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Diamond to be new Barclays chief ......
Bob Diamond is to become chief executive of Barclays, while HSBC chairman Stephen Green steps down to become a government trade minister.

Gillard to stay as Australian PM ......
Julia Gillard is to remain as Australia's prime minister after winning the backing of two key independent MPs.

Strike severely disrupts Tube ......
Services on the London Underground are severely disrupted on the first morning of a series of 24-hour strikes.

Housing group 'near administration' ......
Connaught, the property services group that specialises in social housing, is on the brink of going into administration, the BBC learns.

ME 'virus link' found in children ......
ME, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, in children could be caused by a virus, scientists say.

France strikes over pension plans ......
France is braced for disruption as a strike over pension reform gets under way, with parliament also debating a ban on full face veils and a security bill.

AV referendum bill passes MP vote ......
Plans to change the way MPs are elected to Parliament survive their first Commons hurdle - despite criticism from Tory MPs.

Scam fear over electricity credit ......
Criminals have managed to clone prepayment meter keys in order to make money by offering discounted credit to customers.