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Positive employment data ahead of Chancellor George Osborne's speech, though wage growth figues show continued "cut in the real value of pay" says ONS.

David Cameron's refusal to say sorry for the British troop massacre in Amritsar in 1919 is a missed opportunity, argues Oliver Balaam.

Chancellor's Budget reveals £2.5bn cuts from departmental spending to boost infrastructure investment.

TUC research shows lowest paid still worse off despite rising personal allowance, which is ten times cheaper for George Osborne than cutting VAT.

Administration to curb diplomatic expenses in show of determination to stamp out financial abuse.

Interim President Nicolas Maduro jokes about late Venezuelan leader influencing Jesus to pick Argentinian cardinal.

Markets open lower following weak Asian performance, ahead of Italy's debt sale.

Strongest contenders in cardinal's conclave to succeed Pope Benedict XVI as leader of Catholic Church.

Telefonica's CFO Mark Evans investigates the challenges the digital economy presents for UK business.

Li Yuanchao beats former propaganda minister Liu Yunshan to coveted role.

European markets open cautious following weak Asian performance as investors await some key economic indicators.

Sales of Samsung smartphones in China trebled in 2012, making it the top manufacturer for the first time.

China undertakes major revamp in government bodies in charge of energy, rail and food safety to curb corruption.

US February unemployment rate falls to 7.7 percent, the lowest since December 2008.

Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel warns of high level of violence sweeping country.

ANC condemns violence against women as findings reveal South Africa has worst rate in the world.

A Chinese government think-tank has warned Google over Android and its dominance of the smartphone market in China.

Henke Pistorius says family owns guns because ANC government does not protect white people.

China's defence spending growth rate has slowed down in 2013, underlining the recent slowdown in the economy.

Wen Jiabao opens National People's Congress with pledge to boost growth and fight corruption.

Markets recover from the previous session as traders speculate on China's economic forecasts and Japan's stimulus promises.

Barack Obama has infuriated nerds and sci-fi fans by confusing Star Wars and Star Trek during a news conference.

A meeting between Obama and congressional leaders fails to avert $85bn spending cuts, which could harm US and global economy.

President blames Republicans for failure to tackle US's $16.6tn debt.

Ford is doing more than most to connect our cars, but is it making our lives better?

LG has admitted it is in talks with Google over the follow-up to the highly successful Nexus 4 smartphone.

With BlackBerry's first financial results featuring BB10 sales due in a few weeks, we speak to its UK chief about how the launch has gone.

Asus this week launched a Fonepad and a Padfone. Is the company just unclear as to what consumers are looking for?

Mozilla´s Firefox OS is aiming to help "engage the next billion" but faces competition from established players like Android and Nokia.

Sony has created one of the most desirable pieces of consumer technology ever seen, at a price that is competitive, and yet we have no desire to buy one.