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Man shoots himself at Paris school

A man has committed suicide at a private Catholic school in central Paris by shooting himself in the head, police say.Read

Bercow tweet 'pointed to McAlpine'

A tweet by Commons Speaker's wife Sally Bercow pointed "the finger of blame" at Tory peer Lord McAlpine during a media frenzy over allegations of child sex abuse, a judge has heard.Read

RBS set to axe another 1,400 jobs

Royal Bank of Scotland has announced it is cutting 1,400 jobs in the latest round of redundancies since it was bailed out by the taxpayer.Read

178,000 children 'unpaid carers'

Nearly 10,000 children aged five to seven are providing unpaid care for their family members or guardians, according to census figures.Read

Campaigners lose tax deal challenge

Campaign group UK Uncut Legal Action has lost its High Court challenge over the legality of the "sweetheart" tax deal between HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and Goldman Sachs.Read

Parliament to get referendum debate

Parliament is to get the chance to debate legislation paving the way for a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union, after a Conservative MP announced he would table a Private Member's Bill.Read

BP warns over spurious spill claims

Oil giant BP has warned that millions of dollars of "fictitious" compensation claims for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill are putting the company at risk.Read

Eurosceptic Tory wins bill ballot

Eurosceptic hopes of legislation in this Parliament to force a referendum on Britain's EU membership have been boosted after the ballot for private members' bills was won by a Tory MP who voted for Wednesday night's rebel amendment.Read

Amazon £4.2m UK tax bill revealed

The UK arm of internet shopping giant Amazon paid corporation tax of just £2.4 million last year despite earning sales of £4.2 billion.Read

Six killed as tornadoes hit Texas

A tornado outbreak has devastated parts of Texas, killing at least six people, injuring dozens more and destroying or damaging scores of homes.Read

'Multiple deaths' in Texas tornado

A tornado has ripped through a picturesque lakeside Texas town, resulting in multiple fatalities and destroying or damaging homes, authorities said.Read

Cable warns on 'reckless' EU exit

Liberal Democrat Business Secretary Vince Cable will today brand advocates of EU withdrawal "self-indulgent and reckless", as he warns that a British pull-out would mean an "exodus" of international firms from the UK and the loss of thousands of jobs.Read

Bercow in court for McAlpine case

Commons Speaker's wife Sally Bercow is due at the High Court for a hearing over her allegedly libellous tweet about Tory peer Lord McAlpine,Read

Google boss faces new tax grilling

Google will face a fresh grilling over its tax affairs after the global corporation was recalled to give evidence to a parliamentary inquiry.Read

Tories press on with EU poll plans

The Tory leadership will attempt to push forward plans paving the way for a future in/out EU poll by piggy-backing on backbench legislation.Read

Tighter dog ownership laws urged

The Government's moves to tackle irresponsible dog ownership do not go far enough, a committee of MPs has warned.Read

1m families struggle with home cost

More than a million struggling British families are spending at least a third of their income on housing costs, a think-tank has revealed.Read

NAO: HS2 faces £3.3bn funding gap

The HS2 high-speed rail project has an estimated £3.3 billion funding gap which the Government has yet to decide how to fill, a report from a Whitehall spending watchdog says.Read

Cbale warns on 'reckless' EU exit

Liberal Democrat Business Secretary Vince Cable will today brand advocates of EU withdrawal "self-indulgent and reckless", as he warns that a British pull-out would mean an "exodus" of international firms from the UK and the loss of thousands of jobs.Read

Drug hope for leukaemia sufferers

A new leukaemia drug could give "hope" to many patients who previously had nowhere left to turn, a blood cancer charity said.Read

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