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The number of people being declared insolvent has fallen in England and Wales for the first time since the end of 2007.

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Prime Minister David Cameron and President Zardari of Pakistan try to patch up their differences in formal talks at Chequers.

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Royal Bank of Scotland, which is 84%-owned by the taxpayer, reports a pre-tax profit of £1.14bn for the first half of the year.

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The funeral of the man murdered by gunman Raoul Moat will take place in Berkshire later.

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A Japanese tanker damaged earlier this week in the Strait of Hormuz was the target of a terror attack, the UAE state news agency says.

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A former head of Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund says he did receive alleged uncut diamonds from the model Naomi Campbell.

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The worst monsoon rains in 80 years are continuing to sweep from the north-west to south and central Pakistan.

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An investigation is to be launched into a collision between a passenger ferry and a prawn trawler in the North Sea.

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They may be widely used, but many “non-words” exist that have yet to make it into the Oxford English Dictionary.

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Post-mortem examinations are due to be carried out on three children found dead in their Edinburgh home.

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Officials and net giants unable to agree on compromise over the concept of faster speeds for websites prepared to pay a premium.

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President Obama and his wife Michelle are made honorary chairs of a Washington DC theatre about to reopen following extensive renovations.

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For many people, the family photo album is a treasured possession. Why don’t we treat old home movies the same way?

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Sir Reg Empey is expected to formally resign as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party next week.

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The government is planning trials of equipment that would allow police to test drivers for drugs, it is announced.

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