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Driver who tweeted about knocking cyclist over is under investigation
Emma Way tweeted on Sunday : "Definitely knocked a cyclist off his bike earlier - I have right of way he doesn't even pay road tax #bloodycyclists." Her post prompted outrage among users of the social network, who alerted police to it. Norwich police ...
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IMF calls for UK government to stimulate growth
International Monetary Fund says UK economy still 'still a long way from a strong and sustainable recovery' and fears impact from forthcoming spending ...
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When culture is treated as commodity no wonder its temples are sold off | Owen Hatherley
public speech as culture secretary last month to insist that funding for the arts will have to be justified by returns. If, in her words, culture is a commodity, albeit a "commodity worth buying into", then what happens to culture that doesn't pay "healthy dividends", as she delicately puts it?As luck would have it, a test for the policy comes with the mooted closure of ...
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Britain formally launches bid to label Hezbollahs military wing a terrorist organization
BRUSSELS - Two officials say Britain has launched a bid to formally have the European Union declare the Lebanese party Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization. That move would slap sanctions such as travel bans and asset freezes on the group's members. The designation requires unanimity by the EU's 27 member nations. A British Foreign Office official, who spoke on ...
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British defense secretary arrives in Mali
British Defense Secretary Phillip Hammond said he's seen key improvements in the ability of Malian forces to take on Islamic militants. Hammond arrived in Mali to visit British forces deployed to help Malian forces ensure territorial integrity from threats by foreign rebels and al-Qaida fighters. Nomadic fighters and al-Qaida militants took control over parts of Mali after a 2012 coup. ...
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UPDATE 3-State-backed UK banks gain approval for capital plans
Wed May 22, 2013 9:23am EDT * Regulator finalises capital requirements for RBS, Lloyds * RBS, Lloyds say will not need to issue new equity * Shares in RBS, Lloyds higher on Wednesday * Regulator had identified 25 bln stg shortfall for UK banks By Matt Scuffham LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - State-backed British lenders Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland have agreed plans to shore up ...
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British Top Diplomat Stresses Need for Syria Conference
British Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks as Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh (R) listens during their joint news conference before a meeting of the Friends of Syria alliance in Amman, May 22, ...
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Severe Weather Possible from Tenn. Valley to New England
Tropical Cyclone Tornadoes: A Review of Knowledge in Research and Prediction Published in Electronic J. Severe Storms Meteor. Garner, J.M., ...
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MP Eric Joyce arrested at Edinburgh Airport following alleged bust-up over mobile phone
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What to expect from Xbox One next gen gaming Persistent worlds biometrics and LOTS of players
their new games console , Xbox One.At the global reveal in Redmond, Washington, executives were at pains to portray the machine as an all in one entertainment solution, focusing on its ability to integrate with your TV while saving all the juicy gaming info for next month's E3 expo in Los Angeles.Xbox One is still very much a gaming powerhouse to ...
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Chelseas three England players to leave United States tour early
Gary Cahill confirmed that Chelsea's England players will leave the club's US tour early and join the international squad. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty ...
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Xbox One five key points you need to know
announced at an elaborate event co-hosted in Seattle and London this week . It's the first new Xbox console to be launched by Microsoft since the Xbox 360 launched in ...
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The farmed halibut thats better to eat than its wild brothers
fish the size of doors, changing colour as you watch, from matt black to pebble-and-sand. Fish farmer Bob Wilkieson pulls one up in a net. It is 7kg of dense, thrashing muscle, utterly alien with its twisted face and deltoid wings.These are four-year-old Atlantic halibut, and they may be the future of fish-farming: raised without chemicals and on organic feed. Unlike the flabby, slimy stuff we ...
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IMF calls on Britain to do more for growth
LONDON — The International Monetary Fund has called on the British government to do more to support the country's recovery now that it has started to ease the pace of its budget austerity measures. In its assessment of the British government's economic policies, the IMF applauded Wednesday the "flexibility" shown by Treasury chief George Osborne but said the government ...
