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Finances eased by huge tax haul

The pressure on Britain's creaking public finances has eased as a bumper tax haul in January saw the Government record the highest monthly borrowing...

BAA earnings up after 'robust' year

Airports operator BAA said it delivered a "robust" financial performance in 2010 despite disruption caused by volcanic ash, strikes and snow.The owner of Heathrow...

Libyan crisis hits FTSE opening

London's FTSE 100 Index sunk another 1.3% into the red following hefty falls in Asia as the Libyan crisis battered investor confidence.Hong Kong's Hang...

Emergency talks over border dispute

South-east Asian foreign ministers are holding emergency talks about a deadly border dispute that broke out between Cambodia and Thailand near an 11th century...

Iranian warships enter Suez Canal

Two Iranian naval vessels have entered the Suez Canal, officials have said.Canal chiefs say the ships - a frigate and a supply vessel -...

Bahrain political prisoners freed

Some political prisoners are to be released in Bahrain as the embattled monarchy tries to engage protesters in talks to ease the week-long demonstrations...

Cameron 'optimistic' about revolts

David Cameron has voiced "cautious optimism" that the popular uprisings sweeping the Middle East would not see a rise of extremism, while stressing that...

Profits accelerate at Pendragon

The owner of the Evans Halshaw and Stratstone car dealerships has said it more than doubled its annual underlying profits last year but reduced...

Cameron urges reform in Middle East

David Cameron is set to express "cautious optimism" that uprisings across the Middle East will result in non-extremist regimes - and hail that outcome...

Embattled Gaddafi clinging to power

Deep rifts have opened in Muammar Gaddafi's regime, with Libyan government officials at home and abroad resigning, air force pilots defecting and a bloody...

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