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Her Majesty rules this winter, writes Rachel Wells. Queen Elizabeth II would have to be one of the strangest style icons to have emerged in recent years. In 2007, she appeared on British Vogue's Definitive List of Most Glamorous Women and last year,...
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W hat sort of car do you think the producer of Top Gear – the creator of phantasmagorical automotive telly – might drive? Answer: a seven year old Honda Jazz (1.4, petrol). When I asked Andy Wilman this most personal of questions – for a petrolhead a...
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According to research by Lincoln Financial Group, around 16 million people in the UK say that the economic downturn will have an impact on the wealth they intend to pass on to the next generation. The group found that some Brits are taking steps to minimise...
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U2 Announce Tour Details 09 March 2009 After much anticipation, U2 have finally release details of their forthcoming tour. It will go by the name Kiss The Future , and according to their tour schedule which kicks off in Barcelona on June 30th and finishes...
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WE are finally looking upon the credit crunch with fondness, because it has stopped skint Lily Allen from going out. Read Full Story NOT since Octomum headed to the maternity ward have so many swollen breasts and screaming kids been in one place than...
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Irish Open bucks credit crunch after signing new sponsor London, March 04: The Irish Open bucked the global credit crunch on Wednesday, announcing a 20 percent increase in prize money after signing a new sponsor. The tournament, first played in 1927,...
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The global financial crisis sweeping through Wall Street and the European banking sector will touch the lives of the world's most vulnerable, push millions into deeper poverty and lead to the deaths of thousands of children, a new United Nations study...
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The British government pledged funds Tuesday to rescue 13 billion pounds ($18.3 billion) worth of key public infrastructure projects being built by private companies that are at risk of collapse because of the economic downturn. The deal, which could...
The insurer conducted a survey which found that 12 per cent of Brits are considering reducing the amount they spend on insurance this year as they try to save money because of the credit crunch. John O'Roarke, managing director of LV= general insurance,...
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The plan to get Northern Rock lending again forms part of a package expected this week designed to get credit in Britain flowing again after the economy shrank by 1.5 per cent in the last three months of 2008. British house prices have slumped by nearly...
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