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Amanda Knox retrial ordered as court rules Meredith Kercher murder WAS sex game gone wrong
British student Meredith Kercher after determining that her acquittal was flawed and the death WAS a 'sex game gone wrong'.The acquittal full of "deficiencies, contradictions and illogical" conclusions, the high court ruled, ordering a fresh look at all the evidence to determine whether she did kill her flatmate Ms Kercher, 21.In March, the Court of Cassation overturned ...
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George Osborne suffers blow to ego after Barack Obama calls him JEFFREY
George Osborne tried to restore his name as Chancellor last night - after Barack Obama kept calling him JEFFREY.The US President got his monicker wrong three times at the recent G8 summit, sources revealed last night.Insiders described it as "cringeworthy" and a crushing blow to the top Tory's ego.The president was reported by the Financial Times to have apologised to the ...
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Cook sure guys in England dressing room will turn up on Sunday
Cricket News: London: "I've got no doubt that the guys in our dressing room will turn up on Sunday. You know, I'm fully confident in the lads that they can do that. I just hope it's our turn," England cricket captain Alastair Cook said after the seven-wicket win over South Africa in the first semi-final on ...
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Britain to Pay More for Power Than Germany for Years
British electricity prices may be almost double those in Germany within three years due largely to the impact of a new tax aimed at supporting renewable power generation, a report by bank Credit Suisse showed on Wednesday. Rises in retail prices have become a popular bugbear in Britain at a time when wages are falling in real terms. The bank's analysis showed wholesale prices, which form ...
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Barclays says no need to issue equity to plug capital
LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays said it can fill a 3 billion pound ($4.7 billion) capital shortfall identified by Britain's financial regulator from earnings and other restructuring measures and does not plan to issue equity.Britain's Prudential Regulation Authority said Barclays needs to find 3 billion pounds under a capital exercise based on end-2012 data, out of a 27.1 billion shortfall ...
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UK watchdog details bank capital shortfalls
LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyds Bank has a capital shortfall of 8.6 billion pounds, Britain's banking regulator said on Thursday, a day after the UK government signalled plans to return the part-state owned lender to the private sector.The Prudential Regulation Authority said the aggregate capital shortfall at UK five banks at the end of 2012 was 27.1 billion pounds, slightly higher than its 25 ...
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British Irish Lions Robbie Deans to give James OConnor the start at fly-half for Australia
Coach Robbie Deans will give James O'Connor the start at fly half and the opportunity to lead Australia's attack against the British & Irish Lions on ...
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Prosecutor Lake Wales Man Justified in Firing Shot at Aggressor
BARTOW | Prosecutors have concluded a Lake Wales man was justified in fatally shooting another man who was armed with a pair of garden shears, according to a letter released ...
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Nigella Lawson photos TV chef spotted WITHOUT her wedding ring in first public appearance since assault
Television chef Nigella Lawson was yesterday seen out in public - but was not wearing her wedding ring.It comes after her husband, Charles Saatchi, was pictured in the Sunday People grabbing her by the throat.Nigella, 53, was last spotted fleeing her London home on Sunday, when the dramatic pictures of the couple outside a restaurant emerged.Saatchi agreed to a police caution over the incident - ...
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Prime central London property prices inflate bubble fears
now comfortably through the half-a-million pound mark, at 515,243 . It sounds a lot, but in some parts of the capital it is small change.Land Registry figures show the most expensive areas of the country - and those that have seen some of the biggest increases in prices - are the neighbourhoods that estate agents like to call "prime central London".The property boom in these places - ...
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Chinese firm forays into British yacht and hotel markets with US$1.6 bil. investment
BEIJING -- Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group announced Wednesday it will invest nearly US$1.6 billion to acquire British yacht maker Sunseeker and build London's tallest residential ...
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Father of train deaths teenager visits scene of sons death
Mert Karaoglan, 18, and Charleigh Disbrey, 15, died after being struck by a train travelling at 90mph near Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, on Monday night.Police found suicide notes at the scene and said they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. The dead man's father, Sakru Karaoglan, 48, visited the scene, accompanied by a dozen friends and relatives. He said that ...
