In his 2,200-word retirement request General Sarath Fonseka says he was misled about his promotion this year to chief of defense staff, finding that he had "basically no authority."

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Most economists are forecasting similar modest growth for this year, though no less an authority than Alan Greenspan placed the odds of a recession in the next year at one-in-three.

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There will be no meetings at Hereford Racecourse next year, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has said.

BBC: Hereford Racecourse will not host 2013 race meetings

Last year, the local authority said it could no longer afford the pool at the new leisure centre being built on the Merland Rise recreation ground site.

BBC: Scrapped Banstead swimming pool plan could go ahead