Actor Jason Hughes, who has played the programme's DS Jones, said he had pondered why Midsomer continued to have no ethnic minorities.

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"We are still a long way from any real solution (to Europe's debt woes), a fact that investors are only too aware of, " said Jason Hughes at IG Markets Singapore.

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"With the final hurdle being passed now, we've got a minimum deal that avoids any immediate threat of the US falling off the cliff, " said Jason Hughes, head of premium client management for IG Markets Singapore.

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