on its share price.
Woolies slides again
Retailer's shares fall sharply for the fourth consecutive day.
HBOS knights walk away
Burt and Mathewson abandon campaign to derail HBOS takeover.
Gallas' future hangs by thread
Frenchman has been stripped of Arsenal captaincy by Arsene Wenger for scathing attack on young team-mates.
England players face IPL contracts dilemma
England cricketers must relinquish their central contracts if they want to play a full part in the IPL.
Johnson looking forwards
England coach Martin Johnson is looking at a previous game against South Africa for inspiration in Test.
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Markets and mountains
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Dinosaur tail sale sparks anger in Portugal
A Portuguese bulldozer driver who is selling a dinosaur fossil he found online has been criticised by experts for refusing to hand the bones over to a museum.
Dubai resort stages most expensive launch party
The global recession may be biting, but try telling that to the celebrities and business moguls who attended the opening of The Atlantis.
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