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UK News Headlines from the Financial Times.

Strikes and ash take their toll on BA
After losing almost £1bn in the past two years, the flag carrier said pre-tax losses for the three months to the end of June had been £164m
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Higher tax threat to final salary pensions
Thousands of people on middle incomes risk paying more taxes after the government in­troduces sweeping changes to the pension system next year
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Tory dining clubs put defiance on the menu
A new spirit of co-operation among the Conservative party’s rightwing backbench groups could hand the government its first defeat – on the voting reform bill in September
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Nadir to return to UK as warrant is quashed
Asil Nadir, the tycoon and alleged fraudster, is due to return to Britain after almost 20 years, but will not face punishment for fleeing the country because his bail was never properly set, a court has ruled
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Benefits reform targets ‘workless ghettos’
A radical simplification of the system designed to ensure that part-time work pays was set out by Iain Duncan Smith, the work and pensions secretary
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Arts leaders fear cuts in regions
Calls by the government for arts bodies to become more reliant on business support risk creating a national divide between England’s regional ­theatres and galleries and ­London institutions, say critics
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Music promoter accuses police of ‘shakedown’
A businessman who successfully sued a local council over a cancelled concert is pursuing the police for damages, claiming they attempted to overcharge him for security
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Ex-MPs and peer lose expenses appeal
Three former MPs and a peer fighting criminal charges relating to their expenses claims have lost their appeal against an earlier ruling that they could not use parliamentary privilege to prevent prosecution
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Milibands battle for Labour heartland
As the elder of the two brothers vying for the party leadership took his campaign to south London this week, differences of style and content were being noted in the siblings’ bid for power
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Business attacks cap on skilled immigrants
Tensions between the government and business have risen after it emerged many leading companies have been blocked from bringing in non-European staff
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