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UK trade deficit narrows in April

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The UK trade deficit narrowed to £1.2bn in April from £3.1bn in March, figures from the Office for National Statistics show.

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Greece's failure to make its IMF payment today may not have hit markets for six, but it is a very serious event, moving the country perilously close to default.

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 Robert Peston

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