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![UK ponzi scheme took in £14m savings from 350 victims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=819)
UK ponzi scheme took in £14m savings from 350 victims
To his clients, Terry Freeman had all the trappings of a multimillionaire City of London trader.
![World shares rally on good Portugal news](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=819)
World shares rally on good Portugal news
Equities in Europe and on Wall Street rallied after Portugal's successful bond sale eased concerns about the euro-zone's debt crisis.
![Corporate results, Japan boost mood on Wall St](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=819)
Corporate results, Japan boost mood on Wall St
Stocks on Wall Street were up as investors' confidence was underpinned by better-than-expected US earnings and international support for Europe's debt.
![Spain: Stepping into world of peace and plenty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=819)
Spain: Stepping into world of peace and plenty
Liz Light walks in the Grazalema Mountains in southern Spain.
![Oscar winner Marion Cotillard pregnant](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=819)
Oscar winner Marion Cotillard pregnant
The Inception star and her French actor-and-director partner Guillaume Canet are expecting their first child together.
![For heaven's sake, Pope hopes to end trend for exotic names](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=819)
For heaven's sake, Pope hopes to end trend for exotic names
The Pope has declared war on parents' growing insistence on shunning the saints and naming their children after fashion designers, Sanskrit titles and things that don't mean much.
![Interpol seeks NZer in Spanish probe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=819)
Interpol seeks NZer in Spanish probe
Interpol is hunting a former Auckland man suspected of masterminding a $2m European property scam...
![AA: Safer roads, cars will reduce toll](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=819)
AA: Safer roads, cars will reduce toll
Roads and vehicles must be "more forgiving" to curb a road toll which averages more than one death a day, the AA says. Figures released by the Ministry of Transport today show 371 people died on the roads over the past year.
![Couple welcome chance to adopt Russian tots](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=819)
Couple welcome chance to adopt Russian tots
Auckland couple Jo Denvir and Daniel Nixon have been waiting three years for the adoption doors to Russia to reopen.
![Fat Freddy's French fan makes epic trip](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=819)
Fat Freddy's French fan makes epic trip
When Yannick Denis won tickets to see his favourite band play in Waihi tonight, there was one minor hitch.
![Trade Me clients hit by scam](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=819)
Trade Me clients hit by scam
Trade Me customers are the victims of the latest online scam by fraudsters operating out of Russia.