VIDEO: Egyptian stock exchange reopens
23 Mar 2011 1:28:52
The Egyptian stock exchange reopens for the first time in nearly two months but is forced to close again after a 10% fall in the market
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'Growth threat' to debt forecast
23 Mar 2011 0:33:13
The government's budget forecast of a return to fiscal health by 2014 hinges on 'unobservable' growth potential says the IFS.
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VIDEO: Businessman on 'hollow' budget
23 Mar 2011 0:00:32
The Chancellor laid out a series of measures to help companies to compete and boost economic growth in his budget
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Sexual preference chemical found
23 Mar 2011 8:03:47
A chemical in the brain controls sexual preference in mice, according to scientists in China.
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Black and blue
23 Mar 2011 7:48:19
New Zealand picks up the pieces after the Christchurch earthquake
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Budget calculator
23 Mar 2011 7:19:32
How much better or worse off will you be in the coming year following the Budget?
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VIDEO: Budget headlines in four minutes
23 Mar 2011 6:48:17
Huw Edwards announces the headlines from George Osborne's second Budget.
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All change
23 Mar 2011 6:40:57
Budget 2011 could be a turning point for the UK's tax system
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US new home sales at all-time low
23 Mar 2011 5:55:05
The renewed slump in the US housing market continues with the sale of new homes hitting its lowest level on record.
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Plan to expand technical colleges
23 Mar 2011 5:42:51
Chancellor George Osborne doubles the number of planned new university technical colleges and commits to 50,000 more apprenticeship places, in his 2011 budget.
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Cheaper motoring
23 Mar 2011 5:23:02
How the chancellor wants to fund the fuel duty cut
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Ryder Cup '£82.4m economy boost'
23 Mar 2011 5:18:18
The 2010 Ryder Cup in Newport boosted the Welsh economy by £82.4m, according to an economic impact study.
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VIDEO: Stephanie Flanders on the 2011 Budget
23 Mar 2011 5:04:51
BBC economics editor Stephanie Flanders gives her reaction to George Osborne's second Budget and the lower growth and higher inflation figures.
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Tax change 'to benefit charities'
23 Mar 2011 5:04:15
Several changes to encourage more charitable giving and philanthropy have been announced, designed to support the voluntary sector.
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VIDEO: Miniature horse fitted with prosthetic leg
23 Mar 2011 5:04:12
A miniature horse born without most of his right rear leg has been given a new lease of life, thanks to some ingenious engineering.
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VIDEO: Robert Peston on the 2011 Budget
23 Mar 2011 4:59:52
Budget: BBC business editor Robert Peston gives his reaction to George Osborne's second Budget saying most big companies might welcome the announcements.
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Budget's £100m extra for science
23 Mar 2011 4:49:09
The Chancellor George Osborne has found a £100m of new money for science in his Budget.
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UK economy 'to grow more slowly'
23 Mar 2011 4:46:04
The UK economy will grow more slowly this year than previously forecast, the Chancellor George Osborne announces.
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Loan help for first-time buyers
23 Mar 2011 4:36:16
A new shared equity scheme for first-time buyers has been welcomed as a "shot in the arm" for the housing market.
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Fuel duty cut eases motoring cost
23 Mar 2011 4:27:51
Chancellor George Osborne cuts the fuel duty and halts planned rises to help families and firms cope with higher oil prices.
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Osborne cuts Corporation Tax rate
23 Mar 2011 4:24:38
Chancellor George Osborne says his Budget will be good for UK business, as he announces plans to cut Corporation Tax to 23%.
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Budget paints in green and brown
23 Mar 2011 4:19:03
A minimum price for carbon and more cash for the Green Investment Bank (GIB) are among the Budget's tools for encouraging a UK green energy expansion.
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Cuts 'to blame for lower growth'
23 Mar 2011 4:18:49
Labour leader Ed Miliband blames the government's cuts for causing a downgrading of the UK economy's growth forecast.
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UK space given boost from Budget
23 Mar 2011 3:31:04
Chancellor George Osborne promises regulatory change and some extra money to help boost the competitiveness of the UK space sector.
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Plan for flat-rate state pension
23 Mar 2011 3:28:39
A plan for a £140 a week flat-rate state pension has been confirmed for the first time by the government in the Budget.
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