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The Chancellor of the Exchequer and his Treasury team leave 11 Downing Street

Budget boost for drivers and firms

Chancellor George Osborne has offered a helping hand to motorists and business in a Budget which he said would "put fuel into the tank of the British economy".

Emergency care 'unpredictable'

Pre-hospital emergency care for people who are seriously injured is "incomplete, unpredictable, and inconsistent", experts have warned.

A pressure group says it is wrong that recruits could be sent to the frontline at 18 because they signed a contract when they were 16 or 17

'Child soldier' recruitment slated

Tens of millions of pounds are being wasted because the Ministry of Defence (MoD) continues to recruit "child soldiers" who are more likely to drop out of the armed forces, according to a report.

More chances to win on EuroMillions

Changes have been announced to the EuroMillions lottery - to make even larger jackpots and create more chances to win.

British embassy officials in Yemen are being withdrawn from the country with 'immediate effect'

Britain withdraws Yemen officials

Embassy officials in Yemen are being withdrawn from the country with "immediate effect", the Foreign Office has said.


Latest Sport
Mohammad Hafeez

Pakistan crush Windies

Pakistan have cruised into the semi-finals of the World Cup with a thumping 10-wicket win over the West Indies in Mirpur.

Andrew gets new RFU role

Rob Andrew has been appointed as the Rugby Football Union's new director of rugby operations.

Fred Titmus

Titmus dies aged 78

Former England off-spinner Fred Titmus has died following a long illness, Middlesex have announced. He was 78.

Bronze for British teams

Great Britain's team pursuit and team sprint squads claimed bronze on the opening day of the Track Cycling World Championships in Apeldoorn, Holland.

James Milner

Captaincy not an issue - Milner

England midfielder James Milner has declared it is business as usual as the team try to put the debate over John Terry's reinstatement as captain behind them.



News News feed

George Osborne

BUDGET 2011: George Osborne raids oil firms to cut petrol prices

Fuel duty is being cut by one pence per litre at 6pm - funded by a massive tax raid on North Sea oil giants  Comments (13)

Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay gastropub on market for �5.5 million after rift with father-in-law

Gordon Ramsay could lose a second London gastropub after his estranged father-in-law put The Warrington in Maida Vale up for sale for �5.5 million  Comments (4)

Party spirit: Russell Brand and Katy Perry.

Showbiz: Russell Brand: Forget constant sex, I'm a gardener

Self confessed sex addict Russell Brand has revealed that his efforts to stay faithful to one woman were being taken "one step at a time"  Comments (3)

Ed Miliband

BUDGET 2011: Ed Miliband accuses 'complacent' Chancellor of conning voters

Ed Miliband accuses George Osborne of 'conning' voters with small giveaways which are dwarfed by tax rises and spending cuts  Comments (28)

George Osborne

BUDGET 2011: Britain 'open for business' as red tape and taxes are slashed

George Osborne declared 'Britain is open for business' as he unveiled tax cuts to lure major companies to London rather than Paris or Frankfurt  Comments (2)

Elizabeth Taylor

Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor dies aged 79

Oscar-winning actress Dame Elizabeth Taylor died today aged 79  Comments (22)

Gerald Asamoah and wife Linda

'Wild West style catfight' after footballer comes home with two women... thinking wife was on holiday

One of Germany's top football stars brought two women back to his flat believing his wife was on the other side of the country  Comments (15)

Cycle accident

Cyclist and pedestrian killed by lorries in crashes on London's roads

Cyclists and pedestrian have died after being hit by lorries in separate accidents on the streets of London


Sport Sport feed

Sir Clive Woodward with World Cup trophy in 2003

Rugby Union: RFU want Sir Clive Woodward for their top job

Exclusive: Path being cleared for Woodward to return as new performance director  Comments

Olympic stadium interior

Football: Leyton Orient question the legality of West Ham's �40m loan

Club step up fight against rivals by applying for a judicial review of the decision to allow them to take Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Games  Comments (8)

Chris Hoy

Hoy fired up as he bids for hat-trick in cycling's Ashes

Scot bids to set down marker for next year's Olympics in Track World Championships, which begin today  Comments

John Terry Craig Bellamy split

Football: Craig Bellamy's wrong about me but I have no problem with him, insists John Terry

England captain says he respects the battling Welshman ahead of their clash at the Millenium Stadium  Comments (3)

