Alston's payoff is London post
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AUSTRALIA'S longest-serving communications minister, Richard Alston, has been rewarded by John Howard with the plum $197,000-a-year diplomatic post of British High Commissioner.
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Britain's newspaper sport editors have breathed a collective sigh of relief after England's cricketers at last gave them something different to write about: a comprehensive win against Australia.
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Regardless of who wins the battle for the London Stock Exchange, the outcome will be a London-centred organisation driving pan-European share trading from what is already Europe&#39;s financial heart.
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A massive injection of cash for grassroots sport and a new national stadium for athletics are included in a multi-million pound legacy promised by London&#39;s bid for the 2012 Olympic Games.
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Sport: After securing Â£350m refinancing package, Liverpool's owners finally offer support to BenÃ­tez
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Sport: Football: Alan Hutton is expected to sign for Tottenham after agreeing Â£33,000 a week deal
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Middlesex batsman Strauss played a leading part in helping the tourists bounce back in stunning fashion yesterday by forging a 273-run opening stand with Marcus Trescothick, England`s fifth best ever, to ensure they resumed the fourth day 88 runs ahead on
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Science & environment: Britain will finally get a taste of Apple's heavily-hyped mobile phone this autumn, for Â£269 plus a contract with O2.
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Business & money: Â· Luke Johnson pays initial Â£10m for 70 shopsÂ· Staff to get private-equity style bonus scheme
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Postal workers are on course for an Â£800 bonus after the Royal Mail today reported a huge improvement in its finances and more reliable deliveries.
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Arun Sarin, chief executive of Vodafone, saw his pay package rise nearly 20 per cent in the last financial year as he achieved many of the mobile phone group&#39;s internal performance targets.
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Website shows how you can hit back, too An Edinburgh man has obtained damages of more than Â£1,300 from British-based spammer.â¦
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Chelsea&#39;s Ghana international midfielder Michael Essien didn&#39;t suffer for scoring an own goal in the epic 3-3 FA Cup quarter-final draw with Spurs as on Monday he was rewarded with a new five-year contract by the Premiership champions.
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A reader sends in a photograph of the actor in London.
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FORMER communications minister Richard Alston inherits Australia's plum diplomatic posting to the United Kingdom next month from Michael L'Estrange who heads in the opposite direction back to Canberra.
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Sport: Jose Mourinho could receive Â£13m pay-off.
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Virtue is supposed to be its own  reward. But Londoner Mike Butcher has found it makes him money  too.