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England reveal new shirt … with a German flavour
England have unveiled their new international shirt, with immediate comparisons being made to previous West Germany and Germany shirts.The Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere revealed the image of the shirt - the first to be designed under England's new deal with Nike - after returning to watch a training session at his old school, The Priory, in Hitchin, Hertfordshire.Wilshere tweeted: ...
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Gay marriage David Cameron takes on the wreckers among Conservative MPs in key vote
David Cameron will tonight take on traditionalist Conservative MPs who are trying to sabotage his plans to legalise gay marriage in the latest trial of strength between the Prime Minister and his ...
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Camerons avoids taxing questions for Google boss despite new whistleblower
Mr Schmidt will attend a meeting this afternoon as a member of the Government Business Advisory Group.Mr Cameron had been expected to raise Google's aggressive tax avoidance - for which it has been strongly criticised - at the fringes of the meeting.But in a briefing this morning the Prime Minister's official spokesman suggested that Mr Cameron would only discuss the general position ...
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Robert Fisk Where else but Northern Ireland would a killer on a school board even be mooted as a possibility
The Brits have always been sending their experts to Northern Ireland to show the locals how to do their job. The G8 summit is going to have 3,600 of the boys and girls in blue arriving from the mainland in a month's time to teach the Police Service of Northern Ireland - ...
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British Soap Awards a winner on ITV
BBC1 's returning Jason Isaacs detective drama Case Histories on Sunday night, attracting nearly 6 million viewers.The British Soap Awards averaged 5.7 million viewers and a 24.9% audience share over two hours from 8pm - the most watched show on any channel on Sunday.Case Histories began its second series with 4.9 million viewers and a 20.8% share over 90 minutes from 8.30pm.Other ...
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Dubai is top target market for new retailers but London keeps crown as worlds retail capital
During the Eid holiday last year, Dubai malls opened around the clock for two days of the four-day weekend, with consumers flocking to the world's biggest shopping centre, the Dubai Mall, above. Sarah Dea / The ...
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Digiweb acquires London-based Viatel
Irish alternative telecoms operator Digiweb has purchased UK-based Viatel for an undisclosed sum, creating an enlarged pan-European group with revenues ...
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France Child MurderBritish man confessing murdering his own 2 children in France UK News
The man, named by the Foreign Office as Julian Stevenson, was held after the bodies of his son and daughter were found by police in his flat in Saint-Priest, a suburb of Lyon. Their throats had been slit. The children have been named in local reports as Mathew, 10, and Carla, five. Stevenson – who was said to be unemployed – had been living in France for some time, possibly around ...
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Liverpool star Raheem Sterling has common assault case against him dropped
Liverpool star Raheem Sterling had a common assault case against him dropped today after ket witnesses failed to appear in court.The 18-year-old winger had been accused of assaulting a 27-year-old woman in Toxteth in November last year.Sterling denied the charge and was due to stand trial at Liverpool and Knowsley magistrates court this morning.However, two witnesses in the case failed to show ...
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April Jones trial Live updates from day 14 of Mark Bridgers murder trial
Follow the latest news and live updates from WalesOnline in Mold Crown Court as Mark Bridger stands trial accused of murdering the ...
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Government weighs in on British amateur boxing row
May 20 - Britain's Sports Minister Hugh Robertson has come out fighting in the punch-up between British amateur boxing's governing bodies, warning of Government intervention with the sport in serious danger of losing more than 10 million ($15 million/EUR12 million) of its Olympic funding. "We are keeping a watching brief but will ring-fence the funding if the governance ...
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Ground control to Major Tim former helicopter pilot Tim Peake to be Britains first official astronaut for 20 years with International Space Station mission
A British former helicopter pilot will be the country's first "home-grown" astronaut after he was confirmed as one of the crew to fly to the International Space Station ...
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WBAs Steve Clarke reflects on 10-goal thriller against Manchester United - video
West Bromwich Albion manager Steve Clarke says it is impossible to analyse a game like Sunday's 5-5 draw with Manchester United. West Brom went 3-0 down in the first half and Clarke says his team struggled to cope with their opponents, but they fought hard to get back into the game. Clarke says the scoreline means Ferguson will always remember his last game as Manchester United ...
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British business says Brexit will cost UK $140bn annually
UK As the question of the UK's EU membership has taken the center stage of British politics, some of the UK's leading business heavyweights argue that political interests should not be placed before the economics. Some of the UK's leading business heavyweights including Sir Richard Branson and Sir Martin Sorrell as well as the current and next presidents of the Confederation of ...
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For WRVS read RVS Charity drops Women from its title to woo more male volunteers
A charity established during the Second World War will be dropping the 'W' from its name, in a move to attract more male volunteers and reach the ageing ...
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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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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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