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Australia's economic growth rate halves

But Australian GDP growth of 0.4% comfortably outperforms UK's -0.2% and eurozone's -0.3%The global financial crisis has been blamed by Australia's government for helping to drive a sharp slowdown in...

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Breast implant businessman jailed for failing to pay bail

Jean-Claude Mas, head of French firm PIP at centre of health scandal, was imprisoned on Monday night, judicial source saysJean-Claude Mas, the Frenchman who sparked a global health scare by selling...

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Apple's iPad 3 launch targets the television revolution

Apple has yet to reveal a TV set of its own - some of the improvements to Apple TV and the iPad3 are about preparing for that eventWednesday's iPad 3 launch had a wider purpose than introducing an...

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NHS bill: last-ditch opposition as coalition bids to push it through

Shadow health minister pins hopes on risk assessment, desertion of last two royal colleges, and activists condemning the bill at Lib Dem conferenceShadow ministers are preparing a last-ditch attempt to...

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Not so Super Tuesday. But is it worst ever in Republican nomination race?

Mitt Romney took six out of the 10 Super Tuesday states, but Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich are both still in contentionMitt Romney isn't a natural campaigner. On the stump he delivers wooden speeches...

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Leveson inquiry: police buckled under Tory pressure, hearing told

Former anti-terror chief says uproar stymied Damian Green leak case and claims John Yates resisted phone records scrutinyRobert Quick, formerly Britain's top counter-terrorism officer, has alleged that...

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Jake White among those under consideration for England coaching role

• Former South Africa coach has not formally applied for the post• Nick Mallett and Stuart Lancaster remain in the frameJake White, South Africa's 2007 World Cup-winning coach, is among those...

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As feminists, united we fall apart – divided we may yet succeed | Zoe Williams

My International Women's Day thought? We should act more like a football team and less like synchronised swimmersI'm not that fussed about pornography. I never have been. I accept the practical point...

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Saracens' Jacques Burger faces nine months out after knee surgery

• Saracens back-row to have operation this week• Leicester sign Brad Thorn on three-month dealThe Saracens back-row Jacques Burger has been sidelined until next season and will undergo knee surgery...

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Tiger Woods happy to keep expectations of Rory McIlroy in check

The American has praised the new world No1 for his efforts but knows that staying at the top is the hard partAs professional golf enters a new golden age, where the coming Masters at Augusta is the...

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Andrew Willis sets year's fastest time to qualify for London 2012

• 21-year-old wins 200m breaststroke at British Championship• Michael Jamieson makes Team GB but Gilchrist misses outIn the supposed battle of the Scots it was the Englishman who triumphed in Wednesday...

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Rangers in a desperate state with no happy ending in sight | Ewan Murray

Even if Rangers can avoid liquidation the effects of their financial crisis will be felt for a long timeRangers Football Club is far from the Identikit of a business which is ripe for a quick sale....

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Country diary: Essich, Inverness: The thrill of pond-dipping

Essich, Inverness: At first I saw nothing apart from dead plants, then several pond snails and suddenly some movement and a three-spined stickleback. But where were the frogs?The small pond is on the...

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Letters: Faith, schools and selection

Your report on the advantaged intakes enjoyed by many church schools is a welcome reminder that the Holy Spirit is unlikely to be the cause of their superior academic performance (Poor pupils less...

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Letters: It's time for a more women law

The empowerment of women and the recent rise of digital technology have changed our world for the better. Now it is time to bring these two revolutions together. You may have heard of Moore's law, but...

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America, the Middle East and the strange tale of Sam LaHood | Timothy Garton Ash

Washington is torn between supporting Arab democracy and its long-standing security priorities in the Middle EastHelp me, dear reader, solve a little puzzle. While I was moving freely around Cairo last...

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Letters: Poets' praise

Now that Fiona Sampson has left the Poetry Society (Poetry Review editor Fiona Samson resigns, 27 February) and an apology to her has been published on the Society's website, the time seems right to...

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Letters: Japan's long haul

Thank you for the Fukushima update (Report, 29 February). No doubt the first anniversary of the 3/11 earthquake and tsunami will see similar retrospectives from the world's media focusing on Japan's...

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Letters: Don't blast Putin, let's sort our own mess

I find myself increasingly irritated by the media treatment of Vladimir Putin. I am only too aware that he is no angel and that his re-election more than likely involved some elements of corruption. It...

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Letters: The right place for a hub airport

Heathrow is a problem (Thousands of jobs at risk if third runway is blocked, warn lobbyists , 6 March) because it's successful – if not, it would hardly be working at 99% capacity. It is in the right...

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