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Growth plan pressure on EU leaders May 23 2012

David Cameron and fellow EU leaders are to meet in Brussels under intense pressure to agree new economic growth plans ahead of a crucial Greek election vote.Read

Better bosses 'make NHS healthier' May 23 2012

A new style of leadership in the NHS could lead to reduced infection and mortality rates and bring financial savings, according to a new report.Read

Beecroft hits at 'socialist' Cable May 22 2012

A controversial Downing Street adviser has accused Business Secretary Vince Cable of being a socialist who "appears to do very little to support business".Read

£350m contracts for new submarines May 22 2012

The Government has awarded contracts worth £350 million to UK companies to design the next generation of nuclear submarines.Read

Clegg hits at 'easier sacking' plan May 22 2012

Nick Clegg has condemned proposals to make it easier for businesses to fire workers, saying he has never supported the scheme.Read

Leaders 'too close' to Murdoch May 21 2012

Tony Blair and Gordon Brown may have grown "closer than was wise" to Rupert Murdoch, former Labour cabinet minister Lord Mandelson acknowledged, although the former business secretary denied there had been any "Faustian" pact between Labour and the media baron.Read

Employment law report accelerated May 21 2012

The publication of a controversial report on employment law reforms has been brought forward, after an earlier draft was leaked to the press.Read

Mandelson denies deal with Murdoch May 21 2012

Lord Mandelson has denied there was any deal between Labour and Rupert Murdoch's newspaper empire ahead of the 1997 general election.Read

Cable condemns labour rights reform May 21 2012

Plans to cut employment red tape by stripping down labour rights and making it easier for firms to sack under-performing staff have been blasted as "complete nonsense" by Business Secretary Vince Cable.Read

Hosepipe ban exemption for firms May 21 2012

Embattled gardening businesses have been granted a 28-day reprieve from the hosepipe ban.Read

MPs warn over environment law plans May 21 2012

The Government's pledge to reduce environmental "red tape" must not be a smokescreen for stripping away vital protection for people's health and the countryside and allowing growth at all costs, MPs have warned.Read

Darling calls for growth plans May 20 2012

There needs to be a "credible plan for growth" both in Britain and Europe to help rebuild confidence and avoid more countries tipping into recession, former Labour chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling has warned.Read

Amputee 'humbled' by Torch relay May 20 2012

A Royal Marine who lost an arm and both legs when he stood on a landmine in Afghanistan has described carrying the Olympic Torch as a "humbling experience".Read

Armed forces mark Diamond Jubilee May 19 2012

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will watch as thousands of troops parade through Windsor in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee.Read

Suu Kyi to address Parliament in UK May 19 2012

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to make a historic address to both Houses of Parliament as she ventures out of her country for the first time in more than two decades.Read

Dewani co-accused to deny guilt May 18 2012

Two of the men accused of killing honeymoon bride Anni Dewani intend pleading not guilty when their trial starts in July in the Western Cape High Court.Read

Britain 'should have own spaceport' May 18 2012

Britain should have its own spaceport where satellites and intrepid travellers could be blasted into orbit, according to business leaders.Read

Support Greece or see euro fail: PM May 17 2012

David Cameron has issued a call for action from eurozone states and institutions to support weaker economies like Greece or see the single European currency break up.Read