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01/07/2009 10:04 PM
Schools remain closed amid freeze
Dozens of schools remain closed and thousands of homes are without water as the UK continues to suffer from the effects of freezing weather.


01/07/2009 09:31 PM
Pound regains ground against euro
The pound reaches its highest level against the euro for three weeks, ahead of Thursday's UK interest rates announcement.


01/07/2009 09:14 PM
Brown boost for apprenticeships
Gordon Brown arrives in Derby as he begins a three-day regional tour, aimed at showing he is heeding economic concerns.


01/07/2009 08:56 PM
Blair 'hopeful' of Gaza ceasefire
Former UK prime minister Tony Blair says the elements of a peace plan for Gaza have been accepted, but hard work is still needed.


01/07/2009 07:33 PM
Sea freezes over in Arctic snap
Sub-zero temperatures freeze a stretch of sea off Dorset for the first time in decades.