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‘Irrational’ rogue trader loses his bank £3.7bn

THE second biggest bank in France yesterday admitted it had lost 4.9bn (£3.7bn) at the hands of a rogue trader in one of the biggest banking frauds in history. Read

Suicide bomber lures police chief

A SUICIDE bomber killed an Iraqi police chief and two other officers yesterday after they toured the wreckage of another blast which devastated homes in a mainly Sunni area of the northern city of Mosul. Read

Rogue trader on the run after losing bank £3.7bn

THE second biggest bank in France yesterday admitted a rogue trader had gone on the run after losing 4.9bn (£3.7bn) at the hands in one of the biggest banking frauds in history. Read

50,000 military personnel left short by pay blunders

TENS of thousands of military personnel have been left out of pocket after defence chiefs failed to pay them in full. Read

Freedom in sight for teen drug mules in Ghana jail

TWO British teenagers jailed in Ghana for drug smuggling will be free to come home in less than three months. Read

Gaza goes shopping mad after holes are blown in its border with Egypt

TENS of thousands of blockaded Palestinians made an impromptu shopping trip yesterday after the border dividing them from Egypt was blasted open. Read

EU ‘green strategy’ lifeline for Corus

ENERGY-INTENSIVE industries, like Corus and Anglesey Aluminium, have been thrown a lifeline as the European Commission announced that special measures to safeguard them would be included in its so-called “green strategy”. Read

US close to firing on Iranian gunboats

AMERICAN warships came seconds away from firing on Iranian gunboats that harassed them in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, it emerged yesterday. Read

Briton freed after 21 years on death row

A BRITON who spent 21 years on death row in America was freed by a US court yesterday. Read

US close to firing on Iranian gunboats

AMERICAN warships came seconds away from firing on Iranian gunboats that harassed them in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, it emerged yesterday. Read

Briton freed after 21 years on death row

A BRITON who spent 21 years on death row in America was freed by a US court yesterday. Read

Singer remains in hospital after row with ex-husband

TROUBLED singer Britney Spears was still in hospital last night after another humiliating scene in her life was played out in public. Read

Plane crashes into sea off Venezuela

A PLANE carrying 14 people crashed into the sea yesterday on its way to Venezuela’s Los Roques islands, officials said. Read

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Britney remains in hospital after row with ex-husband

TROUBLED singer Britney Spears was still in hospital last night after another humiliating scene in her life was played out in public. Read

Plane crashes into sea off Venezuela

A PLANE carrying 14 people crashed into the sea yesterday on its way to Venezuela’s Los Roques islands, officials said. Read

Snowboarder dies at bottom of canyon

A SNOWBOARDER died after spending a night trapped at the bottom of a 150metre-deep canyon, German police said yesterday. Read

Britain and US lead calls for end to Kenya violence

DIPLOMATIC efforts to defuse the bloody political crisis in Kenya were intensifying last night amid a continuing blame game between the country’s leaders. Read

British police to help Pakistan in Bhutto death probe

A SCOTLAND Yard team is to travel to Pakistan to help with the probe into Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, it was announced yesterday. Read

Tourists warned off Kenya

BRITISH tourists were last night advised against all but essential travel to areas of Kenya’s two biggest towns as post-election violence erupted in the East African country. Read