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Attacks from dissident republicans likely during G8 summit
The head of the policing operation for next month's G8 summit said that attacks from dissident republicans were likely to continue in Northern Ireland despite thousands of extra police officers being brought ...
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Pregnant woman begs court to let her abort baby
A pregnant woman suffering from "severe" mental health problems has made an impassioned plea to a High Court judge, asking that she be granted an ...
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City’s Rodwell gets England call up
London - Manchester City midfielder Jack Rodwell was called up to the England squad on Monday for their friendlies against Ireland and Brazil despite playing in only 11 league games all ...
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Church of Scotland votes to allow gay ministers
The Church of Scotland's John Chalmers says the vote in favour of allowing gay ministers is 'massive for the unity of the church'. Photograph: Danny ...
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Measles uptick in Britain Blame Andrew Wakefields autism-vaccine study
Ellen Christensen poses for a photograph with her six-week-old son Remy at the Ann Tayler Children Centre in east London May 9, 2012. More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious ...
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Rodwell called up by England
Manchester City's Jack Rodwell has been called up by England for the international matches against Republic of Ireland and Brazil.The 22-year-old midfielder was added to his country's squad by manager Roy Hodgson on Monday as a potential replacement for Tom ...
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Britains Cameron tells Google and others to play fair on tax
LONDON | Mon May 20, 2013 2:02pm EDT LONDON May 20 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday told Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and other business leaders that he expected their companies to pay their taxes in exchange for benefiting from low tax rates. Cameron's intervention came days after British lawmakers accused Google of using "smoke and ...
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What would Angelina do British man with similar gene mutation has prostate removed
US actress and director Angelina Jolie addressing the audience after premiere of her movie "In the Land of Blood and Honey" in Sarajevo, Bosnia, in 2012. (Amel ...
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City Midfielder Rodwell Called Into England Squad
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David Cameron fails to challenge Google boss Eric Schmidt over companys tax bill
David Cameron today refused to challenge Google boss Eric Schmidt over the internet giant's tiny tax bill - despite hosting the business chief at a special Downing Street meeting over corporate tax avoidance.The Prime Minister briefed leading business leaders on his plans for tackling global tax dodging.Mr Schmidt attended the top level Business Advisory Council at Number 10 - but was not ...
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Wind in the Willows nature reserve becomes gay sex hotspot
Families have complained that a nature reserve said to have inspired The Wind in the Willows has become a hotspot for gay sex.Police said patrols may be stepped up to stop the car park being hogged by couples.Hogmoor Copse, near Pangbourne, Berks, where author Kenneth Grahame lived, gets four out of five on the Gay Cruising in Berkshire website.But one walker said police should "give it ...
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Rightmove property advert features photo of home owners saucy statue
property advert has raised eyebrows after featuring a photograph of a home owner's saucy statue.At first glance, there is nothing remarkable about the four-bedroom detached house for rent in Sale, Cheshire.But flick to the fourth photo in the slideshow and a grey statue of a couple having sex can be seen in the master ...
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Abu Qatada set to be deported within months after losing bail battle
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Michael Jacksons maid saw him in shower with boy who claims he was abused
A man's claims that he was molested by Michael Jackson when he was a child have been backed up by the singer's former maid.Blanca Francia, 57, claimed she walked in on Jackson showering with Australian Wade Robson - and is willing to say so in a court battle Wade has launched.Blanca, whose son Jason also insists the King of Pop molested him at his Neverland ranch, said: "Michael ...
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Manchester Citys Jack Rodwell gets call-up for England friendlies
Manchester City's Jack Rodwell is in line to add to his two England caps after being called up for two friendly matches. Photograph: Dave ...
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Royal Bank of Scotland leads the way as FTSE 100 hits highest level since September 2000
was the day's biggest riser.The bank ended 15.1p higher at 351.9p after analysts at Numis raised their recommendation from hold to buy and their target price from 308p to 410p. The broker said RBS's US business Citizens was undervalued while the profitability of its UK retail operations would be underpinned by its efficiency measures.Overall the FTSE ...
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British man Julian Stevenson due in court after confessing to slitting his childrens throats
A 48-year-old British man has appeared in a French court today after allegedly confessing to killing his two children by slitting their ...
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Strewth mate. Aussies wave goodbye to Britain as it becomes too pricey to stay
Take the shrimps off the barbie and put the stubbies back in the fridge: the Aussies are leaving Britain and the companies which served them are going ...
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Dracula Film To Be Made In Northern Ireland
Dracula will be the next big-budget Hollywood movie to be filmed in Northern Ireland. Universal Pictures' Dracula, directed by Gary Shore and produced by Michael De Luca, will start pre-production in Belfast immediately. Filming will then begin in August and will last three months, with production based in Belfast with some filming in various other locations across Northern ...
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Cannes Film Festival 2013 British filmmaker Paul Wright makes waves with directorial debut For Those in Peril
British talent is thin on the ground at this year's Cannes festival, but one first-time feature film director, from a small village in Scotland, has been making ...
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British millionaire sexually assaulted young woman on Bondi Beach and told her his wealth would protect him court told
A British millionaire whose company specialises in loans for people with poor credit ratings told a woman he is accused of sexually assaulting in Australia that his wealth would protect him, a court in Sydney has ...
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford greatest hits The politician who makes London Mayor Boris look like John Major in comparison
Rob Ford, the Mayor of Toronto, is so ridiculous that even London's zip-wiring, pond-falling, wiff-waffing Mayor Boris Johnson looks like John Major in ...
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Nationwide plans to issue new loss-absorbing debt
LONDON (Reuters) - Nationwide, Britain's biggest customer-owned financial services group, plans to issue a new form of so-called loss-absorbing debt in order to bolster its capital position. Loss-absorbing debt is used by financial companies ...
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British man appears in French court over death of his children
A British man accused of killing his two children appeared in court in the French city of Lyon on Monday to be formally put under investigation - the equivalent of being charged - for the murders.The judge ordered Julian Stevenson, 47, to be held in custody after he reportedly admitted to police that he had slit his children's throats during their first unaccompanied custody visit, but did ...
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Imran Khan holds London-based rival responsible for Pakistani politicians murder – video
Imran Khan 'holds responsible' London-based MQM leader Altaf Hussain of the murder of Zahra Hussain, vice-president for Khan's party. The female politician was gunned down outside her home in Karachi on Saturday, sparking outcry among supporters of Khan's party, PTI, who claim Hussain threatened its supporters in a speech from London. A spokesman for MQM has accused Khan of ...
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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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