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Taxman cracks down on unpaid business rates
HMRC asked courts to liquidate more businesses in the 12 months to September than at any point over the last four years, according to new data.
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Reporter resigns live on air after lottery winReporter resigns live on air after lottery win

A Spanish television reporter has been left red faced after wildly celebrating a lottery win live on air that later turned out to be a fraction of the jackpot.

Natalia Escudero, who works for public broadcaster RTVE, began screaming on camera when the result was announced.

She said she was "not coming to work tomorrow", suggesting she believed she

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Police in New Zealand have called off the search for two people missing since the volcanic eruption on Whakaari/ White Island earlier this month.

The bodies of Winona Langford, a 17-year-old Australian tourist, and New Zealand tour guide Hayden Marshall-Inman, 40, have not been found and the pair are presumed dead. It is thought their bodies have

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A number of celebrities have been criticised for attending a festival in Saudi Arabia - allegedly accepting six-figure sums to go to the event.

Hollywood stars including Armie Hammer, Ryan Phillipe, Ed Westwick and Wilmer Valderrama were among those at MDL Beast, a three-day festival in Riyadh that drew hundreds of thousands of visitors.

But the

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'Dancing' chimps like to clap along to music'Dancing' chimps like to clap along to music

Chimpanzees like to clap their hands, tap their feet and sway along to music, with males being the more enthusiastic dancers, according to a new study.

It is hoped that a greater understanding of the predisposition of these great apes to music could shed light on how humans came to appreciate melodies.

The research by Japan's Kyoto University

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This Christmas in Bethlehem I watched an unusual procession pass through the not-so-little town's ancient streets.

The mood was jubilant; a crowd of school children were cheering and the town's various scout groups marched, playing their instruments.

For the Christian population here, it was a special moment; a time for pomp.

A fragment believed to be from manger in which Jesus was born
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