Swaziland has world's highest Aids rate
The landlocked African kingdom of Swaziland is believed to have the world's highest rate of HIV, with almost four out of 10 adults infected with the virus which causes Ai...
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House prices 'rising at fastest rate since 1973
House prices are increasing at their fastest rate since 1973, although flats are soaring ahead of more expensive properties, according to a new survey.
Prices rose by 2...
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BoE hopeful speaks out on euro rate
Andrew Crockett, the second-favourite candidate to replace Sir Edward George as Governor of the Bank of England, will tomorrow make a keynote speech about the 'right' par...
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Private schools hit record 99% A-level pass rate
Winchester college has climbed back to the top of the annual league table of the best A-level results achieved by fee-paying schools.
Boys at the school, where boarding...
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From tumblers to bumblers... how those goal celebrations rate
Lomano Lua-Lua (Newcastle United)
I know Lomano used to be a gymnast and he's set a high standard for the rest of the Premiership to follow with his goal celebrations ...
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Britain 'facing immigration at rate of 250,000 a year
Immigration to Britain has doubled over the past 10 years, according to a report launched today by the thinktank Migration Watch UK.
The level of immigration will run a...
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How did the players rate?
Germany:
Oliver Kahn Great save early on from Lee Chun Soo deflated the Koreans. Germany's "only world class player" according to Franz Beckenbauer, looked the part. C...
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Isle of Man unveils 0% business tax rate
The Isle of Man today unveiled plans to cut its business tax to zero by the end of 2005 in response to the EU's efforts to eliminate harmful corporate tax competition and...
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Now I know why the cancer survival rate is better elsewhere in Europe
I am beginning to understand why the cancer survival rate is better in European countries other than Britain. Here is my story.
I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in No...
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At this rate everyone can still be happy
Finally, the government's figures have confirmed what business surveys have been saying since the turn of the year: things are looking up for British industry.
The chun...
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