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Cairns gets big bing of exposure across United Kingdom
MICROSOFT'S bing has given Cairns a boost in the UK. Yesterday the search engine giant used a Getty image of The Great Barrier reef on its homepage, exposing Cairns to millions of searchers across the ...
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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby abandons his support for civil partnerships for heterosexual couples
U-turn will anger both Tory backbenchers and campaigners who argue same-sex couples should be able to enter civil partnerships as an alternative to ...
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Revealed Devastating impact of bedroom tax which forces huge leap in hardship handouts for tenants
The extent of the suffering inflicted by the "bedroom tax" can be revealed for the first time today as figures show a 338 per cent leap in the number of people applying for emergency handouts in the month since it was ...
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Young British girl drowns in pool at Egyptian Red Sea resort
CAIRO - A senior Egyptian prosecutor says a 5-year-old British girl has drowned in pool at a Red Sea resort. The official, who obtained an initial police report on the accident, says a lifeguard on duty at the resort in Sharm el-Sheikh on Saturday was unable to resuscitate the girl. He says prosecutors are reviewing the safety measures at the hotel. The official spoke on condition of anonymity ...
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Bedroom Tax suicide victim funeral Praise for son as Stephanie Bottrill laid to rest
A minister conducting the funeral of the gran who killed herself over the bedroom tax has accused MPs of using the tragedy for "political gain".Peter Combellack addressed a packed congregation mourning Stephanie Bottrill, 53, who walked in front of a lorry on the M6 earlier this month.The mum-of-two had left a note blaming the tax after she lost her housing benefit because she lived ...
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Duckett debut fifty shows promise
Leicestershire 234 (Thakor 64*, Copeland 7-63) and 168 for 3 (O'Brien 59*) drew with Northamptonshire 355 (Hall 113, Freckingham 6-125) and 215 for 8 dec. (Duckett ...
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Richardsons best skittles Kent
Kent remain rooted to the bottom of the LV= County Championship Division Two after veteran seamer Alan Richardson inspired previously winless Worcestershire to a 10-wicket victory inside two days at ...
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Scotland Yard sifts Maddie case clues
Madeleine McCann at 3 and as she may look now, aged 9. Photo / AP Kate and Gerry McCann have welcomed news that Scotland Yard detectives have identified a number of suspects who could be responsible for their daughter's abduction six years ago. Madeleine McCann, who disappeared aged 3 while on holiday with her British family in Portugal, "could be alive" say detectives. They have ...
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Google boss Eric Schmidt may snub Prime Minister David Cameron over companys House of Commons grilling
James Cusick is political correspondent of The Independent and The Independent on Sunday. As an experienced member of the lobby, he has previously worked at The Sunday Times and the BBC. His career as a journalist has been split between print and television, including senior positions as producer with Sir David Frost and at BBC Newsnight. He is also an award-winning golf and travel writer, ...
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Carlow ease past London challenge
Carlow survived a London fightback to make a winning start to their Leinster SHC campaign with a Craig Doyle hat-trick at Dr Cullen Park, 4-17 to 2-13. Sean Murphy cracked home a 31st minute goal, and added two points as the home side eased clear. Three Gerard Hennelly scores kept the Exiles in touch, but they trailed by 1-07 to 0-05 at half-time. Doyle netted Carlow’s second goal, but ...
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Michael Gove jeered and heckled by head teachers at hostile conference
Head teachers jeered and heckled Education Secretary Michael Gove as he defended inspections by the schools' watchdog Ofsted today. Speaking at the heads' annual conference, he was given the most hostile reception since the Tory-led Coalition took office three years ago. During a question and answer session, heads complained of the climate of "fear and bullying" created by ...
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Leeds childrens heart unit row Chief executive of NHS trust to be replaced
An NHS trust at the centre of a row over children's heart surgery is to replace its chief executive.Maggie Boyle will leave Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) next month ahead of a management shake-up which follows fears over high mortality figures.Operations were temporarily suspended earlier this year after concerns were raised over death rates at the children's heart unit at ...
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Surrey risk unravelling again
Five matches, no wins, two defeats: Surrey's season already has the feel of an expensive failure, a tale of over-inflated expectations. Chris Adams, their team director, made reference to the impact of the season-ending injury to their captain, Graeme Smith, but made it clear, too, that it was time his squad began to deliver performances as a team in four-day cricket, rather than simply ...
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England build lead over Black Caps
Black Caps off to slow start with bat Jonathan Trott and Joe Root shared a patient unbroken third-wicket partnership of 55 to lift England to 91 for two at tea on the third day of the first test against New Zealand at Lord's on Sunday. The pair came together after openers Alastair Cook and Nick Compton both fell with the total on 36 and England's first fifty partnership of the match ...
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Trott Root rebuild England’s innings
London - Jonathan Trott and Joe Root shared a patient unbroken third-wicket partnership of 55 to lift England to 91 for two at tea on the third day of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's on ...
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British holidaymaker drowns in rough seas in front of wife and sons on sunshine break in Italy
Brian Kent, 46, was dragged under the water by strong currents when he went for a swim in the sea with wife Sally after lunch in the coastal town of ...
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Church of Scotland Rethinking Report
JERUSALEM, Israel -- The Church of Scotland removed an online report posted earlier this month claiming Jews have no biblical claim to the land of Israel. The move came following meetings with Jewish leaders last Thursday. The Jewish people and millions of Christians around the world believe that present-day Israel is the fulfillment of biblical prophecy, giving this particular area of the ...
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Trott and Root Build England Lead
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Alexander Litvinenko widow blasts coroner for abandoning search for truth over KGB spys death
Marina Litvinenko's fierce criticism came after the coroner presiding over her husband's inquest revealed he cannot hear in public evidence linked to the alleged involvement of the Russian ...
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Scotland Yard announces new suspects in Madeleine McCann case
Six years after 3-year-old Madeleine McCann went missing from her parents' hotel room in Portugal, British investigators say they have a new list of people they would like to ...
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Aussies being exploited at bowser according to University of New England research
THE first "convincing evidence'' has emerged that petrol stations manipulate prices to maximise profits. New research by University of New England professor of macroeconomics Abbas Valadkhani has found a quarter of servos put up prices as soon as fuel gets cheap but make "no effort whatsoever'' to bring prices down when it's expensive compared to the long-term ...
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London sees queues for Dubai property investment show
Dubai property investment show put on by Emaar Properties in central London. Earlier in the week, the firm held an exhibition at The Four Seasons Hotel Park Lane to give investors in the capital city the chance to purchase real estate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to Emirates 24|7, crowds of interested investors turned up at the venue on May 14thand 15thfor Emaar ...
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No hold-ups for Sussex victory
Steve Magoffin took a four-wicket haul as Sussex completed their second victory of the season and condemned Derbyshire to a fourth consecutive defeat in the County Championship. Magoffin snapped up two of the remaining three Derbyshire wickets in the first half hour of the fourth morning to finish with figures of 4 for 44. That left Sussex a victory target of just 42 in the Division One ...
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England hit back against NZ
James Anderson, fresh from taking his 300th test wicket on Friday, completed figures of five for 47 and Steven Finn took four for 63 as England secured a first-innings lead of 25 ...
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Belfast bomb found on pathway
A bomb found by police investigating an attempt to murder three PSNI officers in West Belfast was on a pathway used as a shortcut by residents, the force revealed.The device was discovered in Dunmurry as the PSNI conducted follow up searches after a gun attack narrowly missed police attending a call for help.Residents who had been evacuated have been allowed to return to their houses but the ...
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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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