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31 December 2008 2:04 AM | Tagged: glitch leaves man billion pounds overdrawn news uk
As if the credit crunch was not hitting Britons hard enough, Donald Moffat was temporarily in deep, deep, deep financial trouble -- due to a "technical error".The 38-year-old, from Irvine on Scotland's east coast, said his wife noticed the somewhat

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31 December 2008 2:04 AM | Tagged: iraq signs military accords britain australia news uk
"With the authority of the government of Iraq given to the defence minister, an agreement was signed with Britain today which will be implemented from the start of the new year until June 30," defence ministry spokesman Major General Mohammed al-Ask

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30 December 2008 11:54 PM | Tagged: miliband gaza crisis talks news uk
Hundreds of protesters regrouped outside the Israeli embassy in London for another day of demonstrations as David Miliband discussed the crisis with his counterparts.The Foreign Secretary insisted any ceasefire had to ensure Israel's security and r

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30 December 2008 10:03 PM | Tagged: ambulancemen arrested death news uk
The two men, who are both employees of South East Coast Ambulance Service Trust, were taken into custody following the sudden death of a man at his home in Brighton, East Sussex, on November 29.It is understood the men had attended Barry Baker's ho

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30 December 2008 9:43 PM | Tagged: town silent tribute marines news uk
The bodies of Corporal Robert Deering, 33, and Lance Corporal Benjamin Whatley, 20, were flown to RAF Lyneham.Their coffins were draped in flags and driven through the streets of Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire en route to the John Radcliffe Hospital i

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30 December 2008 9:03 PM | Tagged: gambian court sentences british couple year hard labour news uk
David and Fiona Fulton who were arrested in Banjul on November 29 were also fined 250,000 Dalasis (9,325 dollars, 6,750 euros), after pleading guilty to charges of sedition or inciting resistance to lawful authority.They are the first foreign nation

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30 December 2008 8:24 PM | Tagged: drunk parents spared jail news uk
Alcoholics Mark and Petra Tyler were arrested in September after being refused entry to a pub.They were each given a two-year probation order by magistrates in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.The defendants, both of Mansfield, were also ordered to pay £6

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30 December 2008 8:13 PM | Tagged: footballer held fatal crash news uk
Sheffield United striker Jordan Robertson, 20, who is currently on loan to Southampton, was arrested by Leicestershire Police on suspicion of dangerous driving following a collision on the M1 near Lutterworth. He was later bailed.Omar Mohamed, 38, f