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Mick McManus British Wrestling Legend Dies
Mick McManus, one of the top stars of wrestling in the 1960s and 1970s, has died aged 93. Mr McManus headlined big shows against rival Jackie Pallo in an era when millions watched the sport on television. The wrestler, who had a number of nicknames including 'The Man You Love To Hate', made more TV appearances than any other wrestler in a career which spanned more than 20 ...
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Miliband says Google tax behaviour wrong
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc's tax affairs came under renewed scrutiny in Britain on Wednesday when the leader of the opposition Labour party accused the Internet company of wrongly going to "extraordinary lengths" to avoid ...
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Investment calculator offers UK investors transparency on fees
LONDON (Reuters) - A new tool launched on Wednesday promises British investors a way to cut through what its authors call the "smoke and mirrors" used by investment firms to charge hidden fees and get a more realistic valuation of ...
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Man charged over 1982 IRA troop bombings in heart of London
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - British police charged an Irish man on Wednesday over a 1982 bombing that killed four soldiers on horseback in the heart of London, one of the most high-profile attacks by IRA guerrillas trying to end British ...
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How to spot a swivel-eyed loon
Plumage is a combination of blue, grey and very white, with some examples of the species beginning to sport purple and yellow rosettes with the approach of spring 2015. Not to be confused with the common loon, which is common, or with the great toff tit, which is blue with a liberal splash of red, and a bright yellow ...
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Child killer can be named high court rules
An anonymity order preventing the naming of one of Britain's most notorious child killers as David McGreavy has been lifted by the high court.McGreavy, now 62, has spent the last 40 years in prison after being jailed in 1973 for the murders of three infant children in Worcester.He killed four-year-old Paul Ralph, and his sisters Dawn, aged two, and nine-month-old Samantha, while he was ...
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Does your political party listen to you Readers respond | The peoples panel
My experience as a constituency chairman is that the Conservative party is good at seeking members' views and it listens. That is not to say that the view expressed will be reflected in policy decisions taken, because it will depend on whether those views are in a majority or minority of those canvassed. That is the nature of a democratic party.The Conservative Political Forum is a policy ...
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Eric Joyce charged with breach of the peace at Edinburgh airport
Eric Joyce, who now sits as an independent MP after resigning from the Labour party following an assault conviction in 2012. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty ...
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Dale Cregan pleads guilty to murders of Mark and David Short
It was, said the prosecution, "the worst kept secret in Strangeways". That Dale Cregan, the one-eyed fugitive who killed two policewomen in a grenade attack last summer, had also murdered father and son David and Mark Short.Cregan had admitted it to a number of people inside the prison now known as HMP Manchester, said Nicholas Clarke QC, for the crown, as he summed up the prosecution ...
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Government needs clear strategy to privatise Lloyds and RBS says IMF
There is mounting speculation the government is preparing to kickstart a sell-off of part of its 39% Lloyds stake. Photograph: Stefan ...
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GBPUSD Trading the British Secondary GDP
British GDP is a measurement of the production and growth of the economy. Analysts consider GDP one the most important indicators of economic activity. Thus, publication of British Secondary GDP could have a significant impact on the movement of GBP/USD. A reading which is better than the market forecast is bullish for the pound, especially after the first release exceeded expectations and ...
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London bike sharing a success
London in July of 2010 became one of over 44 cities in the world to introduce an aspect of communal consumerism into its public transport system with the implementation of a bike-sharing network and just ten weeks later had recorded over 1 million trips taken, proving the initiative to be feasible and sustainable.
Bike-sharing has been around since as early as the 1960s when the first community bike-sharing scheme was introduced in the Netherlands, but it lacked formal sharing systems and was overly-reliant on the good nature of the public, leading to mass theft, which ultimately destroyed the system. Read more
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