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THE TIMES
UK STAFF FACE IRAN TRIAL
Iranian employees of the British Embassy in Tehran face the prospect of a show trial after the regime said that they had admitted conspiring against the Islamic Republic.
A SHADOW FALLS OVER THE MURRAY DREAM
Yesterday the roof fell in on a Wimbledon dream. With the best chance in years of a British player winning the men's singles, Andy Murray lost 4-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7 to Andy Roddick in the semi-finals.
HITLER? HE GOT THINGS DONE, SAYS ECCLESTONE
Bernie Ecclestone, the Formula One chief, said yesterday that he preferred totalitarian regimes to democracies and praised Adolf Hitler for his ability to "get things done".
City:
BISCHOFF STEPS BACK INTO THE LINE OF FIRE AS LLOYDS SEEKS LEADERSHIP
When Sir Win Bischoff was asked to step into the hot seat as chairman of Citigroup in late 2007, he said that he could not give an answer until he had called his wife.
FARM SALES REBOUND, AS RURAL IDYLL RETURNS TO FAVOUR
They shrank away from the housing market during the worst of the downturn, but signs are emerging that lifestyle buyers have resumed their hunt for a farmhouse in the English countryside.