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VAT fraudster must pay back £26m

A Staffordshire man jailed for his part in a £138m VAT fraud is ordered to repay £26m to the government.

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Acronyms:

Abbreviations.com

Browse acronyms and abbreviations by category.

http://www.abbreviations.com/

Ackr

Multilingual dictionary of acronyms with cross-language links.

http://en.hades-presse.com/ackr/

Graand

Free Classified Ads Portal

www.graand.com

ACRO.IT Acronym Directory

Collection for information technology and related subjects.

http://www.acro.it/

Acronym Arsenal

Computer and communication acronyms.

http://www.geocities.com/acronymarsenal/index.html

Acronym Geek

Searchable acronym-only database. Features related definitions and multi-letter acronym tables.

http://www.acronymgeek.com

Acronym Guide

A directory of common acronyms by topic.

http://www.acronym-guide.com/

Acronym Search

Lookup engine which accepts new entries.

http://www.acronymsearch.com/

Acronyma

Definitions in multiple languages.

http://www.acronyma.com/

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Online translation lookup of English and German.

http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/cgi-bin/acronym/

Acronyms and Abbreviations Dictionary

Contains terms with origins in the military, medical, technological, and business and training fields.

http://www.businessballs.com/acronyms.htm

Acronyms and Initialisms for Health Information Resources

Acronyms for global information and data resources in the health sciences.

http://www.geocities.com/~mlshams/acronym/acr.htm

AfkWin Acronyms

Features downloadable browser and filter software. In Dutch and English.

http://pielkenrood.fol.nl/x/indexac.htm

All Acronyms

Provides definitions of acronyms and abbreviations sorted by categories and alphabetically.

http://www.all-acronyms.com

Altronix Technical Acronyms

A list in common usage in the computer, electronics and engineering fields.

http://www.altronix.co.uk/Acro_AB.htm

Apronyms

Lists educational and mnemonic acronyms.

http://apronyms.com/

AuctionSlanguage

Database of online auction related terms.

http://www.auctionslanguage.com

Babel: Computer-related Acronyms

A glossary of computer science and internet acronyms.

http://www.cs.tut.fi/tlt/stuff/misc/babel.html

Biomedical Acronym Resolver

Catalog of biomedical acronyms and abbreviations.

http://invention.swmed.edu/argh/

Broadband Acronyms & Definitions

Terms used by service providers and software developers.

http://www.birds-eye.net/definition/

Cartography Acronyms

Dictionary of terms used in geographic information systems, cartography and remote sensing.

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/abbrev.html

CDIA Center Acronyms and Abbreviations

Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center indexed list.

http://cdiac.ornl.gov/pns/acronyms.html

Dictionary of Initials Acronyms and Abbreviations Used by Counselors

Subdivided by first letter.

http://www.counselingseattle.com/initials.htm

Dictionary of Quaternary Acronyms and Abbreviations

Acronyms and abbreviations that are common in Quaternary studies.

http://www.scirpus.ca/cgi-bin/dictqaa.cgi

Explain Acronym Search

Provides a lookup tool.

http://www.irs.aber.ac.uk/acronyms/

Freeware Hall of Fame

Acronyms and emoticons used in the computer community.

http://www.freewarehof.org/acronyms.html

Frequently Seen Space/Astronomy Acronyms

Terms commonly appearing in space-related newsgroups.

http://tla.surly.org/

Glossary and Acronyms for PC and Server Technologies

Glossary of hardware and driver development terms for Windows products.

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/resources/support/glossary.mspx

The Great Abbreviations Hunt

A general guide to three and four letter terms.

http://www.atomiser.demon.co.uk/abbrev/index.html

Hawkman's Automotive Abbreviations

Indexed list of auto related abbreviations.

http://www.davehaughey.ca/j1930.htm

Health & Safety Acronyms

Short list used in the field of UK Occupational Health and Safety.

http://www.edp-uk.com/glossary.htm#Abbreviations

High Energy Astrophysics: Common Acronyms

A small, very specialized reference.

http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/acronyms.html

The Internet Acronym Server

Allows a search for terms containing a particular word.

http://silmaril.ie/cgi-bin/uncgi/acronyms

Learning, Performance, and Training Acronyms

Small collection of human resource oriented terms.

http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/acron.html

MediLexicon

Searchable database of pharmaceutical, healthcare and medical abbreviations and acronyms.

http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalabbreviations.php

Svetlozar Online's Abbreviation Glossary

Computer and telecommunications acronyms and their meanings. Searchable and browsable.

