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Interest rates hit all-time lowThe Bank of England cuts rates to 1.5%, the lowest level in its 315-year history, as it continues efforts to help the economy.news.bbc.co.ukNissan plant to shed 1,200 jobsCar maker Nissan announces it is to axe around 1,200 jobs at its Wearside plant - around a quarter of the workforce.news.bbc.co.uk'Lucky' Ronaldo in Ferrari smashManchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo writes off his Ferrari in a crash near Manchester Airport.news.bbc.co.ukSecuritas robbery jury dischargedThe jury trying a man accused of taking part in the £53m Securitas raid in Kent fails to reach a verdict.news.bbc.co.ukSFO opens UK Madoff investigationThe Serious Fraud Office says it is to open an inquiry into Bernard Madoff's business operations in the UK.news.bbc.co.ukNo plan to print money - DarlingChancellor Alistair Darling denies he is planning to "print money" in order to boost the UK economy.news.bbc.co.ukMan shocked by 'IRA blackmail'A former Sinn Fein supporter tells a court he was left "devastated" after becoming the victim of alleged blackmailers.news.bbc.co.ukEngineering firm sheds 250 jobsMore than 250 workers are to be made redundant at County Antrim engineering firm FG Wilson, it emerges.news.bbc.co.ukPaul Gascoigne avoids bankruptcyTroubled former football star Paul Gascoigne avoids a bankruptcy hearing by settling a tax bill.news.bbc.co.ukRecycling teabags and other tips from UK's "Mr Tight"A man who has taped his work boots together for years is named as the winner of a television show to find Britain's most frugal person.news.bbc.co.ukBroadband speed still doesn't live up to promises, Ofcom saysNew tests show that at 3.6 Mbps, the average UK broadband speed is "significantly" below many broadband offers.news.bbc.co.ukStrauss ready to rebuild EnglandAndrew Strauss insists he has the backing of predecessor Kevin Pietersen as he takes over the England captaincy.news.bbc.co.ukMosley urges further cost-cuttingMax Mosley, president of Formula One's governing body the FIA, calls for teams to find new ways to cut costs.news.bbc.co.ukFresh inquiry into Tevez affairThe Premier League and the Football Association will launch a fresh inquiry into the conduct of West Ham over the Carlos Tevez affair.news.bbc.co.ukMan City fail in Santa Cruz bidBlackburn reject a bid in excess of £12m from Manchester City for striker Roque Santa Cruz.news.bbc.co.ukLittle PrincessIs dressing a girl in nothing but pink harmful?news.bbc.co.ukFalling interestPensioners worried as rate cuts hit incomenews.bbc.co.ukRugby's RussianEngland's 'flying prince' is honoured with statuenews.bbc.co.ukStore warsNorthern retailer battles the 'Big Four'news.bbc.co.ukBrown on tourBBC reporters take temperature of industry en routenews.bbc.co.ukCrash suvivorsTwenty years on - memories of M1 plane crashnews.bbc.co.uk'Honey bunny' murderer gets lifeA man who strangled his girlfriend to death because she called him "honey bunny" is jailed for at least 17 years.news.bbc.co.ukUFO damage claim at wind farmUFO researchers claim damage to a Lincolnshire wind farm turbine was caused by a mystery aircraft.news.bbc.co.ukZavvi closing 22 storesThe administrators at music, games and DVD retail chain Zavvi say they are closing 22 stores with immediate effect.news.bbc.co.ukEngland rugby star's driving banThe England and Gloucester rugby player Mike Tindall is banned from driving for three years after admitting being over the drink-drive limit.news.bbc.co.ukDeported thief loses legal fightA Jamaican criminal who fathered four children by four different women in the UK has lost his legal battle against deportation.news.bbc.co.ukPM hails UK tourism opportunitiesGordon Brown says Britain must be a leader in the "new type of world economy", ahead of a cabinet meeting in Liverpool.news.bbc.co.ukClegg reshuffles Lib Dem teamNick Clegg reshuffles his frontbench team to prepare for a general election with moves for Simon Hughes and Steve Webb.news.bbc.co.ukFurther delays on west coast lineRail travellers on the West Coast Main Line face delays for the seventh day after power line problems in Warwickshire.news.bbc.co.ukLayman's glossaryQuantitative easing and other baffling finance crisis terms you may have heard being bandied around.news.bbc.co.ukItching to workShe's an accountant, a mother, and asylum seeker. And Chipo is jobless and living on just £35 a week.news.bbc.co.ukMusic to kill forFor some people music is far from pleasant, says Laurie Taylor in his weekly column. Some hate all music.news.bbc.co.ukPapers ponder printing planMany of the papers believe the government is giving serious thought to the idea of printing more money to try to ease the effects of the downturn.news.bbc.co.ukWrong body buried in coffin errorA funeral director apologises to two families after a blunder led to the wrong man being buried during a funeral in Wirral.news.bbc.co.ukPrincess Beatrice's BMW is stolenPolice say they are carrying out an investigation into the theft of Princess Beatrice's car in central London.news.bbc.co.ukDoherty stands down in reshuffleThe Sinn F�in MP and MLA Pat Doherty is to step down from his role as the party's vice president after 20 years.news.bbc.co.ukHaddock in court over feud murderNorth Belfast loyalist Mark Haddock appears in court charged with the murder of a UDA member in 2000.news.bbc.co.ukFears blast hotel could collapseFirefighters searching the debris of an Aberdeenshire hotel devastated by an explosion are forced to pull out.news.bbc.co.ukSNP under fire on bridge fundingScottish ministers are accused of burning bridges instead of building them, as the Forth crossing funding row continues.news.bbc.co.ukMan quizzed over death of boy, 15A street is cordoned off after a teenager dies and a woman is injured in an incident in the early hours.news.bbc.co.ukDeath plunge taking insect photoA woman fell to her death on a mountain in Bulgaria while taking a photo of a grasshopper, an inquest hears.news.bbc.co.uk
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