Net migration to the UK remains more than double the government’s target figure, according to new statistics.

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Migration to UK is above target

Classic and historic vehicles are to be exempted from the annual MoT test, the government announces.

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Pre-1960 cars exempted from MoT

Sri Lanka marks three years since the end of its civil war with a military parade, as the government is reportedly set to free Sarath Fonseka from prison – the man who led the army during the war

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Sri Lanka marks war anniversary

Seven people are killed and more than 20 injured in clashes in Libya’s western desert town of Ghadames, the government says.

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Seven die in south Libya clash

Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers are taking part in a 24-hour UK-wide strike in a dispute with the government over pension changes.

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Thousands in public sector strike

The number of people applying for jobless benefits declined sharply last week, the government reported Thursday, providing a surprisingly upbeat signal leading into Friday’s jobs report. The drop in applications for unemployment assistance fell by 27,000 to a seasonally adjusted 365,000, the largest weekly drop in nearly a year, the Labor Department reported. The four-week average, a less volatile measure of the rate of layoffs around the country, was up slightly to 383,500 last week. Read full article > >

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Drop in weekly jobless claims is bright news ahead of April unemployment report

Secretary of State for Environment Caroline Spelman has defended the government’s plans for drought if England experiences a third dry winter.

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The star witness in the government's case against John Edwards said in court Frdiay he had been intimidated in his dealings with the former senator and two wealthy donors.

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Edwards aide: ‘I was scared for my life’

Andrew Young, the government’s star witness in the trial of John Edwards, is expected to be back on the stand Tuesday.

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Ex-aide: Wealthy donor saw Edwards as best of JFK, RFK

Demonstrators were angered that United Nations observers said they would not circulate on Fridays, when mass rallies that are suppressed by the government are held.

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Syrian Protesters Mock Cease-Fire and U.N. Observers

David Cameron is warned he will face a substantial rebellion by his own MPs if the government tries to change the structure of the House of Lords.

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Tories warn of Lords plan revolt

As the United Nations and Syria reach a deal that will set the ground rules for UN observers in the country, people in Idlib Province have accused the government of breaking its promises and attacking civilian areas.

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VIDEO: Witnessing Syria’s broken promises

David Cameron defends tax changes in last month’s Budget after Labour leader Ed Miliband said they were a “shambles” and showed the government’s incompetence.

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Leaders in Commons Budget clash

The number of Scots signed up to be organ donors has reached a record high of more than two million, the government says.

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Scots organ donors at record high

Tuareg rebels who overran much of northern Mali after disaffected soldiers toppled the government in the south declared an independent state called Azawad on Friday.

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Mali Rebels Proclaim Independent State in North