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Civil partnerships amendment could wreck gay marriage bill Government sources warn
Historic legislation that for the first time would allow gay couples to marry could be delayed by up to two years and cost the taxpayer 4bn because of a "wrecking amendment" being supported by Labour, it was alleged on Sunday ...
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Lord Feldman spoke to journalists who wrote swivel-eyed loons story but denies words were his
The Conservative Party Chairman, Lord Feldman, has privately admitted speaking to journalists who reported a senior Tory figure describing local party activists as "swivel-eyed loons", it emerged on ...
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Lyth calms Yorkshire in chase
Adam Lyth's unbeaten half-century carried Yorkshire to a five-wicket win over the Unicorns in a close Yorkshire Bank 40 match at ...
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British man in France admits slitting his two childrens throats
France has admitted to killing his two children by slitting their throats, blaming a rocky divorce from his wife, prosecutors said on Sunday. Police arrested the 48-year-old unemployed man on Saturday after the bodies of his 5-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son were found at his apartment in a suburb of the eastern city of Lyon. "He offered explanations linked to the children's ...
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England v New Zealand 1st Test England win by 170 runs on dramatic fourth day
In the end it took England less than an hour to wrap up proceedings on Day Four and secure victory by 170 runs in the first Test with New Zealand at ...
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Why the Church of England is in decline | Andrew Brown
"I can show you why the Church of England is completely fucked," said the vicar. He showed me an email he had just received from the diocesan authorities about his "continuing ministerial development" - in effect his annual performance review. It came with 20 attachments, from A to T, 19 of which he was supposed to read before filling out the form on how well he was doing.Two ...
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Hey British moaners Germans want to be more like us | Stephen Evans
Aaron Barschak had not only walked through security but he had climbed on stage next to the prince. The accounts got ever more colourful (and perhaps fanciful). It was said that the "comedy terrorist" had been directed by a policeman through Windsor Castle: It's just down there, Sir, first on the left.In America, this would have been a matter of great seriousness. The news anchors ...
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West Brom denies Sir Alex a victory in final game as Manchester United coach
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson walks towards the fans to accept their applause after their English Premier League soccer match against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns in West Bromwich, central England, May 19, 2013. This was Ferguson's 1,500th and final match as Manchester United manager. (EDDIE ...
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Mairead Philpott to appeal against 17-year jail sentence for killing her six kids
Her lawyers say she was "instrumental in killing six children" but think the prison term is too long and will go to the Court of Appeal ask for it to be ...
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Google boss Eric Schmidt defends British tax affairs
British tax . Writing in Britain's Observer newspaper, Schmidt insisted that Google "has always aspired to do the right thing" and that the company pays "significant" amounts of British corporate, local and employment tax. But he added: "International tax law could almost certainly benefit from reform." Margaret Hodge, chairwoman of the British ...
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Nick Clegg promises prisoner rehabilitation shake-up to cut re-offending
Sending a criminal to prison costs more than sending a child to Eton and "we need a better return on our investment" Nick Clegg will say ...
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Former Russian spy would give evidence to public inquiry into killing of Alexander Litvinenko
A key witness in the investigation into Alexander Litvinenko's killing, who helped the murdered dissident compile a report on a senior businessman with strong ties to the Kremlin, is willing to give evidence at a public ...
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Three teenage boys arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs in connection with death of 16-year-old schoolgirl Ellie Jones
Three teeange boys have been arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs in connection with the death of a 16-year-old schoolgirl who is thought to have taken an illegal ...
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One dead two hurt including boy in 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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Man dies in plane crash in Wales
A second man, aged in his 60s, suffered "serious multiple lower limb injuries" and a boy received head and abdomen injuries, according to the Welsh Ambulance ...
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The latest mens grooming fix laser hair removal for Hobbit feet
Dr Michael Prager, a dermatologist based near the infamous Harley Street, said the number of men visiting his clinic to have laser hair removal on their feet had doubled since last year.He told ...
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British Skier Dies In French Alps Fall
A British skier has died while tackling a famous off-piste glacier in the French Alps, local police have said. The man was out with another skier when they were caught in a bad storm as they descended the challenging Vallee Blanche near Chamonix. The British man, who has not been identified, fell down the north face of the Aiguille du Midi mountain after the pair decided to return to a ...
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Baby orphaned in Mecca horror crash zipped up in body bag before rescuers realised he was alive
A baby was put in a body bag and taken to a morgue after a fatal car crash - before medics realised he was alive. Little Mohammed Eisa Danial Hayat was the sole survivor of a horror smash which wiped out his family in Saudi Arabia, as they made a pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca. The three-generations of family had travelled almost 3,000 miles from their home in Newport, Wales, when their ...
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British skier dies in Alpine storm
The man was out with another skier when they were caught in a bad storm as they descended the challenging Vallee Blanche near Chamonix.The British man, who has not been identified, plunged down the north face of the Aiguille du Midi mountain after the pair decided to return to the cable car because of dangerously high winds and blizzards.He plummeted to his death following a long climb back up ...
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UK lawmakers consider probe into transparency of mining firms
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's parliament will this week consider whether to probe the transparency of oil and mining firms listed in London, an issue highlighted by corruption probes at emerging market miners which lawmakers fear have dented the stock market's ...
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Britains Obama urges stronger economic ties with West Africa
ACCRA, Ghana - A rising star in Britain's Labour Party, described by some as the "British Barack Obama," Chuka Umunna urged the United Kingdom to more aggressively forge ties with West Africa's fast-growing economies. During a trade mission to West Africa last week that included a stop in his father's home country Nigeria, Umunna, a member of the British Parliament, ...
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New Birth Injury Specialists at Medical-Negligence.com
Medical-Negligence.com has appointed a number of birth injury solicitors to its growing network of clinical negligence experts. The move is motivated by the network's mission to becoming the leading source of legal advice and information for those who have been affected by hospital negligence. "Nearly every medical negligence claim firm in the UK will have at least one solicitor ...
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Cook Satisfied as England Hit the Ground Running
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Labour party calls for country-by-country reporting
Reuters © Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (L) and the leader of the opposition Labour Party Ed Miliband leave after a service to mark the 20th anniversary of the murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence, at St Martin-in-the-Fields church in London April 22, 2013. REUTERS/Luke ...
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Taqa weighs dual listing with entry into London
Taqa , is exploring the possibility of a dual listing on the London Stock Exchange as a potential option to improve the liquidity of its shares and open up to foreign investors. The move, complementing its current listing on ...
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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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