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The poor state of the British economy will impose a "straitjacket" on an incoming Conservative administration for several years if the party wins the next election, shadow chancellor George Osborne has warned. Mr Osborne told The Guardian that the "complete economic mess" left by Gordon Brown would "cast a long shadow" over British politics, prompting the Tories to think "very hard" about what they will do in government.
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Almost a quarter of the population will be in fuel poverty by next year and those on low incomes will be especially badly hit, new figures have showed. A report published by the National Housing Federation shows that by the end of 2009 5.7 million UK households will be spending at least 10% of their annual income on energy bills - an increase of 100% since 2005.pa.press.net - 08.09.2008 02:24
Torrential rains which lashed the country over the weekend have eased off, but forecasters have warned of more floods to come. Clear skies are likely to be the calm before another storm.pa.press.net - 08.09.2008 02:24
British mortgage experts have welcomed the historic US government takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Bush administration has announced it is taking control of the two institutions to avert the potential for major financial turmoil.pa.press.net - 08.09.2008 02:24
A teenager stabbed to death after rival "postcode" gangs clashed at a girl's birthday party has been named by sources as Dale Robertson. A gang of up to 40 youths, some armed with baseball bats and knives, fought running battles in the street in Sheffield on Saturday night, it was claimed.pa.press.net - 08.09.2008 02:24
Tennis ace Andy Murray has continued a glorious period for British sport as he qualified for the US Open final. The Scottish firebrand held his nerve to beat world No 1 Rafael Nadal 6-2 7-6 4-6 6-4.ITN
ITN - 07.09.2008 22:29
Forecasters are warning more floods are on their way after a weekend of torrential rain.Monday's clear skies are likely to be the calm before more storms, as another depression brings heavy rain across Northern Ireland, the North East, Wales and southern Scotland.ITN - 07.09.2008 18:18
A teenager was stabbed to death after rival "postcode" gangs clashed at a party, witnesses said.A gang of up to 40 youths armed with baseball bats and knives fought running battles in the street in Sheffield on Saturday night, it was claimed.ITN - 07.09.2008 18:31
Police investigating the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old boy have made a second arrest.Courtney Eaton died following an argument near a petrol station forecourt in Salford, Greater Manchester, on Friday night.ITN - 07.09.2008 17:56
Ministers have rejected proposals for a cap on immigration set out in a cross-party report.The new parliamentary think-tank on migration is expected to call on the Government to slash the number of non-EU migrants who are allowed to stay in the UK permanently after their work permits expire.ITN - 07.09.2008 16:21
The Government is facing a series of fresh attacks from unions as civil servants threaten to strike.The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union said around 270,000 of its members across the UK working in every Government department will vote later this month on three months of industrial action that will extend into the New Year.Reuters
REUTERS - 08.09.2008 00:49
By Glenn Somerville WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Sunday seized control of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, launching what could be its biggest bailout ever in a bid to support the U.S. housing market and ward off more global financial market turbulence. REUTERS - 08.09.2008 00:28
By Jeff Franks HAVANA (Reuters) - High winds and heavy rains whipped eastern Cuba on Sunday as Hurricane Ike closed in after adding to the misery and deaths in Haiti and ripping through the southern Bahamas on a path to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico and possibly New Orleans. REUTERS - 07.09.2008 17:14
By Matt Falloon BRIGHTON (Reuters) - The Labour party must stop infighting and do more to ease the economic downturn, union leaders said on Sunday, threatening further strikes this year over public sector pay. REUTERS - 07.09.2008 15:43
By John Joseph LONDON (Reuters) - The personal details of thousands of prison staff working in England and Wales have been lost by a government contractor in the latest data security breach to embarrass the British government. REUTERS - 07.09.2008 11:12
LONDON (Reuters) - Nationwide Building Society, one of Britain's biggest home-loan leaders, said on Sunday that it was in advanced talks over proposed mergers with both the Derbyshire and the Cheshire Building Societies. The Nationwide, Britain's largest building society, has 179 billion pounds of assets and around 900 branches. Thus compares with the Derbyshire with 7.1 billion pounds of assets and 50 branches, and the Cheshire with 5 billion pounds of assets and 45 branches. 
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Andy Murray has reached his first Grand Slam final after beating world number one Rafael Nadal.The Scot ground out a 6-2 7-6 4-6 6-4 victory at the US Open in a semi-final that began on Saturday and ended more than 24 hours later after being interrupted by Tropical Storm Hanna.
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Next year's Sats tests could be the last, Schools Secretary Ed Balls has signalled. Mr Balls said that the system of national tests taken by around one million children aged seven, 11 and 14 across England each May was "not set in stone" and may be replaced by assessments tailored to each child's ability level.
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Strictly Come Dancing pair Louisa Lytton and Vincent Simone will represent the UK at Saturday night's Eurovision Dance Contest. The former EastEnder and her professional partner have gone back to the ballroom for the second outing of the dancing tournament.
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Rachel won the ninth series of Big Brother tonight, walking away with the £100,000 prize. The 24-year-old trainee teacher, from Torfaen in South Wales, beat Mikey to win the title. The result had been too close to call all night, with the bookies' favourite regularly changing.
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