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The latest bank base rate cut has brought further misery to savers and prompted many to seek out safe alternatives for their money. One option to consider is tying up you...
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Sharp rise in rape cases overshadows fall in crime rate
An unexplained 27% rise in female rape cases last year cast a shadow today over the publication of Home Office figures that reveal the crime rate in England and Wales hel...
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Exploding the myth of the falling crime rate
The trouble with crime is that it's illegal. Which means it's secret. Which means that all the king's forces and all the king's men and women at every level of every crim...
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Russia's suicide rate doubles
The suicide rate in Russia has almost doubled since 1990, with nearly 57,500 Russians taking their own lives every year, according to figures released by the World Health...
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An identity crisis for the rate-surfer
Portsmouth resident Liz Valette, 59, is a self-confessed "rate tart". She surfs the net for interest rate deals to make the most of her savings. "I have to keep opening n...
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We were made to look second rate
The Age
Those in the southern hemisphere who have lampooned this England team for so long must now begrudgingly admit this is a special side, capable of becoming the f...
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Sexy new high-octane Cup threatens the birth rate
Dave Podmore is not the kind of guy who visits supermarkets all that often - what's the point when you're married to someone who can do the kind of things with a Nectar c...
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The worst tourists ever? How Zimbabwe rate
Steven Lynch, editor of Wisden CricInfo
1. 1958 New Zealanders: Lost 4-0, one drawn.
"England won 4-0 but it would have been all five had it not rained so much at T...
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Sars death rate expected to rise
Health experts gathered in Canada today to consider ways to prevent the spread of the Sars virus, while the World Health Organisation warned that the death rate from the ...
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Secured lending rises following interest rate cut
Borrowers are leaving their credit cards in their wallets and taking out secured loans instead, official figures from the Bank of England suggested today.
While growth ...
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