| Delays hit pupils' test results 07/04/2008 02:25 PM |
| More than a million 11 and 14-year-olds in England will get their Sats results late this year because of administrative chaos. |
| Robbery clue to student murders 07/04/2008 03:34 PM |
| The death of two French students, who suffered more than 240 stab wounds, could be linked to a robbery, police reveal. |
| Freed Betancourt lands in France 07/04/2008 03:22 PM |
| French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt lands in France, two days after her dramatic release from captivity under Farc rebels. |
| Dying teenager called for mother 07/04/2008 02:48 PM |
| A teenager cried out for his mother as he was dying after suffering multiple knife wounds in an attack in south London. |
| Badger cull proposals 'rejected' 07/04/2008 09:30 AM |
| The government has decided against a cull of badgers in England to control TB in cattle, the BBC understands. |
| Daily Mail publisher is red-faced after laptop with personal data is stolen 07/04/2008 03:25 PM |
| Associated Newspapers has admitted that a laptop containing financial details of thousands of staff, suppliers and contributors has been stolen. By Tara Conlan |
| Read Northcliffe Media's letter to staff 07/04/2008 03:25 PM |
| Northcliffe Media has sent a letter to staff notifying them that one of the company's laptops, containing personal data on employees, has been stolen |
| There's a place for sharia 07/04/2008 02:30 PM |
| Inayat Bunglawala: Lord Phillips did his best to dispel misrepresentation of sharia councils. Predictably, though, he's now taking a whipping from the press |
| Former Tamil Tigers commander leaves UK after war crimes inquiry dropped 07/04/2008 02:08 PM |
| Colonel Karuna Amman, who was jailed for entering Britain on a fraudulent passport and investigated for alleged war crimes, returns to Sri Lanka |
| David Hencke: The expenses vote is an own-goal for parliament 07/04/2008 02:00 PM |
| David Hencke: MPs may have voted against vital reforms to their expenses regime because of the small print. They will live to regret it |
| B&B shares slide after TPG walks away from rescue 07/04/2008 02:49 PM |
| Bradford & Bingley shares fell below their 55p rights issue price after its largest investors were forced to step in to rescue the ailing mortgage lender. TPG pulled out of a £400m capital increase after Moody's downgraded B&B |
| Sales fall accelerates at John Lewis 07/04/2008 10:23 AM |
| The department store chain reported an 8.3% fall in weekly sales for the period to June 28, further evidence of the gloom that is enveloping Britain's high streets |
| Barroso leaps to ECB's defence 07/04/2008 02:43 PM |
| Europe's divisions over how to fight inflation were highlighted when José Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, leapt to the European Central Bank's defence against its political critics |
| UBS confirms facing further write-downs 07/04/2008 12:12 PM |
| The Swiss bank, Europe's biggest casualty of the US subprime crisis, confirmed it faced further heavy write-downs on exposures to troubled US credits, meaning second-quarter would be 'at or slightly below' break-even |
| Origin tells shareholders to reject BG 07/04/2008 11:15 AM |
| Origin has advised shareholders not to accept BG's bid, saying the firm had seen continued strong interest in the coal seam gas sector |
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