Tax cuts for more than 20million 'innocent victims' of the recession have been pledged by David Cameron. The Tory leader proposed to scrap income tax on savings for 18million basic-rate taxpayers, who would benefit by up to £7,200 a year.
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Israeli forces closed in on Gaza City today, pressing home the ground assault against Hamas in the face of desperate diplomatic efforts to broker a ceasefire.
The BBC is at the centre of a new decency row after it screened a porn star talking about sex acts he would like to perform on Lindsay Lohan and her lesbian lover.
Fizzy drinks sold by Coca-Cola in Britain have been found to contain pesticides at up to 300 times the level allowed in tap or bottled water.
Throughout war, disaster and recession, it has kept Britain illuminated for more than 120 years. But the traditional incandescent lightbulb is finally being switched off for the last time.
Plunging car prices are leaving thousands of UK motorists in 'negative equity' on their vehicle loans, experts warned today.
A quarter of mortgage deals are available only to borrowers with a 40 per cent deposit, it has been revealed.
Ailing crystal and china maker Waterford Wedgwood today called in administrators to its UK arm and parts of its Irish business.
Jackpots on fruit machines in pubs, clubs and amusement arcades will double despite fears it will increase gambling addiction during the economic crisis.
A runaway horse unwittingly became a star movie attraction - after bursting into a cinema.
Two in three criminals being 'punished' by the justice system in some parts of Britain do not even suffer the shame of a court conviction.
Think of a weightlifter and the image that comes to mind is of a musclebound hulk with thighs like treetrunks. Think again. Petite 14-year-old Zoe Smith has staked her claim to be the strongest girl in Britain after lifting almost two-thirds more than her bodyweight. ...read
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