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Disarray as DPP contradicts new guidance on naming of suspects
Controversial plans to protect the identity of suspects arrested by police were in disarray last night after the Director of Public Prosecutions called for more "wriggle room" to name suspects before they were ...
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Reforms to teachers’ pay ‘will mean bigger class sizes’
Children will face larger class sizes as a result of the plan to let heads award higher pay rises to good teachers, the chief schools inspector has ...
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Boris Johnson The flawed Mayor of London
Boris Johnson's 'recklessness' about pregnancy and the feelings of others when committing 'extramarital adulterous liaisons' raises questions about his fitness for public office. That was the conclusion of an extraordinary judgment by the Appeal Court this week: that his 'reckless' attitude to the women and children involved is a matter of public interest that ...
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Oakland Thieves break into television news van near Jack London Square
OAKLAND -- A television news van was broken into Tuesday afternoon near Jack London Square, according to police.It was not known what was taken in the theft, which occurred about 12:30 p.m. and targeted a KGO-TV van parked near Second and Clay streets. Four suspects were seen fleeing the area in a green Jaguar, according to police.Check back for more ...
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Carney agrees with King - Bank of England not a one-man show
Reuters © Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney arrives at the G7 Finance Ministers meeting in Aylesbury, southern England May 10, 2013. REUTERS/Alastair ...
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VIDEO Salmond says Scotland can “more than afford’ to be a successful independent country
Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond set out his arguments for how an independence Scotland could survive economically. He was speaking alongside ...
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UPF’s “bemusement” at PSNI talks in Cardiff
The Ulster People’s Forum has said it is ';bemused'; by a statement from the PSNI saying that talks conducted in Wales at the weekend aimed at reducing tensions ahead of the parading season have produced a positive outcome. Police, political leaders and community representatives took part in two days of talks in Cardiff on Friday and Saturday. They stated their intention to ...
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Public and Commercial Services conference Civil servants vote for national strike over cuts
Civil servants have voted for another national strike next month in their fight against the Tory-led Coalition's cuts to pay,jobs and pensions. Further walkouts and protests will be staged across all Government departments as the Public and Commercial Services union's annual conference agreed to escalate action. The move could delay work on tax returns, cause delays at passport ...
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Xbox One launch as it happened Microsoft unveils its latest console to the world
The technology giant releases details of its latest device - one it believes will transform the 21st century living room. Find out more with our live ...
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Gay marriage legislation passed despite huge Tory rebellion Full list of MPs who voted against Bill
voted against gay marriage .The Prime Minister was in the Commons to hear that the bill to legalise gay marriage had passed by 366 to 161. There was applause in the House after the result was announced.Mr Cameron pushed the bill, despite outrage over the proposals from his own backbenchers. But he was forced to rely on Labour support to get it through the Commons.Some 134 of the 161 MPs who ...
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The man who brought the sunshine How Eddie Braben made Morecambe and Wise
The Andre Previn sketch. "He's not going to sell much ice cream going at that speed, is he?" Ernie's plays. The bed sketches. "Arsenal!"Classic comedy moments and all from the hand of Eddie Braben, who ...
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Britain name largest ever Paratriathlon squad for European Championships
Championships, with world champions Steven Judge and Iain Dawson heading the 17-man squad searching for further glory on the international stage. Three reigning European champions in Jane Egan, Charlotte Ellis and Dawson are selected in for the team heading ...
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Andy McSmiths Diary Listen children the world really was created in seven days
Andy McSmith is a senior reporter at The Independent. He has vast experience in political journalism and has also appeared on documentaries for BBC Radio ...
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Britains House of Commons votes to legalize gay marriage in England Wales
UK Britain's House of Commons has voted to legalize gay marriage in England and Wales. British MPs approved the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill by 366 votes to 161. The bill will move onto the House of Lords, where it is expected to face opposition.Several Tory MPs spoke out against the bill, which has caused tensions within the party. The Labour and Liberal Democrat leaderships backed ...
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Take disabled sport seriously urges Baroness Grey-Thompson
Seven months after the Prime Minister gave an emotional speech insisting that the Paralympics had transformed perceptions of the disabled in Britain, a former Paralympian has launched a scathing attack on the Government's approach to sport, insisting that fewer disabled children are competing now than in the early ...
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Louis Vuitton travel guides hit London
Luxury travellers looking to add to their collection of coffee table city guides may want to hit bookstores in London, where shelves are now stocked with Louis Vuitton's latest, limited-edition travel books. Illustrated by Japanese artist Natsko Seki, the London guide renders sites like the Tate Modern and Regent's Canal -- sites chosen because they express the "spirit of ...
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Princes Warn Over Barbaric Animal Trade
Prince Charles and Prince William have accused the growing middle class desire for "exotic products" of being the main cause behind a 3,000% increase in illegal wildlife trade. Speaking at a wildlife trafficking conference at St James's Palace, Prince William also highlighted the ignorance of consumers that luxury is often coupled with "barbarity". Addressing ...
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Britain asks EU to put Hezbollah armed wing on terror list
View Photo Reuters/Reuters - Lebanon's Hezbollah members carry Hezbollah and Lebanese flags as they parade during a rally marking the party's Martyrs Day in Beirut's suburbs November 12, 2012. REUTERS/Sharif ...
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Somali U-12 Wins Childrens Football Tournament in London
The Haringey-based Lordship Rec FC has shown a wonder at the London Children's football tournament after its U-12 Somali children won the Enfield council-organised football competition which gathered nearly hundred children's football teams from across London and surrounding areas. The Lordship Rec FC's U-11 children were eliminated in the semi-final, but they were recognised as ...
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Gandhis blood sample fails to sell in Britain
LONDON -; Dozens of Mohandas Gandhi's personal items have been sold at an auction, but a sample of blood purportedly from the Indian independence leader didn't draw high enough ...
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Iconic Clubs Team Up to Grow US Soccer League
Major League Baseball's New York Yankees and English Premier League football club Manchester City are joining together to enter an expansion team in U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS). The new team will be named New York City Football Club and expects to begin play in 2015 as MLS's 20th franchise. MLS Commissioner Don Garber said "this is a transformational development that will ...
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Grinham prevails in British Squash Open
Queensland's Rachael Grinham has reached the second round of the British Open Squash championship with a hard-fought win over Guyana's Nicolette ...
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Ashford Castle sold to British hotel group
Ashford Castle - the iconic hotel which hosted Oscar Wilde, John Lennon and Ronald Reagan as guests - has been sold to the UK-based Red Carnation Hotel group. The castle in Cong, Co Mayo had been bought for €50m by developer Gerry Barrett in 2007 but was on sale for about half that amount. Receivers Ernst & Young were appointed to sell the property by Lloyds bank after its division ...
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Man arrested in connection with east Belfast murder investigation
Detectives investigating the murder of a man in east Belfast have arrested a suspect on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. Stanley McAuley, 41, was found unconscious in Chamberlain Street on April 14.Police on Tuesday detained the man, aged 48. He is also suspected of withholding information and assisting ...
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Bicester death Mum and dad of toddler Sarah Dahane were involved in bitter custody row
A mum feared to have killed her toddler before fleeing to Kenya was in a bitter custody row with the girl's dad, police revealed today.Angela Whitworth, 40, and her ex Nabil Dahane, 33, were due in court next month over 20-month-old Sarah. Police and social services had also contacted them over non-violent rows.A senior detective investigating the death told the Mirror the cause of death ...
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