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NY studio says Heatherwick design for London Games cauldron identical to its submission
An American design house says the London Olympics cauldron of petals and stems by British designer Thomas Heatherwick is identical to designs it submitted to the city's Olympic officials in 2007. Heatherwick is known to some of Hong Kong's leading developers such as Swire Properties, whose Pacific Place mall he redesigned. The cauldron design won awards and Heatherwick was honored by ...
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Kenya Kwani Trust British Council Host Writing Workshop
Kwani Trust and British Council will collaborate with Granta to host a week of literary events in Nairobi between June 19-23. The joint week of literary programming will include a launch of the latest Granta issue, Best of Young British Novelists 4, a three-day writing workshop, readings by visiting writers Nadifa Mohamed and Adam Foulds at Daystar University and a symposium based on related ...
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Golf round-up Tiger Woods out of action until British Open
Tiger Woods has been diagnosed with a left elbow strain that will keep him out of competition until next month's British Open at Muirfield, the world No 1 said on Wednesday. Woods had been suffering minor discomfort before last week's US Open at Merion, where he aggravated the problem and was seen wincing and shaking his left arm on several occasions. "I was examined after I ...
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Police at New England Patriots Tight End Aaron Hernandezs Home for Second Day
BOSTON | A man found dead in an industrial park about a mile from New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's house was a semi-pro football player with connections to Hernandez, his family said ...
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RSPB urges British public to create 1m homes for nature
wildlife in May which revealed that 60% of all species are in decline."Nature in the UK is in trouble and some of our more familiar garden species are amongst those suffering serious declines," said the RSPB chief executive, Mike Clarke. ...
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Workers in Britain suffer the greatest fall in wages since the 1930s
The UK is experiencing the deepest and most protracted economic downturn in a century. The decline in wages is even greater than that resulting from the Great Depression of the 1930s. A report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies notes that workers in Britain have suffered unprecedented pay cuts of 6 percent in real terms over the last five years. With inflation, the figures point to a more than ...
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Britain France face EU action over high Eurostar charges
Four members of the Scot's Guards pose for a photograph next to a new Eurostar train, during a media event, in central London, October 7, ...
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All-party compromise in House of Commons turns 19 bills into law
As the dust settled on a raucous sitting of the House of Commons, Governor-General David Johnston came to Parliament Hill and turned 19 bills into law.Some things managed to get done in Ottawa even though the focus was often far removed from the policies being advanced in legislation."Regardless of whatever things may have been dominating the news, our government has been delivering on ...
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Bernadette Lee inquest Dental nurse froze to death without coat on evening out
froze to death on a boozy night out , an inquest heard yesterday.Bernadette Lee, 25, was more than double the drink-drive limit when she was found on snow-covered grass just yards from the front door of her sister's home in Deal, Kent, on January 20.She had on only a dress, despite the freezing temperatures. The inquest was told she died of hypothermia and alcohol intoxication.A report from ...
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James Gandolfini dead Tributes to Tony Soprano actor after his shock death aged 51
has died aged 51 .Gandolfini, who played the conflicted head of the Soprano family, is believed to have had a heart attack while on holiday in Italy.As well as the groundbreaking HBO series, his film credits included Zero Dark Thirty and Killing Them Softly, and he appeared in the Broadway production God Of Carnage.It is understood triple Emmy Award-winning Gandolfini was in Italy to attend the ...
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National Briefing | New England Condoms Approved for Schools in Massachusetts
The Boston School Committee on Wednesday approved making condoms available in the ...
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Sports Briefing | Cricket England Advances to Champions Trophy Final
Host England sauntered into the Champions Trophy final after South Africa was bowled out for 175 in fairly benign conditions. England will play the winner of a semifinal between India and Sri Lanka in ...
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British amp Irish Lions XV for first Test
The British & Irish Lions have announced the team to play the Wallabies in the 1st Test at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday. The starting XV comprises eight new Test Lions and will be captained by Sam WarburtonIn the backs Leigh Halfpenny, Alex Cuthbert, George North, Jonathan Davies and Jonathan Sexton all make their Lions Test debuts, while experience is provided by Brian ...
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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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