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Tory pressure on PM over EU deal

David Cameron says he will fight to protect the UK national interest over a new EU Treaty - as his party's calls for a referendum grow..

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PM vows to fight for UK in Europe

David Cameron says he will fight to protect the UK national interest in discussions over a new EU Treaty but Ed Miliband says the UK is being "left on the sidelines"..

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Parliament to get EU Treaty vote

Parliament will be asked to vote on any new treaty relating to the European Union, Downing Street says..

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Lifestyle 'behind 40% of cancers'

Over 40% of cancers diagnosed each year in the UK are caused by avoidable lifestyle choices like smoking, drinking and eating the wrong things, a review reveals..

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Lifestyle 'behind 40% of cancer'

Over 40% of cancers diagnosed each year in the UK are caused by avoidable lifestyle choices like smoking, drinking and eating the wrong things, a review reveals..

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PM 'may refuse to sign EU treaty'

David Cameron says he will not sign any reworked EU treaty designed to solve the eurozone crisis if it does not contain safeguards to protect UK interests..

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QLD Weather Report

Cool spring day today, overcast and raining. Temperature in the low 20s. But there is swell bumping the coast line. I'll take some odd seasonal weather for odd seasonal swell. Yeah yeah.

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Karzai flies home after bombings

Afghan President Hamid Karzai cancels a trip to the UK to return to Afghanistan after Tuesday's deadly attacks in the capital, Kabul, and in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif..

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Karzai returns to Afghanistan

Afghan President Hamid Karzai cancels his trip to the UK to return to Afghanistan after Tuesday's deadly attacks in the capital, Kabul, and in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif..

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Afghans die in 'sectarian' blasts

At least 52 people - many Shia Muslims - die in twin attacks on a holy day in Afghanistan, raising the prospect of a new, sectarian conflict..

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Eurozone duo restate reform plan

France and Germany reaffirm their commitment to reform the eurozone, as a top credit agency says ratings for most euro countries could be downgraded..

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Ratings agency warns euro nations

Ratings firm Standard and Poor's puts Germany, France and 13 other eurozone countries on "credit watch" due to fears over the impact of the debt crisis..

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Eurozone 'needs tougher treaty'

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel say they will push for a tougher treaty for Europe to cope with the eurozone debt crisis..

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Sarkozy and Merkel meet on euro

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are to meet to unveil proposals intended to stem the eurozone debt crisis..

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Poll setback for Putin's party

Early returns indicate a sharp drop in support for Vladimir Putin's United Russia party in parliamentary elections, down to 50% from 64% in 2007..

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Clegg signals boardroom pay curbs

The government is to publish new proposals to curb "unjustified and irresponsible" pay rewards in the private sector, Nick Clegg says..

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Pension deal urgent, says Hutton

The downgrading of Britain's growth forecasts has made the case for public sector pensions reform more urgent, Labour peer Lord Hutton tells the BBC..

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Government considers HS2 tunnel

The government is to look again at the HS2 high-speed rail link route between London and Birmingham, which could result in a new tunnel being built in the Chilterns..

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Delors: Euro flawed from launch

One of the architects of the euro, Jacques Delors, says it was flawed from the start, as his plans for economic co-ordination were never followed..

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UK 'honour crime' levels revealed

Police across the UK recorded more than 2,800 so-called honour attacks last year, with a number of forces seeing incidents increase, figures show..

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Israel urged to end 'isolation'

US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta calls on Israel to work with Turkey and Egypt to end what he calls its growing isolation in the Middle East..

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UN passes tough Syria resolution

The UN Human Rights Council is to appoint a special investigator on Syria as part of a strongly-worded resolution condemning the violence there..

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Merkel pushes euro fiscal union

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe is working towards setting up a "fiscal union", in an effort to resolve the eurozone's debt crisis..

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Merkel calls for EU fiscal union

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe is working towards setting up a "fiscal union", in an effort to resolve the eurozone's debt crisis..

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