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Mystery over keeper’s death in tiger cage
The owner of the zoo where a young keeper was mauled to death by a Sumatran tiger told yesterday of his attempts to save the 24-year-old from the ...
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Terror in Woolwich Internet is the vital frontline in war against extremism
The major battle in the war against extremism is being fought over the internet by elite teams stationed behind keyboards and engaged in winning the hearts and minds of would-be ...
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The missing Calls for better recording of care home runaways
Children's homes should be forced to keep a record of all the times their residents go missing and declare it to inspectors to improve protection for the youngsters in their care, a new study ...
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Andrew Mitchell Its no good feeling hard done by
In his first interview since 'plebgate', the former Chief Whip opens up just enough to concede that, in politics, you have to take the rough with the smooth, even if that means leaving a job you love. Sarah Morrison meets Andrew ...
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At what cost Life-saving drug withheld
A woman awaiting a transplant for a rare condition that has destroyed her kidneys had her operation cancelled at the 11th hour because the Government refused to pay for the drug she needs to prevent the organ being ...
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Britain calls for EU target to halve emissions by 2030
Ed Davey, the Climate Change Secretary, called on fellow EU governments to sign up to the target as part of a global climate agreement in 2015.The proposal marks a shift in the UK's position after internal coalition wrangling over climate change. The British government wants the EU to agree to 40 per cent reduction of carbon emissions from 1990 levels, with an "ambition" for it to ...
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Corruption and the FCO Blue skies white sands dark clouds
Britain's former top diplomat on the Cayman Islands should face a criminal inquiry for allegedly lying to police investigating corruption in the notorious tax haven, a Scotland Yard review has ...
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Terror in Woolwich Three more men held on conspiracy charge
Detectives investigating the brutal killing of Drummer Lee Rigby arrested three further men last night on suspicion of conspiracy to commit ...
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If theres any justice prisoners must get the vote | Kevin McKenna
The franchise for the independence referendum has not been extended to prisoners in Scottish jails including Barlinnie, above. Photograph: Murdo ...
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The NHS dont pick on GPs Mr Hunt. Develop a vision | Observer editorial
NHS .What Bevan would have found difficult to understand, however, is why modern-day ministers seem unable to pick the right fights. Bevan's bribe was surely a price worth paying: without the support of GPs, the NHS would never been more than a proposal on paper. Fifty years later, the Labour government again went to war with GPs over performance-based contracts. At least there was a point ...
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Heckled but happy the graceful star of gay marriage debate
Margot James: 'A lot of people, especially older people, are concerned. When they know me and other openly gay MPs they think a bit more.' Photograph: Antonio Olmos for the ...
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Why should Apple have access to consumers if it refuses to pay its fair share of taxes
Countries are competing to provide the biggest tax breaks, the cheapest labour and the easiest regulation to attract the likes of Google, Apple and Amazon, to the disadvantage of their own citizens. But there is another ...
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Truth behind the death of suffragette Emily Davison is finally revealed
As an emblem of women's emancipation Emily Wilding Davison has always been controversial. The suffragette who was fatally injured at the Epsom racecourse during the Derby 100 years ago under the hooves of the king's horse has been saluted by some as a brave martyr and attacked by others as an irresponsible anarchist. Now detailed analysis of film footage of the incident has shed new ...
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Tony Blair is asked to help secure release of mining employees in Guinea
French human rights lawyer Rachel Lindon has asked Tony Blair, pictured, to assist in securing the release of two mining company employees in Guinea. Photograph: Maxa/Landov/Barcroft ...
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Rioting violence and shame – memories of Ireland v England in 1995
England fans making Nazi salutes, leering, jeering and sneering. He heard the boos and the goading battle cries: "No Surrender to the IRA", "Judas! Judas!" And then, when David Kelly ...
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Generations are divided on feelings about Muslims after London attack | Matthew Goodwin
Events such as the brutal murder of Drummer Lee Rigby can often act as lightning rods in society, triggering a sharp shift in public attitudes and fuelling prejudice against minorities.Many have suggested that the events in Woolwich have fuelled a wave of public hostility towards British Muslims and Islam more generally. But our findings, based on a YouGov survey undertaken within 24 hours of ...
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Root century boosts England
Joe Root's maiden Test century helped England post a healthy first innings total against New Zealand on day two at Headingley on Saturday.Root came to the crease with England in trouble at 67-3 but solid partnerships with Ian Bell and Jonny Bairstow helped pull his side back into the match and leave the New Zealand bowlers toiling in the Leeds sunshine.The 22-year-old's 104 saw him ...
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Englands Roy Hodgson hails Irelands Giovanni Trapattoni as a legend
Republic of Ireland's Giovanni Trapattoni, above, is 'one of the world's outstanding coaches', according to England's Roy Hodgson. Photograph: Peter ...
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David Cameron isnt even among friends in his own cabinet now | Andrew Rawnsley
David Cameron as he travelled with Franois Hollande from an EU summit in Brussels to Paris. By the time they reached Gare du Nord, the prime minister had decided to curtail his planned talks with the French president in order to get himself back to Britain. By the time they swept up to the Elyse Palace, he had crafted a simple but resolute message for the audience back home: "Live your life ...
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Matt Kvesics selection for England marks return of the specialist No7
England have found themselves at sixes and sevens in the back row in recent years, too many sixes and not enough out-and-out sevens. It was a legacy of how teams in the Premiership operated with the breakdown more a means of recycling the ball than a contest for possession, but that is changing.A number of clubs are now operating with an openside flanker in the scavenging, linking mould of ...
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Root comes of age for England in familiar surroundings
Proud sons of Yorkshire have served England well with the bat in 136 years of Test cricket and Headingley rose as one today to acclaim a new home-grown hero in centurion Joe Root. The likes of Herbert Sutcliffe, Leonard Hutton, Geoffrey Boycott and Michael Vaughan have batted with distinction for England. Sutcliffe and Hutton's run-scoring feats have never been forgotten by proud ...
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Britain resists EU bid to set new target on renewable energy
renewable energy target within the EU, in a move that could put at risk tens of billions of pounds of green investment and tens of thousands of new jobs.But in a sop to environment campaigners, ministers will agree to tough greenhouse gas emissions targets by 2030.The question of a renewable energy target for 2030 - to take over from the current goal, of generating 20% of energy in the EU from ...
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Englands Nick Compton watches Joe Roots century with mixed feelings | Mike Selvey
England batsmen Joe Root, left, and Jonny Bairstow, celebrate during the second Test against New Zealand. Photograph: Lindsey Parnaby/AFP/Getty ...
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Woolwich attack coalition failing to tackle extremism says Hazel Blears
A man weeps outside the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich as he looks at floral tributes left following an attack that left Lee Rigby, a soldier in the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, dead. Photograph: Gareth ...
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England grateful to Joe Root and Jonnie Bairstow against New Zealand
England's Jonny Bairstow, left, and Joe Root run between the wickets during the second Test match against New Zealand at Headingley. Photograph: Lindsey Parnaby/AFP/Getty ...
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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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