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Syria crisis needs political solution David Cameron tells MPs
Syria , putting his strongest emphasis yet on a political solution to the crisis as he came under pressure from his own backbenchers and Labour not to supply weapons to the Syrian rebels.Cameron was reporting back to the Commons from ...
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Margate residents appeal against giant new Tesco
Angry residents of Margate have appealed to the High Court against the Government's decision to build a giant Tesco store on the ...
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Pathologist who botched G20 post-mortem abandons appeal against being struck off
The pathologist who botched the post-mortem of a man struck by a policeman at G20 protests in 2009 has abandoned his appeal against being struck ...
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US companies criticise UK healthcare firms charitable status and tax breaks
A flyer for the St John's hospice summer fair recently dropped on doormats across north London. The top half of the leaflet advertised the bouncy castle and candyfloss; the bottom half promoted Casualty First - "your private walk-in urgent care centre."Both the hospice and walk-in centre are parts of the Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth, a private healthcare operator that is ...
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England can win Champions Trophy without a doubt says Alastair Cook
Alastair Cook may already be in rare company, having led England to their second ICC 50-over final in the past 20 years, but he was quite happy to talk up the significance of Sunday's climax at Edgbaston after a seven-wicket victory against South Africa means England will face either India or Sri Lanka."It would be a massive achievement," Cook said after the win that offers ...
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Our banks are not merely out of control. Theyre beyond control | Joris Luyendijk
set up after last year's Libor scandal , identifies all the structural problems and nails the fundamental flaw in finance today: "Too many bankers, especially at the most senior levels, have operated in an environment with insufficient personal responsibility." Indeed, as they like to say in the City, running a mega-bank these days is like "Catholicism without a hell", ...
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England into final after easy win
Link to video: Alastair Cook delighted after England's Champions Trophy win over South Africa England strolled their way into Sunday's Champions Trophy final. If winning by seven wickets, with 75 deliveries in hand, represents a breeze in what had been anticipated to be a tight contest, then it could have been more of a hurricane had it not been for a fighting ninth-wicket ...
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New bonus boom in banking sector as Government’s cut in top rate of income tax takes effect
Bankers' bonuses leapt to record levels in April as the Government's cut in the top rate of income tax came into effect, new figures revealed ...
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PM is dragging his feet on bank reform Labour on attack as bonuses leap to record level
Bankers' bonuses leapt to record levels in April as the Government's cut in the top rate of income tax came into effect, new figures ...
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Cricket-England ease into final as South Africa choke again
(Adds quotes) * England to meet India or Sri Lanka in final * South Africa bowled out for 175 By Mark Meadows LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Hosts England sauntered into the Champions Trophy final after South Africa 'choked' in yet another semi-final when they were bowled out for 175 in fairly benign conditions at The Oval on Wednesday. South Africa were favourites heading into ...
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Pioneering free school fails awarded lowest Ofsted grades
Michael Gove , Ofsted inspectors have published the highly critical report into the Discovery Free School, in Crawley, West Sussex, which opened in September 2011.Inspectors were severe on the primary school's leadership, saying its governors failed to grasp the school's "serious shortcomings", while school leaders "believe the school is far better than it is".The ...
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Queues expected after accident on A316 in Twickenham
News Drivers can expect delayes this evening after an accident in Twickenham on the A316. The cause of the accident is not yet known but police are on the scene. The accident, near St Margaret's roundabout, has caused slow moving traffic. Transport for London officers are still trying to get information about the accident but said there is slow moving traffic in the ...
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Duchess of Cambridges natural birth safest for the baby
With the news that the Duchess of Cambridge is planning a natural birth rather than a Caesarian section, Mervi Jokinen of the Royal College of Midwives explains why it is "best for the woman and best for the ...
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Proteas choke to gift England final spot
Hosts England have sauntered into the Champions Trophy final after South Africa "choked" in yet another semi-final, when they were bowled out for 175 in fairly benign conditions at The Oval. South Africa were favourites heading into the tournament, but limped through the group stage and have now bowed out in eight major international last-four clashes, winning only one. England, not ...
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Dramatic bridge demolition photo scoops top place in civil engineer photography competition
This stunning photo of a bridge demolition on the M1 has won the first prize of 100 in Picture This 2013 - the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) East of England annual photography ...
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BT chief Ian Livingston quits to join Government as 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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Guardian accused of surrendering to newspaper rivals over regulation
The Guardian has been accused of surrendering to "press corporations responsible for many of those abuses" that led to the establishment of the Leveson inquiry.Hacked Off, the lobby group that campaigns on behalf of victims of press intrusion has written to the paper asking it not to "bend to the powerful vested interests" it so "valiantly exposed".The group was ...
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Hernandez Home Searched New England Patriots Player Linked to Homicide
Police spent more than two hours Tuesday night searching the home of New England Patriot's tight end, Aaron Hernandez, in connection with a possible ...
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New England better on primary care than most of US
PLAINFIELD, Vt. - Ronald Pitkin, 84, remembers the day in the early 1960s when his brother Belmont got a gash in his leg while the two were cutting firewood. They went to the office of the town physician, Dr. Frank Corson.Corson worked alone, and Pitkin was drafted to be his assistant. "He told me 'You're going to have to scrub up.' I was the operating room nurse that ...
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Prince Williams baby to be born in the same hospital he was
Prince William 's first child is to be born in the same London hospital where William's mother gave birth to him 30 years ago, CNN reported Wednesday. William is the son ...
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Cricket England into Champions Trophy final
England eased into the Champions Trophy final after finishing off South Africa in a semifinal at The Oval overnight that had all the tension of a practice session. After dispatching South Africa for 175 in 39 overs, letting the Proteas slip out from a parlous 80-8, England could still afford to take its sweet time before a subdued, near-capacity crowd. The unfussed English eventually bagged the ...
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Woman who fell from balcony feared she was under attack inquest hears
Missed: Frances Murray A woman with mental health problems fell from her balcony after fearing police and family members outside her front door were trying to attack her, an inquest heard. Frances Murray, 57, who lived in the Heart, Walton, suffered from bipolar disorder and mania for 20 years. On the day she fell, November 13, 2011, she had made 66 phone calls to mental health ...
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Twickenham Riverside Festival event gets licence
Good times roll: People at last year's festival A Temporary Event Notice (TEN) for an event at Twickenham Riverside Festival has been granted, despite police objections. Police objected to the TEN for the event on June 23, following concerns about the way the organisers had managed an event on June 8. But organisers Twickenham Alive were told at a licensing meeting today that ...
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Council Chief accountant role is part of plan to improve finances
By Jaber Mohamed Haringey Borough Council said its decision to recruit a new chief accountant is part of a plan to improve finance procedures. This comes after Liberal Democrat councillor Paul Strang said the council has finally decided to "pull its head out of the sand" and take its accounts more seriously. A council spokesman said the 70,000 a year role is a key part ...
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Headteacher dies suddenly just weeks before retirement
Dr Coleman was due to retire from her role in just six weeks time and staff members had planned a special evening in her honour this evening Hundreds of friends and colleagues are mourning the loss of an "inspirational and extraordinary" headteacher who died suddenly weeks before her retirement. Dr Dena Coleman, of Yavneh College, in Borehamwood, and a former headteacher at ...
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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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