JP Morgan sets aside $5.8bn to pay bankers

JP Morgan said second-quarter net income was up to $4.8bn from $2.7bn. Photograph: Chris Hondros/Getty Images Wall Street banking group JP Morgan Chase has put aside $5.8bn (£3.8bn) in the first six months of the year to pay its investment bankers around the world. Even though revenue in... 

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Semenya to make comeback in Europe

Caster Semenya will make her comeback at a European meet but will not compete at the world junior championships in Canada. Photograph: Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images Caster Semenya’s coach says the 800-metre world champion will make her comeback at a European meet but will not compete... 

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The schools that will have to make do with crumbling buildings

East Bridgwater Community College, Bridgwater, Somerset. Photograph: Jim Wileman Two rusting metal boxes sit among the buildings of East Bridgwater community school. They are disused shipping containers but on closer inspection turn out to have doors. Here, they are being used as a classroom... 

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Cameron set for first full-length meeting with Obama

Prime Minister David Cameron boards a plane. He will travel from Washington to New York by train. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA David Cameron will tomorrow fly to Washington for two days of talks focusing on Afghanistan, BP and the health of the faltering world economy, which will include... 

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