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Clampdown on excessive speeders

A raft of measures is suggested to target anti-social drivers, including those who speed excessively or use drugs.

October UK retail sales fall 0.1%

Sales on the UK's high streets fell by 0.1% in October down for a second month in a row, Office for National Statistics' data showed.

Recession fears hit stock markets

European and Asian markets fall sharply amid growing concerns that the world economy will enter a protracted slump.

Rolls-Royce plans 2,000 job cuts

Aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce says it plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs in 2009, including 140 in the UK.

Red tape 'hampers crime victims'

Victims of violent crime are hampered in making compensation claims by excessive red tape, MPs say.