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Legal aid cuts will lead to state-sponsored miscarriages of justice | Sadiq Khan
In these straitened times, the legal system is not exempt from the need to find savings, but we all have a duty to achieve that in ways that do not put at risk the integrity of our justice system. Because it involves ...
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Church of Scotland votes to allow gay ministers
The Church of Scotland's John Chalmers says the vote in favour of allowing gay ministers is 'massive for the unity of the church'. Photograph: Danny ...
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Measles uptick in Britain Blame Andrew Wakefields autism-vaccine study
Ellen Christensen poses for a photograph with her six-week-old son Remy at the Ann Tayler Children Centre in east London May 9, 2012. 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 ...
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Rodwell called up by England
Manchester City's Jack Rodwell has been called up by England for the international matches against Republic of Ireland and Brazil.The 22-year-old midfielder was added to his country's squad by manager Roy Hodgson on Monday as a potential replacement for Tom ...
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Britains Cameron tells Google and others to play fair on tax
LONDON | Mon May 20, 2013 2:02pm EDT LONDON May 20 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday told Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and other business leaders that he expected their companies to pay their taxes in exchange for benefiting from low tax rates. Cameron's intervention came days after British lawmakers accused Google of using "smoke and ...
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What would Angelina do British man with similar gene mutation has prostate removed
US actress and director Angelina Jolie addressing the audience after premiere of her movie "In the Land of Blood and Honey" in Sarajevo, Bosnia, in 2012. (Amel ...
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U.S. and European Union Set to Negotiate Settlements in Chinese Solar Panel Cases
Hong Kong -- The Obama administration and the European Union have decided to negotiate settlements with China in the world's largest anti-dumping and anti-subsidy trade cases involving China's roughly $30 billion a year in solar panel shipments to the West, officials and trade advisers in Beijing, Brussels and Washington ...
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City Midfielder Rodwell Called Into England Squad
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David Cameron fails to challenge Google boss Eric Schmidt over companys tax bill
David Cameron today refused to challenge Google boss Eric Schmidt over the internet giant's tiny tax bill - despite hosting the business chief at a special Downing Street meeting over corporate tax avoidance.The Prime Minister briefed leading business leaders on his plans for tackling global tax dodging.Mr Schmidt attended the top level Business Advisory Council at Number 10 - but was not ...
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Wind in the Willows nature reserve becomes gay sex hotspot
Families have complained that a nature reserve said to have inspired The Wind in the Willows has become a hotspot for gay sex.Police said patrols may be stepped up to stop the car park being hogged by couples.Hogmoor Copse, near Pangbourne, Berks, where author Kenneth Grahame lived, gets four out of five on the Gay Cruising in Berkshire website.But one walker said police should "give it ...
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Rightmove property advert features photo of home owners saucy statue
property advert has raised eyebrows after featuring a photograph of a home owner's saucy statue.At first glance, there is nothing remarkable about the four-bedroom detached house for rent in Sale, Cheshire.But flick to the fourth photo in the slideshow and a grey statue of a couple having sex can be seen in the master ...
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Abu Qatada set to be deported within months after losing bail battle
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Michael Jacksons maid saw him in shower with boy who claims he was abused
A man's claims that he was molested by Michael Jackson when he was a child have been backed up by the singer's former maid.Blanca Francia, 57, claimed she walked in on Jackson showering with Australian Wade Robson - and is willing to say so in a court battle Wade has launched.Blanca, whose son Jason also insists the King of Pop molested him at his Neverland ranch, said: "Michael ...
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Manchester Citys Jack Rodwell gets call-up for England friendlies
Manchester City's Jack Rodwell is in line to add to his two England caps after being called up for two friendly matches. Photograph: Dave ...
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British man Julian Stevenson due in court after confessing to slitting his childrens throats
A 48-year-old British man has appeared in a French court today after allegedly confessing to killing his two children by slitting their ...
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Strewth mate. Aussies wave goodbye to Britain as it becomes too pricey to stay
Take the shrimps off the barbie and put the stubbies back in the fridge: the Aussies are leaving Britain and the companies which served them are going ...
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Cannes Film Festival 2013 British filmmaker Paul Wright makes waves with directorial debut For Those in Peril
British talent is thin on the ground at this year's Cannes festival, but one first-time feature film director, from a small village in Scotland, has been making ...
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British millionaire sexually assaulted young woman on Bondi Beach and told her his wealth would protect him court told
A British millionaire whose company specialises in loans for people with poor credit ratings told a woman he is accused of sexually assaulting in Australia that his wealth would protect him, a court in Sydney has ...
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Nationwide plans to issue new loss-absorbing debt
LONDON (Reuters) - Nationwide, Britain's biggest customer-owned financial services group, plans to issue a new form of so-called loss-absorbing debt in order to bolster its capital position. Loss-absorbing debt is used by financial companies ...
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Syria International focus must be on ending crisis says Hague – video
The foreign secretary, William Hague, says on Monday the UK must work to achieve the best of two possible outcomes in the Syrian conflict. Speaking in the commons, Hague says 'one of two scenarios lies ahead' for the country: an 'evermore savage conflict' and a 'negotiated end to the conflict.' He claims Britain will step up its efforts in support of opposition ...
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Princes William and Harry open new Help for Heroes centre – video
The Duke of Cambridge and his brother, Prince Harry, open four new Help for Heroes recovery centres while visiting Tedworth House in Wiltshire. Speaking at the event, Prince William says he and Harry are 'very, very proud' to see the work done at the new facility. The four new complexes, in Wiltshire, North Yorkshire, Essex and Devon, will provide support for wounded, injured and sick ...
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BBC told to improve online local news
BBC has been told to up the standard of its online local news and look to mine more personal data from users of its website network, but otherwise its web services have been given the seal approval by in a review by ...
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British man appears in French court over death of his children
A British man accused of killing his two children appeared in court in the French city of Lyon on Monday to be formally put under investigation - the equivalent of being charged - for the murders.The judge ordered Julian Stevenson, 47, to be held in custody after he reportedly admitted to police that he had slit his children's throats during their first unaccompanied custody visit, but did ...
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Gay marriage law strains UK Camerons leadership government
Civilly-partnered gay couple Tony (L) and Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, of Chelmsford, Essex pose near the Houses of Parliament in London February 5, ...
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Bank of England warned on inflation pressures
Britons should be braced for years of high inflation as the cost of living soars stubbornly ahead of wages, a leading economic forecaster warns. The Ernst & Young Item Club said persistently high inflation had knocked almost 3 percentage points off the economy over the past three years and was set to remain above the Bank of England's 2 per cent target "for the foreseeable future". The ...
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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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