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Charles Saatchi admits assaulting Nigella Lawson outside London restaurant
Charles Saatchi has admitted assaulting his wife Nigella Lawson during an argument outside a London restaurant. It is understood the art collector has accepted a caution for assault after going to a police station in the capital yesterday. In a statement the Metropolitan Police, who refused to name him said: "Officers from the Community Safety Unit at Westminster were aware of the Sunday ...
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Inflation rises to 2.7 as households continue to feel the pinch
A 22% increase in the cost of air fares and the slowing rate of price falls for petrol and diesel lifted inflation higher than ...
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Army redundancies 4480 soldiers told they have lost their jobs
More than 4,000 soldiers have been told they have lost their jobs in the latest round of Army redundancies.The Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced 4,480 Army personnel have been made redundant as the Government tries to reduce the number of regulars to 82,000 by 2018.The MoD said the move is necessary to help balance the books but insisted operational capability would not be affected.Defence ...
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Football transfer rumours Nani fleeing Manchester United for Juventus
. The watered-down one, the one you know, was made up years ago. They made it sound wack and corny and yes it's awful and blasted boring full of twisted fictions but gather 'round children, zip it and listen.Sasquatch, Godzilla, King Kong, Loch Ness, goblins, ghouls, a zombie with no conscience and Nani going ...
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Metrolink expansion delays ongoing
Expansion plans for Manchester’s Metrolink seem shrouded in continual controversy or bureaucracy, from spending cuts and revisions, environmental concerns and claims that not enough is being done to ensure that the local workforce is employed in expanding the tram system. It seems that just as the benefits to be reaped from the tram line expansion are significant, so too are the problems associated with seeing it through.
It was way back in the 1980s that Manchester news media first reported that local government were considering expanding the tram system, but it wasn’t until 2001 that concrete action was taken in the form of half a billion pounds being set aside by the national government to expand the tram lines from Manchester’s city centre out into the Greater Manchester region. Read more
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