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    • Rachel Reeves said a tax credits bombshell will hit parents in the 'squeezed middle'
      Families 'set to lose tax credit' 23 minutes ago

      More than 200,000 families will lose tax credits worth almost £4,000 a year unless they significantly increase their working hours, according to figures highlighted by … More »Families 'set to lose tax credit'

      Rachel Reeves said a tax credits bombshell will hit parents in the 'squeezed middle'

      More than 200,000 families will lose tax credits worth almost £4,000 a year unless they significantly increase their working hours, according to figures highlighted by Labour.

    • Harry Redknapp described his time in the dock as 'horrendous'
      Redknapp hits out at CPS over trial 23 minutes ago

      Harry Redknapp has criticised the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for putting him through a "farcical" tax evasion trial. More »Redknapp hits out at CPS over trial

      Harry Redknapp described his time in the dock as 'horrendous'

      Harry Redknapp has criticised the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for putting him through a "farcical" tax evasion trial.

    • People are making exaggerated insurance claims for items including televisions, particularly before big sporting events, a survey found
      Bumped-up insurance claims 'surge' 23 minutes ago

      Exaggerated home insurance claims have surged in the last year amid the tough economic backdrop, research has suggested. More »Bumped-up insurance claims 'surge'

      People are making exaggerated insurance claims for items including televisions, particularly before big sporting events, a survey found

      Exaggerated home insurance claims have surged in the last year amid the tough economic backdrop, research has suggested.

    • Judge Amanda Holden is 'euphoric' about returning to the Britain's Got Talent panel
      Holden 'euphoric' over BGT return 23 minutes ago

      Amanda Holden says she is "euphoric" about making her return to the judging panel of Britain's Got Talent, little over a fortnight after she was in a critical condition … More »Holden 'euphoric' over BGT return

      Judge Amanda Holden is 'euphoric' about returning to the Britain's Got Talent panel

      Amanda Holden says she is "euphoric" about making her return to the judging panel of Britain's Got Talent, little over a fortnight after she was in a critical condition in hospital.

    • Danny Alexander said the better-off were benefiting disproportionately from a pensions tax break
      Alexander urges tax relief reform 23 minutes ago

      Wealthier savers should be stripped of higher-rate tax relief on pensions, Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander has said. More »Alexander urges tax relief reform

      Danny Alexander said the better-off were benefiting disproportionately from a pensions tax break

      Wealthier savers should be stripped of higher-rate tax relief on pensions, Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander has said.

    • The scene in Glasgow city centre after police evacuated the Amarone restaurant
      Man held after restaurant stand-off 29 minutes ago

      A man has been detained following an eight-hour stand-off with armed police at an Italian restaurant in Glasgow city centre. More »Man held after restaurant stand-off

      The scene in Glasgow city centre after police evacuated the Amarone restaurant

      A man has been detained following an eight-hour stand-off with armed police at an Italian restaurant in Glasgow city centre.

    • The Strata tower is seen amongst other residential and commercial buildings in south London
      Sky-high London apartments have matching price … 1 hour 42 minutes ago

      LONDON (Reuters) - High-rise London homes cost an average 36 percent more than low-rise dwellings as the city's residential towers shake off a grim reputation earned … More »Sky-high London apartments have matching price …

      The Strata tower is seen amongst other residential and commercial buildings in south London

      LONDON (Reuters) - High-rise London homes cost an average 36 percent more than low-rise dwellings as the city's residential towers shake off a grim reputation earned in the 1960s, spurred by overseas demand, data from global property consultancy CBRE showed. The biggest premium versus low-rise neighbouring flats was 68 …

    • Greek Minister of Finance Evagelos Venizelos
      Greek cabinet approves debt deal 30 minutes ago

      Greece's cabinet Saturday approved tough austerity measures demanded by EU and IMF creditors after the prime minister warned that a failed debt deal and default would … More »Greek cabinet approves debt deal

      Greek Minister of Finance Evagelos Venizelos

      Greece's cabinet Saturday approved tough austerity measures demanded by EU and IMF creditors after the prime minister warned that a failed debt deal and default would spark "uncontrolled chaos".

    • Internally displaced people wait for food distribution in Pibor, South Sudan's Jonglei state, on January 12
      Sudan, S. Sudan sign border issue non-aggression … 34 minutes ago

      Sudan and South Sudan signed a "treaty of non-aggression" on their disputed border Friday in Addis Ababa, where African Union-led negotiations between the two sides are … More »Sudan, S. Sudan sign border issue non-aggression …

      Internally displaced people wait for food distribution in Pibor, South Sudan's Jonglei state, on January 12

      Sudan and South Sudan signed a "treaty of non-aggression" on their disputed border Friday in Addis Ababa, where African Union-led negotiations between the two sides are being held.

