Dad sues eloped daughter for $1M

Mustering pilot runs off with cattle baron's daughter in 1986, parents suing daughter and soon to be ex son-in-law. The case involved $1m and whether it was a loan or gift. " AN AUSTRALIAN cattle baron is suing...

High petrol prices are GOOD for us, says Cabinet minister

I think he should have known better about how the majority live..or maybe he lives on other planet? " A cabinet minister welcomed spiralling petrol prices last night as an incentive for drivers to make fewer...

Archbishop attacks growing debt culture

Like in the US, the British have become additcted to borrowing. Today the utspoken and controversial leader of the Anglican church decried the creation of a debt culture that encourages people to spend what they don't have even in times of prosperity."Archbishop of Canterbury...

'Dead' canoeist to be charged

"Police are to charge 'dead' canoeist, a week after he resurfaced claiming to have forgotten everything since vanishing five years ago. Cleveland Police in northeastern England, where the 57-year-old has been questioned since his arrest last week, made the decision hours...

First-Time Buyers Face Highest Mortgage Costs In 15 Years

"First-time buyers are facing a "double whammy" of spiralling mortgage costs and stamp duty charges, according to a report out today from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). Interest rate rises have pushed up mortgage payments for first-time buyers to the highest level in...

China’s “mad” stock market spiralling out of control

Excerpt: The last collapse of the Chinese stock market in 2001 affected a relatively small layer of better off investors. This time, however, the social consequences could be on a far bigger scale, as the number...

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