World & UK News for 5 March 2011

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Police keep peace at rival protests Mar 05 2011

Members of the English Defence League and their opponents have staged an angry but incident-free demonstration in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.Read

Osborne hints at fuel duty U-turn Mar 05 2011

George Osborne has delivered a strong hint that a 1p fuel duty hike due next month will be scrapped amid fears over soaring oil prices.Read

Libya moves closer to civil war Mar 05 2011

Muammar Gaddafi loyalists have swept into the opposition-held city closest to Tripoli, tightening security around the regime-held capital. To the east, rebel forces captured a key oil port as the country veered towards civil war.Read

Plans for new enterprise zones Mar 05 2011

Chancellor George Osborne has revealed plans to establish new "enterprise zones".Read

Spitfire makes anniversary flight Mar 05 2011

A Spitfire has taken to the skies over its birthplace to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first flight of the world famous aircraft.Read

Man held after woman found dead Mar 05 2011

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead in a house.Read

No bodies in Christchurch cathedral Mar 05 2011

Searchers have declared that no-one had died in the rubble of Christchurch's cathedral - a rare piece of good news in the final days of a grim recovery operation following an earthquake that devastated New Zealand's second-largest city and killed at least 165 people.Read

Duke to cut ties with paedophile Mar 05 2011

The Duke of York is to cut his ties with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein following ongoing controversy about their friendship.Read

Slumdog star loses home in fire Mar 05 2011

The shanty home of Slumdog Millionaire child star Rubina Ali has burned down in a fire that raged through a crowded slum in the Indian city of Mumbai.Read

Gaddafi forces break rebel defences Mar 05 2011

Muammar Gaddafi's forces have broken through rebel defences at an opposition-held city closest to the Libyan capital, Tripoli.Read

Police capture robbery suspect Mar 05 2011

Police have arrested a 25-year-old man wanted in connection with the armed robbery of a post office after a chase involving armed officers, dogs and a helicopter.Read

37 dead as Gaddafi regime hits back Mar 05 2011

Muammar Gaddafi's regime has struck back at its opponents with a powerful attack on the closest opposition-held city to Tripoli and a barrage of tear gas and live ammunition to smother new protests in the capital.Read

Enterprise zones to make comeback Mar 05 2011

Chancellor George Osborne is to set out plans for creating at least 10 "enterprise zones" across Britain, in a scaled down revival of the Thatcher government's urban renewal scheme.Read

Families 'hardest hit by cuts' Mar 05 2011

Families with children are set to be hardest hit by coalition spending cuts, Ed Miliband is to warn.Read

Petrol prices 'may hit £2 at pumps' Mar 05 2011

Petrol prices could soar to £2 a litre if the instability in Libya and neighbouring countries escalates, a government minister has warned.Read

Bishop promotes Easter meat pledge Mar 05 2011

Catholics have been urged to give up meat or another favourite food on Fridays in the run-up to Easter.Read

TV bigger part of life, says study Mar 05 2011

People are buying bigger televisions and watching them more, according to a new survey.Read

'Never to early' to discuss wills Mar 05 2011

Britons are putting off talking to their parents about what will happen to their money when they die, with a third not knowing if they even have a will, a survey has suggested.Read

UK 'risks fresh financial crisis' Mar 05 2011

Britain risks suffering another financial crisis unless fundamental reforms of the banking sector are pushed through, the Governor of the Bank of England has warned.Read

37 die as Gaddafi regime hits back Mar 05 2011

Muammar Gaddafi's Libyan regime has struck back at its opponents with an attack on the closest opposition-held city to Tripoli, with at least 37 people killed in fighting.Read

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