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Whitney Houston Dies In LA Hotel Room

Whitney Houston Dies In LA Hotel Room

Award-winning singer Whitney Houston has died at a hotel in Los Angeles at the age of 48.

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Tributes Pour In For 'Incomparable' Whitney

Tributes Pour In For 'Incomparable' Whitney

Friends and fans of Whitney Houston have been paying tribute to the superstar singer just hours after it was announced she had died in an Los Angeles hotel room.

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Cameron 'At One' With Lansley Over NHS Plans

Cameron 'At One' With Lansley Over NHS Plans

The Prime Minister has pledged his support for Health Secretary Andrew Lansley and his controversial NHS reforms.

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Defence Staff Held In Illegal Payments Probe

Defence Staff Held In Illegal Payments Probe

A serving member of the Armed Forces, a Ministry of Defence worker and five Sun journalists are among eight people arrested over claims of illegal payments to police and public...

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Whitney Houston Dies In LA Hotel Room

Tributes Pour In For 'Incomparable' Whitney

Cameron 'At One' With Lansley Over NHS Plans

Defence Staff Held In Illegal Payments Probe

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Air Ambulances On Alert As Cold Snap Stays

Air Ambulances On Alert As Cold Snap Stays

As Britain wakes up from another night of freezing temperatures, air ambulance crews are seeing a rise in call outs because of the cold weather.

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Firefighters hose down riot police

Firefighters hose down riot police

Hundreds of firefighters hosed down riot police and the prime minister's office in Brussels in a protest over retirement plans.

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Teary Brown pays tribute to Houston at New Edition gig

Teary Brown pays tribute to Houston at New Edition gig

Bobby Brown choked back tears as he performed with his band New Edition in Mississippi on Saturday night, hours after his ex-wife Whitney Houston was found dead in Los Angeles.

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Lenders Warned As 95% Mortgages Return

Lenders Warned As 95% Mortgages Return

Low-deposit mortgage deals are back on offer for first-time buyers after the financial crisis left many struggling to get on the property ladder.

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A 38-year-old man was in custody after being arrested following an eight-hour stand-off with armed police at an Italian restaurant in Glasgow city centre. (PA)

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