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High Street fund 'barely touched'
A £10m government fund set up a year ago to help bring empty shops back into use has barely been touched, according to Freedom of Information requests seen by the BBC.
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Viewpoints: What the economy needs
This is what we need to grow, say businesses and entrepreneurs
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'Carmakers manipulate emissions tests'
How carmakers manipulate emissions tests
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What did Hu and Wen do for China?
What did Hu and Wen do for China?
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Power cut closes West End shows
A power cut in London's West End forces some theatres to cancel their shows.
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Chavez 'unlikely to be embalmed'
The acting president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro says it is highly unlikely that the body of the former president Hugo Chavez will be embalmed.
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Grammar school proposal in doubt
A "satellite" grammar school in Sevenoaks is in doubt after the government said it intended to use the site for a free school.
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New book prize unveils sponsor
The Folio Society is unveiled as the sponsor of new £40,000 literary award which will hand out its first accolade in 2014.
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Bayern Munich 0-2 Arsenal (agg 3-3)
Arsenal bow out of the Champions League on away goals, despite an impressive 2-0 away win at Bayern Munich.
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Blackburn 0-1 Millwall
Millwall reach the FA Cup semi-finals as Danny Shittu's header edges a tense replay with Championship rivals Blackburn.
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'The same kind of charisma as Simon Cowell'
Chief sports writer Tom Fordyce gets the inside story on England coach Stuart Lancaster, from some of those who know him best.
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NY manhunt after four shot dead
New York state police launch a manhunt as four people are shot dead in two separate attacks at a car wash and barber shop.
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'Runt of the litter' cat turns 27
A Bedfordshire cat, which has just turned 27, could be the oldest cat in the UK, his owner says.
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VIDEO: Hull 'hardest' place to find work
Residents on the Orchard Park estate in Hull say it is one of the hardest places in the UK to find a job.
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Police probe patient death admission
Police are to review the case of a retired GP who has admitted helping patients end their own lives.
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Coventry facing administration
Coventry are facing administration after the owners of the Ricoh Arena went to the High Court claiming £1.3m in rent is owed.
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US footballers rape trial begins
Opening statements are made in the trial of two Ohio high-school footballers accused of raping a teenage girl in a case that has split a small town.
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Sprinter Sacre compared to Pele
Sprinter Sacre is the Pele of National Hunt after coasting to victory in the Queen Mother Champion Chase.
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Man 'held gun to pupil's head'
A member of staff at an education unit in Suffolk has held a gun to a pupil's head, it is alleged.
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Man freed in double murder inquiry
A man arrested in England by detectives investigating two murders in Northern Ireland is released unconditionally.
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