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  RBS Axing 3,500 More Jobs 'Is A Horror Story'

  Royal Bank of Scotland is cutting a further 3,500 British jobs in a move a major trade union has described as a "horror story".

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  Cricketers Suspended, Charged And Summoned

  The International Cricket Council has "provisionally suspended" the three accused Pakistan players - who will be interviewed by Scotland Yard in the morning.

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  Hague Defends Denial Of Gay Affair Claims

  William Hague has defended his decision to make a deeply personal statement denying claims he had an improper relationship with a male aide.

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  Baby Rhino Born After Poaching Outlawed

  Animal lovers in Nepal are celebrating the first rhino calf to be born in the Bardia National Park since poaching was stopped almost two years ago.

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  Top City Bankers Flash The Cash For Charity

  London's wealthiest City bankers have put their hands in their rather large wallets to raise thousands of pounds for the capital's poorest children.

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  Balls Calls For £250k To Be Spent On New Jobs

  Unemployment should be tackled by spending £250m on creating 200,000 jobs and placements for people out of work, Labour leadership hopeful Ed Balls has said.

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  Talks To Avert Tube Strike Break Down

  Next week's strike on the Tube will definitely go ahead after talks broke down.

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  Transport Minister Makes "Irrefutable Case" For Crossrail

  The Transport Secretary told LBC an "irrefutable case" will be made to the Treasury to approve the £16billion cost of Crossrail.

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  More From Blair's Memoirs

  Tony Blair has revealed he came close to ordering the RAF to shoot down a passenger airliner over London following the 9/11 attacks.

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  Burger King Agrees £2bn 3G Capital Buyout

  Burger King Holding has agreed to be bought by private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26bn (£2.12bn).

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  Arctic Weather Ends Oil Rig Occupation

  Four Greenpeace activists have been arrested after abandoning a protest aimed at disrupting drilling on the Stena Don oil rig in Baffin Bay, Greenland.

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  Poll Shows Summer Hols Left To Last Minute

  One in 20 holidaymakers booked their summer break this year just two weeks before departing, a survey shows.

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  Robbie Tops The Bill To Light Up Blackpool

  Robbie Williams is due in Blackpool tonight to switch on the lights that will stay on for the next 66 days.

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  Piano Rock Star On Mission To Inspire Young

  The rock star of the classical world may have just signed a £2m record deal but his real mission is to inspire the young to love Beethoven as much as Bieber.

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  Pop Act 'So Rich' They Play Free London Show

  Scouting for Girls have played a free gig on London's fashionable Carnaby Street, joking that they no longer need the money.

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  Onions Ruled Out Of Ashes Series

  England fast bowler Graham Onions will undergo back surgery next week that will rule him out of competing in the Ashes series in Australia this winter.

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  Capello Learns Lessons Of World Cup Failure

  England manager Fabio Capello insists he has learned enough lessons from England's World Cup campaign to get his team back on track for the forthcoming Euro 2012 qualifying campaign.

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  Racing Tip: August 25th

  Today's race meetings and tips

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  Road To Nowhere: China's 75-Mile Traffic Jam

  Thousands of lorries are stuck in a 75-mile traffic jam on a motorway heading towards Beijing.

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  Fan-Plastic: How Paper Beat Footie Photo Ban

  An evening newspaper has come up with an ingenious way to beat a League One football club's ban on photographers.

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  Outrage Over 'Princess Diana' Lingerie Ad

  A Chinese lingerie company has unveiled a new range of underwear featuring a Princess of Wales lookalike model on the 13th anniversary of her death.