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Scots car sales lowest since 2000
New trade figures show car sales in Scotland declined by 15% last year, falling to their lowest level since 2000.
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Prison for £1.2m 'car-ring' gang
Five members of a "car-ringing" gang who stole, sold and re-stole dozens of cars in a £1.2m scam are jailed.
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Murder, mayhem and museums
While Iraq struggles to return to peaceful normality, the British have been working to restore some of the country's pride in its past - with a museum
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Calls for 'speed-limiting' cars
Government transport advisers want voluntary speed-limiting devices fitted to cars to help save lives and cut emissions.
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Guitars and glamour
Our regular column covering the deaths of significant - but lesser-reported - characters in the past month.
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Ad Breakdown's pick of 2008
The Magazine's review of advertising takes a look back at the ads which have stood out, whether for good or bad.
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Profile: John Martyn
A look at the turbulent career of cult musician John Martyn, who has been appointed OBE in the New Year Honours.
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Anger after shops' locks damaged
Police search for activists who blocked the locks of about 20 shops in an attack against chain stores.
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Facing life with childhood burns
A woman who suffered severe burns when she was just 18-month-old is an advisor for a charity campaigning for 'face equality'.
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Funding secured for toy archive
A London museum gets almost £250,000 of Lottery cash to archive rare material from the makers of classic toys.
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It's not all about price
Can a simple idea help make the world a better place? Each week we ask a guest to outline an idea to improve all our lives. Here, statistician Jeffrey Rosenthal suggests looking at more than just the price tag when shopping.
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It's a wrap
The hardest part of Christmas looms... No, it's not socialising with family. Nor hauling coal or peeling potatoes. It's wrapping the presents, says Clive James.
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Mandelson plays down Jaguar deal
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson says car maker Jaguar Land Rover must "look to its own resources" to overcome its economic woes.
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Motor industry bailout 'due soon'
A Labour peer says he expects the government to announce a loans package for the motor industry "fairly soon".
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Gonna take a centi-mental journey
Plans to abolish imperial measurements in the UK were officially dropped by Brussels this week, much to the delight of "metric martyrs". But why do we get so passionate about cold, hard units of measurement?
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Obituary: Mark Felt
The man revealed as Deep Throat in the Watergate scandal had a long career with the FBI.
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Shock, suspicion and Braveheart
Three Iraqi doctors reveal the personal effects of the Glasgow Airport terrorist attack.
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Worth telling twice
The Magazine's review of advertising looks at the recycled jokes in otherwise excellent adverts for Argos.
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Brit Awards tip top rising star
Quirky pop singer-songwriter Florence and the Machine wins the Brit Awards' Critics' Choice prize.
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Sci-fi 'creator' Ackerman dies
Writer and editor Forrest Ackerman, credited with creating the term "sci-fi" and discovering Ray Bradbury, dies.
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