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Coalition to last despite rifts infighting - Clegg
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Deputy prime minister will take the unusual step of holding a news conference on Wednesday to say the country's two-party coalition will hold together until 2015 as he tries to stabilise a government beset ...
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Free school offering cross-subject learning approved by Michael Gove
Michael Gove , the education secretary, a slight decrease on the 109 schools opening this year.XP's prospective headteacher, Gwyn ap Harri - a former computer science teacher who went on to start a company selling educational software - says the ...
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MPs issue damning verdict on HMRC failures in fraud and error clampdown
Margaret Hodge, chair of the public accounts committee, said the HMRC's performance on fraud and error had been 'hugely disappointing and extremely poor'. Photograph: Andrew ...
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Direct Travel Insurance joins Feefo online feedback
Customers will have a quick and easy way to rate Direct Travel Insurance service and travel insurance policies by awarding up to 5 stars in a few simple clicks. Their reviews will go onto the Direct Travel Insurance ...
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Care Bill without funding could rob Peter to pay Paul
The government has published the long awaited Care Bill aimed at bringing together more than a dozen separate pieces of legislation into one single law and addressing the issues of those having to sell their homes to pay for care, to better integrate care services, and drive up ...
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Clements offers life cover for individuals abroad
Clements Worldwide is making its term life insurance available to all eligible individuals at the same discounted rates only previously available to existing ...
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Aviva adds back service for corporate health insurance
Aviva has added a new core benefit for its large corporate private medical insurance clients, which will help employees with any musculoskeletal conditions get back to work quicker, while reducing claims and absence costs for ...
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WPA adds swift diagnosis to health cash plan
WPA has improved company cash plan NHS Top-Up with a new swift diagnosis option to cover employees' private consultations and diagnostic ...
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Andy Murray withdraws from French Open with back injury
Andy Murray, Great Britain, hoists his trophy after defeating Novak Djokovic, Serbia, to win the men's championship at the U.S. Open held at the National Tennis Center on September 10, 2012 in New York. UPI Photo/Monika ...
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Anti-Muslim sentiments on rise in UK British minister
Sayeeda Warsi told TOI in an exclusive interview that "UK is witnessing a rising level of anti-Muslim sentiments" with hate crimes increasing by the ...
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Oklahoma tornado terror A two-mile wide meat grinder slicing through a community
Nothing could prepare you for the scene of sheer devastation. No blockbuster movie. No TV programme. No book.Here in Oklahoma, it is all very real.Every single foot of the 20 mile-long scar created ...
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George Michael motorway accident mystery Did singer jump out of car at 70mph
quiz George Michael in hospital to find out how he catapulted from a car at 70mph.Officers are piecing together what happened in the seconds before the singer crashed on to the M1.Questions are being asked about whether the star, who has previously battled drugs and depression, fell from his Range Rover or may have jumped of his own accord.Range Rover last night refused to be drawn on how easy ...
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Which investigation reveals Bexley postcode has worst food hygiene with Birmingham best
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Michael Goves promise to fast-track soldiers into teaching still not launched THREE YEARS on
Ex-Armed Forces personnel are being failed by Michael Gove after his own department confessed his "Troops to Teachers" scheme has not even got off the ground yet.Three years ago the Education Secretary promised to launch a programme to bring the experience of former army, navy and Air Force personnel to classrooms.But the Mirror can reveal the project has yet to get off the ground and ...
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Chelsea Flower Show Pictures of Mirror man dressed as gnome to celebrate end of ban
the Chelsea Flower Show .Instead the colourful creatures have been forced to adopt a gnomadic existence, decorating flower beds and lawns across the country.But now, to mark the centenary of the show organisers have finally agreed to allow gnomes into their horticultural haven - as revealed in yesterday's Mirror.And that was all the excuse I needed to put on my bushy beard and jangly green ...
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Ed Miliband to challenge Google bosses over tax avoidance at their own event
Labour chief Ed Miliband will today slam online giant Google over tax avoidance issues - at its own event.Speaking to executives at the Google Big Tent gathering, Mr Miliband will tell them that big firms must pay their way.He will also remind them of their motto: "Don't be evil."Mr Miliband will say: "I can't be the only person here who feels disappointed that such a ...
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Heroes of the Oklahoma tornado Teachers shield pupils as school flattened by killer twister
one of the most powerful tornadoes in US history made a direct hit on their school.Debris rained down on them as the 200mph, two-mile wide twister flattened Plaza Towers elementary in a suburb of Oklahoma City.Rescuers are still searching for survivors as the official death toll from yesterday's tornado stood at 24, including nine children.Seven youngsters trapped beneath the rubble are ...
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Julian Stevensons parents devastated after he killed his two children in Lyon
The grandparents of two children killed by their dad in France told last night how devastated they feel for their ex-daughter-in-law.Michael and Diane Stevenson have been crushed by the deaths of grandchildren Carla, five, and Mathew, 10.Their son Julian has been arrested after the two youngsters were found with their throats slit on Saturday.Jobless Julian, 47, killed his children after being ...
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Police search for 400 pound iron door stolen from Hunt-Morgan House
An iron door from the prison that once held Gen. John Hunt Morgan has gone missing, and a Lexington historic group is seeking the public's help to find it before it gets scrapped.The Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the safe return of the 400-pound relic, which was stolen from the Hunt-Morgan House, according to a news release. ...
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Sir David Nicholson chief executive of NHS England announces he is to quit
Julie Bailey, founder of Cure the NHS, protests outside an NHS board meeting where NHS boss Sir David Nicholson was attending. Photograph: Martin ...
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New England Kit Looks Like Old German Strip
The new England football kit has been revealed and was instantly compared to West Germany's outfit in the 1960s and 70s by some fans. New sponsor Nike have opted for a simple design, with a rounded collar and navy badge. But fans have taken to social media sites to vent their displeasure at the kit's likeness to England's great rivals. One user wrote: "The New England kit ...
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600 interpreters will be allowed to move to UK as reward for assisting British forces in Afghanistan
About 600 Afghan interpreters that put themselves in danger for British forces are to be given settlement rights in the UK, it was ...
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Further Space Oddity Jeremy Paxman grills British astronaut Major Tim Peake in weirdly aggressive Newsnight interview
Space Race: Astronauts break record for quickest journey to International Space Station - making trip in less time than standard flight from London to New ...
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Most UK species in decline wildlife stocktake shows
wildlife has revealed that most species are struggling and that one in three have halved in number in the past half century. The unique report, based on scientific analysis of tens of millions of observations from volunteers, shows that from woodland to farmland and from freshwater streams to the sea, ...
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Xbox One Microsoft unveils new console that changes everything
Xbox console on Tuesday that not only integrates TV, internet and gaming, but also will measure your heartbeat and recognise your voice.The company said the Xbox One will revolutionise its users' lifestyles by integrating the cloud, voice control and gesture technology into a simple, intuitive machine."It changes everything," Marc Whitten, an Xbox executive, told a packed hall of ...
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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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