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THE GUARDIAN
KARZAI 'WOULD FALL IN WEEKS' IF NATO PULLS OUT
The Afghan government could fall within weeks if Nato pulled out troops now, David Miliband warned yesterday as he urged British opponents of the war to give the fight to rebuild the country more time.
HIGH WATER: RECORD FLOODS HIT NORTH
A policeman swept away and killed during the devastating flooding that hit north-west England yesterday was trying to save lives by directing motorists off a bridge across a swollen river.
MY CANDIDACY IS DOOMED, SAID BLAIR. BUT BROWN PRESSED ON
Tony Blair warned Gordon Brown a week ago that his campaign to become the first president of the European Council was doomed and that his name should be withdrawn, according to senior Whitehall sources.
City:
STATE BANKS 'UNDERMINING BUILDING SOCIETIES'
Nationwide Building Society has complained to the regulatory authorities about high savings rates being offered by taxpayer-backed institutions as it revealed its consumers had withdrawn £5.6 billion of deposits in the first half of the year.
ITALIAN BANK KEEPS IT IN THE FAMILY WITH HEREDITARY JOBS
It is a problem many a company faces in these tough times: how to replace older - and costlier - workers with younger, cheaper ones.