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IMF urges Britain to do more to boost growth
The IMF expressed concern that a new government programme to boost the housing sector might simply push up prices and called for a "clear strategy" on returning state-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group to private ...
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Nick Clegg urges Tory MPs to end infighting – video
The deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, says the Tories must end the infighting of the past two weeks. Clegg condemns Conservative MPs for rebellions over Europe and the gay marriage bill. In a speech that aims to reaffirm the strength of the coalition government, Clegg urges parliament to concentrate on what matters to ...
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Full list of free schools approved for 2014 opening
Free schools for 2014 opening have been approved by education secretary Michael Gove, seen here at the Woodpecker Hall Primary Academy. Photograph: Eddie Mulholland/Rex ...
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IMF stops short of calling for George Osborne to temper austerity
George Osborne's hand was strengthened by modest signs of improvement in the economy - although the IMF warned growth would remain weak for the foreseeable future. Photograph: Tim ...
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Mental health the gender divide
Analysis by a clinical psychologist at Oxford University has shed new light on the gender disparity in mental health. How great are the differences between men and women? Take our test to find out. Your answers will be saved ...
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Lawyers protest outside parliament against legal aid cuts
legal aid ," hundreds of lawyers - many in wigs and gowns - protested outside parliament on Wednesday.The demonstration was to oppose government plans to cut 220m from the annual budget for criminal legal aid and remove defendants' rights to choose their solicitor.Sadiq Khan, a former solicitor and Labour's justice spokesman, condemned the justice secretary, Chris Grayling, for ...
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Xbox One We must allow experiences that were only ever dreamed of
We speak to European Xbox boss Chris Lewis about the aims and ideas behind Microsoft's next console - including cloud gaming, Kinect and TV content. But will he tell us the ...
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Bowel cancer - spotting the signs can save your life
- yet bowel cancer spotted early can be successfully treated in over 90% of cases . A new report released by Cancer Research UK has revealed bowel cancer rates among men have risen by nearly 30 per cent in the last 35 years, while women have seen an increase of only 6 per cent. Despite the rise, experts say that bowel cancer survival is improving year on year, with half ...
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Cancer the hidden price tag
Four in five cancer patients are hit with an average cost of 570 a month as a result of their illness, comparable to a monthly mortgage payment, according to new research by Macmillan Cancer ...
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UK Healthcare supports autism charity
UK Healthcare has donated towards Kidz2gether, a charity for youngsters affected by autism, for them to keep up their much-needed services in the Bolton ...
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Good news for cancer sufferers
According to the latest figures on cancer "Geographic Patterns of Cancer Survival in England: Patients followed up to 2011' more cancer sufferers are surviving for longer periods due to medical ...
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BMI Healthcare hospitals adopt new patient focused breast cancer radiation treatment
The first consultants in the UK to be using a new and exciting single dose form of intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) for early stage 1 and 2 breast cancer patients are proudly doing so ...
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Britains FTSE slips on profit-taking at 13-year highs
* FTSE 100 down 0.1 percent* Investors pocket gains in tech and luxury sectors* Federal Reserve monetary support seen continuing* FTSE 100 has further to go - Credit SuisseBy Alistair SmoutLONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 weakened ...
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Business group endorses British shale
A British business group said the shale natural gas sector could add more than 70,000 jobs to the economy and not just in industry-specific fields. A report from employer group The Institute of Directors says developing shale natural gas in could create at least 74,000 jobs, from geologists to truck drivers, and deliver significant tax revenue to the British economy. Investments could reach ...
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British retail sales slide in April
LONDON (AFP) - British retail sales slid unexpectedly last month amid cold spring weather, official data showed on Wednesday.Retail sales sank by 1.3 percent in April from March, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced in a statement.Market expectations had been for a rise of 0.1 percent, according to a survey by Dow Jones Newswires.Retail sales grew by 0.5 percent in April compared ...
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Morrisons falls after UBS confirms placing
LONDON (Reuters) - Shares in Britain's No.4 grocer Wm Morrison Supermarkets fell 3 percent on Wednesday after UBS confirmed it had placed around 100 million shares in the firm at 280 pence for an institutional seller.The sale represents a 4.4 percent stake in Morrisons and is equivalent to eight days worth of volume. The shares, which closed at 289.30 pence on Tuesday, traded at 280.9 pence ...
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Merkel the Red footsoldier German chancellor under fire over Communist links as image of her in uniform is released
All children had to take part if they wanted to go to university, but Mrs Merkel is also alleged to have been a propaganda secretary for the youth movement, the ...
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Xbox One and the next generation of gaming - QA with Microsofts Matt Booty on what to expect
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Watch the moment George Michael is airlifted to hospital after mystery motorway accident
Video shows rescue helicopter taking George to hospital as officers are piecing together what happened in the seconds before the singer crashed on to the ...
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IRA Hyde Park bombing Man charged with murdering four soldiers in 1982 attack
A man has been charged with the murders of four soldiers in the IRA's 1982 Hyde Park bombing, Scotland Yard said today. John Anthony Downey, 61, of County Donegal, Ireland, is accused of being responsible for a car bomb left in South Carriage Drive. The explosion killed four members of the Royal Household Cavalry as they travelled from their barracks to Buckingham Palace. He was arrested ...
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Dale Cregan trial Cop killer dramatically changes pleas and admits murdering father and son David and Mark Short
One-eyed Cregan had already admitted murdering policewomen Nicole Hughes and Fiona Bone in Hattersley, Greater, Manchester, last ...
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Tesco Mayor taken to hospital after driving through doors of supermarket
A town mayor is recovering after driving his car through the doors of his local Tesco Express.Terry Buckle, mayor of St Edmundsbury in Suffolk, suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital after driving his Vauxhall Vectra through the doors of the supermarket in Bury St Edmunds.Mr Buckle's wife Pam told the East Anglian Daily Times: "I had a phone call from the police, who were ...
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DVLA worker fired for using Facebook on his mobile phone during office hours
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Triple child killer David McGreavy who murdered siblings and impaled bodies on railings named after anonymity lifted
David McGreavy was jailed for life in 1973 for murdering four-year-old Paul Ralph and his sisters Dawn, aged two, and nine-month-old Samantha while babysitting at their home in ...
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UK retail sales slump as shoppers balk at higher prices and cold weather
Retail sales slumped in April after shoppers balked at rising prices and were reluctant to venture out to the high street in one of the coldest springs on record.The Office for National Statistics said retailers reported a 1.3% decline in the amount of goods sold, with food shops the worst affected. Sales of food plunged 4.1% on the month, the weakest showing in almost two years. Shops also ...
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Edinburgh's tram of indefinite delays
The development of a new tram system for Edinburgh has not been without controversy. Since the project was first proposed as far back as 1999 it took until 2006 for work to actually begin. Since then, there has been one failing after another, with many Edinburgh residents now wondering whether the new tram system will ever see the light of day and, more to the point, whether it is in fact necessary.
Edinburgh had a tram system up until the 1950s and, like many developed cities, it did away with the network in favor of other forms of public transport, mainly buses. Increasingly heavy traffic jams in the capital, however, have prompted city leaders to reconsider and in 2006 two bills went through parliament and were approved. Read more
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