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UK: Former building societies announce £1.2bn merger
14.07.2008 09:21
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Former building societies Abbey and Alliance & Leicester are to be merged under a £1.26bn (€1.5bn) deal announced today.
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ITV shares jump as bidding talks continue
14.07.2008 09:21
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Shares in broadcaster ITV jumped today after the boss of Big Brother producer Endemol refused to rule out a possible takeover bid for the company.
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Rage Against The Machine call for Bush 'war crime' trial
14.07.2008 09:21
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Rockers Rage Against The Machine have called for US President George W. Bush to be tried over the conflict in Iraq - branding the American leader "a war criminal".
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Kilmer struggles with weight battle
14.07.2008 09:21
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Val Kilmer is struggling to shift all the weight he piled on for his latest film role.
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Indie band to release Mandela birthday song
14.07.2008 09:21
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A band is to release a song celebrating Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday after being encouraged to do so by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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Miller fuels affair rumours
14.07.2008 09:21
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Sienna Miller has fuelled rumours she is having an affair with married Balthazar Getty - after they were photographed together in a topless clinch.
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Caine: 'Ledger will land an Oscar nomination'
14.07.2008 09:21
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Heath Ledger will be honoured with a posthumous Oscar nomination for his role as the Joker in the movie 'The Dark Knight', his co-star Michael Caine insists.
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Harrington to play alongside Leonard and Goosen at Open
14.07.2008 08:17
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Padraig Harrington will start the defence of his Open Championship title alongside 1997 winner Justin Leonard and twice US Open champion Retief Goosen at the Southport links, it was announced today.
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McDowell soars up world rankings table
14.07.2008 08:17
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Irish golfer Graeme McDowell is now the ninth highest-ranked European in the world after his Scottish Open victory.
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Spanish striker a target for top English club, says agent
14.07.2008 08:17
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One of England's top clubs are poised to launch a bid for Atletico Madrid forward Sergio Aguero, the player's agent has revealed.
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PWC predicts modest economic pick-up next year
14.07.2008 08:17
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Price Waterhouse Cooper is the latest organisation to predict a virtual halt in economic growth for the rest of this year.
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Fisheries Council likely to agree aid package tomorrow
14.07.2008 08:17
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The Federation of Irish Fishermen (FIF) is calling on Ministers Brendan Smith and Tony Killeen to immediately implement the emergency aid package for Irish fishermen, once it is agreed at the meeting of EU Fisheries Ministers in Brussels on July 15.
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Lennon: 'The Beatles were a Christian band'
14.07.2008 08:17
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An unheard interview with John Lennon has revealed the late singer believed his group The Beatles were a Christian band.
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Blondie: 'Madonna halted my comeback'
14.07.2008 08:17
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Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry has blamed Madonna for keeping her from topping the charts, insisting she is "not very happy" with the pop star's reign.
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Welch planning tell-all memoir
14.07.2008 08:17
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Former movie siren Raquel Welch is set to reveal all about her life in an explosive new memoir.
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