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Trade union leaders must team up to fight Coalition cuts warns PCS leader
Union eaders risk sliding into "irrelevance" unless they unite to fight the Tory-led Coalition's cuts, the leader of Britain's biggest civil servants' union will warn today. Mark Serwotka, in a keynote address at the annual conference of his 280,000-strong Public and Commercial Services union, will criticise the "entrenched defeatism" of some union leaders who ...
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Kate Middleton and Prince William will be great parents says Mike Tindall
William and Kate will make "great parents" .The ex-England rugby captain, who married the Queen's granddaughter Zara Phillips almost two years ago, said: "Willy, sorry Prince William, will be outstanding while Kate is a natural mother."It's great for them. The whole family is really excited about the baby. I think everyone's excited."I'm so happy for ...
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British explorer Philip Goodeve-Docker died from hypothermia during Greenland snow storm
A young British explorer died from hypothermia during a 400-mile trek across Greenland's vast ice-cap, an inquest heard yesterday.Philip Goodeve-Docker, 31, was on ...
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Mad cow disease alert Patient being treated in hospital for suspected CJD
Health chiefs last night confirmed a man suspected of suffering from the human form of mad cow disease is being treated in hospital.The unnamed victim is feared to have contracted Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, known as CJD, said the Heath Protection Agency.CJD is linked to cattle disease BSE, which led to the slaughter of millions of cattle in the UK and a worldwide ban on British beef in the early ...
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Paul Hollywood and Marcela Valladolid on-screen chemistry First picture of American Baking Competition co-host
Bake Off star Paul Hollywood and his US co-host show off their on-screen chemistry in the first picture together since it emerged he has left his wife.Footage from The American Baking Competition - the US version of The Great British Bake Off - shows the heartthrob trading quips with Marcela Valladolid.In the trailer for the show which airs on May 29, Paul tells fans that he loves America - ...
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James Bulgers mum in personal plea to keep killer Jon Venables in jail
James Bulger's mother will make a personal plea tomorrow to keep killer Jon Venables in jail.Denise Fergus wants the Parole Board to look again at whether her son's murder was sexually motivated - evidence that was omitted from the 1993 trial of Venables and Robert Thompson.The pair were freed in 2001 but Venables, 30, was sent back to jail for two years after police found indecent ...
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Drink-driver groped policeman and offered him and colleague a threesome
An alleged drink-driver groped a policeman's groin and bottom and offered him and his colleague a threesome, a court was told yesterday.Celina Hodge, 41, rubbed herself against one of the officers and said he had a "good ass" as he attempted to give her a breath test.Police had been called to her car after reports she was drinking vodka at the wheel.Prosecutor May Li said Hodge ...
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Christopher Biggins Id kill any sex abusers who touched young relatives
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Norma Spear inquest Care home left grandmother 71 die of thirst
A grandmother died of thirst because of gross neglect by care home staff.Norma Spear lost 35lbs and weighed five stones after a urinary tract infection stunted her appetite - leaving her seriously dehydrated.A coroner identified 11 failures by staff to act on serious concerns about her health - five of them severe enough to be gross neglect.Coroner Sarah Ormond-Walshe ruled Norma, 71, died of ...
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Anorexia and bulimia rise 15 in under a decade
The number of people diagnosed with an eating disorder each year has risen 15% in nine years.There are now 12,400 new cases in people aged between 10 and 49 every 12 months, according to the British Medical Journal.Girls between 15 and 19 fare worst, accounting for 4,610 new cases of anorexia, bulimia and other disorders each year.But overall, the number of patients has increased from 32.3 in ...
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Gina DeJesus Girl allegedly kidnapped by Ariel Castro watched mother on TV once a year
One of the girls allegedly kidnapped by Ariel Castro was allowed to watch TV once a year - to see her mother conduct a prayer service on the anniversary of her abduction, it is claimed. Mum Nancy Ruiz says that was the only glimpse of the outside world Gina DeJesus, now 23, was allowed in her nine years of captivity. She told a Spanish TV show: "She knew I hadn't given up looking ...
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Michael Jackson compared himself to modern day Jesus as he denied sex abuse charges
Deluded Michael Jackson denied sexually abusing children - comparing himself to a modern day Jesus.In a bizarre video-taped interview with lawyers, the King of Pop defended his close friendship with young boys by insisting he was a messenger of God.During the cross-examination on March 1, 1996, he declared: "Jesus said to love the children and be like children, be youthful, be innocent, be ...
