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Bonus row 'is not anti-business'
Ed Miliband hits back at the chancellor's warning that a row over bank pay and bonuses threatened to create an "anti-business culture".
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Budget passes after Labour revolt
Glasgow City Council's budget is passed by just two votes, despite nine Labour councillors quitting the party group.
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VIDEO: Athletes race up Empire State
Athletes from New Zealand and Germany win the annual stair-race up the Empire State Building.
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Euro ministers doubt Greek plans
Greece's planned new austerity measures may not be enough to win a 130bn euro bailout, say eurozone ministers meeting in Brussels.
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Race charity funding terminated
Public funding is terminated to race relations charity Awema after an investigation found "significant and fundamental failures".
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New Homs shelling 'kills dozens'
Nearly 100 people are reported killed in new violence in Syria's city of Homs as government troops continue an onslaught aimed at crushing rebels.
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Soldiers' families oppose parade
The families of two soldiers killed at Massereene Barracks almost three years ago intervene in a row over how their sons will be remembered.
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Nine men jailed over terror plot
Nine men who plotted to bomb the London Stock Exchange and build a terrorist training camp are jailed.
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US banks in mortgage settlement
Five of the biggest US banks agree to provide $25bn in assistance to homeowners to settle claims over improper foreclosure practices.
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Clifford talks of media 'cancer'
Max Clifford tells the Leveson media probe phone hacking was a "cancer" in journalism, while Heather Mills spoke of having her messages accessed.
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US House backs insider trade ban
The US House of Representatives passes legislation barring insider trading by members of Congress by an overwhelming 417 to 2 vote.
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China investigating police chief
Chinese authorities are investigating after a top police chief spent a day at the US consulate, state media says, amid rumours he sought asylum.
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PM's Abu Qatada talks with Jordan
UK Prime Minister David Cameron and King Abdullah of Jordan agreed to work on finding a "solution" to the Abu Qatada case, during a phone call on Thursday.
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North Africa gets giant car plant
The biggest car factory in North Africa, run by French firm Renault, is officially opened near the Moroccan city of Tangiers.
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IVF clinics get twin birth target
IVF clinics have been told that no more than 10% of births should be twins or triplets by regulators.
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Snow warning for south east Wales
South east Wales is facing the worst of a mix of wintry weather overnight bringing snow and freezing rain, forecasters warn.
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VIDEO: Freezing rain causes traffic chaos
Police patrol the A66 trans-Pennine route, where emergency services have dealt with 97 crashes caused by freezing rain in less than six hours.
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Greece leaders agree bailout cuts
Greece agrees to the austerity measures required to gain a new bailout hours before eurozone finance ministers are due to discuss the deal in Brussels.
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Reporters cleared over Nazi film
Two Dutch journalists are cleared of breaching the privacy of Nazi Heinrich Boere, whom they confronted in a German old people's home.
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Defoe fears Redknapp Spurs exit
Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe says his club could be resigned to losing Harry Redknapp to England.
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