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An enterprising Spanish village is re-establishing the peseta (the former Spanish currency) in a bid to boost the local economy.

Defence MPs risk further Argentinian anger with fact-finding tour of Falkland Islands ahead of 30th anniversary of war.

Up to 356 feared dead after fire sweeps through prison.

Apparently, Romford, in Essex, is the luckiest town in the UK, according to a survey by National Lottery.

Nursery worker Paul Wilson has minimum tariff cut for early plea on filming rape of three-year-old girl.

The scandal that broke more than a decade ago is back. Details of the entire affair involving former U.S. President Bill Clinton and the woman he had an affair with, Monica Lewinsky, will be part of a Public Broadcasting Service (PCS) documentary to be aired both in the U.S. and the UK, on Feb. 20 and Feb. 21.

Lion attacks and kills experienced zookeeper at breeding farm outside Johannesburg.

Prince Charles takes on 100 'job ambassadors' to get 100,000 long-term unemployed jobless back into work.

Scarborough refuses to budge over £25,000-a-year civic car because scrapping it "would devalue the role of the mayor".

A bomb disposal officer was killed by a blast as he tried to defuse an explosive in the Nigerian city of Kaduna.

Country cannot afford to host games, admits Italian Premier Mario Monti.

Shanghai aquarium stages wedding for Humboldt penguins because creatures are notoriously monogamous.

Reports have emerged that AnonyOps, a website associated with the hacktivist Anonymous collective, has been defaced by the hacker Exotz.

Following Mike Coats’ decision to call it a day on second career as Fabio Capello lookalike, should others follow suit?

Italian prosecutors and lawyers of British student Meredith Kercher are formally petitioning Italy's Supreme Court today to overturn the appeals acquittal of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito.

It may seem ridiculous but for some people pain and torture are a part of their culture... of their prestige.

Emergency gift and date ideas to salvage your Valentine’s Day.

There is no time for love for in Uzbekistan this year... the local authorities have cancelled several Valentine's Day events as part of attempts to encourage the population to commemorate the birthday of the first Mughal emperor Babur instead.

Shelter warns that games 'exacerbating' London's housing problem.

Joshua Cryer tells magistrates he did not tweet racial abuse of former England striker.

Dean Dinnen jailed following drug-fuelled rampage with chainsaw at Hull pub.

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James Brokenshire seeks guarantees from Amman that alleged terror cleric will not be tortured if extradited.

It is Valentine's Day and love is in the air. It is special day to express your feelings to your loved ones. Animals are not found wanting.

This Valentine's Day could be one to remember for the Bahraini government... albeit for all the wrong reasons.

Banning smoking in offices, public transport and other public places can help curb a smoker's drive to light up even inside their homes.

Earthquakes Hit California and Costa Rica

Channel 4 documentary reveals hardly any tickets to major events were available to public.

Met Police commander attacked and falsely arrested Waad al-Baghdadi in wesbite cash row, court hears.