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Parents warned sharing bed with babies increases risk of cot death
A new study found breastfed babies under three months who sleep in their parents' beds face a significantly increased risk of cot death.Researchers estimate that 40 per cent of the 300 cot death cases in the UK each year could be prevented if parents only brought children into their beds for comfort and feeding, but not sleeping.Presently, NHS officials only advise parents against sharing ...
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Editorial Gay marriage is a large liberal step
For all our liberality, Britain still has a way to go. Last weekend - ironically, just one day after the International Day Against Homophobia - two gay men were attacked in a south London park. Then, yesterday, more than a handful of MPs lined up to resist government plans to allow same-sex couples to marry. The two are, of course, not linked; it would be fatuous - not to say, unfair - to ...
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Poll puts Ukip just two points behind Tories
The data by Survation, a member of the British Polling Council, puts Ukip on 22 per cent, its highest poll rating ever. Labour is on 35 per cent, 11 points ahead of the Tories, while the Lib Dems are in fourth place on 11 per cent. If the results were repeated at a general election on a uniform swing, Labour would have a majority of 104 seats. The survey canvassed 1,000 adults in England, ...
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The chasm that could swallow Cameron alive
or that life should be made miserable for David Cameron , or both, they knew they had cover from local party associations. Far from condemning their disloyalty to the party leadership, as might have been done in times long past, those associations knew that Cameron would support them. It's unlikely that without that activist momentum (partly fuelled by the competition from Ukip, of course) ...
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British Deep Water Diver Dies At Italy Wreck
A British man has died during a dive on a wreck in Italy, coastguard officials have confirmed. The man was in a group of six divers taking part in a week-long programme involving several deep water explorations on ships that had been sunk during World War Two. Coastguard officials said the man had been diving at a depth of around 300 feet when he got into difficulty and died shortly after ...
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Indians take over London largest foreign-born group in city now
It all boils down to who our stars dress for at such galas. Indians are definitely the target as the West is unlikely to be swayed by Bollywood ...
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Church of Scotland moves to gay clergy
Senior members of the Church of Scotland have voted to let some congregations choose ministers who are in same-sex relationships - an important compromise that must still pass further hurdles before it can become church law.The church's General Assembly on Monday backed a motion affirming a traditional conservative view on homosexuality, but permitted liberal congregations to ordain openly ...
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Royal Mail privatisation will plunge post offices into crisis
The Post Office network will be plunged into crisis with dozens of closures if Royal Mail is privatised, ministers were warned today.The National Federation of SubPostmasters urged the Government to delay the 3billion sale until the PO network's future is secured.Post offices receive millions each year from Royal Mail to provide services like special delivery and registered post. But the ...
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Lyon double death CCTV shows happy kids choosing sweets with dad hours before he slit their throats
murdering his two young children by slitting their throats was today described as a Jekyll and Hyde character.Neighbours said 48-year-old Julian Stevenson was normally mild-mannered and friendly - but his mood could change dramatically after a few drinks.And they fear he may have finally snapped following a bitter custody battle.But there was no sign of the impending horror as British expat ...
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Nigel Evans faces third sex attack probe as police raid his House of Commons office
Tory Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans of sexual assault, it emerged today.And MPs appeared stunned when his boss John Bercow announced that police with a crown court warrant had searched Mr Evans' office in the Commons.Detectives investigating allegations against the Conservative MP seized "parliamentary material" during the operation.Speaker Bercow told a hushed afternoon sitting: ...
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Ray Manzarek dies aged 74 The Doors keyboard player passes away after cancer battle
Ray Manzarek, keyboard player and founding member of The Doors, died today after a long battle with bile duct cancer. He was 74.His manager said he died this afternoon in Rosenheim, Germany surrounded by his wife Dorothy Manzarek, and brothers Rick and James.Manzarek is best known for his work with The Doors who formed in 1965 when Manzarek had a chance encounter on Venice Beach with poet Jim ...
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Gay marriage David Cameron tonight takes on the wreckers among Conservative MPs in key vote
Moves to legalise gay marriage cleared a crucial parliamentary hurdle as it emerged that civil partnerships could be abolished as the price for getting David Cameron's plans on to the statute ...
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Still behind bars Abu Qatada denied bail over seized jihadist files
The radical Islamist, who has become a thorn in the Government's side, said recently that he would voluntarily return to Jordan if a new law banning the use of evidence procured through torture is passed.The 52-year-old remains at Belmarsh prison, having breached his bail conditions. The Special Immigration Appeals Commission heard yesterday that jihadist material was found on a USB stick ...
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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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