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Last updated 12 minutes ago | Friday 27 July 2012
After seven years and 21 days of expectation, the moment for Britain to deliver an Olympics that “lifts up our world” will finally arrive on Friday.
Leading universities defy government calls to take more students from state comprehensives.
Facebook reports drastic slowdown in revenue growth and fails to offer financial forecasts to quell fears about ability to boost advertising growth, sending shares down to record low.
The simple act of carrying a torch can evoke just as much excitement and admiration as the greatest sporting feat.
Great Britain endure bruising experience at Old Trafford after losing their lead to Senegal.
Live television audience of up to a billion people worldwide will watch opening ceremony of Olympic Games on Friday for what film director Danny Boyle has promised will be an evening full of surprises.
Olympics 2012: Mark Cavendish confident team-mates can get him over Box Hill to set up sprint on the Mall in men's road race.
ECB opens door to emergency support for bond markets.
Tickets for US financier dinner cost $25,000 a head.
More than a fifth of graduates are working part-time, mostly in sales.
Nationwide reveals up to 2m transactions had been duplicated.
Toulon's flanker "holding his head high" and denying any wrongdoing after testing positive for banned WADA product.
Chelsea captain John Terry happy to be in action following troubled times, though stills faces possible FA ban.
Steven Finn and Graham Onions ready to battle for place in line-up for England's second Test with South Africa.
McLaren chairman Ron Dennis reminds Lewis Hamilton where his loyalties lie as doubts about his future continue.
Government going flat out to woo big foreign investors during Olympics. But how good is our pitch, asks Matthew Lynn.
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