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£11.4bn budget surplus flattered by first QE transfer

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Defence group’s pension fund buys longevity insurance from L&G

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PM appears to falter on EU vote pledge

Referendum only likely in a fully Tory government, Cameron says

UK POLITICS & POLICY 10:05am

Report in favour of prison privatisation

Contracts should be offered to run all jails, says think-tank

UK POLITICS & POLICY 11:59pm

PM wants aid to help boost security

Cameron says cash should be targeted at poor states hit by war

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Axminster looks to administrators

More than 400 jobs in East Devon are in jeopardy

UK BUSINESS 8:34pm

Digital records reveal former criminals

Errant Britons from Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian eras exposed

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Hurdles in way of further BAE/EADS tie-up effort

Some see link-up between groups as unfinished business

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Exchequer to receive £1.2bn less than hoped

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