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With no signs of green shoots, Mervyn King is right to be downbeat - whatever the Queen saidSo: the government has a fiscal plan, confirmed by the Queen, under which it will halve the budget deficit in four years and eliminat (Read More)
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Met Office predicting up to 50mm and warns of waters rising again as county reels from evacuations and policeman's deathFlood-damaged parts of the UK are bracing themselves for more heavy rain today after two days of downpour (Read More)
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Shady, wintry spots will soon be full of these diminutive flowers, from deepest purple to pristine whiteHardy cyclamen used to be the preserve of enthusiasts who swapped plants and seed with elaborate collectors' numbers and (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
India 426 & 412-4; Sri Lanka 760-7 declaredMatch drawnSri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara rued a lost opportunity early in the first Test after India escaped with a draw on a flat pitch.Sri Lanka, aiming to win their first Tes (Read More)
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Horticulturalists, doctors and lawyers among instructors after Michigan legalises drug as a medicineIt goes without saying that there's no smoking in class. But there is a good deal of sniffing of leaves, discussion of the fi (Read More)
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Sri Lanka piled up the highest Test score on Indian soil to leave the home side battling to save the opening match of the series in Ahmedabad.
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An installation featuring giant tropical tree stumps in Trafalgar square is designed to symbolise threatened rainforest trees throughout the worldWhether you perceive them as beautiful sculptural objects or a scene of devasta (Read More)
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Tourism, tea and energy industries threatened after a quarter of huge Mau forest destroyed in 20 yearsSeveral thousand people who had settled illegally in Kenya's most important forest have left their homes at the beginning o (Read More)
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This is a weekly email briefing from environmentguardian.co.uk, bringing you the best news, analysis and debateSign up here to get the briefing delivered to your inboxClimate and energyExclusive: Key oil figures 'distorted by (Read More)
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How to be festive and green - from rentable Christmas trees and organic turkeys to original ethical gift ideas and tips on recycling electrical waste... From the Ecologist, part of the Guardian Environment NetworkFoodAvoid th (Read More)
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With 204 days remaining, the organisers are confident of solving problems around travel, safety and ticketingToday, it echoes to the sound of a few hundred construction workers putting the finishing touches to a cavernous sta (Read More)
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Most comprehensive CO2 study to date is expected to give greater urgency to diplomatic manoeuvring before CopenhagenGlobal temperatures are on a path to rise by an average of 6C by the end of the century as CO2 emissions incr (Read More)
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Beijing is successfully moving on from the economic crisis and looks to have the upper hand in its dealing with the USA year after launching its economic recovery package, China is more intent than ever on showing that it is (Read More)
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As weather patterns become less predictable, Katine farmers can no longer rely on annual cash crops for survival, so they are looking at citrus fruits to provide a solutionAt 7am, the first rays of sunshine reach the bent bac (Read More)
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To ensure food security we need to encourage crop diversity and establish a science-based red-alert system for the planetThere are plenty of summits to choose from this year, but the World Summit on Food Security deserves not (Read More)
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Soil testing is to take place on the site of a former gasworks in Surrey after deposits of tarry sludge, wood, slate and rope are found. (Read More)
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Perfect growing conditions and environmental concerns see popularity soarIt has long been a "niche" market and the butt of cruel jokes. But the English wine industry is on the verge of a major breakthrough as a result of unpr (Read More)
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England's duel in the desert with Dunga's men fails to overcome deep-seated fear created by previous defeatsOne day next summer England might find themselves swarmed by the ghosts of old World Cup defeats to Brazil. There was (Read More)