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Romanian fear amid economic gloom
The BBC's Oana Lungescu looks at how the economic crisis is hitting Romania hard.
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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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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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Paramedics held over man's death
Two paramedics are arrested on suspicion of neglecting to perform a public duty following the death of a man in Brighton.
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The famous faces we lost in 2008
Some of the personalities from the world of entertainment who died in 2008.
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Stock markets in 2008: a year to forget or learn from?
A look at how stock markets around the world have fared in 2008.
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Swedish town aims to be 'euro-city'
How one small Swedish town has decided to take matters into its own hands and is to become a "euro-city".
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Footballer admits flashing women
A Scotland under-19s player who admitted exposing himself to four women has his sentence delayed.
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'Branch drop' theory in car death
A teenage musician from Devon died when the car she was travelling in was hit by a branch, an inquest hears.
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Forties heart-throb Johnson dies
US actor Van Johnson, a Hollywood heart-throb of the 1940s and 50s, dies at the age of 92 in a New York nursing home.
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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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Financial front line
Your stories how the downturn is affecting workers in financial services across the UK
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Drink-driver killed six in crash
Six people were unlawfully killed when a drink-driver crashed while on the wrong side of the road, an inquest hears.
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Crunch fails to halt Indian spend
Consumer spending in India continues to grow despite the worldwide economic downturn, new figures show.
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Fatal plunge vehicle 'was faulty'
The trial of a Lincolnshire man who denies killing four of his children by dangerous driving hears a fault was spotted on his car.
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Sex act fatal crash driver jailed
A drunk driver who killed a father and son was performing a sex act on himself before the collision, a court hears.
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Huge accident bill for Translink
Translink buses are involved in 7,192 accidents in the past five years, resulting in £1.5m being paid in compensation.
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New car sales fall by one-third
Sales of new cars in the UK fell at the fastest rate in 28 years in November, figures from the industry show.
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Conjoined twin dies after surgery
One of the conjoined twins separated at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital has died, the hospital says.
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Akon: Pop star or businessman?
Singer-songwriter Akon discusses his music, his brand and the truth behind his criminal convictions.
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