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VAT 'to be cut in rescue package'

Gordon Brown refuses to rule out a VAT cut as part of a "substantial" economic package to be unveiled on Monday.

Policemen killed 'on way to help'

Four policemen are killed in a road crash while answering a call for help from colleagues in County Down.

Jail terms for Israeli neo-Nazis

Eight Israeli teenagers who carried out neo-Nazi attacks and ran a far-right cell are convicted and sentenced in Tel Aviv.

Obama 'to unveil Treasury chief'

A senior aide to Barack Obama confirms that New York banking chief Timothy Geithner will be named treasury secretary.

Footage released of Afghan battle

Dramatic film of a fierce two-day battle in which the first Gurkha to die in Afghanistan lost his life is shown by the MoD.