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Double shootings 'may be linked'
Police investigating a fatal shooting in Manchester a year ago say it may be connected to another shooting later that day.
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Cost concerns rile Formula One
Formula One teams are forced to cut costs as their automotive backers feel the pinch from falling car sales.
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Reward over travel agent raiders
A £5,000 reward for information is offered after an armed raid at a travel agent in Haslemere.
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Abkhazia's tentative hopes for future
Jenny Norton revisits the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia and discovers that, just months after the conflict between Georgia and South Ossetia, the city of Sukhumi appears to be flourishing.
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Wall Street rallies on car hopes
World stock markets fall sharply after the US carmaker bail-out package is rejected by the Senate.
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The new car mystery
As the global financial problems continue, the car industry is suffering badly, with new car sales down 36.8% in November. But how in the current climate could anybody be persuaded to buy a new car?
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Akon: Pop star or businessman?
Singer-songwriter Akon discusses his music, his brand and the truth behind his criminal convictions.
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Bolivia holds key to electric car future
High in the Andes, in a remote corner of Bolivia, lies more than half the world's reserves of lithium, a mineral that is used in batteries that power both mobile phones and electric cars.
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Weapon 'may not' have killed Rhys
An expert says there is not enough evidence to be sure if a gun recovered by police investigating Rhys Jones's murder was used to kill him.
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Shot Rhys 'was innocent victim'
Rhys Jones became an innocent victim of a violent gang feud when he was shot dead in a pub car park, a court heard.
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Car linked to bank robbery found
A car which is thought to have been used in a bank robbery in Lancashire has been found by police.
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Car industry squares up to economic storm
The global car industry prepares to party the night away at the Paris motor show in an effort to suppress the way most ordinary people are focusing more on their next mortgage payment than on their next car.
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MGs leave Longbridge for dealers
MGs leave Birmingham's Longbridge plant for UK dealers for the first time since 2005.
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Woman crashed stolen fire engine
A woman 'snapped' and stole and crashed a fire engine as its crew dealt with flooding at a neighbour's home, a court hears.
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Stolen cars worth £100K recovered
Three stolen cars worth more than £100,000 in total are recovered by police in Bristol.
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Sledgehammer used in armed raid
A gang of armed robbers use a sledgehammer and a knuckle-duster to smash their way into a clearance bargains warehouse.
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Drugs baron jailed for 18 years
A man who led a drug empire that funded a millionaire lifestyle is sentenced to 18 years in prison.
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Jail for 'millionaire shoplifter'
A man who funded his extravagant lifestyle by illegally obtaining refunds, is jailed for more than two years.
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Carmaker GM loses another $15.5bn
General Motors reports a three month loss of $15.5bn (£7.8bn) as sales plunge in its home market.
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Production resumes at Longbridge
Car production restarts at the famous Longbridge plant in Birmingham.
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