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Fiscal gap leaves Spain little choice over aid request

MADRID (Reuters) - A widening fiscal gap and mounting pressure from the business community and credit ratings agencies leave Spain with little or no choice but to request European aid soon despite...

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Vast crowds demand Catalan autonomy from crisis-hit Spain

BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Catalans took to the streets of Barcelona on Tuesday in an unprecedented show of mass support for autonomy from Madrid, blaming Spain's economic...

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Egyptians angry at film scale U.S. embassy walls

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian protesters scaled the walls of the U.S. embassy on Tuesday, tore down the American flag and burned it during a protest over what they said was a film being produced in the...

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Warning over BAE Systems merger

The proposed merger between BAE Systems and European aircraft manufacturer EADS could cost UK jobs and upset Britain's defence relationship with the United States, a Conservative MP has warned.

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New plot against Cameron revealed

Fourteen Tory MPs tried to launch an unsuccessful leadership challenge against David Cameron, according to reports.

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More jobs but fewer rights: A victory for Vince?

Vince Cable has won the coalition battle over 'no-fault dismissal' but is pushing through a cut in the compensation cap for unfair sackings today.

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Vince Cable Defends Texts To Ed Miliband

Vince Cable has dismissed criticism from former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell over text messages he exchanged with opposition leader Ed Miliband.

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Historic breakthrough for mental health sufferers

A Conservative MP's bid to end "the last legal form of discrimination" by reforming Britain's mental health laws has won the backing of the Commons - and the government.

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Miliband: Hard-won wealth OK by me

Labour leader Ed Miliband has said he had nothing against the rich - as long as they made their money "the hard way".

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MPs 'oppose assisted suicide move'

More than seven out of ten MPs refuse to back calls to legalise assisted suicide, according to a new poll.

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Muslim anti-film protest hits London

The worldwide Muslim protests against a film insulting the Prophet Mohammed reached London yesterday, when up to 1,500 people demonstrated outside the US embassy in Grosvenor Square.

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Revealed: Beautiful people win more elections

Good-looking political candidates are more likely to win elections – particularly in marginal seats.

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Cold Britannia: Is the recession making us lose our compassion?

The proportion of people who want a more generous unemployment benefit has fallen despite the impact of the recession, according to new research.

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GCSEs no more: Gove unveils the English Baccalaureate

GCSE's will be replaced with an English Baccalaureate Certificate (EBacc), Michael Gove confirmed today.

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Tomlinson policeman dismissed from police

The police officer who struck Ian Tomlinson before he died has been dismissed with immediate effect from the Met police.

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Court dismisses Farage appeal over Van Rompuy fine

A European court announced on Monday that eurosceptic MEP Nigel Farage had lost an appeal against a fine imposed by the European Parliament for calling EU President Herman Van Rompuy a "damp rag."

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Scrapping Ken Clarke's liberal justice policy costs govt millions

The Department of Justice will be unable to achieve cuts of £130 million after it scrapped Ken Clarke's liberal justice policies, according to a report.

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Former MP takes Ecstasy for TV show

Former MP Evan Harris has taken Ecstasy for a Channel 4 show which will examine the effects of the class A drug.

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'Rethink' on pension reform plans

Plans for a major overhaul of pensions reportedly face being watered down after David Cameron demanded a rethink to stave off a potential backlash from older voters.

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Cameron orders pensions rethink - FT

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron has put the brakes on state pension reform plans amid fears they could alienate core supporters of the Conservative party, the Financial Times reported...

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