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Anger at £130m civil service bonuses

Opposition parties demanded reform of Whitehall's bonus culture today after research revealed civil servants shared payouts of almost £130m last year.

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Coach driver hailed after death crash

Two women died but the driver did 'fantastically' well to avoid further loss of life, say witnesses.

Boy George's Big Brother ban plea rejected

The singer had asked the High Court to quash a Probation Service block on his appearance.

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What designer store came to your city this month?

Asia got its first Abercrombie & Fitch store in Tokyo, Missoni found its way into South America with a launch in Sao Paulo, and the CityCenter in Las Vegas finally opened, hosting all major designer stores shopping fans could hope for.Here are the biggest store launches in December:

Mandelson: Do your degree in two years

Richard Garner: Universities told to reduce length of courses as Government dramatically reduces higher education spending

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Craigie Aitchison: Painter renowned for his use of colour who refused to be tied down to a school or genre

For 50 years, the painter Craigie Aitchison drew on the same small repertoire of images: crucifixions, Italian landscapes, portraits of black men and pictures of dogs, usually Bedlington Terriers.



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