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New No-Fly Zone As Ash Cloud Returns To UK - FTSE drops as euro zone debt contagion fears mount -
Diana Vickers vying for No. 1 album in UK.



New No-Fly Zone As Ash Cloud Returns To UK

Some airspace over Britain is again closed after a cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland returned to the UK and disrupted passengers' travel plans.

FTSE drops as euro zone debt contagion fears mount

The top shares index shed 1.3 percent on Wednesday laid low by weaker banks, as euro zone debt contagion concerns intensified and Moody's warned that Portugal's debt could be downgraded.

Diana Vickers vying for No. 1 album in UK

Diana Vickers, who rose to fame as a competitor on the popular X Factor television series, on Wednesday was vying for the number one in the British album charts with "Songs From the Tainted Cherry Tree."

Next hopeful of profits growth

Next says it has remained on track to grow sales and profits this year, despite its fears of a post-election spending slowdown.

Party leaders in frantic last minute polls push

Party leaders criss-crossed the country in a frantic final day of campaigning on Wednesday as they battled to win over undecided voters, before what is expected to be the closest election contest in decades.

Riots erupt in Athens, 3 bank workers killed

Riots over harsh new austerity measures left three bank workers dead and engulfed the streets of Athens on Wednesday, as angry protesters tried to storm parliament, hurled Molotov cocktails at police and torched buildings. Police responded with barrages of tear gas.

NY car bomb suspect cooperates, but motive mystery

A man accused of trying to detonate a car bomb in Times Square had found the stable, suburban life he had spent a decade working toward, then abandoned his house in Connecticut and decided to supplement his business degrees with explosives training in Pakistan, authorities say.

Oil's hidden costs visible, but will it matter?

America is seeing the usually hidden costs of fossil fuels — an oil spill's potential for huge environmental and economic damage, and deaths in coal and oil industry accidents.

2 Arizona city councils vote to sue over new law

The Tucson and Flagstaff city councils voted Tuesday to sue Arizona over its tough new immigration law, citing concerns about enforcement costs and negative effects on the state's tourism industry.

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