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Gold Boom Prompts Mine Reopening
Scotland's only remaining gold mine is expected to reopen in the next few weeks due to the precious metal's soaring price.
OAP Suicide Bid Over Energy Bill
A pensioner downed 100 pills and half a bottle of brandy in an attempt to kill himself over an exorbitant - and incorrect - electricity bill.
Investors Bail Out Hard-Up Bank
Bradford & Bingley's major shareholders have agreed to salvage its £400m funding plan after a US private equity firm walked away from the deal.
'Families Are Now 15% Worse Off'
People across the UK are 15% worse off than they were five years ago following the recent big rises in the cost of living, new research has shown.