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Shimon Peres: Israel to consider Gaza ceasefire
Israel is to study plans put forward by France and Egypt for a ceasefire in Gaza, President Shimon Peres said.
EU issues 24hr gas ultimatum to Russia
EU president threatened to treat the conflict as a political and diplomatic snub to Europe if talks between Russia and Ukraine failed to settle a dispute over gas prices
Thousands bankrupted by council tax arrears
Councils are using bailiffs and court summonses to collect unpaid council tax, with 3,500 pursued for bankruptcy or made bankrupt by town halls last year.
Crime maps for the public in every police force
Crime maps that allow the public to pinpoint crimes in their street or neighbourhood are now available across every police force in England and Wales.
Credit crisis will bring closure of one in six shops
High street cull highlights the devastating knock-on effect that the credit crisis has had on the consumer economy.
Rabies kills UK woman
A woman who worked in an African animal sanctuary has become the first Briton to die from rabies for four years.
Salmond backs Euro switch
Alex Salmond has predicted that abandoning the Pound and joining the Euro will be a vote winner in Scotland.
British culture capitals plan
Cities will compete for title of British capital of culture every four years
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Fall of Khmer Rouge remembered
Ceremony in Phnom Penh marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of a regime responsible for the death of up to two million.
Robots to become 'teachers'
Robots could be teaching school children by the end of this year in an attempt to make computing lessons fun.
Dignitas investigated for 'profiteering'
The euthanasia clinic Dignitas that has helped close to 1,000 people kill themselves is under investigation amid fears it may be profiteering from its vulnerable patients.
Man stolen by SS discovers his roots
A man kidnapped as a child to be brought up as part of the Aryan 'master race' in Nazi Germany has discovered his true identity.
IVF a NHS 'postcode lottery'
Fertility treatment funding criteria varies around the country and no trusts are complying with national guidance, study finds.
US Army relaxes weight limits
Fighting a combination of growing obesity and rising recruitment needs, the US Army is relaxing its weight limits to attract bigger Americans.
Big cats spotted by rangers
Two big cats have been spotted by rangers working for a Government agency in the most compelling evidence yet that the creatures are living in Britain.
Energy bills could fall below £1,000
Lower wholesale costs and weakening demand means 26 million gas and electricity customers could see £130 knocked off the price of annual bills, exclusive research for The Telegraph shows.
Fish memories last for months
it was previously believed that a fish's memory span was three seconds, scientists now believe they can remember for up to five months.
Family ran cocaine courier service
A mother and her two sons, who ran a 24 hour cocaine courier service for clubbers, have been jailed for up to three years each.
Patrick Swayze: 'Cancer is hell'
The Dirty Dancing star has undergone a course of chemotherapy alongside an experimental drug, since diagnosis a year ago.
Catholic financiers defend captialism
Capitalism is not dead - it has just been exploited by a few greedy people, Catholic businessmen tell Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor.
Judge John Deed actor 'harassed by unhinged stalker pensioner'
A pensioner sent offensive and harassing letters to Judge John Deed actor Martin Shaw, a court heard.
Watchdog to vet Government statistics
Official figures covering childhood obesity, NHS waiting times and house prices data are to be investigated by a watchdog after a row about the Home Office's use of knife crime figures.
British tennis player will not stand trial
Christopher Doerr, a young British tennis player accused of raping a woman at a party in Mississippi, will not stand trial.
Was arrest of Bristol Palin's future mother-in-law delayed?
Authorities in Alaska have been accused of delaying the arrest of a woman connected to Sarah Palin until after the November election.
All you need is... the rights
An attempt to put the entire Beatles back catalogue on the web for free has been scuppered.
Twitter spoofs Jesus and John Lennon
Twitter fans set up a spoof website imagining the Tweets of historical figures including Jesus, Gandhi and The Beatles' John Lennon.
Tetris 'reduces traumatic memories'
Playing the video game "Tetris" could reduce the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Interview with Stuart Rose
Sir Staurt Rose tells Retail Editor James Hall that customers were 'freaked' before Christmas.
Top currency in 2009
Hans-Guenter Redeker, head of currency strategy at BNP Paribas, tells Robert Miller why the pound is out of favour and which currency he thinks will perform best in 2009.
EDITOR'S CHOICE
The Celtic tiger reduced to pussycat
Wedgwood is gone, but how much more of Sir Anthony O'Reilly's business empire is on the brink of collapse, asks Andrew Pierce.
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