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Firm Employing 10,000 On Brink Of Collapse
Social housing firm Connaught, which employs 10,000 people, is on the brink of collapse, it emerged today.
Newborn Baby Found Dead In Front Garden
The body of a newborn baby has been found in the front garden of a house in Bury.
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Rail Strike Hits London Underground
Millions of commuters and other passengers are facing travel misery as a strike by rail workers continues to cause major disruption to London Underground services.
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'Major Housing Crisis' Feared In South West
Spending cuts in the South West threaten to entrench an already dysfunctional housing market, and delay the building of badly needed affordable homes in the area.
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Latest Sky News Weather Forecast
Scotland will have the worst of the weather today.
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Oz PM Gillard Holds On After Day Of Drama
Julia Gillard has clung on to power as Australia's Prime Minister, 17 days after her party suffered major losses in the country's general election.
Brit Killed In Fifth-Floor Balcony Plunge
A British man has plunged to his death from a fifth-floor hotel balcony after apparently taking part in a game.
Guatemala Landslides: Rescuers' Brief Respite
Rescuers in Guatemala are taking advantage of a brief let-up in torrential downpours to search for victims and survivors of a series of landslides that have so far claimed 44 lives.
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Showbiz
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Joaquin Phoenix Snubs Own Movie In Venice
Joaquin Phoenix has sparked controversy at the Venice film festival by not showing up to the premiere of his latest movie, despite being in town.
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Modfather Weller Tipped For Mercury Success
Paul Weller may be the bookies' favourite to win tonight's Mercury Prize best album but previous years show it is an open race.
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Support For Rooney Amid Prostitute Claims
England coach Fabio Capello and principal sponsors are backing Wayne Rooney, despite newspaper allegations concerning a relationship with a prostitute.
Ashley Cole's New Bachelor Pad Burgled
England and Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole's new bachelor pad has been burgled.
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Must Be The Music Acts Top Download Charts
The finalists in Sky 1 HD's hit music show have told Sky News of their delight after their self-penned efforts dominated the download charts within hours of being on the show.
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Sport
Tiger Keeps His World No.1 Spot
Tiger Woods has retained his position at the top of the world rankings with an impressive final round of 68 at the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston.
Broad Praises England's Attitude
England bowler Stuart Broad's praised the way his team-mates disregarded the spot-fixing storm surrounding Pakistan to claim a comfortable win in the first Twenty20 international.
Toshack Close To Resigning
Wales manager John Toshack will quit the job once a replacement is found.
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England Rugby Women 'Gutted' At Final Defeat
Two of the stars of England's beaten women's rugby team have told Sky News of their pride at raising the sport's profile - despite losing its biggest match.
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Quirkies
Snake Smuggler Jailed Over Boas In Baggage
A notorious wildlife trafficker has been caught trying to smuggle nearly 100 live boa constrictors into Indonesia after his bag broke at an airport.
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World's Shortest Man Is Just 70cm Tall
A Colombian who is just over 2ft tall has been officially recognised as the world's shortest living man by the Guinness World Records.
ELO Cellist Killed By Runaway Giant Hay Bale
A founding member of the Electric Light Orchestra band has been killed in a freak accident when a giant bale of hay crushed his van.
African Pastor: 'Jesus Was An Aids Victim'
A South African pastor has caused outrage by preaching a sermon entitled "Jesus was HIV positive".
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Hundreds Of Tiger Sharks In Feeding Frenzy
Tiger Sharks have been spotted in a massive feeding frenzy off the southern Queensland coast.
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Business
Fraud Probe At UK Money Printing Factory
One of the world's biggest money printing factories is being probed by fraud investigators over dud notes.
Ocado Share Price Falls Despite Sales Surge
New sales growth figures for online grocer Ocado have failed to impress the City.
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Hard Times: Economic Plight Worst Since 1982
Sky News has learned that our current economic plight is even worse than in the aftermath of the 1980s recession.
Bob Diamond To Take Over At Barclays
Multi-millionaire banker Bob Diamond has been named as the next chief executive of Barclays, on a salary of £1.35m.
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BA Crew Vote For Ballot On More Strikes
British Airways cabin crew have voted for a ballot on new strike action in the run-up to Christmas and over the festive holidays, Sky sources have said.
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Oz PM Gillard Holds On After Day Of Drama
Julia Gillard has clung on to power as Australia's Prime Minister, 17 days after her party suffered major losses in the country's general election.
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Joaquin Phoenix Snubs Own Movie In Venice
Joaquin Phoenix has sparked controversy at the Venice film festival by not showing up to the premiere of his latest movie, despite being in town.
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World's Shortest Man Is Just 70cm Tall
A Colombian who is just over 2ft tall has been officially recognised as the world's shortest living man by the Guinness World Records.
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Modfather Weller Tipped For Mercury Success
Paul Weller may be the bookies' favourite to win tonight's Mercury Prize best album but previous years show it is an open race.
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Support For Rooney Amid Prostitute Claims
England coach Fabio Capello and principal sponsors are backing Wayne Rooney, despite newspaper allegations concerning a relationship with a prostitute.
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