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'18,000 still buried' at heart of China earthquake
The official death toll in the Chinese earthquake rose to nearly 12,000 today and 18,000 people are buried in quake-hit city of Mianyang.
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Pension funds take court action over VAT
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Britain's biggest pension funds are to sue the Government for refunds of hundreds of millions of pounds worth of value added tax (VAT) they claim to have been illegally charged on investment management fees.
£2.7bn aid for 10p tax victims unveiled new
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Alistair Darling today announced a £2.7 billion cash injection to help low-paid workers hit by the scrapping of the 10p tax rate.
Exposed! Minister's fears on house price falls new
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
The Government's private fears over the dire state of the UK property market were laid bare today.
'Tombstoning' jumper breaks neck
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
A 20-year-old man who jumped from a pier has broken his neck and may not be able to walk again, police said today.
Heathrow T5 chief to leave
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
The Heathrow airport chief who presided over the Terminal 5 opening debacle is to leave his job, airport operator BAA said today.
Biggest monthly inflation rise since 2002
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
A shock spike in the cost of living during April hit hopes for interest rate cuts today as inflation soared at its highest pace for nearly six years.
More delays for superjumbos
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Further delays in deliveries of the world's biggest passenger plane, which has been ordered by some UK airlines, were announced today by aircraft maker Airbus.
Booby-trap bomb injures policeman
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Northern Ireland's police chief today branded those behind a bomb attack which injured one of his men as out of date and out of time.
Frantic search for thousands trapped by Chinese quake
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
China was last night facing the fallout from its worst natural disaster in three decades with at least 9,000 people known to have been killed in a massive earthquake that struck the mountainous province of Sichuan. Tens of thousands more people are feared dead or trapped in the rubble with 80 per cent of buildings reportedly razed to the ground in many areas by a quake that registered 7.8 on the Richter scale.
Labour's civil war intensifies as Balls lashes out at critics
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
One of Gordon Brown's closest allies has launched a ferocious attack on the Prime Minister's critics, as a growing whispering campaign suggested Mr Brown may not survive to lead Labour into the next general election.
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