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Postal deliveries will be affected by the extra congestion generated by the Olympic Games, says Royal Mail.

A parliamentary committee questions the length and quality of some apprenticeships, saying six month programmes are of no real benefit.

G8 leaders are due to meet at Camp David in the US, as world stock markets fall in response to the latest downgrading of 16 banks in Spain by the ratings agency Moody's.

Controversial plans for a community stadium and retail development in York are approved by councillors.

David Cameron says it was "more dangerous to stay silent than to speak out" - and insists there will be no retreat on deficit reduction.

France's new finance minister reiterates that the country's new socialist government will not ratify the European Union's fiscal pact.

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