Former Immigration boss pleads guilty to false CV
Former Immigration head Mary Anne Thompson admits fraudulently using her CV to secure top public service jobs.
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Spanish unemployment hits four million
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Scientists have for the first time found powerful evidence that genius may be linked with madness.
Britain's language gap years for primary school pupils
Sending children as young as 9 overseas for six months is a growing trend in the UK, where it's seen as one of the best ways to learn a second language.
No charges against Madoff's UK operation
No one from the UK arm of Bernard Madoff's fraudulent investment business will face prosecution, the Serious Fraud Office has decided.
Muse, Stevie Wonder to headline Glastonbury
Stevie Wonder and Muse are to headline this year's Glastonbury Festival.
Gullwinged supercar to take off
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Steven Tyler may sue to stay in Aerosmith
Steven Tyler has reportedly moved to block his fellow members of Aerosmith from holding auditions to replace him as their singer.
Return of the oddballs
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Duralex - in a glass of its own
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Doubts over niche player Spyker's ability to save Saab
Fiat chief executive Sergio Marchionne is one automotive industry executive sceptical about the ability of Dutch niche player Spyker Cars NV to turn around the fortunes of Sweden's Saab.
Austria: 'Tis the season to be scared
Nick Warren visits the Austrian Alps and finds a centuries-old pagan tradition still thriving in modern times.
A high society encounter at Stephane Rolland
Fashion blogger Isaac Hindin Miller files from the Paris Haute Couture shows.
Polish man found alive in coffin
A 76-year-old Polish beekeeper has been discovered alive as he was about to be buried.
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Brown cuts attacked at Iraq inquiry
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been presented with more damaging evidence.
Children pay for meltdown
Signs of family breakdown emerge in the wake of Iceland's financial crash.
The good, the bad and the brilliant
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Paris: Celebs descend on the Haute Couture shows
Fashion blogger Isaac Hindin Miller finds himself playing photographer's assistant at the Paris Haute Couture shows.
Fun and games end Paris Fashion Week
Fashion blogger Isaac Hindin-Miller files from Paris Fashion Week.
Mercy killings undertaken by two mums, only one goes to jail
Both are loving mothers, who after years of devoted care to their disabled children felt they had no choice but to take the law into their own hands but while one was allowed to walk free from court yesterday the other will go to jail.
Should women settle for Mr Good Enough?
Is feminism to blame for the number of women who find themselves single? The Independent's Liz Hoggard delves into the issue.
Hope for Haiti telethon raises millions
George Clooney's Hope for Haiti Now telethon has raised US$57 million (NZ$79 million) so far.
Paris Fashion Week: The prince and the hobo
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Campaign to save tropical forests failed by food giants
Western food manufacturers are buying so little sustainable palm oil that the system set up to limit damage to tropical forests caused by the world's cheapest vegetable oil is in danger of collapse.