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The BBC's Paul Reynolds says the award of the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Tony Blair marks the end of an era in British-American relations.

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GPs have been inundated with patients over Christmas suffering from colds and flu, figures from the NHS Alliance suggest.

Bangladesh's media praise the general election and urge landslide winner Sheikh Hasina to make democracy work.

The National Conference party is to form a new government in Indian-administered Kashmir in alliance with Congress.

About 6,000 people attended the Boxing Day hunt in Oxfordshire - the biggest number for 35 years according to the Countryside Alliance.

Spanish bank Santander says it will cut 1,900 jobs in its three UK businesses - Abbey, Alliance & Leicester and Bradford & Bingley.

Campaigning begins in Bangladesh's general elections with the government lifting restrictions on political rallies.

Councils are spending an average of £970,000 a year on publicity, according to figures obtained by the Taxpayers' Alliance.

Ten Scottish universities have joined forces to create a multi-million pound computer science research partnership.

Nato has reached agreement on key issues - but it papers over deep divisions, says the BBC's Jonathan Marcus.

Nato reiterates Ukraine and Georgia will eventually join the bloc, but does not offer them formal roadmaps.

Nato agrees to a "graduated re-engagement" with Moscow,four months after talks were frozen over Russia's war with Georgia.

International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander and Aids expert Dr Alvaro Bermejo from the International HIV/AIDS Alliance answer some of your questions on HIV and Aids.

The South of Scotland Alliance plans a new strategy in efforts to help boost economic regeneration.

The founder of Cobra Beer, Lord Bilimoria, considers a sale or a 'strategic partnership' for the 'less gassy' lager.

Some of the influential figures in the struggle to shape Afghanistan's future.

Deer poaching has reached epidemic proportions in some parts of NI and the Republic of Ireland, the Countryside Alliance Ireland says.

A chronology of key events

Gordon Brown hails the strength of UK-US relations, saying the two nations must "provide leadership" in troubled times.

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