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Industry is estimating that the government will need to plough at least £2bn into the industry if it wants to be the fastest broadband nation by 2015.

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The BBC announces it is moving its Breakfast show to its new northern headquarters in Salford, Greater Manchester.

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Portugal’s Sergio Paulinho wins an uneventful stage 10 of the Tour de France, as Andy Schleck maintains his overall lead.

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Two Cuban dissidents arrive in Madrid, joining seven others who flew to Spain on Tuesday as part of a planned release of 52 political prisoners.

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Five more US soldiers are killed in two separate attacks in Afghanistan, taking Nato’s death toll to 12 over 24 hours.

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World number one Tiger Woods will be seeking his third victory at St Andrews when the Open Championship begins on Thursday.

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It’s a problem that causes floods in 7,000 London homes every year and it costs £12 million to clear sewers that have been blocked by cooking fats.

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Empty shops could be converted into free schools in five months, says a building consultancy.

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UK unemployment sees a slight fall to 2.47 million, but the number of part-time workers sees a sharp rise.

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A coroner raises concerns about firefighters’ medicals after firemen’s death from an undiagnosed heart problem after a fall on ice.

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Prime Minister David Cameron tells the new MP expenses watchdog to “get a grip on what they are doing and do it fast”.

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David Beckham rules out managing England in the future while stating his desire to play in the London Olympics and 2014 World Cup.

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The first typhoon of the season hits the Philippines, killing at least 22 people and cutting power to millions of homes.

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Police say a blast bomb found by a patrol in Armagh city on Monday morning was intended for use against them.

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Two men are found guilty of murdering a chef and his Italian flatmate in south London.

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