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Water companies plan price rises
Water companies in England and Wales submit their proposed five-year price plans from 2010 to the regulator Ofwat for approval.

Shelved asylum centre cost £29m
A group of MPs criticises the Home Office for spending £29m on an asylum accommodation centre which was never built.

Society depends on more for less
If the world is to end the threat from climate change, we need to be able to produce more with less energy.

How to write the perfect lonely heart
With their abbreviated dialect - WLTM, GSOH, SWF - and, rather cliched appeals, personal ads these days can appear anything but personal. But it doesn't have to be that way.

Powerhouse enters administration
Electrical retailer Powerhouse goes into administration, closing 50 stores and making around 500 staff redundant.

Viewpoints: Europe's way forward
The BBC News website asked top European thinkers how the EU can regain citizens' confidence, and what should be done with the constitution.

Easter travel information
Easter is one of the busiest times for travel and can mean delays. Use our clickable map to find out about disruption in your area.

South: Supermarket surfeit?
Have you ever wandered down the High Street in a strange town and wondered if you have actually been there before?

M40 roadworks cause lane closures
Commuters are warned of roadworks along one of Oxfordshire's busiest routes on Monday.

Drug dogs used to target dealing
Police use specially trained search dogs to target drug dealing in an Oxfordshire town centre.

Church set to weed out gardeners
A church diocese threatens to sue gardeners on one of the oldest allotment sites in the UK.

UK gears up for Chinese tourists
The UK is bracing for a wave of tourists from China after new relaxed visa regulations come into force.

Bicester asylum centre plan axed
An asylum accommodation centre planned for Bicester is axed - but it may still become an asylum removals centre.

Tesco: Supermarket superpower
The Money Programme explains how supermarket giant Tesco come to dominate the landscape by following three simple rules.

Firms warned over spate of thefts
Businesses are warned to be on their guard following a spate of thefts in recent weeks.

Are some issues being ignored?
The main parties have continued to focus on a narrow range of issues. What is important for you and what would you like to hear more about?

Is postal voting an invitation to fraud?
A judge has branded the postal voting system "hopelessly insecure". Do you think the system is secure?

Who is right on immigration?
A second page of your views on how the issues of immigration and asylum affect the general election.

Should there be a minimum price for alcohol?
MPs have said that local authorities should be able to set minimum prices for alcoholic drinks in a bid to cut binge drinking. What do you think?

Asylum campaigners lose appeal
Appeal Court judges give the go-ahead for a controversial rural asylum centre.

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