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Obama to make state visit to UK

US president Barack Obama is to make a state visit to the UK in May after accepting an invitation from the Queen, Buckingham Palace...

Government surrenders over forests

The Government has been forced into a humiliating U-turn as it scrapped controversial plans to privatise England's public forests.Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman told MPs...

Banks keep FTSE 100 out of the red

The banking sector has kept the FTSE 100 Index out of the red and offset falls from heavily-weighted miners.The Footsie closed 2.1 points higher...

Fewer Afghan troops in Helmand

The number of Afghan National Army soldiers fighting alongside British troops in Helmand fell by 10% over the past year, the Government has revealed.British...

Hicks fails in Liverpool court bid

The Texan former owner of Liverpool Football Club has failed to overturn a court order barring him from launching massive damages claims in the...

Business heavyweights join watchdog

The former boss of the CBI and an ex-US policymaker are among four business heavy-hitters appointed to a new UK watchdog charged with warding...

EasyJet executive pay deal anger

Budget airline easyJet has suffered a shareholder revolt over an executive pay deal that inflamed relations with founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou.Sir Stelios, whose family...

US woe puts FTSE 100 into the red

Worse-than-expected inflation and unemployment data in the United States has tipped the London market into the red.Wall Street's Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.2%...

'Jackal' faces France blasts trial

Notorious terrorist Carlos the Jackal is to face trial in Paris in November for his alleged role in four deadly bombings in the early...

Hague condemns clashes in Bahrain

Foreign Secretary William Hague has condemned violent clashes between anti-government protesters and riot police in Bahrain, calling on the authorities to "exercise restraint".Mr Hague...

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