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Jackpotjoy.com succeeded in bringing a smile to the faces of chilly Londoners this morning as an enormous rubber duck floated down the Thames as part of the website's 'FUNdation' launch.

The oversized bath toy was launched from West India Dock in the Isle of Dogs, east London, at 8.30am this morning. It floated along the Thames past the O2, Canary Wharf, and on towards Tower Bridge and HMS Belfast as part of a publicity stunt organised by a website.Jackpotjoy.com's new Facebook FUNdation, is part of a marketing campaign to grant funds to people who have good ideas to make people...

King Edward VII hospital, where the Duchess of Cambridge was recently admitted for acute morning sickness, has paid tribute to "a first class" nurse who has been found dead after falling victim to a hoax phone call.

The nurse, named as Jacintha Saldanha, who was married with two children, was tricked into putting the prank call through from two Australian DJs pretending to be the Queen and Prince Phillip, who subsequently gained access to confidential information about the Duchess' medical condition.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have released a statement saying that...

George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has said in his Autumn Statement that "We are making progress. It is a hard road, but Britain is on the right track and turning back would be a disaster."

Mr Osborne added that the coalition Government was "Confronting not ducking the country's problems."

After his opening comments, Mr Osborne went on to the findings of the Office for Budget Responsibility, saying that one of the advantages of the OBR is that we get independent forecasts, and independent explanations. The OBR is forecasting -0.1% growth for 2012, but this...

All eyes and ears will be on the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, today (Wednesday 5th December) as he presents his Autumn Statement 2012 against the backdrop of an economy still struggling to recover from the longest and deepest recession in generations. The Statement provides an update on the Government’s plans for the economy based on the latest forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility. These forecasts are published alongside the Autumn Statement on 5th December. Mr Osborne will give his views on the outlook for the UK economy, the state of the public finances and...