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LAST 24HRS   |   LAST WEEK The beggar on £50,000 a year... not to mention living in a £300,000 flat at taxpayers' expense while pretending to be 'hungry and homeless' (no wonder his middle-class parents are mortified) A third of investment experts see FTSE above 7,000 points in 2014 Kishwar Desai on rape in India: 'A discussion that needs to be had' Body-snatching investigation launched after 15 coffins belonging to one of Britain's most famous aristocratic families are found to be MISSING from 500-year-old cathedral tomb Lorna Vickerage: Missing schoolgirl, 14, who vanished with fraudster more than twice her age is spotted in Leicestershire and Watford as police fear they are trying to flee the UK Ian Brady: Mumbling Brady's contempt for his victims: Moors murderer says slaughter of five children was 'petty' and claims he is no worse than a politician as he is seen in public for first time in decades Meet the 10 aspiring Blue Peter presenters Simon Hoggart's week: is the age of the billboard MP upon us? Tourist Bus Sinks With 30 People On Board West to discuss aid with Syria rebel leader; insurgents kill Shi'ites 80mph motorway speed limit trials start next year: Three test sites proposed as minister says issue is still firmly on Government's agenda French air controllers go on strike