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Jail threat for reckless bankers among proposals to clean up banking system
George Osborne is facing pressure to radically overhaul Britain's banks by introducing a new law to jail bankers for "reckless misconduct" and force bankers to wait up to 10 years to receive their bonuses.The proposals, among the key measures recommended in a major report by the parliamentary commission on banking standards, also include a call on him to consider breaking up the ...
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Food packaging traffic lights to signal healthy choices on salt fat and sugar
Research found consumers ignored food labels when more than one system was used, such as traffic lights and guideline daily amounts. Photo: Press ...
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A year on Julian Assange stays put in Ecuadorean embassy in London
Julian Assange skipped out on a date with Swedish justice. Rather than comply with a British order that he go to the Scandinavian country for questioning about sex crimes allegations, ...
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Coin bearing cross hits European Union hurdle
European Commission (EC), the union's executive arm, had ordered it to remove halos and crosses from special commemorative euro coins due to be minted this summer. The coins were intended to celebrate the 1,150th anniversary of Christianity's arrival in Slovak lands but have instead become tokens of the faith's retreat from contemporary Europe. "There is a movement in the EU ...
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Bosses of collapsed banks should be sent to jail Chancellor told
Britain's banking bosses should face jail if their decisions force fresh bailouts, the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards says ...
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Girls Guides drop religious reference but pledge to self and the Queen
For decades, Brownies and Girl Guides have promised to "love my God," and "serve the Queen and my country". But now, in a triumph for secularists, the organisation has decided to drop references to the deity - and the nation - from the oath taken by ...
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Tax fightback begins G8 leaders crack down on aggressive avoidance by multinational firms
David Cameron has hailed a landmark deal to rewrite global rules to stamp out tax evasion and stop companies shifting profits between countries to limit their tax ...
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ACT Brumbies 14 - British and Irish Lions 12 match report Tourists tamed in first defeat to local side for 17 years
It scarcely seems worth the effort for a representative team to fly halfway round the world for a rugby match and then fail to show up on the night, so Rory Best's confession along those lines after this bitterly disappointing defeat - the first Lions failure against provincial opponents in 16 years - was sorrowful in the extreme. Precisely how deeply events have pierced the soul of the ...
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Amanda Knox judges list reasons for rerun
Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher was based on a case littered with "multiple shortcomings, contradictions and ...
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Housing deposits require more than a decades savings for first time buyers
Families and single people in England will need to save for more than a decade to raise a large enough deposit to buy a home of their own, as rising rents and low wage growth have "moved the goalposts" for first-time buyers, according to research commissioned by the housing charity Shelter.A shortage of affordable homes means today's young people face life-changing choices between ...
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Pearce pays price for England U21 flop
England's coach Stuart Pearce reacts during the 2013 UEFA U-21 Championship group A football match between England and Italy at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv on June 5, 2013. Pearce's reign as England Under-21 coach came to an end on Tuesday as it was announced he would not be offered a new contract following the side's humiliating first round exit at the European championships ...
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Nigella’s husband admits to throat grab
husband Charles Saatchi admitted assault and accepted a police caution after published photos showed him grasping her throat at a restaurant last ...
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UK weather Experts warn of dismal DECADE ahead of icy winters and washout summers
Britain should brace itself for a washout decade as a warmer Atlantic Ocean plays havoc with weather patterns, forecasters warned today. As beachgoers made the most of a rare warm, sunny day in parts of the country, the nation's top meteorologists held talks to work out why we are now more used to icy winters and wash-out summers. And why we endured snow this May and the coldest spring ...
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Charleigh Disbrey Tragic teenager killed by train in suspected suicide pact with boyfriend wanted to be music star
Charleigh Disbrey, 15, died on Monday night alongside 18-year-old Mert Karaoglan when they were both hit by a train near to Borehamwood station, Herts. Before she died, the Year 10 pupil, known as 'CJ' to friends at nearby Hertswood Academy, had posted 40 video clips on YouTube with her and her guitar or keyboard singing her own works and cover versions.On a talent website, in the hope ...
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Hugh Muirs diary we know ciggies kill but who can resist a freebie
mission statement from the Department of Health . "There's also an impact on smokers' families: each year, hospitals see around 9,500 admissions of children with illnesses caused by secondhand smoke." We will do all we can, ministers say, to make "people aware of the health dangers of smoking". But too much hectoring and no play will always make Jack a dull boy, and ...
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The Cripple of Inishmaan – review
BBC Sports Personality of the Year - in pictures Bradley Wiggins capped his remarkable sporting year by taking home the big prize at the ceremony in ...
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Assad warns Britain and France against arming rebels
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has warned Britain and France against arming rebels fighting his government, which he said would turn the Middle East, Europe's backyard, into a "hub for terrorism and chaos". He claimed this in turn would result in terrorism being exported back to Europe. "Terrorists will gain experience in combat and return [home] with extremist ...
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Photos Mad hats at England’s Royal Ascot
TV presenter and conservationist Anneka Tanaka-Svenska wears a hat designed by Louis Mariette during the first day of Royal Ascot, in Berkshire, west of London, on June 18, 2013. The five-day meeting is one of the highlights of the horse racing calendar. Horse racing has been held at the famous Berkshire course since 1711 and tradition is a hallmark of the meeting. Top hats and tails remain ...
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Whitecaps’ Manneh suspended one game for collision with New England goalkeeper
Last Saturday, Banff mechanic Tim Bartlett was christening a new motorcycle through the Rocky Mountains when he had a rare wildlife encounter that was equal parts terrifying and ...
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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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Unison applies for judicial review to stop brutal charges for employment tribunal cases
A legal challenge against charges of up to 1,000 to take cases to employment tribunals has been launched by Britain's biggest public sector union Unison. The controversial fees for workers fighting unfair dismissal and discrimination cases are due to be introduced by the Tory-led Coalition next month. But Unison has applied to the High Court in London for a judicial review to stop the ...
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James Francis trial Ex-England star Trevors sons footprint found at raid home
Detectives found the print of a shoe belonging to the son of ex-England star Trevor Francis at a burglary scene, a court heard today.And two fingerprints matched those kept on the national police database after James Francis, 26, was convicted of a drink-driving offence, the jury was told.Francis is accused of stealing a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes, six souvenir football shirts, a set of golf clubs ...
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The Call Centre Two companies featured on hit BBC3 show fined over nuisance sales calls
Two firms in BBC documentary series The Call Centre were fined a total of 225,000 today for making nuisance sales calls. The Information Commissioner's Office said there had been 2,700 complaints about Nationwide Energy Services and We Claim You Gain, part of Save Britain Money Ltd in Swansea. Neither company carried out adequate checks to see whether the people they were calling had ...
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G8 summit Leaders agree new diplomatic bid to oust Syria dictator but WONT arm rebels
Syrian rebels will not be given arms to fight Bashar al-Assad after Vladimir Putin compared them the the killers of Drummer Lee Rigby. World leaders at the G8 Summit instead launched a fresh diplomatic bid to oust the tyrant by offering to safeguard the jobs of his cronies in the army and government if they move against him in a coup. Mr Putin, who earlier this week accused the opposition ...
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England stun NZ in Junior World Cup semi
A controversial 74th minute try to Tom Smallbone has helped England stun NZ in this morning's Junior World Cup rugby semi-final in Vannes in France. England won 33-21 and were helped considerably by Smallbone's five pointer, which was awarded on video review by the TMO, from a ruck near the NZ line, despite no clear evidence of a try. Until then, NZ were well in the match, having ...
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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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