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Google boss Eric Schmidt may snub Prime Minister David Cameron over companys House of Commons grilling
James Cusick is political correspondent of The Independent and The Independent on Sunday. As an experienced member of the lobby, he has previously worked at The Sunday Times and the BBC. His career as a journalist has been split between print and television, including senior positions as producer with Sir David Frost and at BBC Newsnight. He is also an award-winning golf and travel writer, ...
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Downing Street insider Lord Feldman taking legal advice as he denies calling anti-Europe anti-gay marriage Tory activists mad swivel-eyed loons
The comments, reported in a number of newspapers this morning, had allegedly come from a close aide to David Cameron.And the party's co-chairman Lord Feldman has rebuffed internet rumours that it was him that made the comments, reported ...
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Mark Todd knighted at Buckingham Palace
Veteran horseman Mark Todd was formally knighted for services to equestrian sport by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace yesterday. The double Olympic gold medallist was one of several sports stars honoured. Sir Mark, 57, is returning to New Zealand to attend the funeral of his father, Norm, in Cambridge tomorrow. Sir Mark, who is based in Swindon, Wiltshire, chatted about horses with Prince ...
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Should Chris Huhne be able to resume his life in politics
In Chris Huhne's case, his career in the House of Commons is finished. That is not to say that his ability to contribute to politics outside Parliament (or in other areas) is over. There is plenty that he can do - but he can't do it from the Commons. And this is not to say that an MP who is convicted of a criminal offence will under all circumstances be unable to return to the ...
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Breaking the taboo about drugs
drugs , calls for a change in strategy are growing louder by the day. In Latin America, the debate is positively deafening. Statesmen from Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico and Uruguay are taking the lead for transformations in their own drug regime, which has set a strong dynamic of change across the region and around the world. Their discussion has expanded to the US, where public opinion toward ...
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Investigation launched into excrement found in Palace dressing room at Brighton
Crystal Palace won the match 2-0 with goals from Wilfried Zaha An investigation has been launched into how excrement was left in Crystal Palace's changing room before their play-off victory over Brighton & Hove Albion this week. Palace players are believed to have found fecal matter outside the toilets in the away dressing room of Brighton's Amex Stadium, ahead of their 2-0 ...
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England build lead over Black Caps
Black Caps off to slow start with bat Jonathan Trott and Joe Root shared a patient unbroken third-wicket partnership of 55 to lift England to 91 for two at tea on the third day of the first test against New Zealand at Lord's on Sunday. The pair came together after openers Alastair Cook and Nick Compton both fell with the total on 36 and England's first fifty partnership of the match ...
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Trott Root rebuild England’s innings
London - Jonathan Trott and Joe Root shared a patient unbroken third-wicket partnership of 55 to lift England to 91 for two at tea on the third day of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's on ...
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Jo Swinson new voice in the old system
The ageing denizens of Westminster are choking on the causes Jo Swinson champions, from the fight against airbrushing to parents sharing maternity leave. Eva Wiseman heads for the House to meet a woman working from the ...
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Residents dream up alternatives for Surbiton Filter Beds site
Surbiton filter beds could be home to a wild lido, tai chi classes or old-English carolling. That, at least, were a few of the suggestions at a public meeting last night, as campaign group the Friends of Seething Wells (FOSW) asked residents to come up with their own ideas for the former waterworks site. With Hydro Properties' appeal against Kingston Council's decision to ...
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Trott and Root Build England Lead
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VIDEO A day in the life of Epsom town centre
The video shows Epsom town centre at one picture per second A time-lapse video showing the bustling life of Epsom town centre has been posted on video sharing website YouTube. The two minute video was published earlier this month by photographer Jack Soriano, and captures pedestrians, cyclists and motorists making their way along High Street, Ashley Road, and Waterloo Road. The ...
