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Pietersen loss a blow for Auckland 'cup final'

Wed, 2013-03-20 07:49
England should win the final Test without their talisman, providing the wicket allows for positive cricket, says Alec Stewart

Infrastructure spend boosted by £3bn

Wed, 2013-03-20 07:48
The government says it will spend an extra £3bn a year to fund infrastructure projects in hope of boosting economic growth.

IMF head Lagarde's flat searched

Wed, 2013-03-20 07:42
French police search the Paris apartment of IMF chief Christine Lagarde, in an inquiry into alleged abuse of her authority when finance minister.

Zimbabwe denies rights lawyer bail

Wed, 2013-03-20 07:38
A Zimbabwean court refuses bail to prominent human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa and her four co-accused, who appear in leg irons in the dock.

In pictures: Obama in Israel

Wed, 2013-03-20 07:37
Obama's first visit to Israel as president

Boy, 12, bailed after pupil stabbed

Wed, 2013-03-20 07:36
A 12-year-old schoolboy is bailed after being arrested on suspicion of stabbing a fellow pupil at a school in Newport.

Three-person IVF moves closer in UK

Wed, 2013-03-20 07:34
The UK has moved closer to becoming the first country to allow the creation of babies from two women and one man to prevent mitochondrial diseases.

Pupil, 12, dies after gym accident

Wed, 2013-03-20 07:28
A 12-year-old girl from Norfolk dies a week after being seriously injured during a school gym lesson.

O'Driscoll hit with three-week ban

Wed, 2013-03-20 07:09
Ireland centre Brian O'Driscoll is suspended for three weeks for stamping in the Six Nations match against Italy.

Green campaigners dismayed by Budget

Wed, 2013-03-20 07:08
The chancellor angers environmentalists by supporting gas, oil and petrol and "ignoring" the green economy.

Liverpool rule Allen out for season

Wed, 2013-03-20 06:53
Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen will miss the rest of the season after it was decided he should undergo surgery.

Unemployment up 7,000 to 125,000

Wed, 2013-03-20 06:48
Unemployment in Wales rose 7,000 in the three months to the end of January, official figures show.

Italian president in coalition push

Wed, 2013-03-20 06:47
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano holds talks with political leaders to try to form a new government after February's election stalemate

Labour attacks 'downgraded' Budget

Wed, 2013-03-20 06:44
Labour leader Ed Miliband attacks Chancellor George Osborne for a "downgraded Budget from a downgraded chancellor".

Economic growth forecast is halved

Wed, 2013-03-20 06:44
The official forecast for growth in the UK economy is cut from 1.2% to 0.6% by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility.

A Budget of paradoxes

Wed, 2013-03-20 06:24
George Osborne delivers his 'Budget of paradoxes'

Worry as measles outbreak tops 300

Wed, 2013-03-20 06:15
Health officials report another 64 new measles cases in the Swansea area in the last week, taking the outbreak to 316 with 42 hospitalised.

VIDEO: US tourists return to see Iraqi treasures

Wed, 2013-03-20 06:09
Ben Brown visits the National Museum of Iraq which suffered pillaging, theft and damage in 2003. A decade years later work is still underway to recover lost cultural treasures.

Fuel duty rise cancelled by Osborne

Wed, 2013-03-20 06:06
Chancellor George Osborne cancels a rise in fuel duty that had been scheduled for introduction in September.

Kuwait to naturalise stateless Bidun

Wed, 2013-03-20 06:03
Kuwait's parliament passes a bill to grant citizenship to up to 4,000 "foreigners", which MPs hope will help solve the problem of stateless people.
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