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London wine fair opens as Chinese brands seeking for acceptance
cto r of the fair. "We also have a dozen Chinese exhibitors and hopefully we could see more next year," he told Xinhua, adding that Chinese wines were becoming more popular. One of the Chinese exhibitor was ...
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UK Mail full-year profit buoyed by e-retail growth
(Reuters) - Parcel delivery company UK Mail Group Plc reported an 18 percent rise in full-year pretax profit as more thrift-conscious Britons look for online shopping deals. UK Mail, the largest independent parcels, mail and logistics ...
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British computer hackers behind bars - from the archive 22 May 1993
Yesterday, two bright young men described by a judge as having indulged in 'intellectual joyriding ' were jailed for six months.Neil Woods, aged 24, from Manchester, and Karl Strickland, aged 22, from Liverpool, thus became the first people imprisoned under the 1990 Computer Misuse Act, introduced to deal with the growth ...
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Britains princes William and Charles plead for end to $15 billion black market trade in exotic animals
The first and second in line to the British throne have told the End Wildlife Crime conference at St James' Palace in London that action must be taken to avoid the "irreversible tragedy" of the extinction of some of the world's best loved ...
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Qatar wins green light for London Shell Centre
Qatar's sovereign wealth fund has secured local government approval to build almost 900 homes and eight office blocks at the site of Royal Dutch Shell's London ...
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Kris Commons announces Scotland retirement
Kris Commons has nine caps for his country Commons made the decision prior to Gordon Strachan naming his squad for Scotland's World Cup qualifier against Croatia next month, claiming he would like to focus on playing for Celtic and raising his young family.The 29-year-old insists his retirement was not an impulsive decision and conversations with Celtic boss Neil Lennon and Strachan had ...
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East meets west Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to join Madonna at London concert
After a dazzling show at Cannes Film Festival, Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will join international singing stars Madonna and Beyonce at a mega charity concert in London next month. Rai, who will be joined by actor husband Abhishek Bachchan, has been confirmed as a celebrity presenter at the Chime for Change event on June 1 aimed at raising funds and awareness for women's rights ...
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Carroll out of England squad
Liverpool striker Andy Carroll has withdrawn from the England squad for their upcoming friendlies due to a heel injury.The 24-year-old will miss England's clashes against the Republic of Ireland and Brazil, which will be played on May 29 and June 2 respectively.In a statement confirming Carroll's withdrawal, the English FA said manager Roy Hodgson was not planning to call up a ...
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Afghan Interpreters to Receive British Visas
The British government says about 600 Afghan interpreters who worked with the British troops in Afghanistan will be allowed to settle in ...
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Protest opposes London-wide National Health Service cuts
Around 7,000 people marched on Saturday at the first London-wide protest against cuts to the National Health Service (NHS). This is less than a third of the number that marched in defence of Lewisham Hospital in south London in January, and around the same number as marched against the sell-off of parts of the Whittington Hospital, north London, in March. Called ...
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Canada NDP suffers debacle in British Columbia election
Opinion polls and media pundits notwithstanding, the trade union-backed New Democratic Party (NDP) suffered a debacle in the May 14 British Columbia election, failing to unseat an unpopular twelve year-old Liberal government.The Liberals, who have held office in Canada's third-most populous province since 2001, will use their fourth successive majority government to intensify big ...
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Britain’s victims during Kenya’s Mau Mau uprising expect compensation
Thousands of Kenyans are expecting to receive reparations for the abuses they suffered at the hands of British imperialism, during the suppression of the Mau Mau resistance movement.Negotiations with the British Foreign Office are reported to be near completion.Gitu wa Kahengeri, the spokesman for the Mau Mau War Veterans Association, explained, "They have offered to negotiate out of court. ...
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Belfast in top five of UKs best visits
Liverpool have made contingency plans in the event of goalkeeper Jose Reina leaving in the summer but Stoke's Asmir Begovic is not top of their replacements ...
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British man has healthy prostate removed to reduce cancer risk
Man makes decision as Angelina Jolie -- he removes healthy organ. Angelina Jolie arrives on the red carpet at the 84th Academy Awards at the Hollywood and Highlands Center in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. UPI/Kevin ...
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Michael Clarke and Brad Haddin insist Australia ready to reclaim Ashes urn against England
Australia Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke and deputy Brad Haddin insist Australia's disastrous series in India is history with the team fired up to win back the Ashes from England.Clarke and his squad head to England in the knowledge they have not won an Ashes series on foreign soil since 2001 when Steve Waugh's men won in convincing fashion 4-1 before triumphing by the ...
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Selfish parents are killing their kids for the sake of themselves
Do you remember the days when parents stayed together for the sake of the kids?It seems a distant time.Now parents are destroying their kids for the sake of themselves.How heartbreaking were the pictures of little Mathew and Carla Stevenson choosing sweets in a baker's shop, just four hours before their father slit their throats?We don't yet know exactly why Julian Stevenson, ...
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Economists welcome fall in British inflation
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has announced that British consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, dropped to 2.4 percent in the year to April, down from 2.8 percent in ...
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Food Hygiene Standards A Postcode Lottery
Food outlets in parts of a London borough have the worst hygiene standards out of more than 2,000 postcodes, according to a Which? investigation. Bexley in south east London had six of the 10 worst postcodes studied, with the worst postcode, DA7, having nearly half of its eateries inspected (45%) rated as lower than "generally satisfactory", the watchdog found. In contrast, none ...
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Incoming Bank of England chief sees more dark days for Europe
(13 mins ago) Europe faces a ';decade of stagnation’’ if it does not move on momentous reforms to put its fiscal house back in order, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney warned yesterday. He will head the Bank of England from July 1. ';Europe remains in recession, with economic activity constrained by fiscal austerity, low confidence and tight credit ...
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Afghan interpreters to get British visas
About 600 Afghan interpreters who served with British forces fighting the Taliban in southern Afghanistan will be allowed to stay in Britain, the government has revealed.Prime Minister David Cameron initially opposed calls to allow interpreters and their families to settle in Britain but backed down following a campaign.He is now preparing to offer five-year visas to those who served on the ...
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Highs and lows of lifelong friendship Weve been best mates for 30 years but we still feel 11
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Masterpieces from Birmingham art gallery on display in London
Twelve old master and 19th-century paintings from a renowned art gallery in Birmingham are to greet visitors at the National Gallery on Wednesday.These paintings, including masterpieces by Poussin, Turner, Monet and Manet, will be displayed until September 1 as part of the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the foundation of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts.The 12 paintings were ...
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Australia number one for Brits
A new poll among British travellers found Australia to be their top pick for ‘Best Country in the World’. According to a survey conducted by the UK’s Ultratravel magazine, Australia was voted best country, outranking other popular destinations including; Italy, New Zealand, Thailand and the US. Tourism Australia managing director Andrew McEvoy said although economic ...
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New Manchester law aims to end quick sale of stolen goods
MANCHESTER o Shops that buy precious metals, coins and gems will need to get the seller's identification, photograph all items presented, ...
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Legal aid budget protests Eight reasons to back lawyers campaign
Eight reasons to support the mass protest of lawyers outside the Houses of Parliament today, against huge cuts which are planned for the legal aid budget.So far, 320million has come out of the annual budget for civil legal aid, now the Government wants another 220million cut from the criminal budget.1 Two out of three people think the legal aid bill is worth paying for fair justice.2 Cuts to ...
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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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