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1/12/2009 - Twitter voted best English word of 2009

Twitter has been voted the top English word of the year by a survey of internet trends.The micro-blogging site knocked Obama off the top and beat words such as H1N1, Hadron, and vampire.Other popular words such as stimulus and deficit were related to the finan...

1/12/2009 - Lib Dems think again about 'mansion tax'

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has announced a major reversal of the party's "mansion tax" proposal, as part of a package of reforms he termed the "most radical" in a generation. Under the new plan, any property worth at least £2 m...

1/12/2009 - Blair unrepentant on Iraq decision

Tony Blair has claimed he stands by his decision on taking the UK to war with Iraq in an interview on CNN. Mr Blair, who is due to appear before the inquiry into the conflict in the new year, said he is happy to give evidence on an issue which has led to his r...

1/12/2009 - Cameron says sorry over Hizb-ut-Tahrir

David Cameron has apologised to the Commons after admitting the Conservatives got it wrong over state funding for the Islamist organisation Hizb-ut-Tahrir.At prime minister's questions last week the Tory leader relayed concerns from his shadow children's secre...

1/12/2009 - Woods refuses to meet police over crash

Tiger Woods cancelled a meeting with Florida state police for a third time on Sunday after hitting out at "false, unfounded and malicious rumours" surrounding his car crash.In a statement on his official website the 33-year-old said Friday's collisio...

1/12/2009 - BBC apologises for foulmouthed Boycott rant

The BBC apologised today after listeners heard Geoffrey Boycott shout "f**king t**ser" during a live radio broadcast.The outburst came during coverage of England's match against South Africa yesterday morning.Boycott was not commenting at the time an...