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Death sentences for India massacre

Eleven Muslims have been sentenced to death for starting a train fire that killed 60 Hindu nationalists and triggered one of India's worst outbursts...

Women's lower premiums ruled unfair

European judges have rewritten the rule book for insurance companies by banning risk assessment based on gender.Using differences between men and women as a...

Barclays in Egg credit cards deal

Banking giant Barclays has announced that it has struck a deal to acquire more than one million credit card accounts belonging to internet bank...

Lloyds to delay UK branch closures

Taxpayer-backed Lloyds Banking Group has announced that further UK branch closures will be put on hold until the end of 2011 as its new...

Oil price stability helps FTSE

Fresh signs of oil price stability helped the FTSE 100 Index return above the 6,000 barrier on Tuesday amid strong gains for mining stocks.The...

Gag bid over shooting post-mortems

Federal prosecutors are hoping to stop the release of post-mortem examination results on six people killed in a gun rampage targeting US Republican Congresswoman...

Rebels repel bid to retake city

Forces loyal to Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi have tried but failed to retake the rebel-held city closest to the capital, Tripoli.Witnesses said pro-Gaddafi...

Cancer gap with Europe 'not closed'

More than a decade after the last government launched its NHS Cancer Plan and almost five years after its Cancer Reform Strategy, the gap...

HMV 'to miss profit targets again'

Embattled retailer HMV has revealed further trading woes as it warned it would miss profit targets for the second time this year.The music and...

Government attacks EU fishing rules

The Government has launched a new attack on controversial EU fishing rules which force fishermen to throw millions of dead fish back into the...

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