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Obama Refuses To Release Bin Laden Death Photos

Barack Obama was last night forced to clarify that he is ‘absolutely certain’ Osama Bin Laden has been killed. Three days after a U.S commando shot the Al Qaeda leader in the head, the American President has refused to release photographic proof of th... Read >

Discovery Of Three New Breast Cancer Genes Could Be A Lifesaver

The discovery of three key breast cancer genes could save thousands of lives a year. The news has bought fresh inspiration for researchers that it is possible to come up with new treatments to help fight this common form of the disease. Even though th... Read >

Calls For Japanese PM To Quit Grow In Aftermath Of Quake

As Japan struggles to recover following the disastrous earthquake of last month, it now seems that the country’s fragile political truce is now unravelling. The news comes today as the head of the main opposition party called on Prime Minister Naoto Kan t... Read >

Birmingham Produces The First New MG For 16 Years

Yesterday, for the first time in 16 years, an all-new MG rolled off the Birmingham production line. The new model is a result of an Anglo-Chinese collaboration and was designed and engineered in Britain, but some of the production has taken place in China... Read >

UK Inflation Strikes Again

When inflation dropped for the first time in eight months it seemed that Britain’s economy had offered policymakers something to smile about. The shrinking trade gap also stoked hopes that economy recovery led by exports was at last set to kick in. Ma... Read >

Job Centre Staff Propose A 24-Hour Strike Over Row

April 18 is the date that over 30 Job Centre Plus shops will see thousands of their staff stage a 24-hour strike it was announced today. The strike is a result of a row over working conditions and a ‘target driven culture.’ The workers who are members ... Read >

Japan Hit By Aftershock A Month On From Earthquake

Yesterday, Japan was hit with yet another disaster as a strong earthquake shook the north-east coastal areas of the country. Residents in these areas had to evacuate to higher ground in a bid to avoid getting hurt. The earthquake which reached 7.4 on t... Read >

National Minimum Wage To Rise In October

Good news for all those currently receiving the national minimum wage, it is set to rise by 15p an hour to £6.08 in October. The changes that come as a direct response to recommendations from the Low Pay Commission are thought to benefit almost £1million ... Read >

New Bowel Cancer Test Could Save Thousands Of Lives

A simple test has been developed by health experts that could dramatically reduce the risk of people developing bowel cancer. It is thought that the developments could save as many as 3,000 lives every year and not only that, the test could also detect... Read >

Portugal Asks For Financial Aid

Portugal has revealed that it now needs financial aid from the European Union. The news came in the form of a televised evening address to the nation from Prime Minister Jose Socrates. Mr Socrates announced: “I want to inform the Portuguese that the g... Read >

Black Wednesday Hits Britain Today

Millions of families across Britain will be hit by Black Wednesday today as Government cuts came into force. Labour MP’s have predicted that the proposed cuts could leave families with two children up to £1,560 a year worse off. Ed Balls, the shadow c... Read >

McDonalds Plans To Recruit Staff On Mass

McDonalds today have revealed a plan to recruit 50,000 workers in a single day. It is thought that the proposal may be the biggest corporate recruitment drive over a 24-hour period in history. The famous fast-food chain is looking to put the plan into... Read >

Mortgages Paid Off In Record Time

Experts are worried that the recent trend of home owners using their cash to pay off their mortgages at a record amount could hamper the economy. The news was revealed yesterday as The Bank of England announced that during the last three months of 2010... Read >

Rockhopper Shares Rise By 16pc

Shares in Rockhopper Exploration have skyrocketed by 16pc after the company revealed that there was more oil in the Falklands well than was previously expected. Rockhopper have enjoyed a rise in share prices from 38 ¼ to 276 1/4p and are the only comp... Read >

Fukushima 50 ‘expect to die’

They are known as the ‘Fukushima 50’ by the media but the workers who have been battling tireless to bring the reactors under control at Japan’s nuclear plant have now admitted that they expect to die from radiation sickness. The news was revealed by t... Read >