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3:22pm today The Government came under fierce attack by union leaders as a programme of action and demonstrations was agreed over public sector pay. 3:22pm today A "dossier of disgrace" was compiled by the country's biggest trade union showing the "greed" of energy firms as part of a campaign for a windfall tax on company profits. 3:22pm today Gordon Brown has insisted Britain can do "well" out of the present challenges facing the country. 3:22pm today The poor state of the British economy will impose a "straitjacket" on an incoming Conservative administration for several years if the party wins the next election, shadow chancellor George Osborne has warned. 3:22pm today The London Stock Exchange ground to a halt on Monday as its trading system was hit by a embarrassing technical glitch.
3:22pm today The cost of repairing the damage done by the weekend floods is likely to be tens of millions, insurers said. 3:22pm today Local authorities across Britain have failed to collect more than £745million in council taxes, according to new research. 3:22pm today Some 50,000 low-income families across England are to be offered £205 a week to pay for childcare so parents can get training to help them back to work. 3:22pm today Installing high speed broadband in every home in the UK could cost almost £30 billion, an industry report said. 3:22pm today Two building societies have announced mergers with the Nationwide after turning to the mortgage giant for shelter from financial difficulties. © Copyright Press Association Ltd 2008, All Rights Reserved.
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