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Dubai's glittering towers were enveloped by the fogs of world-wide recession in October 2008

Dubai debt default fears a 'setback' new

Gordon Brown today said fears over a major debt default in Dubai were worrying but insisted they would not knock the global recovery off course.

Another girl, another planet: in her latest film, Jessica Biel appears as a teenage extraterrestrial

Out of this world

Jessica Biel has shed her pin-up image but exudes sex appeal even when playing an alien, as Gill Pringle discovers

2,000 jobs go as more First Quench stores close new

Threshers owner First Quench fell into administration in October after struggling amid the recession.

UN watchdog raps Iran over nuclear programme new

Twenty-five nations backed a resolution that demands Tehran immediately freeze construction of its newly revealed nuclear facility.

Hacker's two chances to halt extradition new

Gary McKinnon's lawyer plans to apply for a judicial review within seven days.

Warning over late HIV diagnosis new

One in three people who discovered they had HIV last year were diagnosed late and could not benefit from early treatment.

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The death rate among patients admitted as emergencies at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital was 40 per cent above the national average

Shocking death toll at flagship hospital

October: NHS trust is rated 'good' in glowing report by watchdog
Now: Catalogue of failings in care and hygiene is revealed

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Immigrant workers from Asia are building the skyscrapers of Dubai while A-list celebrities are hired to promote the city to rich Westerners

Dubai debt shock knocks £14bn off bank shares

Britain is in the front line as fears grow over exposure to the Gulf emirate's financial problems. Sarah Arnott reports on a day that sent global stock markets reeling.

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South African opening batsman captain Graeme Smith plays a stroke

England lose early wickets  new

England lost three wickets for only 17 runs to make an unlikely one-day international chase of 354 for six still more difficult at Newlands tonight.

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The alleged victim did not make a complaint

Paul Gascoigne credits Peter Beardsley for his recovery

Paul Gascoigne has said he owes former teammate Peter Beardsley for helping him fight back from alcoholism and depression.

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Win a pair of tickets to the premiere of 'Where the Wild Things Are'  new

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Traders 'panic' as LSE hit by double whammy

London Stock Exchange goes down in midst of sell-off sparked by Dubai

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The Cern computer system displays images generated of the first collisions to take place in the Large Hadron Collider

Unlocking the origins of the universe

After 10 years – and £6bn – the first particles finally smash into each other in the Large Hadron Collider.

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Director general Mark Thompson has questioned whether the BBC's news website needs to be so extensive

BBC admits plan to scale back website

Corporation likely to rein in operations across TV, radio and internet

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Commuters brave the pollution in Huai'an, Jiangsu province, China

China sets ambitious target on emissions

Beijing announces it will cut rate of carbon output growth by 40 per cent

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Why Conservatives failed the test on Islamic schools

Richard Garner explains how the Tory leader's attack on the Government has unravelled

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The death rate among patients admitted as emergencies at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital was 40 per cent above the national average

Shocking death toll at flagship hospital

October: NHS trust is rated 'good' in glowing report by watchdog
Now: Catalogue of failings in care and hygiene is revealed

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Two million people use their gaming console to log onto social network in one week

More than two million people have logged onto their Facebook accounts via Microsoft's Xbox 360 gaming console in the last week.

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Bury at the christening of her grandson, Charles Villiers, in 1963

Lady Mairi Bury: Chatelaine of Mount Stewart who met Hitler and Von Ribbentrop

The cast of characters in the life of Lady Mairi Bury, member of a remarkable aristocratic family, included both Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler, as well as a host of major figures in politics and high society.

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