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Chancellor claimed on expenses for accountant to do his tax

Cabinet members including Alistair Darling, Jacqui Smith and Hazel Blears spent £11,000 on tax advice

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RAF 'vice disks' stolen from base

Details of extra-marital affairs, the use of prostitutes and drug-taking by very senior RAF officers were stored on files stolen from an RAF base, it emerged yesterday. Up to 500 people in the service could be affected by the theft.


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Simon Carr: Lose weight? Live like your grandparents

My main failing is not lack of will power – it's greed.

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