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Defence Staff Held In Illegal Payments Probe

Defence Staff Held In Illegal Payments Probe

Eight people, including a serving member of the Armed Forces, a female Ministry of Defence employee, and five Sun journalists have been arrested over claims of illegal payments to...

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Man Utd Boss: Suarez' Evra Snub 'A Disgrace'

Man Utd Boss: Suarez' Evra Snub 'A Disgrace'

Sir Alex Ferguson has branded Liverpool's Luis Suarez "a disgrace" for snubbing the offer of a handshake from Manchester United's Patrice Evra as the pair came face-to-face for the...

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Half-Term Freeze: Temperatures Sink To -18C

Half-Term Freeze: Temperatures Sink To -18C

Half-term holidaymakers have been warned about treacherous road conditions and the risk of "frozen" fuel after temperatures sank close to -20C on the coldest night of the winter so...

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Syria: Gunmen Assassinate General In Damascus

Syria: Gunmen Assassinate General In Damascus

Gunmen have assassinated an army general in Damascus, state media reports have said.

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Defence Staff Held In Illegal Payments Probe

Man Utd Boss: Suarez' Evra Snub 'A Disgrace'

Half-Term Freeze: Temperatures Sink To -18C

Syria: Gunmen Assassinate General In Damascus

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CCTV Shows Chainsaw Terror For Pub Punters

CCTV Shows Chainsaw Terror For Pub Punters

CCTV pictures have been released showing the moment a man entered a pub brandishing a chainsaw.

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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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Madonna's stalker recaptured

Madonna's stalker recaptured

A man convicted of stalking Madonna has been captured by California police following his escape from a mental health facility last week.

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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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