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Fraud Most Wanted List Released

Hunt For Most Wanted Fraudsters

Crimestoppers have compiled a list of the top ten most wanted fraudsters, who are believed to be responsible for at least £200 million worth of fraud between them.

Slide Helps Commuters Cut Journey Time

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It can be infuriating having to jostle for space on you commute to work, with everyone walking at different speeds, congesting the pathway. No more so is this the case than when you try to get on the tube or catch a train.
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9 in 10 Incapacity Claimants ‘Fit to Work’

Only 7 percent of incapacity claimants are sick enough to stay on benefits for good. The results of new and tougher tests show that the vast majority are either fit enough to work or they abandon the application half way through the process. All fresh applicants for the new Employment and Support Allowance (formerly incapacity benefit) must undergo work capability assessments.
Office Of Fair Trading: Debt Collectors Now Using Facebook and Twitter to Find You

Family wins lottery for the third time

The odds of winning the lottery are small. Very Small. The odds of winning it twice are near impossible. So imagine the surprise of one family when they went to cash in their third win.
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DUP a No-Show at Gay Pride Event

The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) was the only political party that failed to turn up to Belfast's gay pride festival at Stormont yesterday.
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Species Named in Competition

Scarlett Lady, Ascot Hat and Gangly Lancer are just some of the latest offerings to come out of the Natural England's Name A Species competition.
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Russia Accept that Beer is Alcoholic

Beer has just become officially classified as alcoholic in Russia, after President Dmitry Medvedev signed a bill to try and grasp control on sales of the drink.
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Law Firm Allowed to Respond to Murdoch’s Allegations

The law firm that Rupert Murdoch claims failed to raise awareness over evidence of police bribes at News International will now be given the chance to give their version of events to police and MP's, after previously being prevented from doing so by client-lawyer confidentiality.