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US jobless rate surges above 10%

What economic challenges are still ahead? I thought the economy was recovering, and green shoots abound.

US unemployment surged above 10 per cent for the first time in more than a quarter of a century in October, increasing political pressure on the Obama administration.

According to figures revealed on Friday, the unemployment rate rose to 10.2 per [...]

UK: Flu infects 100,000 in past week

The number of new swine flu infections in England has doubled in the past week, the government says.

There were an estimated 100,000 new cases with the under 14s the worst hit.

It comes as the National Flu Service was launched, offering sufferers access to drugs on the phone and via the internet without the need to [...]