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Government will revamp UK health and safety legislation as early as January – binning more than half the rules and regulations currently in force over a three-year period. Employment Minister Chris Grayling also signalled a ‘sooner rather than later’ approach, with the first rules removed from the statute book within a ... Read More

The euro firmed against the dollar and yen in Asia on Wednesday after European finance ministers boosted the powers of a bailout while there were also hopes of a deal for cash-strapped Italy. The common unit traded at $1.3324 and 103.80 yen in Tokyo afternoon trade, up from $1.3317 and 103.66 ... Read More

The trial of Dr. Conrad Murray in the drug overdose death of Michael Jackson ended on Tuesday with a US judge sentencing the doctor four years in jail without probation. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor said Murray engaged in “money for medicine madness that is simply not acceptable ... Read More

Iranian protesters stormed two British Embassy compounds in Tehran on Tuesday, smashing windows and burning the British flag during a rally to protest against sanctions imposed by Britain, live Iranian television showed. Several dozen protesters broke away from a crowd of a few hundred pro-testers outside the main embassy compound, scaled ... Read More

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday she regretted Pakistan’s decision to boycott next week’s international conference on Afghanistan but hoped to secure Islamabad’s cooperation in future. “Nothing will be gained by turning our backs on mutually beneficial cooperation. Frankly it is regrettable that Pakistan has decided not to ... Read More

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday announced to summon a joint session of the parliament after the recommendations of the parliamentary committee on National Security to discuss Mohmand Agency incident and the controversial memo affair. He was chairing the meeting of Federal Cabinet here in which it was decided ... Read More

Ajun Rampal recently turned 39 and celebrated his birthday on the first day shooting for "Heroine" as it's his character's birthday and the sequence is used in the movie. The actor isn't sure whether director Madhur Bhandarkar planned it. According to a source, Arjun plays an on-the-rise actor who latches on ... Read More

Cyclist Mark Cavendish is the bookmakers' favourites to win the award after an impressive 2011, becoming the first Briton to win the green jersey at the Tour de France. Golfer Darren Clarke is also one of the front runners after his emotional Open victory at Royal St George's in the summer. Distance ... Read More