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21 May 2012 Last updated at 05:09 ET

Clegg warns of Europe 'extremism'

A collapse in the eurozone would create the "ideal recipe for an increase in extremism and xenophobia", the UK deputy PM says.

US-Pakistan rift hits Nato summit

A US-Pakistan row over supply routes to Afghanistan is casting a cloud over the Nato summit in Chicago, as leaders discuss troop withdrawals.

UK childcare 'needs an overhaul'

Childcare in the UK needs to be overhauled to make it more affordable, a report by MP Elizabeth Truss, for the CentreForum think tank, suggests.
Salmond: Remember Lockerbie dead

First Minister Alex Salmond says the victims of the Lockerbie bombing should be remembered, after the death of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi.
Greens' concern for energy bill
Single 30% income tax rate urged
Balls warns of cuts 'catastrophe'
Euro banks 'in tatters' - Clarke
Report 'to urge cutting red tape'
Clarke: PM has right to 'chillax'
Thatcher among classic castaways

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