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Sunday 23 January 2011

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Vincent Tabak charged with the murder of Joanna Yeates

Dutchman Vincent Tabak, 32, has been charged with the murder of Joanna Yeates in Bristol, Avon and Somerset Police said.

Ed Balls: new £3.5bn bonus tax to hit bankers

New shadow chancellor has demanded a fresh tax on bankers' bonuses in his first major intervention.

Alan Johnson's wife asks for divorce

Exclusive: Alan Johnson's wife has demanded a divorce, as the scandal surrounding the former shadow chancellor deepened with the revelation that his police bodyguard had affairs with both the MP's wife and secretary.

Coalition: work for young, but not with pay

Young unemployed to be offered guarantees of work experience amid fears of a "lost generation".

Austerity Mum's £3.4m new home

"Austerity Mum" blogger Lisa Unwin boasted that she and her husband, "Chief Spending Officer" Ashley Unwin, were spending "squillions" on a new home. Here it is.

Oxbridge's blue ski trip

Sponsor pulls out of skiing trip, after students outrageous behaviour.

Irish PM steps down

Brian Cowen dramatically quit as leader of his party.

'I had sex with Berlusconi'

Women in a prostitution inquiry admits she slept with Italy's PM.

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Lloyd Webber's £3.5m wine

A selection of imperssario's collection has been sold at auction in China.

Ross targets celebrities

The British Comedy Awards opened with a flurry of gags from the host.

Hedgehog 'rescue plan'

Raft of initiatives to stop the hedgehog from vanishing from the UK.

Chinese pop singer Faye Wong performs during a concert in Taipei. Wong will stage concerts from January 21-23 as part of her comeback to showbusiness after retiring in 2003.

The week in pictures

A round-up of our favourite photographs of the week.

Breath test to tell when the fat starts to burn off in the gym

A breathalyser that can reveal how much fat you are burning off at the gym is being developed by British scientists.

Oxbridge's blue ski trip

Sponsor pulls out of skiing trip, after students debauched behaviour.

Tottenham teen murder: man charged

A man has been charged with the murder of a teenage schoolboy who was stabbed to death.

Jo Yeates did not know Vincent Tabak, says her father

The father of architect Joanna Yeates has revealed she did not socialise with the man arrested in connection with her murder and that as far as he knew "their paths never crossed".

Save our forests, say celebrities and leading figures

Leading public figures, including the Archbishop of Canterbury, have called on the Government to reverse its decision to sell off publicly owned forests.

David Cameron searches for safe pair of hands as trouble looms

David Cameron began the search for a new press chief last night as he faced renewed trouble from Conservative right-wingers and Labour MPs threatening to disrupt legislation.

Save our forests, say celebrities and leading figures

Leading public figures, including the Archbishop of Canterbury, have called on the Government to reverse its decision to sell off publicly owned forests.

Baby Doc legacy: 'Haiti's Auschwitz'

Victims of Baby Doc's brutal regime are warily watching his moves after the former ruler returned to Haiti last week, writes Jacqui Goddard in Port au Prince.

US fast food chain drops Skins adverts amid 'child porn' claims

A fast food chain has pulled its advertisements from a new US version of Skins amid calls for the show to be investigated for alleged child pornography.

Joy of stolen baby's family after 23yrs

The grandmother of Carlina White has told The Sunday Telegraph of her shock and delight as the family is reunited.

Tunisia protests as political purge continues

Popular uprising claimed its latest victim with the prime minister announcing he will exit politics after elections in six months.

Iran nuclear talks fail

Negotiations in Istanbul fail as Tehran shrugs off calls by six world powers to cease uranium enrichment.

Australian Open 3rd round

Russia's Maria Sharapova in action against Germany's Julia's Goerges. Sharapova progressed through to the fourth round with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 win.

The best pictures from the third round of the Australian Open.

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Sotheby’s chairman and authority on Chinese porcelain who opened up the Asian art market

Crocodile swallows mobile phone

The crocodile in "Peter Pan" happily went "tick-tock" after swallowing an alarm clock but a crocodile in Ukraine has been a little less fortunate after swallowing in a mobile phone.

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