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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 warns UK faces slow recovery - live
The economic data shows an uptickwe acknowledge that and welcome that but it's modest so far The output gap remains substantial and likely to remain so for some time, so we continue to see areas for further ...
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Google tackled by Nick Clegg on tax avoidance at No10 meeeting
Google chief Eric Schmidt arrives at 10 Downing Street. Nick Clegg he directly told Schmidt that it is in all multinationals' interests to pay their fair share of tax. Photograph: Suzanne ...
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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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What responsible capitalism is all about | Ed Miliband
very critical of Google in the last few days .And the fourth is Google, along with your founding slogan: "Don't be evil".So, as they say on "Have I Got News from You?", I'd like people to tell me who is the odd one out.Well, I'll tell you my answer.My answer is that it is my dad.Because he's the only one who thought that the route to a fair society was not ...
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Full list of free schools approved for 2014 opening
Free schools for 2014 opening have been approved by education secretary Michael Gove, seen here at the Woodpecker Hall Primary Academy. Photograph: Eddie Mulholland/Rex ...
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UK provided more support for CIA rendition flights than thought – study
rendition programme after the September 11 terrorist attacks on the US was far more substantial than has previously been recognised, according to a new research project that draws on a vast number of publicly available data and documentation.Evidence gathered by The Rendition Project - ...
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Lawyers protest outside parliament against legal aid cuts
legal aid ," hundreds of lawyers - many in wigs and gowns - protested outside parliament on Wednesday.The demonstration was to oppose government plans to cut 220m from the annual budget for criminal legal aid and remove defendants' rights to choose their solicitor.Sadiq Khan, a former solicitor and Labour's justice spokesman, condemned the justice secretary, Chris Grayling, for ...
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Cigarette causes house fire which kills woman
The scene of the fire A cigarette not properly put out caused a fire which killed a pensioner, police confirm. The body of Noreen O'Brien, 76, was found in her home in Hove Avenue, Walthamstow, last Tuesday after a fire engulfed the house. Police arrested a man after the London Fire Brigade found the woman's corpse at about 5.55am but he was released with no further action ...
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Just who are Boe Irony
They've been cropping up all over London. A giant blue pigeon. An enormous raven. A fantastically-large fox. And now, a super-sized squirrel. No blank space is safe in Enfield and Tottenham. Just like Banksy and Blek Le Rat, under the cover of darkness, street artists Boe and Irony are creating artworks on the sides of buildings for the general public to enjoy. Who are they? Why ...
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Full speed ahead with launch of Surrey-wide superfast project
News Work has begun to roll out superfast internet speeds across Surrey. Surrey County Council has this week announced the start of the massive operation to roll out high-quality broadband across the county, with Pixham village near Dorking the first community set to benefit. The council said that by September, 15,000 more homes and businesses in the county will have access to the ...
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Parents host golf tournament for schools new IT suite
Golfers who took part in the fifth annual Society Golf Day for Our Lady of Lourdes school A parent teacher association swapped pens and paper for putters and a driving iron to raise money for a school's new IT suite. The Association of Parents and Friends for Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, in Limes Avenue, Arnos Grove, hosted the fifth annual Society Golf Day on Friday ...
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Hotel future for derelict Worcester Park Tavern
Shiraz Bhogani is the new owner of the Worcester Park Tavern The new owners of the derelict Worcester Park Tavern pub have hinted that the site may become a hotel. Shahrastani Development Limited bought the site in Park Terrace after The Spirit Pub Company decided to sell it last year. But a family of travellers including children and a pregnant woman moved in on the empty car park ...
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Witness appeal after iPad snatched from train passengers hands
Police are appealing for witnesses after an iPad was snatched from a passenger's hands on a train at Anerley station. Officers have released images of four men they want to speak to in connection with the incident, which happened on Saturday, March 30. The men are understood to have boarded the West Croydon to Dalston Junction service at West Croydon station. Detective ...
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Labour group treated disgracefully says leader
Rift: Council leader Cllr Thaya Idaikkadar formed the Independent Labour group after being replaced as Labour group leader by Cllr David Perry Harrow's Labour leader says the way some of the group's members have been treated is "utterly disgraceful". The comments come from a statement leader of the Labour group David Perry attempted to read out at the annual mayor ...
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Man escapes unharmed after car hurtles across dual carriageway
The incident happened in St Helier Avenue, at the junction with Middleton Road A man was lucky to escape unharmed after losing control of his car and careering across a dual carriageway last night. The incident happened in St Helier Avenue, at the junction with Middleton Road, at about 9pm last night (Tuesday, May 21). A firefighter from Mitcham's green watch said: "He ...
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BREAKING 61-year-old man charged with murdering four soldiers in 1982 Hyde Park IRA bombing
A 61-year-old was today charged with the murders of four members of the Royal Household Cavalry in the 1982 IRA Hyde Park bombing, the Crown Prosecution Service ...
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Paolo Di Canio the Sunderland manager who would be Tory leader | Marina Hyde
Paolo Di Canio's diatribe after the Spurs defeat 'sounded like football management for people who don't like football'. Photograph: Lindsey Parnaby/AFP/Getty ...
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Carroll out of England squad
the FA . "Carroll had been named in Roy Hodgson's squad that will take on Ireland at Wembley on Wednesday 29 May, and then travel to Rio to face Brazil on 2 June, but has now been forced to withdraw through injury. No replacement will be made at this time." Carroll spent the season on loan at West Ham United and ended the season with a strong burst of form that drew warm praise ...
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Australia eye England swing with interest
Michael Clarke knows his men will enter the Ashes as underdogs but they have taken some heart from the way England's batsmen struggled against New Zealand's swing bowlers in last week's Lord's Test. A group of Australia's Ashes and Champions Trophy squad members gathered in Sydney on Wednesday for a farewell event ahead of their departure for the one-day tournament and ...
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Police killer Dale Cregan admits murdering father and son
Cregan, 29, had already admitted murdering two policewomen in Hattersley, Greater, Manchester, last September, when he changed his pleas in the second week of his trial at Preston Crown ...
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Google Big Tent Ed Miliband Eric Schmidt and more
Miliband Q+A Asked what he would actually do: "Take a company like Google, it's deeply committed to Britain for commercial reasons. I don't think Google's about to leave the country. Governments have more power than they realise in what they can do. But you also have to work ...
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Cameron and Clegg the coalition will last five years
Conservatives not to shift right in a doomed bid to head off Ukip.Clegg warned Tory MPs off "arcane, shrill and tongue-twisting manoeuvres in parliament", saying it distracted the public from the government's main goal of sorting the economy.Speaking at a press conference in Westminster, Clegg told the Conservatives they were wasting their time trying to stir up a leadership ...
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Absolute intention to stay in coalition until 2015 says David Cameron
David Cameron has insisted it is his "absolute intention" for the coalition to continue until the general election in 2015 and insisted there was no split within the Conservative party over Europe.The prime minister's comments came as his ...
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Sir David Nicholson the Stalinist NHS chief who showed loyalty to Tory boss
A known sceptic of Andrew Lansley's big bang health reforms, Sir David Nicholson had a chance to halt the controversial health secretary's plan when he was called in by the Tory enforcer Oliver Letwin and his Lib Dem counterpart Danny Alexander for a meeting in the Treasury in late 2010.The pair asked him whether they should they continue with the reforms given the emerging and ...
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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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