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Gordon Brown's holiday may be more disturbed than it already is
Brown could face holiday protest disturbance

Gordon Brown’s holiday may be disturbed by a group of local protestors challenging the government’s coastal policy later this morning. The Blyth Estuary Group is concerned by the Environment Agency’s plans for the Blyth Estuary, which involve a ‘managed realignment’ of the southern river banks. They say the policy of retreat will “have a serious… Read more »

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Energy market needs urgent reform, say MPs
MPs: Industry at risk from energy price hikes

The government must reform Britain’s wholesale gas market to avoid thousands of potential job losses across industry, MPs have warned. The business and enterprise committee found industrial consumers now face prices above European levels. In its report, the committee said: “If these price differentials are sustained, they will affect the competitiveness of the UK economy,… Read more »