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Brown urging Europe to follow lead
Gordon Brown is to urge EU leaders to copy Britain's blueprint for tackling global financial turmoil.

Blair 'intervened' on ads exemption
Fresh details about the Ecclestone Affair - New Labour's first sleaze scandal - have been revealed in Whitehall documents.

Writers slam 42-day detention plans
Forty-two renowned British writers have joined forces to attack the government over its plans to allow the detention of terror suspects without charge for up to 42 days - on the eve of a crucial vote on the issue.

Profit warnings hit seven-year peak
UK firms issued 111 profit warnings between July and September as the credit crunch hit retailers, media and support service firms, it emerged.

Top pupils 'urged to re-take exams'
Some bright pupils are being asked to re-take GCSEs to boost the overall results of their schools, it has been claimed.

Grandmother wins cancer drug fight
A grandmother with terminal cancer who faced moving to Scotland to get life-saving drugs free on the NHS has won her battle with health bosses in England to fund the medication that is keeping her alive.

Fiancee is 'worried sick' over hero
The fiance of Glasgow Airport car bomb hero John Smeaton has said she was "worried sick" about him after flying in from New York to be at his hospital bedside.

Man charged over miniature gun
A man has been charged with having a deadly key fob gun, police said.

Three injured as cars hit building
Three people were gravely injured after two cars collided and hit a block of flats, police said.

Faith leaders promote peace
The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams is to join Christian and Muslim scholars for the start of a conference aimed at promoting understanding between the two faiths.