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Osborne attacks Brown over economy

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George Osborne said today's £37bn bank rescue package was "no triumph" for the Government and accused Gordon Brown of "presiding over the biggest economic disaster of our lifetime".

Dancing Dad (Pater groovio): a frequent offender at weddings and family gatherings

Are you ever too old to Boogie?

Can a father in his forties still bust moves with the best of them? Former raver Rupert Moon joins his daughter on a clubbing odyssey

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London: the celebrities' defamation capital

Robert Verkaik: Those lucky enough to earn a living as actors, singers or models used to be grateful for all the publicity they could get. Not any more.
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Thabo Mbeki is due to arrive in Harare today

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Thabo Mbeki, the former South African president, arrives in Harare today in a bid to salvage the power-sharing deal he recently brokered.

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A missing computer drive may hold details of 1.7 million people who inquired about joining the armed forces, it was revealed today.

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