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Thailand invokes security powers

The Thai government has invoked special security powers in seven Bangkok districts, including the capital's main shopping districts ahead of protests by rival anti-government...

Mubarak sets up reform committees

Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has set up a committee to discuss and recommend constitutional changes that will relax eligibility rules for who can run...

Cremation energy scheme approved

A plan to re-use energy generated by a crematorium incinerator to heat a public swimming pool has been given the go-ahead by councillors.Members of...

Agency 'mishandled' M25 project

The Highways Agency mishandled the project to tackle congestion on Britain's busiest motorway at a potential extra cost to taxpayers of around £1 billion,...

Health reforms 'need patient voice'

Radical plans to reform the healthcare system must be amended to give patients a stronger say over their local services, a group of leading...

Breach halts helicopter bid process

The Government has halted a £6 billion procurement programme for search and rescue helicopters, after the preferred bidder admitted it had had access to...

Riots 'to hit Thomas Cook profits'

Tour operator Thomas Cook has warned political unrest in travel hotspots Egypt and Tunisia would hit second-quarter profits by around £20 million.The group said...

Bank profits tax to be permanent

Chancellor George Osborne has announced that he was making the levy on bank profits permanent, raising an extra £800 million this year and £2.5...

Man killed by bird at cockfight

A US man attending a cockfight has died after being stabbed in the leg by a bird that had a knife attached to its...

Jackson medic trial 'to air on TV'

A US judge said he will approve TV coverage of the involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor if the camera is unobtrusive.Los Angeles...

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