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Gordon Brown looks set to meet his public sector borrowing targets as new figures show there was a healthy budget surplus last month. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), public sector finances had a surplus of £4.1 billion last month, compared with a £0.4 billion deficit in October 2004. Much of this improvement… Read more »
The international community today agreed to share information and expertise in an attempt to speed up the development of a vaccine for bird flu. Health minister Rosie Winterton met with representatives of eight other countries, and agreed to co-operate to ensure they could respond effectively to a possible pandemic. “We have agreed a programme of… Read more »
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