Archive for December, 2011

Strictly Come Dancing star Laila Rouass’ former husband jailed for ?250m VAT fraud

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011


Nasir Khan (pictured) enjoyed all the trappings of success with a ?5.5million mansion in Spain, exclusive riverfront properties in London worth ?5million, a yacht and a fleet of high-powered sports cars.

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Model Gabby Joesph, 16, killed herself under train ‘after boy cancelled cinema date’

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011


Gabrielle Joseph, 16, (pictured) told friends on Facebook: ‘I am going to kill myself tonight’ after being upset at the cinema snub. She was killed by a train near her home in Briton Ferry, South Wales, an inquest heard.

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Boy, 6, sees Christmas dreams come true as parents build chimney big enough for Santa

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011


Leo Parks asked his parents if they wouldn’t mind making the chimney of their new home in Somerford Keynes, Gloucestershire, a little larger.

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Pebbles the Dalmatian ‘weak but healthy’ after giving birth to a litter of FIFTEEN puppies

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011


The surprise litter — double the average number — left mother Pebbles so exhausted that her human family, from Carmarthenshire, west Wales, had to be called in as puppysitters.

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Kim Jong Il dead: Body placed in glass coffin as mourners honour North Korean leader

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011


State television showed still images of his body in its open coffin, surrounded by wreaths and covered with a red blanket in the Kumsusan Memorial Palace, Pyongyang.

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The great rail fare rip-off! Ticket prices to soar by average 5.9% in the New Year

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011


The increase – beating the Retail Prices Index measure of inflation, which was 5.2 per cent in November – will add fuel to claims that rail travel is becoming the preserve of the wealthy.

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Royal Navy spend ?3m converting submarines for women

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011


Defence Secretary Philip Hammond today told MPs that the money will pay for the creation of separate accommodation facilities for women on the subs.

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Occupy London: St Paul’s protest camp ‘is a magnet for crime’

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011


Demonstrators say they will be welcoming revellers, particularly the homeless, to join them. And they will be offering live music and free food – including turkey on Christmas Day.

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New mother left in bloodied bed 3 days with no food for 24 hours as hospital staff ‘could not cope’

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011


Elspeth Kirk, 29, from Westcliff, Essex, pictured with husband Dean and baby Ava, said the birth by emergency caesarean at Southend Hospital turned into a nightmare.

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Rare monkey is raised by zookeepers after being rejected by its mother

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011


The little brown tree-climber is of the mona breed which was born premature before being presented to the public today at Magdeburg Zoo in Germany.

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