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G4S chief quits after series of embarrassments
By Christine Murray and Neil Maidment LONDON (Reuters) - G4S, the world's largest security group, is replacing its chief executive after a series of failures including a staffing fiasco at the 2012 London Olympics culminated in a recent ...
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Broadways Spider-Man theatre bought by British group
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark - has fallen into British hands after Ambassador Theatre Group brought its first theatre outside the UK.The owner-operator, the largest such company in Britain with about 49,000 seats across the country, has acquired the 2,000-seat Foxwoods theatre in New York through its subsidiary Lyric Theatre LLC for an undisclosed fee, reported to be between $60m and $70m ...
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LONDON MARKETS U.K. Stocks Extend Gains To 12-year High
LONDON – U.K.'s benchmark stock index flirted with a more than 12-year high on Tuesday, with mining firms recouping parts of the prior day's losses and Capita PLC rallying after contract news.The FTSE 100 index rose 0.2% to 6,765.09, building on gains from Monday, when the index closed at the highest level since September 2000.Shares of Capita jumped 7.1%, after the process ...
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New northern Ireland prisoner ombudsman named
Tom McGonigle, a Criminal Justice Inspector, is to be the new Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman.The 58,400-a-year appointment was confirmed today by the Justice Minister David Ford. Mr McGonigle takes over from Pauline McCabe at the beginning of next month.Mr McGonigle, 56, joined the Northern Ireland Probation Service in 1980 where he worked in a variety of custodial and community settings.He ...
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British poll to weigh EU climate partnership
The British government said it wants to know from the public whether EU membership helps or inhibits work on the environment and climate change. British Prime ...
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Englands Asante enjoying Gothenburg buzz
"It's cool to see the city getting a buzz," said Gteborg FC midfielder Anita Asante with 50 days left until UEFA Women's EURO 2013 in Sweden where she has high hopes for ...
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Champions League Final London Pubs Brace for the German Invasion
With tens of thousands of German football fans expected in London for the all-German Champions League final on Saturday, pubs in ...
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What time is the new Xbox 720 launch today Plus latest news on specs games release date price and more
Xbox fans have been excited for months, but today is finally the day Microsoft are set to bring the next generation of video gaming even closer with the official unveiling ...
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G4S boss Buckles to quit following London 2012 Olympic security shambles
Frank Kugler won four Olympics medals in freestyle wrestling, weightlifting and tug of war at St Louis in 1904, making him the only competitor to win a medal in three different sports at the same Games. He claimed a silver medal in the heavyweight category in wrestling, bronze in the two hand lift and all-around dumbbell events in weightlifting and another bronze in the tug of war competition as ...
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New Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland appointed
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has played down suggestions he wants Rafael Benitez to be the club's new head coach and claimed the delegation that visited England on Monday was hoping to secure an exchange deal with Manchester City for Edinson ...
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Jeremy Paxman reveals he has heard senior Tories calling activists swivel-eyed loons
The Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman, said that he had been present when high-ranking Tories had used the term to describe local party members.His disclosure further undermines attempts by the party to shut down the affair which has caused deep divisions in the Conservative Party amid continuing rows over Europe and gay marriage.Speaking on Newsnight last night Mr Paxman asked a young Tory ...
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GP Inspector Doctors Surgeries To Be Rated
A new inspector will monitor the performance of GPs under Government plans to address growing concerns about the quality of care. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt will announce proposals for a Chief Inspector of General Practice later this week. Mr Hunt also wants to bring back the family doctor by making one GP responsible for a patient's care. The inspector will oversee a ...
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Russia asks Interpol to monitor movements of British hedge fund boss Bill Browder
Russia has applied to Interpol to monitor the travel and whereabouts of a British hedge fund boss wanted by Moscow who is at the heart of a diplomatic stand-off over the alleged killing of whistle-blowing lawyer Sergei ...
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Smith could still face British Lions
File picture: Australia openside flanker George Smith has not damaged his knee as badly as first thought and could be fit to play in the back end of the series against the British and Irish Lions. Photo by: Mark ...
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Inflation falls in April giving more leeway for stimulus
By Christina Fincher and Olesya Dmitracova LONDON (Reuters) - Inflation fell twice as fast as expected last month, giving incoming Bank of England governor Mark Carney more leeway to support the economy with more stimulus should the ...
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British official inflation slows to 2.4
BRITISH 12-month inflation slowed to 2.4 per cent in April, hitting a seven-month low on the back of lower transport costs and oil prices, official data ...
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United Kingdom Sharp decrease in inflation
Consumer prices rose in April by 0.2% over the month, but CPI inflation decreased for the first time since September 2012 (to 2.4%). It may increase in the coming months. However inflation should increase less than previously expected in line with the fall in energy ...
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Miners outsourcers keep Britains FTSE at 12-year highs
* Biggest ever fall in organic service revenue* FY earnings down 3.1 percent, just beating market view* CEO refuses to comment on sale of Verizon stake* Will keep hold of latest Verizon payout* Shares flatBy Kate Holton and Paul SandleLONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Vodafone will reinvest ...
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UPDATE 3-Vodafone keeps Verizon payout to make up for European slump
Tue May 21, 2013 6:52am EDT * Biggest ever fall in organic service revenue * FY earnings down 3.1 percent, just beating market view * CEO refuses to comment on sale of Verizon stake * Will keep hold of latest Verizon payout * Shares flat By Kate Holton and Paul Sandle LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Vodafone will reinvest a $3.2 billion dividend from its healthy U.S. arm to counter weakness in ...
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Manchester United Top Table for Premier League TV Earnings
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Farage Germans keen to keep UK in EU not Brits
May 21, 2013 Growing British distrust of the EU has got members of the leading Conservatives to start the push for a referendum on whether to quit. A bill’s in the pipeline for a 2017 deadline for the public to decide if they want to stay in the debt-ridden EU or not. Britain has rattled some cages by pledging an in-out referendum – with France accusing David Cameron of ...
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Pope Francis Watch pontiff perform exorcism on boy in wheelchair
The Pope has been filmed reportedly performing an exorcism on a boy in a wheelchair. Footage shows the pontiff briefly laying both hands on the boy's head after mass on Sunday in St Peter's Square. The boy is then seen shaking for a few seconds. Italian religious satellite channel TV 2000 broadcast the film claiming it showed the Pope had performed an exorcism. But the Vatican ...
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Oklahoma tornado Watch emotional moment survivor finds her pet dog alive under the rubble
This was the tear-jerking moment an elderly survivor of the devastating Oklahoma tornado found her pet dog under the rubble of a house.Barbara Garcia was reunited with the animal during a live TV interview.She was talking to a journalist from KWTV (affiliated to CBS) about losing her home and her dog when the animal emerged."Well I thought God just answered one prayer to let me be OK, but ...
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Eddie Braben Morecambe and Wise comedy writer dies aged 82
Comedy writer Eddie Braben, the third man behind the success of Morecambe and Wise, died today at the age of 82, his manager said.Norma Farnes said Braben, who also wrote for Ken Dodd, died following a short illness.Ms Farnes said: "The writer Eddie Braben, the third man behind the success of Morecambe and Wise, died this morning at the age of 82 after a short illness."It was Billy ...
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Kate Middleton baby Prince William jokes about sleepless nights when wife gives birth
the Duke of Cambridge looked every inch the proud father today as he was handed a babygrow with "My daddy's a hero" emblazoned on the front.With two months to go until the arrival of his first child, William laughed with other parents about the sleepless nights ahead.The father-to-be was handed the outfit and a Help for Heroes teddy bear as he toured the charity's Tedworth ...
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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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