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Councils criticised over voter lists

A Labour MP demands that at least one council should be prosecuted for failing to visit voters’ homes when it […]

AstraZeneca rejects new Pfizer bid

UK drugs company AstraZeneca rejects the improved “final” £69bn takeover offer from US firm Pfizer.

Miliband sets out minimum wage plans

Ed Miliband says a Labour government would set a statutory minimum wage target linked to average earnings, as he sets […]

£20m to be spent on Belfast buses

Transport Minister Danny Kennedy confirms £20m will be spent on new buses for the Belfast Rapid Transit system.

Sturgeon: EU entry 'common sense'

Deputy first minister Nicola Sturgeon says Scotland’s membership of the EU after a “Yes” vote for independence is a “common […]

Tory EU exit campaign 'if no reform'

A senior minister says the Conservative Party would be willing to campaign for UK withdrawal from the European Union if […]