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Woman from Haringey goes missing
Missing woman: Tina Harrison A 57-year-old woman from Haringey has gone missing. Tina Harrison was last seen on Wednesday May 15 in Tottenham. She is described as white, 5ft 1in to 5ft 3in tall, of stocky build and is known to wear large pink framed glasses. It is not known what clothing she might be wearing but is known to have family in the Nazeing area, in Essex, but may ...
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The Devonshires by Roy Hattersley – review
Vast country houses built for leisure and the display of status must adapt to the demands of a new age - or die. And if ever there was a house and estate that exemplified the importance of adaptation it is Chatsworth House, the Duke of Devonshire's baroque jewel in north Derbyshire. Now open to hordes of paying visitors, with shops and cafes, Chatsworth is big business, having successfully ...
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Fergie questions Mancini sacking
Manchester United's outgoing manager Alex Ferguson has criticised neighbours Manchester City for sacking Roberto Mancini. Photo by: Darren ...
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Headteachers pass vote of no confidence in education policies
Michael Gove 's policies are not in the best interests of children.Delegates at the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) conference in Birmingham raised concerns about the new national curriculum, major test and exam reforms ...
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Aussies being exploited at bowser according to University of New England research
THE first "convincing evidence'' has emerged that petrol stations manipulate prices to maximise profits. New research by University of New England professor of macroeconomics Abbas Valadkhani has found a quarter of servos put up prices as soon as fuel gets cheap but make "no effort whatsoever'' to bring prices down when it's expensive compared to the long-term ...
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Merstham Womens Institutes June date
News Merstham Women's Institute are due to hold their next meeting in Merstham Village Hall in Station Road, Merstham, on Thursday, June 13, at ...
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Wimbledon charity launches new service for brain injury patients in south west London
Lauren Macready People affected by brain injuries in south west London can now get better care and support during their recovery thanks to a Wimbledon-based charity. Headway South West London has launched a new service to help patients regain their independence once they leave hospital. It will by provide support, advice and information focused on the individual, and will be led by ...
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Teacher wins regional teaching award
The award-winning Anoria Simmons (second from left) with her fellow members of staff A teacher working at a school in Tottenham is through to the final of a national teaching competition after winning regional award. Anoria Simmons, of Devonshire Hill Primary School, in Weird Hall Road, won the Pearson Teaching Award for Teacher of the Year in a primary school in London and the South ...
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England hit back against NZ
James Anderson, fresh from taking his 300th test wicket on Friday, completed figures of five for 47 and Steven Finn took four for 63 as England secured a first-innings lead of 25 ...
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Five-year-old Chloe Johnson from Forest Hill dies in Egyptian hotel swimming pool
© Press Association A FIVE-year-old girl from Forest Hill who died in a pool at a hotel in Egypt has been named by her family, according to reports. The grandmother of Chloe Johnson told Sky News the family was "devastated" by her death yesterday (May 17). Travel company First Choice has said the youngster died in a water park at the Coral Sea Waterworld Hotel in ...
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UKs largest festival of Jewish food coming to north London
The home of the London Jewish Cultural Centre (LJCC), Ivy House, in Golders Green, will be throwing open its doors the fourth annual Gefiltefest THe UK's largest Jewish food festival will be coming to a cultural centre in north London tomorrow. The home of the London Jewish Cultural Centre (LJCC), Ivy House, in Golders Green, will be throwing open its doors from 9.30am until 6pm for ...
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Uncover history of River Wandle
River Wandle Two weekends' worth of activities exploring the history and wildlife of the River Wandle will take place in Wandsworth, Merton, Sutton and Croydon. The Wandle Weekends will include talks, exhibitions, cycle rides and tours for all ages along the the nine-mile river, which runs from Wandle Park in Croydon to the Tideway in Wandsworth. Activities in Croydon include a ...
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Harrow community centre celebrates first birthday
Boys at the Ceders A community centre is celebrating its first birthday with a community fun day. The Ceders Youth and Community Centre, which first opened its doors in May last year, has over 1,200 members and provides activities for 250 children each week. The community centre in Chicheley Road in Harrow Weald will celebrate its successful year by hosting activities for all the ...
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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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