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Brand hosts MTV Video awards - Britney Spears put her recent troubles behind her winning three MTV Video Music Awards and opening the show.

War veterans 'need more help' - As many as a third of retired military veterans are struggling to make ends meet, the Royal British Legion says.

Investors approve US bail out - The biggest financial bail out in US history has had a positive reaction from global investors.

Greece donor transplant campaign - A campaign is under way to persuade people in Greece to carry organ donor cards.

Is this the world's oldest busker? - Hadisono Rukinem, who says she is 112 years old, plays an ancient Javanese xylophone.

Residents survey flood damage - People in England and Wales are dealing with the aftermath of heavy flooding as water subsides.

Hurricane Ike devastates Caribbean - Hurricane Ike has caused serious damage in the Turks and Caicos Islands as well as the Bahamas and Haiti.