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The response Powers to monitor internet use back on Cabinets agenda
The Woolwich murder will be used by Theresa May, the Home Secretary, to revive plans for a "snooper's charter", allowing police and security services to monitor internet use, Conservative sources indicated ...
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Steve Bell on David Camerons response to the Woolwich killing – cartoon
Woolwich attack highlights power of mobile technology as a news source Breaking news is no longer the preserve of established broadcasters, thanks to the camera phone and social media, ...
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Woolwich attack MI5 knew of men suspected of killing Lee Rigby
o Security service assessed suspects but did not investigateo Victim Lee Rigby had served in the army for seven yearso Police raid homes in London and Lincolnshireo Extremist cleric says he tutored ...
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British Ministry of Defense pays tribute to loving father killed in UK terror attack
This undated image released May 23, 2013, by the British Ministry of Defense, shows Drummer Lee Rigby, known as Riggers to his friends, who is identified by the MOD as the serving member of the armed forces who was attacked and killed by two men in the Woolwich area of London on ...
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FWC capture and release 620-pound black bear | Video
A 620-pound bear, the largest Florida black bear ever captured, was trapped in Lake County and then released Thursday, May 23, 2013. The bear is seen in a video still at its ...
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Muslim hard-liners ID suspect seen in video after British soldier killed in London
LONDON - A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two Muslim hard-liners said Thursday. Police raided houses in connection with the brazen slaying of the off-duty soldier, identified as Lee Rigby, of the 2nd Battalion The ...
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The United States and Britain on Monday pledged to forge ahead with diplomatic e…
WASHINGTON (AFP) The United States and Britain stepped up pressure on Russia over Syria, but President Barack Obama warned old suspicions could trample new "common ground" on the crisis. Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron sought to build momentum behind a new US-Russia sponsored conference on Syria, now expected to take place in June, as they met at the White House. ...
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Video Suspects in British soldiers murder known to police
The murder of a British soldier on the streets of London appears to be the work of Islamic radicals. Police arrest two more suspects. British Prime Minister says the attack will "bring us ...
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News Analysis British Leader David Cameron Faces Rebellion in His Party
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Four Arrested After British Soldier Hacked To Death In London
The two men charged with killing a British soldier in south London on Wednesday were apparently on a government watch list, raising questions about why authorities were unable to prevent the ...
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Woolwich attack Watch shocking video of terrorists charging at police car to try to kill WPC
The footage obtained by the Daily Mirror reveals how, after beheading the soldier, they hatched a plot to ambush and murder the first police officers to come to his ...
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Woolwich attack highlights power of mobile technology as a news source
Mobile technology enables the public to witness events such as the Woolwich killing with the filter of time and geography removed. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty ...
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Woolwich killing a life lost – and more
Woolwich attack was something pretty exceptional, an extraordinarily foul deed for which there are few, if any, precise precedents. The victim was unknown to his killers except as a soldier. That much is familiar from Northern Ireland. But what followed was something even the IRA would never do. The killers ran him down and carved him up in full view of onlookers. They were willing, even eager, ...
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Letters Orwellian changes to legal aid provision
Chris Grayling is disinterested in any contribution from the profession. It is beyond doubt that the tendering out of legal aid to private business will herald a decline in standards in a legal system that has been a model of justice for centuries. There is no provision whatsoever in the proposals to ensure standards are maintained when individuals are unable to choose their representation. Once ...
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NH Boy’s 500 Pound Calf On The Lam
EPPING, N.H. (CBS) — For months, a New Hampshire boy saved his pennies to buy a calf but before the animal was even inside the fence at his family’s home, it ran ...
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History of the far right in Britain
English Defence League (EDL), which took to the streets of Woolwich after Wednesday's atrocity, has had a short but violent history and is led by a second-generation ...
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Muslim reaction Outrage sorrow and frustration of Muslims forced to condemn atrocity
British Muslims emphatically condemned the actions of the Woolwich killers, as thousands used social media to express their outrage and ...
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Letters Uniting to help Ed Miliband transform Britain
o Perhaps Progress should be flattered by Len McCluskey's ongoing attention, but perspective is required. We understand it is daunting, difficult and time-consuming for people putting themselves forward for parliamentary selection, particularly when they don't come from the political class of advisers or full-time union officials. That is why our work around selections, overseen by our ...
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Government ready to hit football with bill to push through reforms
The government has issued a stark final warning to football, making it clear that it is already drawing up legislation in an effort to force the game into long overdue reforms, including becoming more diverse and involving fans in the running of clubs.In a letter to the culture, media and sport select committee, which published its initial report on the game's governance failings in July ...
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British soldier killed in brutal attack identified
A framed picture of Drummer Lee Rigby of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers who was killed yesterday, lays with flowers outside Woolwich Barracks on May 23, 2013 in London, England. (Dan Kitwood, Getty ...
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Rolf Harris bailed again over historic sexual offence claims
Rolf Harris has been bailed again over allegations of historic sexual offences.The TV entertainer, who is being investigated by detectives from Operation Yewtree, was told told he must answer bail again in August.Mr Harris, 83, did not have to attend a police station today, a Met Police spokesman said.A woman who answered the intercom at his gated home in Bray, Berkshire, said the star had ...
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April Jones murder trial Mark Bridger denies hes a paedophile despite child porn on computer
The man accused of murdering April Jones today insisted he was not a paedophile, despite the "library" of child porn found on his computer.Mark Bridger, 47, was asked five times in court if he had viewed the sick images before he admitted he had but insisted the photos were to check on the development of his children.He said he made a typing error when he searched for "naked ...
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Worcestershire nursery child abuse probe Five men arrested over toddlers sex assault claims
Police today raided three nurseries and arrested five male staff over claims of a sex assault on a toddler. Officers swooped on the private nurseries after the child told their mother they were attacked at playgroup last week. Det Supt Kevin Purcell said the allegation was being taken "extremely seriously" but reassured parents there was no evidence of a child sex ring. He said the ...
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800000 Nissan Micras recalled over fears steering wheels could come off
Nissan is recalling 133,000 Micras in Britain because their steering wheels could come off. Micras made in Sunderland between December 2002 and May 2006 are part of a global recall of 841,000 Micras, 576,00 of which were built on Wearside. A spokesman for the Japanese car giant said: "There is a very, very small risk that models require attention but safety is our upmost priority." ...
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Woolwich attack victim Lee Rigbys family pay tribute All he wanted to do was be in Army
Lee Rigby had dreamed of being a soldier since he was a young boy.Now his "unimaginable" murder in a London street in broad daylight yards from a primary school has left his two-year-old boy without a dad.Tonight Drummer Rigby's family issued the following tribute: "Lee was lovely. "He would do anything for anybody, he always looked after his sisters and always protected ...
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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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