European embassies request exclusion from UK's private schools VAT raid
German and French ambassadors to UK say their schools should not be taxed
Thames Water plans £3bn financial lifeline
Proposal is aimed at buy more time for Britain's biggest water supplier to avoid going into special administration early next year
UK pledges £3m to support refugees returning to Syria from Lebanon
Most of those who fled Lebanon into Syria 'have nothing to go back to'
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