11:29am UK, Sunday January 31, 2010

Rob Cole,
Sky News Online

Sara Payne has been left paralysed down the left side of her body after suffering a stroke brought on by a brain aneurysm.








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4:04pm UK, Sunday January 31, 2010

Damien Pearse, Sky News Online

A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates in October have issued a desperate appeal for help as their health deteriorates.








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Rachel Chandler is said to be “skeletal” and [...]

The world’s foremost gathering of business and government leaders wrapped up a five-day meeting Sunday with widespread agreement that a fragile recovery is under way but no consensus on what’s going to spur job growth and prevent another global economic meltdown.

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Reporting from Washington – The most heated controversy over the recent Supreme Court ruling striking down parts of the nation’s campaign-funding laws has focused on whether the decision frees foreign corporations to pour money into American elections.

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Harry has strutted his stuff on the stage of a Haiti benefit concert in Barbados after challenging donors to raise thousands to get him onto his feet.

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Rex Features

Charlize Theron has reportedly ended her romance with Stuart Townsend.
The Road star, who dated the Irish actor for nine years and met on the set of the 2001 film Trapped, has allegedly told friends that she split from Townsend after a trip to Mexico over the Christmas holiday.
A source told the Mail: “Stuart is [...]

Chronicle photo An envelope sent to one voter. The recipient’s name has been erased. A national Republican fundraising campaign that invokes the word “census” and claims to be an “official document” is…
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JANUARY 29, 2010

The sound of sweeping is covered by hammering as Haitians start to rebuild their lives.

Yesterday was hot. Will Pavia and I went in search of people preparing their new accommodation in a camp that sleeps 20,000 homeless people. Sweat dribbled down their faces as they tied cotton sheets to reclaimed timbers. A modicum of [...]

On January 5 the Government introduced its boiler scrappage scheme, giving homeowners £400 towards a new boiler when replacing one which is G-Rated. However, confusion still reigns over how the scheme works, so we’ve teamed up with npower to answer your questions.
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It is jokingly dubbed ‘the most expensive B&B in the world’. Then again the trailer camp is the only ‘bed and breakfast’ that also provides lunch, dinner, a gym, 24-hour Internet access and a relatively secure place to stay in Basra.Situated within the newly-acquired American military base in this southern-Iraqi province, the B&B provides private [...]