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  • Greek debt talks 'progressing'

    Greece and its private creditors worked on stitching together the final bits of a complex debt swap agreement, amid growing optimism a deal will be reached in time to avert an unruly default.

  • Seventeenth body found on ship

    Salvage crews preparing to pump thousands of tonnes of diesel fuel and oil from the wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise ship off the Italian coast were forced to suspend their work because of bad weather today.

  • Airline Spanair ceases trading

    Passengers were stranded at Spanish airports today after airline Spanair abruptly went bust, cancelling all its future flights at half an hour's notice.

  • Lagarde leads global push for reinforced bailout fund

    International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde led a global push today for the euro zone to boost its financial firewall, saying "if it is big enough it will not get used".

  • Five arrested over phone-hacking

    Police arrested four current and former staff of Rupert Murdoch's Sun tabloid and a policeman today as part of an investigation into suspected payments by journalists to officers for information.

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The new Lonely Planet guide described the Irish as 'pessimistic', 'self-deprecating' and 'lacking self-esteem'. Do you agree?

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    52 %
    Yes
    82 votes
  2.  
    32 %
    No
    50 votes
  3.  
    16 %
    Sure I wouldn't know about that now, sure I wouldn't
    25 votes

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  • Hughes confirms 'pellet' sent to Ferdinand

    Soccer:QPR manager Mark Hughes has confirmed a gun "pellet" was sent to defender Anton Ferdinand. Scotland Yard said yesterday they had launched an investigation after the club notified them of a package sent to Loftus Road.

  • Stoke and Bolton make fifth round

    FA Cup review: Last year’s FA Cup runners-up Stoke City booked their place in the fifth round with a convincing win over Derby County at Pride Park.

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