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Irishman charged with 1982 London bombing
A 61-YEAR-OLD Irishman has been charged with the Irish Republican Army bombing of the queen's ceremonial cavalry in Hyde Park in 1982 that killed four soldiers and seven horses. State prosecutors say John Downey was arrested on Sunday at Gatwick Airport, south of London, and will be arraigned on Wednesday on four counts of murder and one count of causing an explosion. Nobody has been ...
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Britain reveals drop in official public borrowing
LONDON: Britain's government borrowed less than forecast in April as high tax receipts boosted state coffers, official data showed on Wednesday. Public sector net borrowing stood at 6.3 billion ($9.5 billion, 7.4 billion euros) in April, the first month of the government's fiscal year, ...
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Bowel cancer - spotting the signs can save your life
- yet bowel cancer spotted early can be successfully treated in over 90% of cases . A new report released by Cancer Research UK has revealed bowel cancer rates among men have risen by nearly 30 per cent in the last 35 years, while women have seen an increase of only 6 per cent. Despite the rise, experts say that bowel cancer survival is improving year on year, with half ...
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UK Healthcare supports autism charity
UK Healthcare has donated towards Kidz2gether, a charity for youngsters affected by autism, for them to keep up their much-needed services in the Bolton ...
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Cancer the hidden price tag
Four in five cancer patients are hit with an average cost of 570 a month as a result of their illness, comparable to a monthly mortgage payment, according to new research by Macmillan Cancer ...
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Good news for cancer sufferers
According to the latest figures on cancer "Geographic Patterns of Cancer Survival in England: Patients followed up to 2011' more cancer sufferers are surviving for longer periods due to medical ...
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BMI Healthcare hospitals adopt new patient focused breast cancer radiation treatment
The first consultants in the UK to be using a new and exciting single dose form of intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) for early stage 1 and 2 breast cancer patients are proudly doing so ...
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Britains FTSE slips on profit-taking at 13-year highs
* FTSE 100 down 0.1 percent* Investors pocket gains in tech and luxury sectors* Federal Reserve monetary support seen continuing* FTSE 100 has further to go - Credit SuisseBy Alistair SmoutLONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 weakened ...
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Business group endorses British shale
A British business group said the shale natural gas sector could add more than 70,000 jobs to the economy and not just in industry-specific fields. A report from employer group The Institute of Directors says developing shale natural gas in could create at least 74,000 jobs, from geologists to truck drivers, and deliver significant tax revenue to the British economy. Investments could reach ...
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British retail sales slide in April
LONDON (AFP) - British retail sales slid unexpectedly last month amid cold spring weather, official data showed on Wednesday.Retail sales sank by 1.3 percent in April from March, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced in a statement.Market expectations had been for a rise of 0.1 percent, according to a survey by Dow Jones Newswires.Retail sales grew by 0.5 percent in April compared ...
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Morrisons falls after UBS confirms placing
LONDON (Reuters) - Shares in Britain's No.4 grocer Wm Morrison Supermarkets fell 3 percent on Wednesday after UBS confirmed it had placed around 100 million shares in the firm at 280 pence for an institutional seller.The sale represents a 4.4 percent stake in Morrisons and is equivalent to eight days worth of volume. The shares, which closed at 289.30 pence on Tuesday, traded at 280.9 pence ...
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UEFA Champions League Final 2013Is London ready to German invasion UK News
Thousands of German football fans expected in London for the all UEFA German Champions League final on Saturday, pubs in theEnglishcapital are anxiously ...
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Xbox One and the next generation of gaming - QA with Microsofts Matt Booty on what to expect
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Watch the moment George Michael is airlifted to hospital after mystery motorway accident
Video shows rescue helicopter taking George to hospital as officers are piecing together what happened in the seconds before the singer crashed on to the ...
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IRA Hyde Park bombing Man charged with murdering four soldiers in 1982 attack
A man has been charged with the murders of four soldiers in the IRA's 1982 Hyde Park bombing, Scotland Yard said today. John Anthony Downey, 61, of County Donegal, Ireland, is accused of being responsible for a car bomb left in South Carriage Drive. The explosion killed four members of the Royal Household Cavalry as they travelled from their barracks to Buckingham Palace. He was arrested ...
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Dale Cregan trial Cop killer dramatically changes pleas and admits murdering father and son David and Mark Short
One-eyed Cregan had already admitted murdering policewomen Nicole Hughes and Fiona Bone in Hattersley, Greater, Manchester, last ...
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Tesco Mayor taken to hospital after driving through doors of supermarket
A town mayor is recovering after driving his car through the doors of his local Tesco Express.Terry Buckle, mayor of St Edmundsbury in Suffolk, suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital after driving his Vauxhall Vectra through the doors of the supermarket in Bury St Edmunds.Mr Buckle's wife Pam told the East Anglian Daily Times: "I had a phone call from the police, who were ...
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DVLA worker fired for using Facebook on his mobile phone during office hours
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Triple child killer David McGreavy who murdered siblings and impaled bodies on railings named after anonymity lifted
David McGreavy was jailed for life in 1973 for murdering four-year-old Paul Ralph and his sisters Dawn, aged two, and nine-month-old Samantha while babysitting at their home in ...
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Carroll out of England squad
the FA . "Carroll had been named in Roy Hodgson's squad that will take on Ireland at Wembley on Wednesday 29 May, and then travel to Rio to face Brazil on 2 June, but has now been forced to withdraw through injury. No replacement will be made at this time." Carroll spent the season on loan at West Ham United and ended the season with a strong burst of form that drew warm praise ...
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Australia eye England swing with interest
Michael Clarke knows his men will enter the Ashes as underdogs but they have taken some heart from the way England's batsmen struggled against New Zealand's swing bowlers in last week's Lord's Test. A group of Australia's Ashes and Champions Trophy squad members gathered in Sydney on Wednesday for a farewell event ahead of their departure for the one-day tournament and ...
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Loyal Orders generate millions of pounds a year for Northern Ireland
The figure includes an estimated 39 million contribution per annum through the provision of facilities - such as around 750 Orange Halls in the region - and the undertaking of community and volunteer work and fundraising, according to the Stormont funded study.The report by consultants RSM McClure Watters said the sector boosts the economy by another 15 million a year through direct expenditure, ...
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Michael Owen leads tributes to UAE Brits
Soccer legend Michael Owen led the tributes to the UAE's most inspiring British expats, at a special gala dinner held in Dubai on Tuesday ...
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British species in rapid decline with one in 10 at risk of extinction
Almost two thirds of British species have declined in the past 50 years and one in 10 faces the risk of extinction from our shores, according to an extensive new report into the state of Britain's ...
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RBS says no need to issue contingent capital
LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland said on Wednesday it would not have to issue contingent capital to meet new regulatory demands and expects to meet the requirements through its existing business plan. The state-backed lender said, ...
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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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