Vadera sorry for ‘green shoots’ quip
Business minister Shriti Vadera was forced to apologise within hours of claiming she could see the first "few green shoots" of recovery. The comments, made by Lady Vadera in a lunchtime television interview, brought a storm of criticism from business leaders and opposition politicians on a day that... [continued]
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Barack Obama has suggested that killing Osama bin Laden is no longer essential to protect America from attack. In an interview with CBS on Wednesday night the President-elect suggested that the death of bin Laden was not key to crushing al Qaeda. Keeping him "on the run" was... [continued]
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Israel pounds Gaza amid truce signs
Israel intensified its air and ground operations in Gaza last night, despite the first signs of progress towards a ceasefire. Israeli military officials said they attacked 70 military targets on Wednesday, including a mosque in the southern town of Rafah they claimed was used to store weapons. Israeli... [continued]
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Govt to approve third runway
The Government is expected to give the go-ahead today to plans for a third runway at Heathrow. Britain's biggest airport expansion for 60 years will cost £9bn and also include a sixth runway. The controversial plan will see an extra 600 flights a day will pass over London and... [continued]
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Electrical retailers see sales dive
Electrical and homewares retailers have reported their sales fell by more than 10 per cent in the Christmas trading period. DSG International, the owner of Currys and PC World, said like-for-like sales - which excludes revenue from new stores - fell by 10 per cent. Meanwhile Homebase... [continued]
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