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Highs and lows of lifelong friendship Weve been best mates for 30 years but we still feel 11
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Oklahoma tornado terror Eyewitness account of the apocalyptic devastation
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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Legal aid budget protests Eight reasons to back lawyers campaign
Eight reasons to support the mass protest of lawyers outside the Houses of Parliament today, against huge cuts which are planned for the legal aid budget.So far, 320million has come out of the annual budget for civil legal aid, now the Government wants another 220million cut from the criminal budget.1 Two out of three people think the legal aid bill is worth paying for fair justice.2 Cuts to ...
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Enforced volunteering of workfare is against ethical nature of charities
This week, the Department for Work and Pensions lost a long court battle to keep secret the location of Workfare placements - that's where unemployed people are forced to work to keep their benefits.Workfare is great for companies, because they get free labour, and the cost is covered by the taxpayer. But the Government was worried it might also get them "negative publicity". It ...
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Sex drive One in five motorists admit making love in vehicle in a public car park
One in five drivers has admitted having sex in their motor in a public car park, according to a survey.Car parks can bring out the worst in us with a fifth of motorists suffering from parking rage over lack of spaces or being blocked in.Eight out of ten drivers find parking stressful and almost half will choose a bay that they can pull into forwards, rather than have to back in as others ...
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Bedroom Tax evictions set to begin as first notification letters arrive
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Xbox One launch Why Microsofts latest console will make everyone sit up
seen Microsoft launch the new Xbox One , the latest salvo in the gaming console wars, striking back at Sony's PS4 announced back in February. An all new design, blazingly fast performance (up x8 over the Xbox 360), a tweaked controller and Kinect, to name but a few points make this a console to make everyone sit up. For a full breakdown, check out ...
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Britains gay marriage bill passes major hurdle
British Prime Minister David Cameron headed off another Conservative rebellion after the opposition Labour Party helped him see off a "wrecking amendment" which had threatened his gay marriage ...
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Nick Clegg warns Cameron not to let Coalition get blown off course by Tory infighting
Nick Clegg will insist today that the Coalition will last until 2015 but will warn David Cameron not to allow it to be blown off course by Conservative ...
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Paul McCartney lends support to free school in Liverpool
One of the Government's flagship free schools is to be backed by former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney and will have the aim of giving primary school children the chance to flourish in the performing ...
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Miliband says Google tax behaviour wrong
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc's tax affairs will come under renewed scrutiny in Britain on Wednesday when the leader of the opposition Labour party accuses the Internet company of wrongly going to "extraordinary lengths" to ...
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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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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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