Clare Short made excessive claim for mortgage
Former international development secretary admitted claiming thousand which she was not entitled within months of standing down as a Cabinet minister.
Morley suspended from Labour Party
Elliot Morley admitted his future as MP for Scunthorpe was now in the hands of his local constituency..
Peers to be suspended over 'cash for laws' scandal
Labour peers will be first Lords suspended since English Civil War.
First-time buyers return
First-timers account for 40pc of house purchase lending.
Royal Mail delivers profit
Cost-cutting programme, including job losses, provides annual gains.
Yuan to usurp US dollar
Chinese currency preparing to become world's reserve.
Mandelson called on to recoup Dubai debt
Builders look to recover hundreds of millions as boom turns to bust.
Chrysler to shut dealerships
Quarter of its 3,200 car dealerships to go amid bankruptcy.
UK signs Eurofighter deal
UK has committed to buying the third tranche of Eurofighter Typhoon jets.
Bopara and Cook shine in Durham
England (302-2) v West Indies
Centuries apiece for two young batsmen on day one in Durham.
McGeechan quits Wasps
Ian McGeechan has stepped down as director of rugby at Wasps after four seasons at the London club.
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Apple founder Steve Jobs has been honoured with a portrait created from fonts used on his computers and other gadgets.
Astronauts reach Hubble
Atlantis shuttle crew describe docking with telescope in an on-board interview and prepare for spacewalk.
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The leader of the Gurkha Janmukti Morcha party speaks to Telegraph TV about his hopes for an independent state in Darjeeling hills.
Policeman kicks suspect in head
Video footage from a TV news helicopter following a high speed car chase in California shows a police officer kicking a man on the ground during an arrest.
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