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£239m Spent on swine flu vaccine

The Government spent £239 million on swine flu vaccine, official figures show.The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ordered the Department of Health to release the...

Forest sales delayed amid review

Sales of 15% of England's publicly-owned forests are to be put on hold while the criteria for selling them off are re-examined, the Government...

School plan axe an 'abuse of power'

Six councils have won their High Court challenge over the Government's decision to scrap a number of school building projects in different parts of...

Stake sale hits Ocado share price

Online grocer Ocado saw its shares tumble after John Lewis Partnership's pension fund confirmed the sale of its 10% stake in the group.John Lewis...

Carillion snaps up energy firm

One of the UK's biggest suppliers of heating and renewable energy services has backed a £306 million takeover by support services giant Carillion.Eaga, which...

Taliban 'justice' image wins award

A South African photographer's portrait of an Afghan woman whose husband sliced off her nose and ears in a case of Taliban-administered justice has...

Father 'said he had killed twins'

The father of missing Swiss twins wrote a letter saying he had killed them, police say.Matthias Kaspar Schepp said that six-year-olds Alessia and Livia...

Floods add stress to Barrier Reef

Murky freshwater run-off from Australia's worst flooding in decades is adding to stresses from pollution and warming seas on the Great Barrier Reef, one...

Lending falls in 'subdued' market

The number of mortgages advanced to people buying a property dropped for the fifth consecutive month during December as activity in the housing market...

BAA January passenger numbers rise

The number of passengers handled at BAA's six UK airports rose 3.8% last month compared with January 2010, the company has announced.The January 2011...

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