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Amazon slides despite Kindle boost

A doubling in UK sales of its Kindle ebook reader has failed to stop Amazon - the world's biggest online retailer - suffering a profits slump.Read

Private firm sets out hospital plan

Bosses at the first NHS hospital to be taken over by a private provider have set out their vision to turn around its fortunes.Read

Romney in landslide Florida victory

Mitt Romney has won the pivotal Republican primary in Florida, thrashing Newt Gingrich and taking a big step towards becoming his party's challenger to US President Barack Obama.Read

Big freeze keeps its grip on UK

Britain is braced for more freezing temperatures as the cold snap continues to grip the country.Read

Bid to reverse welfare defeats

The Government will move to overturn seven defeats on its welfare reforms including a bishops' amendment to change a planned £26,000 cap on benefits.Read

Value call over apprenticeships

The Government has been urged to set its sights higher to get better value from the millions of pounds it is spending on adult apprenticeships.Read

Goodwin shaming tawdry: Darling

Alistair Darling has criticised the "tawdry" treatment meted out to Fred Goodwin after the banker was humiliatingly stripped of his knighthood.Read

Terry lawyers to attend hearing

Lawyers for England football captain John Terry are to attend the first court hearing in his prosecution for allegedly racially abusing Anton Ferdinand.Read

Man questioned over pond bodies

A man was being questioned on suspicion of murder after two bodies were found in a pond near an Army barracks.Read

MPs move to reverse welfare defeats

The Government will move to overturn seven defeats on its welfare reforms including a Bishops' amendment to change a planned £26,000 cap on benefits.Read

Assange in bid to block extradition

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is asking the Supreme Court to block his extradition to Sweden where he faces sex crime allegations.Read

Goodwin shaming tawdy, says Darling

Alistair Darling has criticised the "tawdry" treatment meted out to Fred Goodwin after the banker was humiliatingly stripped of his knighthood.Read

Man found dead after armed siege

A man has been found dead in a house after police negotiators were involved in an armed stand-off for several hours.Read

Travel website claims 'misleading'

TripAdvisor has been told it cannot claim all of its reviews are written by real travellers.Read

Hague plea to UN over Syria unrest

Foreign Secretary William Hague has called on the United Nations to support moves led by the Arab League to bring a peaceful resolution to unrest in Syria.Read

Mitt Romney wins Florida primary

Mitt Romney has won the Florida Republican presidential primary, early results have showed.Read

Romney takes poll lead in Florida

Mitt Romney has jumped to a commanding lead in the Florida primary, as he reached for a resounding victory that would make him the clear front-runner in the race to pick a Republican challenger to President Barack Obama.Read