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Former prime minister says public spending cuts could impede attempts to win business in China and India

Lib Dem MP who hired alleged spy as his research assistant has tabled questions on nuclear deterrent since election

Officials suspect Lib Dem MP aides' links to spy agency as former colleagues raise concerns about companions' activities

Hillary Clinton memo highlights Gulf states' failure to block funding for groups like al-Qaida, Taliban and Lashkar-e-Taiba

WikiLeaks founder's lawyers also accuse US state department of inappropriate behaviour in not respecting attorney-client protocol

A record total of 2.1 million poor children have working parents, undermining the government's anti-poverty policies, charities say

The Liberal Democrat leader and deputy PM risks seeing his MPs split four ways in vote on university fees

Stem cells have been stimulated to regenerate the myelin sheath that is damaged in multiple sclerosis (MS)

Chief says he aims to slash overheads, target licence fee evaders and merge World Service and BBC News

Former minister Ann Widdecombe is likened to a 'dalek in drag' by judges, then voted out of Strictly Come Dancing

• Spain's airports re-open after 24-hour controllers' walkout
• Extra Ryanair and easyJet planes as disruption continues

Met Office Hadley Centre warns of drought risk and role of deforestation in global warming

UN offers assurances that rich countries will not attempt to force agreements with developing nations at the talks

The plan is that a digital hub will provide fibre connections to every community in the UK by 2015

Nearly half of all employees – 45% – say they have unused holiday remaining to take before the end of the year

Nearly half of sufferers say they were given a wrong diagnosis at first

New localism bill will give neighbourhood groups the power to approve local developments through local referendums

Ruling expected on Fawcett Society's claim that government's planned cuts will affect females disproportionately

State prescribes the curriculum but leaves teachers alone to decide how to teach the subject

UK pupils slipping behind foreign peers as Michael Gove looks to follow Finland and South Korea

Any sequel to Tron was always going to be a tricky task but Disney may just have pulled it off – if you don't think too much

Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation reveals use of domestically produced refined ore in defiance of the west

Israeli ministers accused of funding ultra-orthodox causes rather than fire service as police arrest two boys on suspicion of starting blaze through negligence

Former South African president steps in as rival candidates claim presidency following disputed election

Data from BDO showed the country's tills recorded 2.8% sales growth in the four weeks to 28  November down from a 3.9% increase last year

The gains made by the baby boomers – generous pensions, overpriced properties – will leave younger generations with a legacy of debt

Gary Younge: The protest means more than fees. If they resist education cuts, it would boost opposition to the whole austerity drive

John Bolton: WikiLeaks harms the US. But the president's refusal to acknowledge the threats we face is a bigger danger

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Editorial: The coroner at the 7/7 inquest has defended the right of the bereaved and the survivors to hear the fullest possible explanation of their tragedy

Old-school foreign correspondent who reported on the Middle East for the Daily Telegraph and the Independent