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ONLY DRASTIC ACTION NOW WILL SAVE US, SAYS BROWN

Britain would face an even more severe recession without the multibillion-pound tax cut and spending package that will be unveiled on Monday, Gordon Brown said yesterday.

ICE STORM COMES CALLING DIRECT FROM NORTH POLE

This weekend is a time for thick pull-overs and woolly hats as a taste of winter spreads over much of Britain.

LITVINENKO MURDER SUSPECT MAKES PEACE OFFER OVER TEA

Two years after Alexander Litvinenko died in agony at a London hospital, the man accused of murdering him with radioactive poison is prepared to come to Britain to be questioned by Scotland Yard.
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WOOLWORTHS STARING AT COLLAPSE UNLESS RESCUE DEAL WITH LENDERS IS ARRANGED

The management of Woolworths could call in the administrators within days unless they can secure a rescue deal with lenders.

FTSE ENDS WEEK 11% DOWN AS RECESSION FEARS BITE AGAIN

The FTSE 100 fell sharply yesterday as concern about a global recession again gripped the market.