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Economists warn deep spending cuts would be 'dangerous'
Taliban leader's brother 'killed by US drone'
Fatah members linked with assassination of Hamas commander in Dubai
Arrest head of Mossad, Dubai police chief says
David Cameron won't let daughter listen to Lily Allen
Ray Gosling released on bail after mercy killing claim
David Miliband: use of fake British passports in Dubai hit is an 'outrage'
McCanns win bid to gag Portuguese detective
Dubai police '99 per cent certain' of Israeli involvement in Hamas killing
Lending to British businesses falls at record pace
Dubai Hamas assassination: Israel must explain role and fake passports, say Tories
Britain posts first deficit for January since records began
David Cameron promises to protect children from 'inappropriate sexualisation'

Economists warn deep spending cuts would be 'dangerous'

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 11:31 PM PST

Fears over Britain's economic stability after official figures showed that the Government borrowed £4.3 billion last month.

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Taliban leader's brother 'killed by US drone'

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 10:58 PM PST

The brother of Jalaluddin Haqqani, one of Afghanistan's most feared Taliban leaders, has been killed by a missile from a US unmanned drone.

Fatah members linked with assassination of Hamas commander in Dubai

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 02:32 PM PST

Two former members of Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction have been linked to the Dubai assassination of a Hamas commander.

Arrest head of Mossad, Dubai police chief says

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 09:43 AM PST

Lt Gen Dahi Khalfan Tamim has accused Israel's intelligence agency of orchestrating the hit on the Hamas commander.

David Cameron won't let daughter listen to Lily Allen

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 07:59 AM PST

Tory leader reveals he had told his own six-year-old daughter Nancy to stop listening to songs by Lily Allen because some of the sexual references in her lyrics were inappropriate for a child of that age.

Ray Gosling released on bail after mercy killing claim

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 06:54 AM PST

BBC broadcaster had confessed in a television programme to the mercy killing of a lover who was dying of Aids.

David Miliband: use of fake British passports in Dubai hit is an 'outrage'

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:58 AM PST

The Foreign Secretary has condemned the use of fake British passports in the assassination of a senior Hamas official.

McCanns win bid to gag Portuguese detective

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:53 AM PST

Former Portuguese detective loses attempt to overturn a ban on book claiming Madeleine McCann is dead.

Dubai police '99 per cent certain' of Israeli involvement in Hamas killing

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 03:47 AM PST

Police chief says finger of blame for the assassination of a Hamas militant in Dubai is almost conclusively pointing at Israeli secret service agents.

Lending to British businesses falls at record pace

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 03:43 AM PST

Lending to British businesses fell by £4.3bn in December, the Bank of England said on Thursday, in a further sign of banks' persistent unwillingness to lend.

Dubai Hamas assassination: Israel must explain role and fake passports, say Tories

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 03:07 AM PST

Israel must explain its role in the Dubai Hamas assassination plot and the faked passports, David Cameron said.

Britain posts first deficit for January since records began

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 02:40 AM PST

Britain reported its first budget deficit for January since records began as government spending rose and tax receipts fell sharply.

David Cameron promises to protect children from 'inappropriate sexualisation'

Posted: 18 Feb 2010 12:16 AM PST

David Cameron promises range of measures to protect children against the growing threat of ''inappropriate sexualisation''.