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LONDON (Reuters) - The leader of Britain’s third largest party set out his policy requirements for backing either the Labour party or the Conservatives if neither wins an outright majority in the looming election.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s biggest retailers are coping in a tough economic environment, but are concerned that steps to bring down government borrowing, like higher taxes and public spending cuts, could hit consumers in the months ahead.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek public and private sector workers went on strike on Thursday, grounding flights, shutting schools and halting public transport in the second nationwide walkout in a fortnight in protest against austerity plans.

GAZA (Reuters) - A British journalist arrested by Hamas in the Gaza Strip last month and held for nearly four weeks on suspicion of spying for Israel, was being released on Thursday, his lawyer and Palestinian officials said.

LONDON (Reuters) - Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis will on Thursday publish the government’s proposed route for a high speed rail link between London and Birmingham.

LONDON (Reuters) - Expectations for inflation over the next 12 months rose slightly to 2.5 percent in February from 2.4 percent in November, a quarterly survey from the Bank of England showed on Thursday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Dozens of firefighters battled a fire at a restaurant and offices in London early Thursday which sent smoke billowing across the city centre.

MANCHESTER (Reuters) - Wayne Rooney scored twice again as Manchester United cruised into the quarter-finals of the Champions League after a 4-0 win over a feeble AC Milan sent them through 7-2 on aggregate Wednesday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is the world’s richest person, knocking Microsoft founder Bill Gates into second spot, as the wealth of the world’s billionaires grew by 50 percent over the last year, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday.