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Sun Hung Kai shares slump 15% as billionaire Kwok brothers arrested
Raymond and Thomas Kwok, owners of Asia's largest real estate developer, arrested on suspicion of corruptionMore than $5bn was wiped off the market value of Sun Hung Kai Properties on Friday, after the...
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George Galloway's Bradford West win is latest victory in flamboyant career
Politician known for firebrand speeches has overturned huge parliamentary majorities and survived scandalsGeorge Galloway's return to parliamentary life after his Bradford West win is just the latest...
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Two Nato troops killed in Afghanistan
Nato says two service members have died, one in a roadside bomb and one in an insurgent attackNato says two of its service members have been killed in southern Afghanistan, one in a roadside bomb...
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John Arden obituary
Playwright whose work combined poetry, politics and passionOne of the most significant British playwrights of the late 1950s and early 60s, John Arden, who has died aged 81, was in later life an almost...
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Bradford West byelection result is very bad for Labour, Harriet Harman admits
Deputy Labour leader says party will need to hold 'proper inquiry' into George Galloway's win after 36% swing to RespectHarriet Harman, the deputy Labour party leader, has admitted the result of the...
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Woman suffers serious burns in kitchen petrol accident
York woman was decanting petrol between containers when fumes ignited, setting fire to clothes and inflicting 40% burnsA woman has suffered serious burns to her whole body after fumes from petrol she...
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George Galloway shows his star power in Bradford West
Not many middle-aged politicians can draw dozens of fans to a late-night election count, but Galloway is far from ordinaryYou don't get a lot of groupies at election counts – especially not grown men...
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Sarkozy and Hollande reach out to French voters abroad
Candidates lay out equally perplexing versions of the state of FranceNicolas Sarkozy's mailshot to French voters abroad vaunted the way he handled last week's horrendous events in Toulouse, and praised...
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George Galloway win puts spotlight back on Ed Miliband
Labour leader was enjoying David Cameron's nightmare week, but Bradford West result has shocked his partyIf a week was a long time in politics in the era of Harold Wilson, then a night in politics is...
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Mervyn King bravely steps up for Today programme lecture
The Bank of England has remained quiet on its failings during the financial crisis – is King looking to confess his sins to a national radio audience?Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King will...
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How 'Gorgeous' George Galloway proved me wrong in Bradford West
Last week I was guilty of something familiar to politicians up and down the country – of underestimating George GallowayThe first thing I did online this morning was ping a grovelling email in the...
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Iran's jailed Baha'i leaders approach 10,000 days of imprisonment
Members of Baha'i faith – founded in Iran in 19th century – face persecution at every level by country's state machineryThe first day of April is traditionally a day of fun and laughter in Britain. For...
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North Korea missile launches raise tensions
• Satellite images show preparations for long-range launch• Japan puts self-defence forces on standby to intercept rocket• South says two short-range missiles launched on WednesdayNorth Korea's...
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Captain Scott centenary marked at St Paul's Cathedral
Doomed 1912 expedition to Antarctica that claimed lives of five men 'helped open world's eyes to importance of the continent'There was ice in St Paul's Cathedral at a service marking the centenary of...
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Odd Future … – review
Brixton Academy, LondonDid he win a competition? Was he just plucked from the crowd? Whatever the answer, some guy called Ben Thomas has been made to stand behind the decks while the nine-headed...
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Shrien Dewani: judges halt extradition on mental health ground
Judges say it would be 'unjust and oppressive' for businessman to be sent to South Africa to face trial over his wife's murderThe extradition to South Africa of British businessman Shrien Dewani,...
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Police officers plan protest over pay and conditions
Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file officers, says it is planning event in central London in MayRank-and-file police officers are to stage a protest over proposed changes to their pay and...
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Proposed South African secrecy laws widely condemned
The protection of state information bill will allow government officials to classify significant parts of their work as secretControversial secrecy laws proposed for South Africa have received...
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Barclays hints at higher PPI liability
Barclays has been forced to insert a new statement in its regulatory filings in the US to admit that the pace of PPI claims by customers has risenBarclays has hinted that it might need to increase its...
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David Cameron seeks to reassure motorists that fuel will not run out
PM steps in as woman suffers burns decanting petrol in her kitchen after government earlier told motorists to stockpile fuelDavid Cameron sought to reassure motorists that petrol supplies will not run...
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