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Britain’s Got Talent tops Saturday ratings beating Eurovision
Simon Cowell's talent show pulled in an average of 8.8 million viewers for ITV, compared to the 7.7m who watched Bonnie Tyler finish 19th in BBC One's marathon four-hour broadcast.Eurovision peaked with 9.22m just before 11pm as votes poured in from across Europe, according to figures from broadcast consultancy Attentional. However, Britain's Got Talent had 9.3m viewers at one ...
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BoEs King sends message to successor Carney
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has urged successor Mark Carney not to bring to Britain his trademark policy of spelling out how long interest rates will remain low. King also said the bank could not ...
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Cameron losing control as rift with party core widens
By Mohammed Abbas LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron is "losing control of his party", Conservative Party grandee Geoffrey Howe said on Sunday, as a row raged over whether a close aide to Cameron had labelled grassroots ...
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Wales talks Who was there
Among those to attend the talks on parading and community relations which were held in Cardiff at the weekend were police, politicians and community leaders. Below is a full list of ...
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UK Government advisor calls for obstructive sleep apnoea testing to reduce road deaths in the Middle East
Middle East Update in Otolaryngology last week in Dubai. Mr Oko presented data on the morbidity of OSA, and revealed his experience of how treating it can reduce fatal car accidents, as evidenced in Lincolnshire, UK: "Because of a prolonged campaign about the condition and the better treatment options available after the Sleeping Disorders Centres were established, we have ...
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AXA PPP cancer expert in live chat
During the clinic, visitors are invited to ask questions on the prevention and treatment of bowel cancer, and will receive a live response from a medical ...
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Westfield welcomes increase in organ donation
Organisers of the Westfield Health British Transplant Games have welcomed news that organ donation has risen by 50 % in less than five ...
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NFU Mutual for Shakespeare Marathon
On Sunday 28th April a team of 16 from Stratford based insurer NFU Mutual will be running the Rotary Shakespeare Marathon and Half Marathon in aid of Macmillan Cancer ...
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Legal General adds face to face counselling to group income protection
Employees can benefit from up to five face-to-face counselling sessions if they need them, to support them in dealing with a wide range of work and personal life related ...
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Travel illness could cost uninsured travellers dearly
Uninsured travellers who fall ill on holiday this summer could face an average extra 900 on the holiday bill according to the Association of British ...
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Southee Polishes Off England NZ Need 239 for Victory
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The probe into price-fixing by Shell and BP is oil tanks to the European Union
Hooray for the heroic truth-seekers of the European Commission whose competition authorities are investigating allegations of price fixing by major oil companies in the ...
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BoE governor King warns of euro risk to British recovery
Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King speaks to employees during the opening of the Prudential Regulation Authority, in central London April 2, ...
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‘Non-violence’ commitment made after Wales talks
Talks on the policing of Belfast public order events with a history of large-scale unrest have produced a commitment to non-violence, it was revealed. Two days of wide-ranging discussions were held in Cardiff involving senior PSNI officers, politicians and representatives from loyalist and republican communities.They were aimed at improving community and police relations rather than resolving ...
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Grieving father finds $4.85million winning lottery ticket in dead daughters bedroom days before facing eviction
A grieving father facing eviction over unpaid bills found a $4.85million winning lottery ticket in his dead daughter's bedroom. Ricardo Cerezo was left devastated by the death of his 14-year-old daughter Savannah, who died in August last year following a number of seizures. In February, the family was dealt another blow after they were warned they faced losing their home, in Chicago, to ...
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England v New Zealand – live | Rob Bagchi and John Ashdown
First hour on Sunday will be crucial, says Root Joe Root said that the first hour on Sunday would be crucial if England were to get on top of New ...
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Independent Scotland open to Cyprus-style bank risks says Britain
Reuters © Scotland's Finance Secretary John Swinney gestures during his draft budget address in the debating chamber of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, Scotland September 20, 2012. REUTERS/David ...
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Political Economy The City of London as Savior of E.U. Finance
It is perhaps too much to expect the Conservative-led government in Britain to lead any initiatives on Europe, given the orgy of self-destruction in the party over whether Britain should stay in the European Union. But insofar as David Cameron manages to get some respite from the madness, he should introduce a strategy to enhance the City of London as ...
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Paul Hollywoods wife spotted without ring and tells pals I was blindsided by his betrayal
The wife of TV chef Paul Hollywood left home without her wedding ring yesterday after telling friends she just did not see his betrayal coming. Alexandra Hollywood, 49, suddenly has to come to terms with the end of her 15-year marriage to The Great British Bake Off star, 47. A family friend told the Sunday People: "She's been completely blindsided by this and sees it as a terrible ...
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The secret to pulling Why men should carry a GUITAR if they want to get a girls number
Guys, are women deaf to your romantic overtures? Well don't sit there fretting - get a guitar. At least that's my tip after a spot of in-depth research sparked by a recent scientific experiment. And you don't even have to play the instrument. Boffins in France found that a bloke carrying a guitar case had far more success at pulling total strangers than one armed with a sports ...
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Heartbreaking words of adoring wife in blog to husband left brain-damaged blind and paralysed by rugby injury
Tamsyn Wood and husband Alex had just started a new life in France when her world was turned upside down in a split second, the Sunday People ...
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Outgoing governor of the Bank of England Sir Mervyn King issues warning over Help to Buy scheme
The outgoing governor of the Bank of England has warned that George Osborne's plan to boost the housing market is "too close for comfort" to a general state guarantee for ...
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More use internet for care funding advice
The internet is a fast growing avenues for those seeking advice about the costs of elderly care, says Partnership, whose second annual care index compares attitudes towards the cost of long term ...
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Dental insurers bringing a smile
Millions of people are still affected by poor oral health. Two in every three adults have visible dental plaque, and three in every ten suffer from regular dental ...
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Are there too many Brits in the UAE
From Sykes Picot to Suez, the British haven't done themselves many favours with regard to the Middle East's recent history. And when it comes to the UAE, I think we'd all agree that the British population isn't necessarily the most popular of the umpteen nationalities in the country. It doesn't help that there are more than 100,000 of us living here, by far the largest ...
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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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