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A flurry of profit warnings at the start of the year were followed by a sharp dip, suggesting a year of unpredictability, a report says.

The Formula One Grand Prix in Bahrain will take place later despite calls by the opposition there for it to be cancelled.

Council bosses in Carmarthenshire apologise to residents for a backlog of rubbish in a dispute with refuse workers over their shifts.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says the possibility Wayne Rooney could be selected for the Olympics is 'ridiculous'.

Chinese and Russian naval forces will simulate search and rescue operations as they launch six days of joint exercises in the Yellow Sea.

Rarely-seen documents from the reign of Queen Victoria - including footage of her Diamond Jubilee in 1897 - are being made public on a new website.

Singer Will Young, Olympian James Cracknell and marathon runner Jo Stocks explain their reasons for taking part in the Virgin London Marathon.

Former foreign secretary Lord Hurd attacks a government plan set out in the Budget to introduce VAT on church renovations.

A lost kitten has been rescued from inside a wall at a house in Miami Beach, Florida, US.

Fabrice Muamba says his recovery after suffering a cardiac arrest has been "more than a miracle".

A 69-year-old Woodborough woman takes accidents in her stride during her Land End to John O'Groats charity walk.

Papers focus on government's "post-Budget blues"

France is set to vote in a presidential election amid widespread disaffection caused by the eurozone crisis and high unemployment.

Two fishermen in Mexico land themselves a large and unusual catch - a great white shark almost 20ft (six metres) in length.

The 32nd London Marathon sees more than 37,500 elite runners, amateurs and celebrities taking part.

Liverpool's three-day Sea Odyssey street theatre event ends with giant marionettes departing the city by boat.

There has been a solid turnout in early voting in the first round of France's presidential election, held amid widespread anxiety over the economy.

People living on the slopes of the Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City are watching with concern as the volcano spews ash and burning rocks, and the authorities raise the alert level.

Rarely seen documents chronicling the life of Queen Victoria are made public on a new website marking this year's Diamond Jubilee.

The controversial Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix has taken place despite continuing anti-government protests and calls for it to be cancelled.