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Gordon Brown is paid £120,000 for four-hour forum in Russia

The former Labour Prime Minister received the fee for speaking to financiers 

in Russia in February, although he was said not to have personally taken 'a penny'.

Jobseeker says he's been turned down for 200 posts because 

he's 'too clever'

Mark Schwalbe, 52, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, claims to have applied

 for more than 200 jobs and has been rejected for every one because he has t

oo many qualifications.

nvasion of the migrant squatters: Eviction orders for London mansions 

DOUBLE as economic crisis takes toll

The surge in the number of squatters has been blamed on poor European migrants,

 but experts also say the flood of foreign billionaires seeking homes in London are also

 responsible.

How did Vladimir Putin afford his £450,000 watch collection worth 

six times his annual salary?

Vladimir Putin's remarkable collection of watches the President wears was 

revealed by opposition group Solidarity. One of the timepieces is worth more 

than £300,000 alone.

Now second-time buyers face huge mortgage leap as cost of trading 

up rises three-fold

The leap is so big that one in six people trying to take their second step on the 

property ladder may need to turn to their parents to borrow cash, asking for nearly

 £13,000 on average, Lloyds TSB found.

Government plans to install smart meters in our homes 'will leave us open

 to cyber attack'

Described by security experts as the 'modern day equivalent of a nuclear strike',

hackers would be able to switch off meters from overseas, cutting off targets from

 the national grid.