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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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Botox silences womens faces – and freezes out empathy in body language | Jessie Cole
'Communicating with someone who's had Botox is like communicating with a static image - much of the body language involved is silenced.' Photograph: ...
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Britain to finalize UK relocation plans for Afghan interpreters who worked on front line
LONDON - Britain is proposing to give around 600 Afghan interpreters who worked alongside its troops the right to settle in the U.K. in recognition of the risks to their personal safety. The plans, released Wednesday, will allow interpreters who have worked on the front lines in Afghanistan for more than a year to relocate to Britain on a five-year visa. Those who do not meet the requirement ...
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IMF urges Britain to privatise state-rescued banks
LONDON (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday urged Britain's government to adopt a "clear" plan to sell its stakes in state-rescued lenders Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group, but warned it may first need to inject more capital."A clear strategy is needed for the two government-intervened banks, with a view to returning them to private ...
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European stocks drop amid British data before Fed
LONDON (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets fell on Wednesday, with London and sterling in focus following Bank of England minutes and mixed British data, and ahead of key testimony by US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke later in the day.In midday deals, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index showed a loss of 0.19 percent to 6,790.90 points, a day after hitting a 13-year closing high point ...
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Britain reveals drop in public borrowing
LONDON (AFP) - Britain's government borrowed less than forecast in April as high tax receipts boosted state coffers, official data showed on Wednesday.Public sector net borrowing stood at ?6.3 billion ($9.5 billion, 7.4 billion euros) in April, the first month of the government's fiscal year, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement.The coalition's net borrowing had ...
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Bank Of England Split On QE Kings Stimulus Call Defeated For Fourth Month
Bank of England Chief Mervyn King maintained his call for more stimulus for the fourth month and was defeated again by a majority of six members as in previous months who cited faster-than-expected growth and pipeline impact from previous stimulus.At his penultimate meeting, King along with Paul Fisher and David Miles sought an increase in quantitative easing by GBP 25 billion to a total of GBP ...
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England want redemption - Corbisiero
England prop Alex Corbisiero admits the national side are looking to get back on track in South America next month. After their Six Nations campaign ended in disaster with a heavy 30-3 loss against Wales, Stuart Lancaster's side face the Barbarians at Twickenham on Sunday before taking on a South American XV in Uruguay and two Test matches against Argentina.Corbisiero has endured a ...
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David McGreavy The Monster of Worcester and the sadistic murders that still horrify Britain 40 years on
David McGreavy murdered three young siblings and impaled their bodies on spiked railings in a gruesome case dubbed the 'Friday the 13th ...
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Britain Iran Hezbollah increasing support for Assad
In Friends of Syria meeting in Amman, UK's foreign secretary Hague says Iran and its militant Shi'ite Lebanese ally Hezbollah are "propping up" Assad, whose regime is "increasingly dependent on external ...
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Rise in UK job vacancies over past six months says search engine Adzuna
The number of job vacancies in the UK has risen in the past six months, but in some areas of the country there are more than 50 jobseekers for every advertised position, according to ...
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BBC may charge Sky for content as retransmission fee row escalates
The BBC may charge BSkyB for content from its channels if the satellite broadcaster does not drop retransmission fees. Photograph: Kieron ...
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Has the IMF pulled its punches in its verdict on the UK economy
IMF experts appear to have softened their view after spending a fortnight in London talking to officials at the Bank of England and the Treasury - and amid signs of life from the ...
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Housing Minster receives British Ambassador
Manama, May 22 (BNA) -- Minister of Housing, Engineer Bassim Bin Yaacoob Al-Hamar today received British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Iain Lindsay. The meeting reviewed means of bilateral cooperation between both kingdoms to support engineering and construction sector, particularly after Housing Ministry delegation signed a cooperation agreement with London-based Prince Charles ...
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Bale to sign 150000 pound a week contract to stay with Tottenham
Champions League . Missing out on Champions League has serious implications for Spurs' revenue streams and left the club vulnerable to bids for their better players. The Guardian quoted Spurs' chairman Daniel Levy, as saying that giving Bale about 150,000 pounds a week is a serious statement of intent, as other suitors, including Real Madrid are keen to buy the player. Bale has scored ...
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Suffolk mayor Terry Buckle drives car into Tesco Express store in Moreton Hall
Shoppers watched in amazement as Mr Buckle, mayor of St Edmundsbury, drove his silver Vauxhall Vectra through the doors of the supermarket in Lawson Place, Bury St Edmunds, yesterday.He was taken to West Suffolk Hospital suffering from minor injuries and shock but was later released.Suffolk Police said noone was injured and no serious damage was caused.Mr Buckle's wife Pam told the East ...
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Puppy survives after swallowing a four-and-a-half-inch lolly stick
Lady, a 15-month-old shih tzu, fell ill after eating the wooden stick but was saved after owner Sarah Anderson rushed her to a vet.Ms Anderson, 26, from Openshaw, Manchester, said: "I noticed she had started sitting in a funny position, with her body slightly twisted. Then she went off her food and squealed when we picked her up."We couldn't believe it when they told us ...
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Reforms to teachers pay ‘will mean bigger class sizes’
Children will face larger class sizes as a result of the plan to let heads award higher pay rises to good teachers, the chief schools inspector has ...
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IMF puts pressure on George Osborne to find a Plan B Chancellors pace of austerity cuts criticised
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today put pressure on George Osborne to change economic course in a critical assessment of the state of the British ...
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Proud PM stands by gay marriage Bill despite rebellion by 130 Tory MPs
David Cameron insists he is proud of legislation to introduce gay marriage, despite a Commons rebellion that saw 130 of his own MPs oppose the change last ...
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IMF urges Britain to do more to boost growth
The IMF expressed concern that a new government programme to boost the housing sector might simply push up prices and called for a "clear strategy" on returning state-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group to private ...
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Nick Clegg urges Tory MPs to end infighting – video
The deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, says the Tories must end the infighting of the past two weeks. Clegg condemns Conservative MPs for rebellions over Europe and the gay marriage bill. In a speech that aims to reaffirm the strength of the coalition government, Clegg urges parliament to concentrate on what matters to ...
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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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