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Chinese firms urged to bid for HS2 work

George Osborne on a train leaving north west China

George Osborne urges Chinese firms to pitch for £11.8bn in construction contracts for the UK's proposed HS2 rail line, on his visit to China.

  • 24 September 2015
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The use of drones to kill UK citizens abroad is being legally challenged by two Green Party members of Parliament.

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The UK will give another £100m to help refugees in camps bordering Syria, David Cameron says as he arrives for an emergency EU summit on the migrant crisis.

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