http://www.svetlozar.com/learningcenter/glossaries/ag/

The Ultimate Computer Acronyms Archive (TUCAA)

Offers a searchable or browsable interface.

http://www.acronyms.ch/

USPS Acronyms and Abbreviations Glossary

United States Postal Service terms and operational numbers.

http://www.quine.org/uspsglos.html

USPS Official Abbreviations

Official abbreviations of the United States Postal Service.

http://www.usps.com/ncsc/lookups/abbrev.html

V.E.R.A. - Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms

List of computer acronyms, with cross references.

http://cgi.snafu.de/ohei/user-cgi-bin/veramain-e.cgi

Veterinary Abbreviations and Acronyms Glossary

Terms commonly used in veterinary practice.

http://www.library.uiuc.edu/vex/vetabbrev.htm

Train fares to rise 6% in January

Rail passengers will face big fare rises in January - with some tickets going up by double the rate of inflation.

news.bbc.co.uk

Jail comedy course? You must be joking, says minister

A stand-up comedy course at a top security prison is cancelled by the justice minister.

news.bbc.co.uk

Cholera outbreak strikes Zimbabwe

The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe nears 300 as the water and sanitation situation "worsens", the UN says.

news.bbc.co.uk

Johnson ponders immigrant amnesty

The Mayor of London is to commission a study of a potential amnesty for illegal immigrants in the capital.

news.bbc.co.uk

Teacher guilty of 'incompetence'

A primary school teacher becomes the first in Scotland to admit charges of serious professional incompetence.

news.bbc.co.uk

Hatton & Malignaggi make weight

Ricky Hatton and Paulie Malignaggi both make the weight ahead of their light-welterweight contest in Las Vegas on Saturday.

news.bbc.co.uk

Send your video, pictures and story ideas

Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.

news.bbc.co.uk

Brown rejects June election talk

Gordon Brown dismisses talk of a summer general election telling the BBC he is "100% focused" on the economy.

news.bbc.co.uk

VAT fraudster must pay back £26m

A Staffordshire man jailed for his part in a £138m VAT fraud is ordered to repay £26m to the government.

news.bbc.co.uk

Gallas 'stripped' of captain role

William Gallas loses the Arsenal captaincy after his public attack on the team, BBC Sport understands.

news.bbc.co.uk

No green shoots

Job losses affecting us all, says grocer in our High Street

news.bbc.co.uk

Clinton 'will accept State post'

Hillary Clinton will agree to serve as secretary of state under US President-elect Barack Obama, the New York Times reports.

news.bbc.co.uk

Citigroup plunges on uncertainty

Shares in Citigroup, one of the biggest banks in the US, fall amid continued uncertainty about the firm's future.

news.bbc.co.uk

Economy boost may mean pain later

Alistair Darling may be forced to set out future taxes rises to pay for a short-term boost to the economy, the BBC understands.

news.bbc.co.uk

Here's some news for you, Angus - you've got Comedy Awards job

Comic Angus Deayton is named as the new host of this year's Comedy Awards after Jonathan Ross stepped down.

news.bbc.co.uk

'Not just pirates'

Somali man says world ignores their real problems

news.bbc.co.uk

Pickle 'n' mix

What's the point of Woolworths these days?

news.bbc.co.uk

Kinnear open to role for Shearer

Manager Joe Kinnear tells the BBC's Football Focus "the door is always open" for Alan Shearer to work at Newcastle.

news.bbc.co.uk

Fragmented world

Are US predictions for the next 20 years accurate?

news.bbc.co.uk

In pictures

Images of carefree royal moments up for sale

news.bbc.co.uk

Moscow super skyscraper halted

The Russian firm building Europe's tallest tower suspends work, citing the global credit crisis

news.bbc.co.uk

'No justification' for Brand show

Lewd calls from Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross to actor Andrew Sachs had "no editorial justification", the BBC Trust says.

news.bbc.co.uk

Lopez draws Spain level in Davis Cup final

David Nalbandian and Feliciano Lopez win a match apiece to leave Argentina and Spain tied at 1-1 after day one of the Davis Cup final.

news.bbc.co.uk

OAP targeted in 'animal' attack

An 18-year-old behaved "almost animal" when he punched, kicked and robbed a frail elderly pensioner in her home.

news.bbc.co.uk

Welfare changes

Lone parent work reforms set to cause division

news.bbc.co.uk