Business Business feed

Martin Sorrell

Martin Sorrell hints WPP will return as Budget boosts big business

WPP boss Sir Martin Sorrell has strongly hinted he is ready to move his advertising giant's tax domicile back to the UK, saying George Osborne's Budget had made it "better for big business"  Comments (3)

George Osborne

Cut in growth forecasts sinks Chancellor's borrowing plans

Chancellor George Osborne admits he was having to scale back his ambitious plans to cut borrowing by �47 billion after slower than expected growth  Comments

Budget box

Tax rule changes get the thumbs up from business

Business welcomes changes to tax rules announced in the budget with corporation tax falling faster and further than the Government had previously announced  Comments (1)

Edward Bonham Carter

Markets & Analysis: What business thinks about the budget...

As the dust begins to settle on the Chancellor's budget speech, we ask some of the UK's business leaders for their views  Comments


Entertainment Entertainment feed

Kirsty Harris Bed

Art: Your place or mine? Bedding down in Battersea

Six artists have created six permanent bedrooms for overnight stays in Battersea Arts Centre which will double as performance spaces for next week's One-on-One festival. Emma Love took a tour  Comments

The most Incredible Thing

Theatre: Pet Shop Boys' ballet is fun, but a bit baffling

Pet Shop Boys Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe's new ballet at Sadler's Wells has been the most anticipated dance event of the year  Comments
Rating: 3 out of 5

Anna Karenina

Theatre: Anna Karenina is a tricky proposition

Anna Karenina has an effective enough structure, even if it does mean the novel's majesty is all but stripped away  Comments
Rating: 3 out of 5

Umbrellas Of Cherbourg

Theatre: There's not much to stir the emotions in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Adaptation of 1964 movie The Umbrellas of Cherbourg is rather insipid and bitty - the film's colour is lost, and little is added  Comments
Rating: 2 out of 5

Katie Price and Leandro

Showbiz: Katie Price would marry another 40 times to find Mr Right

Katie Price is "seeing how it goes" with new man in her life Leandro Penna and admits she could get married another 40 times  Comments (6)

James Corden

Showbiz: James Corden becomes a dad

'Gavin and Stacey' star James Corden and his fiancee Julia Carey have welcomed a baby boy into the world at London's Portland Hospital on Tuesday morning  Comments (1)

Chris Brown

Showbiz: Chris Brown smashes a window and rips off his shirt over Rihanna questions

Chris Brown smashed a window and stormed out of a New York TV studio after he was asked about attacking Rihanna  Comments (3)

Andreas Varady

Music: Andreas Varady has a slick all-round technique

Andreas Varady, a fresh-faced, self-taught youngster, did enough in the next hour to be regarded as a genuine prodigy  Comments
Rating: 4 out of 5


Life & Style Life & Style feed

Goldie

Health & Beauty: Goldie's healthy addiction for Bikram yoga

The drum 'n' bass artist says Bikram yoga has helped him clean up his act and left him fitter than ever. Jasmine Gardner reports  Comments (3)

Beirut man

Travel: The hidden treasures of Beirut

Beirut's caf� culture is one of the joys of spring, but go underground in Lebanon and there's even more to marvel at, says Adrian Mourby  Comments

Tom Ford galsses

The frame game: Men go big, bold and black with glasses

No longer nerdy, big dark-rimmed glasses are this season's must-have accessory for sartorially savvy men, says Nick Curtis  Comments (1)

David Tang

They've been Tang-oed: Sir David Tang sets the record straight

Socialite and entrepreneur Sir David Tang has launched a website that lets his celebrity friends correct malicious gossip. But how do we know they're telling the truth? Alison Roberts reports  Comments (2)

SkinTreatments

Health & Beauty: Face the future with high-tech skin treatments

New sci-fi treatments will pamper skin into shape for spring with no painful side effects. Bella Blissett puts stem cell ingredients and Nasa technology to the test  Comments

Helen Carroll

Health & Beauty: Mind over matter cured my migraine

Nothing helped Helen Carroll with her headaches. But unexpectedly, help came when she consulted a psychotherapist  Comments

beach exercise

Health & Beauty: Trim and tone time

It's that time of year when many of us look to drop a few pounds and tone up for T-shirt weather. There are just two areas to focus on: diet and exercise  Comments

Dr Christian Jessen

Health & Beauty: Breast surgeons rock

A unique audit into breast cancer surgery has found that innovations and adaptations made by the surgeons on the front line have paid off  Comments


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