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Credit given without income checks
Almost five million people have been granted credit cards in the past year without having to prove their income, according to research published on Wednesday.
Hit by fuel prices motorists look to alternatives
With oil prices near $140 a barrel, motorists are starting to look seriously at both alternative fuels and electric vehicles as a way to be able to keep driving their cars.
Brown defends security policies
Gordon Brown defended his government's controversial security legislation on Tuesday, saying the country cannot have its "head in the sand" in its fight against terrorism.
Inflation surges but Bank cools rate rise outlook
The inflation rate rose in May to its highest since the Labour government came to power in 1997 but the Bank of England played down the risk of early interest rate rises by saying the path for rates was still "uncertain".
Tory chairman faces expenses investigation
Conservative Party chairman Caroline Spelman is to be investigated over public money she paid to her nanny, Parliament's standards watchdog announced on Tuesday.
Car bomb in Baghdad kills 11
A car bomb killed 11 people and wounded 42 at a crowded bus stop in a predominantly Shi'ite neighbourhood in northwestern Baghdad on Tuesday, Iraqi police said.
Hacker waits for U.S. extradition ruling
Five judges at the country's highest court retired on Tuesday to consider a final appeal against extradition by a computer enthusiast wanted in Washington for the "biggest military hack of all time".
Tanker drivers back to work as talks resume
Tanker drivers returned to work on Tuesday amid renewed efforts to stave off another possible four-day strike over pay.
Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza truce
A ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip will begin on Thursday, Egypt said after mediating a deal that could ease a crippling Israeli blockade of the Hamas-controlled territory.
Austria grants 11 million pound restitution for alpine disaster
Relatives of 155 people killed when an Austrian Alps funicular train caught fire in a tunnel in 2000 will share a 13.9-million-euro (11 million pound) settlement, the compensation commission said on Tuesday.
Computer stolen from cabinet minister's office
A computer was stolen from the office of a cabinet minister in a break-in in the second serious security breach involving a senior government official in a week. BBC television said the computer contained 'restricted' government documents, including some on defence and extremism, but no information believed to be top secret.
Lyrical terrorist wins court appeal
A woman who called herself the "lyrical terrorist" and wrote a poem about beheading a hostage, won an appeal against a criminal conviction in London on Tuesday.
Degree standards being sacrificed
Universities are handing out record numbers of first-class degrees in a "grotesque" attempt to climb league tables and attract lucrative overseas students, a senior academic said on Tuesday.
Indian Christians to produce film on Apostle Thomas
A Christian movie on the life and ministry of Apostle Thomas is set to hit India's silver screen for the first time in 2009.
Archbishop endorses Scripture Union's LightLive
The Archbishop of York has given his backing to LightLive, Scripture Union's free online ministry that puts children's and youth learning material at leaders' fingertips.
CofE sees difficult debate on women bishops
The Church of England is in the midst of an "unsettled moment" as members remain in heavy debate over the possibility of women bishops and concerned over reports of a gay 'wedding' service.