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UK BUSINESS 11:37am

OFT finds UK petrol prices competitive

A petrol station employee fills the tank

Rises at pump caused by higher crude oil cost and tax increases

UK POLITICS & POLICY 6:23pm

Cumbria rejects nuclear waste storage

Search for underground site goes on

UK POLITICS & POLICY 3:22pm

Cameron in Algeria for anti-terror talks

PM to discuss need to stop extremism in region

UK POLITICS & POLICY 12:48pm

Salmond’s referendum wording rejected

Electoral Commission proposes ‘fairer formulation’

John Kay Given a choice voters opt for safety

2:35pm

Census reveals rise of multilingualism

English not main language in 1m homes in England and Wales

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Patrol gunmen from Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). Roaming around the desert in pickup trucks with satelitte phones they arrange the trafficking of fuel, cigarettes, water, and sometimes hostages Small arms patrol of the AQIM near the Algerian border, Mali

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Leading energy companies review their security after the assault on Algeria’s In Amenas gas plant

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HSBC sets up crime-fighting unit

Panel includes former HMRC and SOCA heads

From COMPANIES 10:13am

Tesco plans DNA testing of meat products

Retailer drops Irish beef burger supplier

Andrew Hill Every company should DNA-test its supply chain

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UK POLITICS & POLICY 4:00pm

Universities see rise in applications

Some 3.5% more people applied for courses than last year

Cambridge attacks Gove A-level reforms

From COMPANIES 8:51am

Cars slowdown curbs Johnson Matthey

Profit falls 19% as European car market weakens amid tough trading

From COMPANIES 9:04pm

RBS to wind down M&A as sale called off

Bank spent a year attempting to secure buyer for unit

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©PA The Tesco case shows why every company should DNA-test its supply chain

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