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Banks unlikely to pre-fund scheme
Banks are unlikely to have to come up with money upfront to fund a compensation scheme for victims of bank failures under reforms to be announced by the Treasury later on Tuesday.
NHS to refocus on quality care
The quality of a patient's care will become the central focus of the National Health Service in England, with hospitals and care teams rewarded for achieving high standards, the government said on Monday.
House prices fall 0.9 percent in June
House prices fell for an eighth straight month in June to stand more than 7 percent below the peak hit last year, according to a survey on Tuesday which is likely to fan fears the market is on the verge of a crash.
Study says multiple jabs have not made troops sick
A study has found no link between illness among troops sent to Iraq and multiple vaccinations. Instead, it says the troops tend to blame poor health on multiple jabs even when they did not have them.
Accidental fungus leads to promising cancer drug
A drug developed using nanotechnology and a fungus that contaminated a lab experiment may be broadly effective against a range of cancers, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.
African summit pressures Mugabe
African leaders on Monday pushed President Robert Mugabe to open talks with the opposition after he was re-elected unopposed in an election condemned as violent and unfair by the continent's own monitors.
NHS to refocus on quality of care
The quality of a patient's care will become the central focus of the National Health Service, with hospitals and care teams rewarded for achieving high standards, the government said on Monday.
Stab teen's sister urges end to violence
Former "EastEnders" actress Brooke Kinsella appealed on Monday for an end to the violence that has claimed the life of her brother Ben and 16 other teenagers in London this year.
Sarkozy blames army accident on negligence
French President Nicolas Sarkozy blamed "unacceptable negligence" on Monday for an accident at the weekend in which a soldier fired live ammunition instead of blanks, wounding 17 people.
Malaysia's Anwar leaves Turkish embassy refuge
Anwar Ibrahim, leader of Malaysia's revitalised opposition, left the Turkish embassy on Monday where he had taken refuge following sodomy accusations, the latest thunderbolt in Malaysia's political tempest.
Record numbers quit after smoking ban
A record number of smokers quit in the first nine months after the smoking ban came into force in England a year ago, according to a survey.
Iraq throws open door to foreign oil firms
Iraq threw open the world's third largest oil reserves to foreign firms on Monday, putting British and U.S. companies in pole position five years after U.S.-led troops invaded the country to oust Saddam Hussein.
Cheshire road Britain's most dangerous
An 8-mile stretch of road in Cheshire often used as a race track by motorcyclists is Britain's most dangerous highway while many major routes are still unsafe, according to a survey.
Sex diseases among over 45s rocket
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Britons aged over 45 has more than doubled in less than a decade with Internet dating and drugs that counter erectile dysfunction partly to blame, a report said on Monday.
Church, artists and culture: I still haven't found what I'm looking for
God is speaking at this time about the need of the church and the arts to embrace each other in new ways if we are truly going to see some transformation of our culture.
Political will helping India's AIDS battle - UN
A strong political will was stimulating India's fight against AIDS, raising hopes of controlling its spread in the country with the world's third-largest caseload, the UN's AIDS agency said on Monday.