Problems in the UK have been one of the reasons behind Thomas Cook's disastrous last 12 months, a year that has seen its share price slump by 70%.

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The year of 2012 is drawing to a close and what a 12 months it has been.

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Meanwhile a 17-year-old from Suffolk has been banned from using social networking sites for 12 months and ordered to observe a three month overnight curfew for using Facebook to encourage people to riot during last week's disorder.

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Over the last 12 months, the yield on 10 year Mexican debt has gone from a high of 6.4 percent to around 5.09 percent currently.

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But Webster has now agreed a year-long deal with an appearance-based option to extend it by a further 12 months.

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The 40-acre site underwent a 12-week programme of drainage and repair work last year, but months of rain and snow has left it in a poor state, the council said.

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