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    • Greek Minister of Finance Evagelos Venizelos
      Greek cabinet approves debt deal 30 minutes ago

      Greece's cabinet Saturday approved tough austerity measures demanded by EU and IMF creditors after the prime minister warned that a failed debt deal and default would … More »Greek cabinet approves debt deal

      Greek Minister of Finance Evagelos Venizelos

      Greece's cabinet Saturday approved tough austerity measures demanded by EU and IMF creditors after the prime minister warned that a failed debt deal and default would spark "uncontrolled chaos".

    • Internally displaced people wait for food distribution in Pibor, South Sudan's Jonglei state, on January 12
      Sudan, S. Sudan sign border issue non-aggression … 34 minutes ago

      Sudan and South Sudan signed a "treaty of non-aggression" on their disputed border Friday in Addis Ababa, where African Union-led negotiations between the two sides are … More »Sudan, S. Sudan sign border issue non-aggression …

      Internally displaced people wait for food distribution in Pibor, South Sudan's Jonglei state, on January 12

      Sudan and South Sudan signed a "treaty of non-aggression" on their disputed border Friday in Addis Ababa, where African Union-led negotiations between the two sides are being held.

    • New cardinal Wuerl of U.S. leaves after receiving the red biretta from Pope Benedict XVI during the Consistory ceremony in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican
      Obama shift seeks to defuse birth-control … 42 minutes ago

      Washington (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, in an abrupt policy shift aimed at quelling an election-year firestorm, announced on Friday that religious employers would … More »Obama shift seeks to defuse birth-control …

      New cardinal Wuerl of U.S. leaves after receiving the red biretta from Pope Benedict XVI during the Consistory ceremony in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican

      Washington (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, in an abrupt policy shift aimed at quelling an election-year firestorm, announced on Friday that religious employers would not be required to offer free birth control to workers and the onus would instead fall on insurers. But Catholic Church leaders and Obama's Republican …

    • Argentina Takes Falklands Case To UN
      Argentina Takes Falklands Case To U … 1 hour 24 minutes ago

      Argentina's foreign minister has spoken at the United Nations to officially protest Britain's "militarisation" of the seas around the disputed Falkland Islands. More »Argentina Takes Falklands Case To U …

      Argentina Takes Falklands Case To UN

      Argentina's foreign minister has spoken at the United Nations to officially protest Britain's "militarisation" of the seas around the disputed Falkland Islands.

    • Syrian security and civil defence members inspect the site of an explosion in Syria's northern city of Aleppo
      Bombings, bombardments kill across  … 2 hours 27 minutes ago

      AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Bomb attacks killed at least 28 people in Syria's second city Aleppo Friday, while Homs endured another day of shelling and a firefight broke … More »Bombings, bombardments kill across  …

      Syrian security and civil defence members inspect the site of an explosion in Syria's northern city of Aleppo

      AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Bomb attacks killed at least 28 people in Syria's second city Aleppo Friday, while Homs endured another day of shelling and a firefight broke out in Damascus, the nearest violence to the centre of the capital in an 11-month uprising. The two Aleppo bombings were the worst violence to hit the country's …

    • An image grab taken from a video uploaded on YouTube shows Syrian anti-regime protesters waving the pre-Baath flags
      Car bombs kill 28 in Syria's Aleppo … 2 hours 30 minutes ago

      Twin car bombs targeting security posts in Syria's second city of Aleppo killed at least 28 people on Friday, state media said, as rebels accused the regime of launching … More »Car bombs kill 28 in Syria's Aleppo …

      An image grab taken from a video uploaded on YouTube shows Syrian anti-regime protesters waving the pre-Baath flags

      Twin car bombs targeting security posts in Syria's second city of Aleppo killed at least 28 people on Friday, state media said, as rebels accused the regime of launching the attacks as a diversion.

    • Egyptian military policemen line-up behind barbed wire
      Egyptians rally against defiant military … 3 hours ago

      Thousands of people rallied outside Egypt's defence ministry Friday calling for the military rulers' ouster a day before a civil disobedience campaign marking Hosni Mubarak's … More »Egyptians rally against defiant military …

      Egyptian military policemen line-up behind barbed wire

      Thousands of people rallied outside Egypt's defence ministry Friday calling for the military rulers' ouster a day before a civil disobedience campaign marking Hosni Mubarak's overthrow a year ago.

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