Alstom approves revised GE bid

Board accepts offer after French government backs deal

Asos suspends website after warehouse fire

Damage to distribution centre follows profit warning from online retailer

Egypt confirms Brotherhood death sentences

Leader and supporters convicted for violence after Morsi’s overthrow

Kiev calls ceasefire as it tries to secure east

Poroshenko proposes peace plan as Ukraine battles for full control of border

A man walks past graffiti depicting the Deputy Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Khairat Al-Shater near Tahrir Square in Cairo...A man walks past graffiti depicting the Deputy Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Khairat Al-Shater near Tahrir Square in Cairo June 23, 2013. President Mohamed Mursi, for whom Sunday will mark his first anniversary in office, has dismissed efforts to unseat him as undemocratic - a view broadly echoed by others, from the head of the army to Islamist former militants and the U.S. ambassador in Cairo. The Arabic text reads,"Rebel". Picture taken June 23, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Egypt confirms Brotherhood death sentences

Leader and supporters convicted for violence after Morsi’s overthrow

Osborne plans northern ‘supercity’

Vision to link Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield

Cameron’s plan to stop Juncker backfires

European Commission presidency saga highlights UK misunderstanding of Berlin’s position

Guildford Four’s Gerry Conlon dies in Belfast

Moderate republican became campaigner for victims of injustice

Red carpet welcome for China leader falls short

Li delegation unhappy over UK ceremonial mat

Google picks up security group Dropcam

Search company takes another step towards the ‘conscious home’

Yo soars in Apple app store rankings

Simple messaging service is fifth most popular app in the US

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