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Former Whitehall police station confirmed as new Scotland Yard HQ
Scotland Yard has confirmed the location for its new headquarters as the force prepares to sell off its current landmark site amid budget ...
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Neville Neville father of ex-Premier League and England footballers Gary and Phil charged with sexual assault
Neville Neville, the father of former footballers Gary and Phil Neville, is to be charged with sexually assaulting a 46-year-old woman the Crown Prosecution Service said ...
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Male 63 dies at scene of Belfast flat fire
A 63-year-old man has died in a fire at a flat in Belfast overnight. The blaze broke out at the University Street property at around 7pm last night.The man was rescued by fire fighters but pronounced dead at the ...
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Britains FTSE scales new 5-12 year peaks
* FTSE 100 flat at 6,724.49 points, near 5-1/2 year highs* Broker upgrades help Easyjet and Royal Bank of Scotland* Some traders see profit-taking around 6,760-6,800 levelBy Sudip Kar-GuptaLONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Britain's benchmark equity ...
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England ponder top-order problems ahead of Ashes
LONDON (Reuters) - England secured the convincing victory over New Zealand they demanded in the first test at Lord's but question marks remain over the make-up of their team for the Ashes series against Australia starting in ...
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55 firms on Dublin Chamber mission to London
Representatives from 55 Irish based companies will join Dublin Chamber of Commerce on a two day business mission to London tomorrow. The visit will be the Chamber’s largest ever international business mission and it will include briefings from UK business leaders and a networking reception at the House of Commons, hosted by Tourism ...
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Chelsea Flower Show 100th birthday Incredible black and white photos reveal how event has changed through the years
As Queen Mary admires the wonderful display at the Chelsea Flower Show in 1913, little does she or anyone else know how iconic the event will go on to become.Dressed in a fine suit and elegant hat with her umbrella and her entourage in tow, the grandmother of our current Queen surveys the scene at the first show at Chelsea Hospital.One hundred years on, the Royal Family still attend every year, ...
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One dead two injured in North Wales plane crash
A man has died while a boy and another man are fighting for their lives after a light aircraft crashed on the approach to an airport runway.The victim, who was a passenger in the plane, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident at Caernarfon Airport in North Wales.A second man, aged in his 60s, suffered "serious multiple lower limb injuries" and a boy received head and abdomen ...
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Measles epidemic in Wales scares thousands of mothers and puts children in peril
More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism. Now, health officials are scrambling to catch up and stop a growing epidemic of the contagious disease. This year, the UK has had more than 1,200 cases of measles, after a record number of nearly 2,000 cases last year, AP’s ...
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Legacy after the London Games
After the London Olympic Games, the Olympic Park will be transformed into one of the largest urban parks created in Europe for more than 150 years. The new park will be connected to the tidal Thames Estuary to the south and the Hertfordshire countryside to the north. The canals and waterways of the River Lea will be cleaned and widened, and the natural floodplains of the area will be restored to ...
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British Embassy in China establishes countdown clock for London Olympics
British Embassy in China established a countdown clock at the ambassador's residence here on Wednesday to mark the one-year countdown to the 2012 London Olympic Games. "The final countdown will begin. An exciting year of outstanding sporting and cultural events in Britain will set the stage for the greatest (sport) show on earth next summer," said ambassador Sebastian Wood. Zuo ...
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Chinese swimmers expect breakthrough at London Games
Since the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Chinese swimmers have claimed obvious improvement and aim to make breakthroughs at the 2012 London Olympic Games. China won one gold, three silver and two bronze medals three years ago at the Beijing Games, and they moved up to take four golds and two silvers at the 2009 Rome world championships. The Chinese team are taking part in the 14th FINA World ...
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Chinese divers dont dream of gold sweep in London
Chinese divers are happy with 16 full Olympic berths from the 14th FINA World Swimming Championships here in Shanghai, but they never dream of a clean gold sweep in London, team manager Zhou Jihong said here on Wednesday. Chinese divers swept a record of 10 golds medals on offer from the worlds, opening a new era in the diving history during the eight-day diving competition from July. 16-24. ...
