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Theres something quite unpleasant going on Nigel Farage confronted for second time on visit to Scotland
Ukip leader Nigel Farage said there is "something quite unpleasant going on" in Scotland after his Ukip team was sprayed by a protester with a fizzy ...
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BT chief Ian Livingston quits to take on role as Government trade minister
BT vs Sky: Ofcom launches investigation into BSkyB's alleged refusal to share Sky Sports channels on 'fair terms' with ...
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Scotland must do more to tackle poverty warns Oxfam
Scotland 's poorest neighbourhoods.The charity has accused ministers in successive Scottish and UK governments of failing to combat poverty effectively by putting wealth-creation, consumption and economic growth ahead of ...
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Steve Bell on Barack Obamas Berlin speech – cartoon
Australia's dreaded cost of living - manacle or myth? George Negus: Tony Abbott is keen to lower the cost of living faced by ordinary families. But there is a significant difference between cost of living and cost of ...
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Australia’s dreaded cost of living – manacle or myth | George Negus
Tony Abbott is keen to lower the cost of living faced by ordinary families. But there is a significant difference between cost of living and cost of ...
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Explosions under London sidewalks investigated
At least five pedestrians have been injured by electrical equipment exploding under London sidewalks since January 2012, officials say. In the most serious case, a woman was burned over about 20 percent of her body by an explosion in the Edgeware Road last year, the Evening Standard reported. Two other women suffered less serious burns in the same blast. Indran Sivarajah told CNN he had a near ...
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Ofsted chief calls for troubleshooters in schools failing poor children
schools ", the chief inspector of schools in England will say in a radical speech on Thursday, as part of a drive to improve education for poor children "unseen" by the current system.Sir Michael Wilshaw will also spell out a tougher approach ...
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Hugh Muirs diary Cracks blight the assault in the Lords against gay marriage
o In the titanic battle in the Lords against gay marriage, many have witnessed the apparent union between Lord Dear, the former chief ...
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Long-term transport plan urgently needed say engineers
Engineers have warned that a lack of strategy, patchy maintenance and uncertain funding is undermining Britain's infrastructure, and have called for an independent commission to create a long-term transport plan.The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) said that the short-term political cycle and spending decisions were leaving necessary work undone and delaying big projects.ICE said ...
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Champions Trophy Jonathan Trott’s style is made to measure as England get an easy ride
England swept aside South Africa today to reach the final of the Champions Trophy. It was in every sense a formality, almost from first ball to last, a point that arrived with 75 balls ...
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All aboard the New Bus for London
Boris Johnson's grand replacement for the bendy bus, which will run from Hampstead to Pimlico, was billed as the greenest, cleanest in the world but does it live up to its ...
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England beat Proteas to reach final
Jonathan Trott hit 82 not out from 84 deliveries on Wednesday as England beat South Africa to reach the final of the ICC Champions Trophy.Joe Root added 48 before being bowled by Jean-Paul Duminy, as England easily chased down their target of 176.Earlier in the day, the England bowlers had torn through the South Africa attack, restricting them to 8-80 in the 23rd over.But they were frustrated by ...
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Next government will have to cut 50 faster to meet deficit target
The next government will have to increase the pace of spending cuts by 50% in the two years after the 2015 election if it is to meet the current deficit target, new research by the Resolution Foundation thinktank shows.The report finds that if the next government decides instead to stick with the current - already punishing - pace of cuts, the deficit target will only be met by raising taxes by ...
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Three out of four on work scheme haven’t found a job yet
Three out of four of the long-term unemployed taking part in the Government's 5bn Work Programme have not yet started a job, according to figures published ...
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Boro bridge on New Westminsters agenda
Auckland example: The Wynard pedestrian crossing bridge in Auckland, New Zealand may be what a proposed bridge linking Quayside and Queensborough could look like. The drawbridge cost $5 million in ...
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PHOTOS UPDATED Mad hats at England’s Royal Ascot
Members of The Tootsie Rolls, a retro girl band, pose for pictures during the second day of Royal Ascot, in Berkshire, west of London, on June 19, 2013. The five-day meeting is one of the highlights of the horse racing calendar. Horse racing has been held at the famous Berkshire course since 1711 and tradition is a hallmark of the meeting. Top hats and tails remain compulsory in parts of the ...
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Update Edmonton man arrested via Interpol back home following arrest in England
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Edmonton? Is it landmarks such as our colossal mall or the four gleaming pyramids nestled in our river valley? Or might it be less obvious: the biting cold that strikes your bones in the dead of winter or the sizzle of green onion cakes at one of our many summer ...
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Bank of Englands King makes last call for more stimulus bank reform
Reuters © Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King speaks to employees during the opening of the Prudential Regulation Authority, in central London April 2, 2013. REUTERS/Lefteris ...
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Permission granted for school expansion
By Bruce Thain Controversial plans for the expansion of a primary school were granted planning permission this evening. At a meeting of the Harrow Borough Council planning committee, permission was granted for the expansion of Vaughan Primary School, in The Gardens, West Harrow. The plans include the construction of a new two-storey building, a remodelling of the existing ...
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George Osborne ready to sell taxpayers stake in Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland , in a move that could delay the bailed out bank's return to the private sector.In his annual speech to City grandees at Mansion House on Wednesday night, the chancellor said he was "actively considering options for share sales in Lloyds", in which the government has a 39% stake. Speculation is mounting that a partial sell-off of the state's Lloyds ...
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George Osbornes shift on bad bank model is welcome
George Osborne announced, the option of a good bank/bad bank split at RBS will be examined in detail. In any case, privatisation of RBS is "some way off", said Osborne, and Lloyds is top of the batting order for a sale of shares.What on earth is going on? Well, one thing is clear: the assembled forces of Lord Lawson and other members of the Banking Commission, the governor of the Bank ...
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Donald Macintyres Sketch David Cameron can be choosy about who he invites to dinner
Donald Macintyre writes political sketches for The Independent, having been Jerusalem correspondent since 2004, covering Israel and the Occupied Territories, as well as travelling for the paper to Iraq, Turkey, Jordan, Libya and Egypt. As Political Editor and then Chief Political Commentator, he previously covered the John Major and early Tony Blair era. He has written for the Daily Express, ...
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Senior judges criticise Governments use of secret courts
The most senior judges in the land issued a damning indictment of the Government's policy on secret courts, accusing it of requesting unnecessary closed ...
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Andy McSmiths Diary When Prior knowledge appeared to be lacking
Andy McSmith is a senior reporter at The Independent. He has vast experience in political journalism and has also appeared on documentaries for BBC Radio ...
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Look out for the bats Mr Speaker | Simon Hoggarts sketch
David Cameron for having advised Norman Lamont on Black Wednesday - 21 years ago. What next? Can he blame the Tories for Gallipoli? Cameron abused Labour for not regulating the banks - even though he himself (as Miliband pointed out) had called at the time for less regulation. Miliband blamed Cameron for reducing the rate of tax for the rich, even though it was even lower during almost all the ...
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Britain losing interest in leading?
Britain was once the most powerful country in the world, it ran an empire that was the envy of every other colonial power, and gave the world a number of modern institutions that are still widely used today, most notable in the realm of political systems and democratic checks and balances. But Britain today is a shadow of what it once was, some might say it is just another country, nothing special.
Perhaps it’s a little harsh to say there’s nothing special about the UK. The United Kingdom remains an influential country in international politics, especially throughout the Commonwealth, and the capital city, London, is headquarters to some of the world’s biggest companies and home to one of the largest stock exchanges in the world. Read more
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