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• General election: Tories plan tax-cut budget
• General Sir David Richards: Forces reach 'turning point' in Afghanistan
• Afghanistan: 'fearless' teenage soldier died protecting injured colleague
• Intercity plans delayed until after general election
• Gordon Brown: Britain is not involved in torture
• Thai court seizes £1bn of Thaksin Shinawatra's assets
• World condemns Gaddafi's call for jihad against Switzerland
• Security services' 'dubious record' over Binyam Mohamed criticised by top judge

General election: Tories plan tax-cut budget Posted: 26 Feb 2010 01:53 PM PST George Osborne will unveil an emergency "enterprise" budget within 50 days of a Conservative election victory which will sharply cut taxes for business, it can be disclosed.

General Sir David Richards: Forces reach 'turning point' in Afghanistan Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:55 PM PST British forces could be pulled out of Afghanistan within five years, the head of the Army, General Sir David Richards, has disclosed.

Afghanistan: 'fearless' teenage soldier died protecting injured colleague Posted: 26 Feb 2010 12:49 PM PST Rifleman Martin Kinggett from A Company 4 Rifles, 19, the second of three British servicemen killed in Afghanistan in as many days, died providing covering fire for an injured comrade.

Intercity plans delayed until after general election Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:40 AM PST Plans to replace Britain's ageing fleet of intercity trains have been, Lord Adonis, the Transport Secretary, has announced.

Gordon Brown: Britain is not involved in torture Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:13 AM PST Gordon Brown has defended MI5 after the security service was criticised by a senior judge over treatment of terrorism suspects.

Thai court seizes £1bn of Thaksin Shinawatra's assets Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:01 AM PST Thailand braced for violence after former PM and Manchester City owner found guilty of abusing his power.

World condemns Gaddafi's call for jihad against Switzerland Posted: 26 Feb 2010 07:17 AM PST World powers react with outrage to a call by Colonel Gaddafi of Libya for holy war on "obscene, infidel" Switzerland.

Security services' 'dubious record' over Binyam Mohamed criticised by top judge Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:59 AM PST MI5 and MI6 accused by the Master of the Rolls in a censored torture ruling released by court, in relation to the treatment of the former Guantanamo detainee.

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