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Martine McCutcheon on trying to survive as an actress – and why the main character in her debut novel is undisguisedly her'You will be nice to her, won't you?" Martine McCutcheon's somewhat overprotective publicist says to me (Read More)
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A global tax on banking transactions would curb speculation and the proceeds could break the deadlock on Copenhagen climate talksThe response was predictable. No sooner had Gordon Brown expressed enthusiasm for a global trans (Read More)
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• Legal system 'clogged with emotional disputes'• Family court welfare service facing backlogThe number of divorce and separation cases being fought in the courts that involve children has risen, with £151m of legal aid mone (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
MPs attacked the Press Complaints Commission last night after the regulator said there was "no new evidence" of widespread phone hacking at the News of the World.Its report was described as a "whitewash" and there was a promi (Read More)
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It is still too early for concrete results, though. And those responsible for electing him are hurting the mostFollowing a spate of hate crimes against gays in Dallas and Houston in 2000, the late Molly Ivins asked the Texas (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
Thanks to supporter fundraising the Stones are rolling again, after years of decline, homelessness and financial difficultyThere are many rewards for non-league clubs facing league opposition in the FA Cup's first round – pri (Read More)
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Vote marks significant step towards administration's plans to extend health coverage to millions of people lacking itBarack Obama's landmark healthcare legislation was narrowly passed by the US House of Representatives late l (Read More)
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Analysts sharply divided over ONS data on economyMervyn King will reveal the Bank of England's forecasts for the crucial pre-election period this week, amid a furious row among some of Britain's most prominent economists abou (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Science:
Powder to the peopleRenowned ski guide Felix Tanquay has come up with a new concept to guarantee British skiers the best snow possible in the Alps. This winter his Verbier-based company, Powder Extreme, is launching "Mystery (Read More)
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Whether you have a depressingly meagre clothing budget or a huge amount to spend on fashion, chances are you love a good bargain. And, increasingly, what we also demand from our wardrobe is a sense of individuality — the sort (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
It is ironic that when Will Hutton (Comment) points out that the private sector cannot do everything, it is now regarded as controversial, almost counterintuitive.The previous, postwar consensus centred on a mixed economy whe (Read More)
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• Leak reveals cuts of £350m• Business fury over jobs planGordon Brown stands accused today of misleading the public over his much-vaunted plans to help young people through the recession. Leaked documents show the government (Read More)
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David Cameron's concern over loss of sovereignty has led opponents to accuse him of endangering public safety by questioning the European arrest warrants that fast-track extradition requestsThe Tories are to consider pulling (Read More)
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Fifteen years after the genocide that killed a million people, Rwanda's warring tribes have reached a truce. But will it hold? Here, the world's leading writer on Rwanda meets the killers, the survivors, and the man bringing (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
Toyota's shock Formula One exit could herald a new era of austerity for the sportJarno Trulli says he was not in the least surprised by Toyota's sudden withdrawal from Formula One on Tuesday. In which case, he was almost alon (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Film:
French Film Festival, NationwideAnother cross-channel package of established talents and rising stars, including this year's hot tip A Prophet, fresh from its Best Film triumph at the London Film Festival. Other recent featur (Read More)
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The Men Who Stare At Goats (12A) (Grant Heslov, 2009, US) George Clooney, Ewan McGregor. 94 mins.A fiction less strange than the truth, this takes the juicy bits from Jon Ronson's startling book on the outer limits of US mili (Read More)
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Thousands of Irish public sector workers have marched in Dublin and other cities to protest at government plans to cut pay and employment in next month's budget. (Read More)
WalletPop Blog:
Filed under: Budgets, Food, Kids and Money, SimplificationThe headlines for various projects and challenges to eat on a small food budget always slurp me in with their titillation, the gauntlet-throwing, and immediately I ask (Read More)
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Michael Moloney, the prolific Extreme Makeover: Home Edition designer, recently contacted WalletPop by Skype to divulge a few choice tips for renovating your home on a budget. One of his essential suggestions: When you've got (Read More)