Business leaders have attacked the Government's energy policy as "disjointed", targeted too much at wind power and under-investing in nuclear and clean coal.
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Extra funding to help provide new primary school places in parts of England struggling with shortages is expected to be announced by the Government this week.
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The Government looks set to be forced to defend its strategy in Afghanistan in the face of mounting public concern about the way the campaign is being conducted.
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An international human rights group has said an Iranian family only learned of the death of their 19-year-old son weeks after he was shot during a demonstration against the country's disputed presidential election.
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The next government will have to deliver a drastic £100 billion programme of tax hikes and spending cuts to repair the ailing public finances, an economic think-tank has warned.
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Nasa finished fuelling up space shuttle Endeavour after delaying its scheduled lift-off for a day because lightning struck 11 times near the launch pad.
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