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BIGGEST DOWNPOUR IN BRITAIN'S HISTORY

Extreme rainfall that swamped northern England with devastating floods, sweeping away bridges, making hundreds homeless and killing a policeman, was the heaviest ever recorded in Britain in a 24-hour period.

TORIES ACCUSE BROWN OF SELLING OUT THE CITY IN DEAL WITH FRANCE

Gordon Brown was accused yesterday of failing to protect the British national interest by handing the French a powerful European post which could allow them to shackle the City of London.

I'LL HAVE MY LOBSTER ELECTROCUTED, PLEASE

The heart-rending sound that a lobster makes as it is boiled alive puts off many a home chef from preparing the dish for a dinner party.
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NATIONWIDE SAYS REVIVAL IN HOUSING MARKET SET TO END

The mini revival in house prices is set to come to a juddering halt, Britain's biggest building society has warned.

UK CAR PRODUCTION REVERSES MORE SLOWLY

The fall in UK car production slowed in October, to its slowest rate of year-on-year decline so far in 2009, stoking the optimism that has crept into the industry since the launch of the cash-for-bangers scheme.