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The European Commission has launched a new round of measures aimed at tightening restrictions on migrants heading for European Union countries.

Britain’s most expensive public schools are trying to wriggle out of their legal obligation to provide bursaries for poor students.

The European Union has moved a step closer to regulating the $600 trillion financial derivatives market after the European Parliament’s economic committee adopted its legislative position.

Labour is to seek a new general secretary before the end of July to replace the outgoing Ray Collins. The party’s ruling National Executive Committee is to advertise the post in the next few weeks having agreed before the local elections, trigger the search for a successor in May.

President Barack Obama confirmed the United States will not be taking a lead role in the Libyan offensive despite fears of a stalemate and ever-rising costs and insisted there will be no American or British “boots on the ground” despite both countries commitment to supporting regime change.