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• VIDEO: Developing medical tourism in Mauritius

  24-03-2016 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In a bid to attract more visitors and investors, Mauritius has turned to medicine.
  
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• Britain's campaign to stay in EU has 11 percent lead - Survation poll

  24-03-2016 18:06
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - The campaign for Britain to remain in the European Union has maintained its lead over those wanting to leave the bloc although the gap has narrowed, according to a telephone poll for Survation published on Thursday.
  
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• UK's economic analysis of EU membership due in April - Osborne

  24-03-2016 18:00
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - The Treasury is likely to publish a widely-anticipated analysis of the costs and benefits of membership of the European Union in mid-April, Chancellor George Osborne said on Thursday.
  
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• Lenders wait for Bank of England view on capital, details of tests

  24-03-2016 17:50
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - British banks will find out on Tuesday if the Bank of England wants them to start building up extra capital buffers to guard against looser lending standards and prepare for this year's test of their crisis resilience.
  
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• Third Estimate of GDP Amid Holiday

  24-03-2016 17:15
  
  The market selloff many had expected following the Brussels Airport terror bombing Tuesday didn't occur til Wednesday, and now the S&P 500 has again swung to the negative year to date. Futures for the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P ahead
  
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• U.S. blacklists firms, individuals over Iran missile programme

  24-03-2016 17:10
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department blacklisted two Iranian companies on Thursday for supporting Iran's ballistic missile programme and also sanctioned two British businessmen it said were helping an airline used by the country's Revolutionary Guards.
  
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• VIDEO: Insurance schemes for India's farmers

  24-03-2016 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Can a new government initiative give farmers in India the safety net they need?
  
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• British consumers defy weaker outlook for economy

  24-03-2016 16:28
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - British consumers are still driving the country's recovery despite a gloomier outlook for the economy and the approach of the European Union membership referendum, figures released on Thursday showed.
  
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• Activist investor wants new Yahoo board

  24-03-2016 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Activist investor Starboard Value calls for replacement of entire Yahoo board after its "dismal performance".
  
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• Ex-England football player Johnson jailed for six years for child sex crime

  24-03-2016 15:14
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Former England international football player Adam Johnson was jailed for six years on Thursday after being found guilty of sex offences involving an under-age, 15-year-old girl.
  
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• MPs seek assurances on plan B for Hinkley C nuclear plant

  24-03-2016 14:14
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - A British parliamentary committee has asked the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to outline any contingency plans and potential costs if the Hinkley Point C nuclear project collapses.
  
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• Radar scan of Shakespeare's grave confirms skull apparently missing

  24-03-2016 13:21
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Shakespeare's skull is likely missing from his grave, an archaeologist has concluded, confirming rumours which have swirled for years about grave-robbers and adding to the mystery surrounding the Bard's remains.
  
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• Osborne says likely to give BoE powers over buy-to-let, possibly this year

  24-03-2016 12:17
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor George Osborne said on Thursday the government was highly likely to give the Bank of England powers to regulate mortgages used by landlords to buy homes, possibly later this year.
  
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• Support for EU membership ebbs in Britain as Tories row

  24-03-2016 11:18
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Support in Britain for membership of the European Union has declined, two polls showed, suggesting a dispute within the ruling Tories may be undermining Prime Minister David Cameron's campaign for the country to stay in.
  
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• Trump says migration 'craziness' will push Britain to quit the EU

  24-03-2016 11:05
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump said he thought Britain would vote to leave the European Union in a June 23 referendum because of concerns about high levels of migration.
  
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• EU helps protect UK energy supply from Russia's Putin, says pro-EU MP

  24-03-2016 10:52
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's membership of the European Union helps secure the country's energy supply from any possible threat by Vladimir Putin's Russia to restrict gas flows, energy minister Amber Rudd will say on Thursday.
  
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• UK banks approve fewer mortgages, new tax still fuelling demand - BBA

  24-03-2016 10:47
  
  LONDON - British banks approved fewer mortgages in February than in January, when they hit a nearly two-year high, but demand was pushed up again by the approach of a higher tax on buy-to-let properties, industry figures showed.
  
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• UK banks say leaving the EU would be bad for their business

  24-03-2016 10:37
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's banks said their business would suffer if the country left the European Union, the industry's trade body said on Thursday.
  
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• EU exit could make Britain safer - former MI6 spy chief

  24-03-2016 09:13
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain could be safer if it voted to leave the European Union because it would have greater control over immigration, said Richard Dearlove, the former head of the MI6 foreign intelligence service.
  
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• Britons guilty of IS-inspired plot to murder police, soldiers

  24-03-2016 07:29
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Two British men, one of whom had pledged allegiance to Islamic State, have been convicted of a terrorism plot inspired by the militant group to kill police officers, soldiers or even members of the public in drive-by shootings.
  
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• Scotland would face bigger hole in finances if independent - IFS

  24-03-2016 03:18
  
  EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Scotland would face a bigger hole in its public finances than previously thought if it split from the United Kingdom, an economic think tank said on Wednesday, dealing a blow to independence campaigners.
  
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• VIDEO: Thailand's battle against corruption

  24-03-2016 02:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thailand's military government has justified taking power with claims that it is cracking down on corruption. Has there been any progress?
  
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• EU referendum: 1975 and 2016, a tale of two campaigns

  24-03-2016 01:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A tale of two referendum campaigns
  
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