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Twitter users should learn lessons from Sally Bercows libellous tweet
the Sally Bercow libel verdict you should beware letting your fingers and thumbs run away with themselves.The high court ruling, though specifically dealing with Bercow's tweet ...
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Dale Cregans police van in collision on the way to court
The van was travelling to Preston Crown Court, where Cregan has been on trial, according to the Press Association.Four prison officers suffered minor injuries and have been taken to hospital for treatment, while one prisoner was injured, Greater Manchester Police ...
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Prince William tips Bayern for CL title
London – Bayern Munich got some royal backing as they and Borussia Dortmund left for cold and rainy London Friday to contest a first all-German Champions League final at Wembley the next ...
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Poll should councils have more control over welfare spending
plans to give local authorities and city regions more control over shaping the way billions of welfare funding is spent. The move is an attempt to bring down the benefits bill.Labour is insistent that the benefit budget can be cut by looking at new solutions, such as localised welfare. Liam Byrne, the shadow work and pensions secretary, is proposing a near-commissioning model for the work ...
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Woolwich murder of Drummer Lee Rigby condemned by defence secretary – video
The defence secretary, Philip Hammond, says the military community is deeply saddened by Wednesday's murder of Drummer Lee Rigby. Witnesses say the 25-year-old soldier was hacked to death with a meat cleaver by two men near the army barracks in Woolwich, south-east London. Hammond says the public will not be cowed by ...
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The Woolwich murder did not merit the Cobra treatment | David Livingstone
The political response to the immediate aftermath of the Woolwich crime sent a confusing signal. In the UK, terrorism is treated as a crime and it is the responsibility of law enforcement to prevent, detect and pursue terrorist offences. The brutal murder ...
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England team to face Barbarians to be led by Bath hooker Rob Webber
Rob Webber will be joined in the England front row by London Irish's Alex Corbisiero and Bath team-mate David Wilson. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty ...
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How to take a serious bite out of corporate tax avoidance | Prem Sikka
gnash their teeth and the corporate merry-go-round continues.It is time to completely revamp the global corporate tax system and I've got an ...
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Woolwich attack Murdered soldier Lee Rigby cause of death unconfirmed
Murdered soldier Lee Rigby has been formally identified but the cause of his death was not confirmed by a post-mortem examination, police said ...
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Matthew Tvrdon faces murder charge over Cardiff hit-and-run rampage which killed mother-of-three Karina Menzies
A man will be in court today facing charges of deliberately mowing down pedestrians in a hit-and-run rampage that left mother-of-three Karina Matthews ...
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Bercow tweet libelled McAlpine says court
Lord McAlpine over a tweet that falsely linked him with an allegation of child sexual abuse.The high court ruled on Friday that her tweet - "Why is Lord McAlpine trending? *innocent face*" - after BBC2 Newsnight allegations about a high-profile Tory politician - would have been understood to mean the former Tory chairman was a paedophile.Bercow, who was not in court for the ruling, ...
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Politics live readers edition - Friday 24 May
Share breaking news, leave links to interesting articles online and chat about the week's events in our open threadWant to chat to Andrew Sparrow and meet the politics live community? Come along to our ...
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The Guardian to Consolidate Web Properties Under One Domain
"This may be a small URL change but it marks a big step for the Guardian and reflects our evolution from a much-respected national print newspaper based only in the UK-reaching hundreds of thousands people once a day-to a leading global news and media brand, with offices around the world, and an ever-growing worldwide audience accessing Guardian journalism every minute of every day," ...
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Europe needs a more European UK says ECB president
European Central Bank , has called for the UK to be "more European" and said the continent's key institutions could face dissolution if the UK leaves ...
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England v New Zealand – live
"Harrumph harrumph harrumph" chunters Peter Robinson. "Have I missed the news today and England has now been completely subsumed by London to the extent where you don't even need to explain what 'here' means anymore because it should be glaringly obvious to us all that you're in the Capital? Afterall there's nowhere else TO be." I assumed that, Peter, ...
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Woolwich attack extremists will not divide our armed forces | Afzal Amin
'As we witness this brutality in Woolwich, more than 600 Muslim personnel are deployed in Afghanistan, Mali, Somalia and elsewhere, contributing to our collective security.' Photograph: ITV ...
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CCTV VIDEO Gun-toting robbers terrorise Blackfen supermarket worker
THIS shocking CCTV footage captures the terrifying moment a female shopkeeper came under attack from gun and knife wielding robbers in Blackfen. Mother-of-two Pemawathie Rajapaksa was working behind the counter of Sidcup Supermarket in Blackfen Road when she was confronted by two masked men at about 10pm on Friday evening. (May 17) The footage, released exclusively to News Shopper, ...
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Art and fashion exhibition this weekend
, Reporter In celebration of Adult Learners' Week Waltham Forest College will be hosting an Art and Fashion exhibition including a 'Spectrum Installation' at Winns Gallery. Running from 10am-4pm the event will showcase the creative talents of emerging artists and fashion designers who are studying a range of courses at the college. Members of the public are invited to ...
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Late entrants welcome to join 3000 fun runners
By Chris Hewett Organisers of a community fun run taking place this Sunday are encouraging more participants to come and sign up on the day. The seventh annual Maccabi GB Community Fun Run already has 3,000 participants signed up but late entries are still welcome. The event, held at the London Brady Sports Ground, in Rowley Lane, Arkley, will raise money for 40 Jewish ...
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Public consultation on Avanti House School
, Reporter Mill Hill residents have expressed their frustration over plans of a Hindu free school to move to a temporary site on their estate. Harrow-based Avanti House is about to submit plans to move its secondary school next to Fairway Primary School in The Fairway in September, before relocating to a permanent site on the Broadfields Estate in 2015. The school will be made from ...
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Queues on M25 approaching QE2 Bridge at Dartford
By Alan Woods MOTORISTS approaching the QE2 Bridge into Kent are facing delays this morning. One lane of the clockwise M25 carriageway is blocked between Junction 29 at Romford and Junction 30 at the A13 while a vehicle recovery is carried out. Traffic is slow on the approach to Junction ...
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Greenwich Labour group boots out Woolwich councillor
Cllr Rajwant Sidhu A WOOLWICH councillor has been kicked out of the Greenwich Labour group following a report critical of his conduct. Members took a vote to withdraw the Labour whip from Councillor Rajwant Sidhu at a meeting this week. Both Greenwich Council and Labour chief whip Councillor Ray Walker have declined to say what the reason was for the decision, citing party ...
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Life-sized doll encourages children to walk to school
Life-sized doll Lalaloopsy and students of George Spicer Primary School A school in Enfield received a visit from a life-sized rag doll to encourage children to be eco-friendly and walk to school. The students of George Spicer Primary School, in Southbury Road, welcomed Lalaloopsy, from Toy's 'R' Us, as part of their annual campaign to keep them healthy and roads less ...
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We will try to support them in finding a way forward
Haringey Food Bank's previous storage space in Lawrence Road Haringey Borough Council said it will do what it can to support a food bank which is uncertain about its future after it lost its central storage space in Tottenham. The Haringey Food Bank feed more than 120 people each week and was evicted from a property in Lawrence Road because of redevelopment plans. It has had to ...
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Community champion makes housing award shortlist
Tracy Chandler A community champion has beaten hundreds of rivals to the shortlist for a 'housing hero' award. Tracy Chandler, community development officer for housing management body Ascham Homes, is one of just six people competing for a national 2013 Housing Hero award after seeing off nearly 300 others. Ms Chandler has been responsible for organising Ascham ...
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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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