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UK firm Octel bribed Iraqis to keep buying toxic fuel additive
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Battle breaks out over Treasury's jobless figures leaked to Guardian
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What Gordon Brown did next – former PM writing history of the banking crisis
He has been writing an account of the origins of the banking crisis, its implications for capitalism
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Former BP chief John Browne gets Whitehall role
Controversial choice for 'super-director' post intended to inject business ethos into government
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Home births are good for mothers but riskier for babies, says study
Breathing problems and failed resuscitation blamed for increased risk, with experts recommending two midwives for deliveries
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Childbirth experience: We wanted to be at home
Laura Starky and her husband planned a home birth with a birthing pool and two midwives