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Bank injects £50bn into economy
The Bank of England agrees to extend its quantitative easing programme by £50bn to give a further boost to the UK economy.
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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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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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Britain braced for further snow
Weather warnings for ice and snow are in place across Britain as the cold weather continues, with hazardous conditions reported due to freezing rain.
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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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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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'Outstanding' schools face review
Radical improvements to England's education system are needed, says the head of Ofsted, as he announces that a quarter of all schools in England rated outstanding will be re-examined.
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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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Guilty pleas over hospital abuse
Three members of staff from a private hospital near Bristol, featured in a Panorama programme, plead guilty to the ill treatment of residents.
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PM 'won't rule out' board quotas
David Cameron has said he will not "rule out quotas" as a way of getting more women into top executive jobs, at a summit in Stockholm.
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Dementia plaque 'rapidly cleared'
Destructive plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients have been rapidly cleared by researchers testing a cancer drug on mice.
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Donald Trump makes Salmond attack
US tycoon Donald Trump accuses First Minister Alex Salmond of seeming "hell bent on destroying Scotland's coastline" with wind power.
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Laser radar spots quake changes
An earthquake fault zone in Mexico is imaged with unprecedented precision, thanks to improvements in Light Detection and Ranging - laser radar.
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Couple in £45m EuroMillions win
A young Nottinghamshire woman who won the £45m Euromillions jackpot says she had only played the lottery about half a dozen times.
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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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