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More sales aim to attract shoppers

A host of high street giants are launching sales to lure in shoppers

5:22pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Department store Debenhams is to hold a second price cutting campaign this week amid speculation of a fresh round of sales on the high street.

Retailer set to axe 800 workers

Another high street company has announced job losses

5:22pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Britain's retail sector has been dealt a major blow as another high street company went into administration with the loss of more than 800 jobs.

Top officer probes Home Office leak

Chief Constable Ian Johnston is to probe Home Office leak

5:22pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008

A senior police officer has been appointed by Acting Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson to review the handling of the police inquiry into Home Office leaks.

Government pay dispute resolved

PCS General Secretary Mark Serwotka balloting civil servants over industrial action

5:22pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008

A long running pay dispute between the Government and civil servants, which threatened to spark a winter of discontent, has been resolved.

Brits still stranded in Thai chaos

Britons are among tourists still stranded in Thailand

5:22pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008

The crisis in Thailand appears to be nearing an end but thousands of stranded British travellers are still struggling to leave the strife-torn country.

BA in merger talks with Qantas

British Airways is in talks with Qantas over a potential merger

5:22pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008

British Airways has revealed it is in talks over a potential merger with Australian rival Qantas.

Driver pays parking fine in pennies

Maggie Gebbett paid a parking fine in pennies as part of a protest

5:22pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008

A carer who was slapped with an £80 parking fine by her council, despite winning an appeal to drop the charge, has presented her fee to officials in a wheelbarrow full of pennies in protest at the penalty.

Menezes: Unlawful killing ruled out

Coroner Sir Michael Wright

5:22pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008

The coroner at the inquest of Jean Charles de Menezes has ruled out a verdict of unlawful killing.

Child services face tougher reviews

Ed Balls said a report painted a 'devastating and damning' picture of failings

5:22pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Tougher inspection regimes for child protection services across the country have been introduced to avoid a repeat of failings exposed by the Baby P tragedy.

'Evil' Tobin handed life for murder

Vicky Hamilton was abducted 17 years ago

5:22pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Convicted sex killer Peter Tobin has been jailed for a minimum of 30 years for the "barbaric" murder of schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton.


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