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Former Commonwealth Decathlon Gold medalist Dean Macey has called for life bans to be handed down to drug cheats.

A new report from the ratings agency Moody's reveals that the London 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic games are unlikely to provide a long term boost to corporates and the UK economy.

Police swoop on homes around country and arrest seven on suspicion of fundraising for terrorists.

Thomas Vermaelen says he will only be concentrating on Arsenal's game plan this weekend, and will be worrying about other results later, with the defender insisting that the squad will be focused completely on executing their own tactics as they aim to keep third position in the table.

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The Lloyd's of London insurance market, the world's oldest, has said it suffered no significant first quarter losses after a difficult 2011.

Lower production following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill pulls down profits despite the rise in oil prices over the last year

Hedge Fund Group's share price plunges further in London as takeover talk dismissed by CEO

Stock gets biggest boost since January after solid earnings and lower impairment charges

Georgia May Jagger, daughter of Jerry Hall and Mick Jagger, has teamed up with British model, Pixie Geldof to front the 2012 Fashion Targets Breast Cancer campaign.

Design Museum in London celebrates twenty years of design and inspiration by French shoe designer Christian Louboutin.

Pirate Bay: The High Court has ordered Sky, Everything Everywhere, TalkTalk, Virgin Media, and O2 to block access to the controversial file sharing website.

We speak to Eugene Kaspersky and his cyber security team about how a change of thinking is needed to combat cyber crime.

British drugs cheats will no longer be prevented from competing at the Olympic Games, after a British Olympic Association bylaw was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

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Bank says insurance group 'core' to Lloyds ongoing business but refuses comment on market speculation about Duke Street Capital bid.

Pop star Rihanna seems keen on fleshing out her fledgling acting career.

Everything Everywhere believes that the UK will see significant economic and social benefits from the introduction of 4G LTE mobile broadband.

Chelsea striker Fernando Torres says that it is his time to enjoy as he feels things are getting better after scoring a hat-trick in the Blues' 6-1 win over Queens Park Rangers on Sunday.

Visitors to London to celebrate royal jubilee celebrations stung with huge rate hike as hotels cash in.

Andrew Moss, chief executive of Aviva, had turned down a pay rise after shareholders voiced their concerns on executive pay.

Arsenal's Yossi Benayoun expects captain Robin van Persie to stay at the North London club for a long time.

Increasingly squeezed middle-class Britain turns to 'foodbanks' as unemployment rises, access to benefits tightens and debt slips out of control.

Tech fans are having a free run of the name, features and the cost of Samsung's new smartphone.

al-Qaida agrees to release Stephen Malcolm, in exchange for the release of radical cleric Abu Qatada.

Aberdeen Asset Management's portfolio nears £185bn as group ups dividend by 4.4 percent

The 2012 British Soap Award winners have been announced.

Lucian Freud leaves daughter Rose Pearce and lawyer Diana Rawstron in charge of most of estate.

Roberto Di Matteo says he was never bothered by the possiblity of facing Real Madrid, and sees Bayern Munich as an opponent of equal difficulty, as Chelsea prepare for battle with their German counterparts in the Champions League final.

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