Business
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Taxman targets Swiss bank clients
Hundreds of wealthy UK taxpayers are sent letters by HM Revenue & Customs over possible large-scale tax evasion, the BBC learns.
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HSBC confirms boardroom shake-up
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US China sanctions a step closer
Technology
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Bid to find cyberstalking victims
A new survey is launched in an effort to find out the true level of cyberstalking in the UK.
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Facebook crash 'worst in years'
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Legal row over who can use 'pod'
Entertainment/Arts
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Actors told to avoid Hobbit films
Seven global actors' unions tell their members not to take roles in the big-budget Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit.
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Fashion's Catherine Walker dies
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Lehman Bros art makes $12m in US
Sci/Environment
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Painless laser 'can spot disease'
Portable devices with painless laser beams could soon replace X-rays as a non-invasive way to diagnose disease.
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Neanderthals were 'keen on tech'
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Warming threat to long haul birds
Health
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City life 'boosts bug resistance'
People from regions with a long history of urban living could be genetically better suited to fighting infection, say experts.
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Alert issued on danger supplement
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Call to 'suspend' diabetes drug
Have Your Say
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What can states do to back Mid-East peace?
Israel calls on Palestinian leaders to continue peace talks as the settlement freeze expires. What can nations do to help?
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Is Australia right to criticise Delhi games?
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Are we heading towards a global food crisis?
Magazine
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How austerity shaped my cake-baking
My mother's frugal habits still haunt my cake-making, admits Lisa Jardine.
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Quiz of the week's news
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The six most familiar words in theatre
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Features & Analysis
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Still standing
Reflections on the ups and downs of Nigeria's past 50 years
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Leaving Las Vegas
Closure of Liberace museum reflects austere US times From our own correspondent
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Secrets of Scientology
Panorama reporter John Sweeney revisits the church Panorama
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The Ed Miliband story
How the new UK opposition leader emerged from the shadows
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Kandahar diary
Fear and misery of civilians in Afghan battleground
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Dating scam
British women duped by fraudsters posing online as US soldiers
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The Real Berlin
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