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Was there a massacre in the Syrian town of Aqrab?
Alex Thomson is the first western journalist to reach the outskirts of Aqrab – a Syrian town from which reports are emerging of a “major massacre”.
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Alex Thomson is the first western journalist to reach the outskirts of Aqrab – a Syrian town from which reports are emerging of a “major massacre”.
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The Serious Fraud Office confirms that three British nationals have been taken to a London police station as part of the investigation into the rigging of the Libor interbank lending rate.
Banks are still pressurising staff to sell products which may be unsuitable for customers, despite a number of mis-selling scandals, research from consumer group Which? finds.
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