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BT to cut 15,000 jobs - Heads start to roll over expenses scandal - Labour peers face sleaze suspension



BT to cut 15,000 jobs

BT is cutting up to 15,000 jobs in the coming year after it racked up pre-tax losses of £134 million.

Heads start to roll over expenses scandal

A Conservative MP has resigned over "unacceptable" expense claims, while a Labour MP has been suspended from the parliamentary party.

Labour peers face sleaze suspension

Two Labour peers could be suspended from the House of Lords for as long as six months after an inquiry found them guilty of misconduct in a sleaze inquiry.

Cheryl Cole brother spare jail term

The brother of pop star Cheryl Cole has walked free from court after admitting pepper-spraying a man in the face.

Cameron aide quits in mortgage row

A Tory MP has resigned as one of David Cameron's closest aides as it emerged the taxpayer had been paying tens of thousands of pounds a year towards both of his homes.

Conn. court rules against Credit Suisse CEO

The chief executive of Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse is haggling with his ex-wife over nearly $1 million she says he owes her for being 12 days late with a divorce-related payment in 2006.

Last evacuees allowed to return home after fire

Fire officials have lifted the final evacuation order for a wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes in Southern California's Santa Barbara County.

Violent storms tear through Midwest; 3 dead in Mo.

Violent storms tore through four Midwestern states, killing three people in northern Missouri, damaging dozens of homes and leaving thousands without power.

Habitat for Humanity gets $100M gift

The housing market may be sputtering, but Habitat for Humanity International is getting a $100 million gift from an Atlanta developer who said his work has offered him a look at the struggle of poor people to find decent housing.

Bodies of U.S. soldiers slain in Iraq by comrade arrive home

The paths that brought six men together in a Baghdad military clinic traced across the globe, from South America to rural Missouri, from the islands of Alaska to deepest Antarctica, before intersecting in a tragic shooting spree.

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