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Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King has cut the UK economy's growth forecasts for the next two years
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Theresa May was heckled as she addressed the Police Federation's annual conference in Bournemouth
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Mick Philpott and his wife Mairead speak to the media at the Derby Conference Centre
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