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Lyon Divorced British dad slits throats of his two children and escapes on ROLLER SKATES
Police were called to the scene by his French ex-wife when she went to pick up the children and came across him in blood-soaked clothes in the lobby of his apartment ...
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Hillsborough disaster Senior cop urged PC to make fix complaint
A former top cop who was slated over the Hillsborough disaster "encouraged" a PC to complain about two men who first investigated it. The constable - named on BBC tonight as PC Mark Lewis - made the complaint after talks with Sir Norman Bettison, then South Yorks superintendent. His officers policed the game in Sheffield in 1989 where 96 Liverpool fans were crushed to death. PC ...
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Scotland Risks Cyprus-Style Bank Crisis UK Report
An independent Scotland is at risk of a Cyprus-style banking crisis, as its banking sector would be "exceptionally large" compared to the size of its economy, a U.K. government report has said. "An independent Scotland would have an exceptionally large banking sector compared to the size of its economy - with banking assets of more than 1250 percent of Scottish [gross domestic ...
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Rihanna blows her top over Northern Ireland T-shirt
Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 26 September 2011 -International singer Rihanna pictutred this afternoon at a field near Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland where she was recording a video for one of her new songs.Mandatory credit:Picture by Stephen Hamilton/ ...
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Empty Stores In Malls And Retail Parks Spread
A surge in shopping centre vacancies means almost one in every eight British stores is now empty, according to a new survey. Empty shops now account for 11.9% of retail space, after failures including Comet and Jessops knocked holes in the shopping hubs and out-of-town retail parks. The percentage of UK shop vacancies in April worsened from 10.9% in January and was the highest rate since ...
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LONDON MARKETS U.K. Stocks Extend Gains As Banks Rise
LONDON – Banks led U.K. stocks higher in an upbeat session on Monday, while resource firms added pressure after oil and metals prices showed broad-based losses.The FTSE 100 index added 0.2% to 6,737.26, building on gains from Friday, when the index climbed to the highest closing level since October 2007.Shares of budget airline EasyJet PLC jumped 4.6%, after peer firm Ryanair Holdings PLC ...
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Man dies in Belfast after apartment fire
A man has died after a fire in the University area of Belfast. Emergency services were called to the scene of a fire in a top floor flat and rescued a 63-year-old man from the blaze but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the fire has not yet been established and police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident or who has any information to contact ...
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Wales talks a success says police chief
PSNI assistant chief constable George Hamilton has described the talks as a successful meeting. The senior officer said they wanted to agree commonsense things to help prevent violence this summer but said expectations had not been high.He said it was a positive outcome with community groups and all five political parties involved."The challenge will be to do what we have agreed to do but ...
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British snowboarder plummets 3600 feet to his death in French Alps
A British snowboarder has plummeted 3,600 feet to his death in the French Alps. The man was desperately trying to make his way along a narrow, steep ridge while being battered by 60mph winds when he fell. He and a British skier he is thought to have met on an internet forum set off to descend the Valle Blanche, a famous off-piste descent, in the Mont Blanc Massif above Chamonix on Saturday. ...
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Michael Jacksons maid saw singer in shower with abuse claim boy
A man's claims that he was molested by Michael Jackson when he was a child have been backed up by the singer's former maid.Blanca Francia, 57, claimed she walked in on Jackson showering with Australian Wade Robson - and is willing to say so in a court battle Wade has launched.Blanca, whose son Jason also insists the King of Pop molested him at his Neverland ranch, said: "Michael ...
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Yoko Ono thanks Sir Paul McCartney for saying she had nothing to do with The Beatles split
Yoko Ono has thanked Sir Paul McCartney for saying that she had nothing to do with The Beatles breaking up. John Lennon's widow said McCartney had been brave to admit last year she "could not be blamed for anything" and John was "definitely going to leave the band in 1970". In a BBC interview, Yoko, 80, added: "Yes, I think he was sweet to say that and probably he ...
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Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Streenkamp cuddle up in last photo - four days before he shot her dead
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