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Consultation on £30bn rail line bid

An important stage in controversial Government plans for the HS2 high-speed rail (HSR) line will be reached on Monday when Transport Secretary Philip Hammond...

Libyan rebels 'forming government'

A member of the Benghazi city council said the Libyan cities under rebel control have appointed an ex-justice minister to lead a provisional government.Fathi...

Housebuilding firms to post profit

Two of the UK's biggest housebuilders, Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon, are due to shrug off the gloom surrounding the property market when they report...

Balls demands petrol VAT abolition

Ed Balls has called on the Government to reverse soaring fuel prices by abolishing the recent VAT rise in petrol.In an interview with The...

Specialists to identify quake dead

A British taskforce of disaster victim identification (DVI) experts is due to arrive in New Zealand on Monday to help identify the victims of...

Green light for giant telescope

Hawaii has moved a step closer to the construction of the world's largest telescope on the summit of Mauna Kea.The state Board of Land...

Panel urges competitive elections

A constitutional reform panel has recommended opening Egypt's presidential elections to competition and imposing a two-term limit on future presidents - a dramatic shift...

Prayers held for city quake victims

Residents have held open-air prayers for the dead and missing on the lawns of churches cracked and shattered in New Zealand's earthquake while teams...

Appeal over man found dead in car

Police are appealing for information after a man was found dead in the boot of a burnt-out car.Officers on patrol came across a blue...

Anti-immigration poll 'disturbing'

Almost two-thirds of white Britons think immigration has been bad for the UK, according to a survey which anti-racism campaigners called a "disturbing picture"...

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