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An Iranian nuclear facility outside Isfahan
Brown calls on Iran to halt nuclear programme

Prime minister Gordon Brown has today called on Iran to suspend its nuclear programme or face severe sanctions. Mr Brown was speaking at the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, for the first time as prime minister on Monday, on the final day of his visit to Jerusalem. He described Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s threat to wipe… Read more »

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James Purnell unveiling welfare reforms
Welfare shakeup scraps incapacity benefit

Reforms of the welfare system including a replacement of the incapacity benefit and “more responsibility” for claimants have been announced by the government. The welfare green paper had been played up as a revolutionary series of changes before its official announcement by senior ministers. And, announcing the green paper to the Commons this afternoon, work… Read more »