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Ministers ordered bugging of King Edward VIIIs phones records reveal
Ministers ordered the bugging of Edward VIII's telephones in Buckingham Palace and in his Windsor retreat at the height of the 1936 abdication crisis, hitherto secret papers reveal.The extraordinary move, reflecting a growing and deep distrust between the king and his ministers, is disclosed in a unique cache of intelligence files hidden until now in a basement at the Cabinet Office in the ...
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Wartime MI6 had secret plans for liquidation or kidnapping of targets
August 1945: British wartime prime minister Clement Attlee, seated right, with US president Harry Truman, and Stalin. Foreign secretary Ernest Bevin stands behind, centre. Photograph: Yevgeny ...
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Government accused of using anti-GP rhetoric to mask its own failings
Doctors ' leaders and the health secretary are on a collision course over claims the government is using "anti-GP rhetoric" to mask its own failure to effectively reform ...
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Police and crime commissioners budgets soaring say MPs
police authorities they were elected to replace last November, according to parliamentary research.The Commons home affairs select committee says six months after their election, 17 out of the 41 PCCs have set budgets higher than the police authorities they replaced. The largest increase so far is a rise of 133% in Hampshire where the police authority budget of 1.5m last year has risen to 3.5m ...
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Anti-Muslim reprisals after Woolwich attack
Members of the English Defence League congregated near Woolwich Arsenal station on Wednesday night after plans for a protest were circulated on social media. Photograph: Rick Findler/Barcroft ...
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When Winston Churchill met Joseph Stalin suckling pigs and savage brews
Joseph Stalin in Moscow during a wartime meeting is contained in a letter from Sir Alexander Cadogan, a top official at the Foreign Office, contained in a highly classified document released on Thursday.He described how at mealtimes between the meetings in August 1942, Churchill "engaged the company in irreverent and irresponsible discourse".Cadogan's account is contained in a ...
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Woolwich beheading Security tightened at all London army barracks
Woolwich after today's barbaric beheading. The Home Secretary was briefed on the incident at a COBRA meeting - the government's emergency committee - which lasted just under an hour. Others attending were Defence Secretary Philip Hammond, London Mayor Boris Johnson, Met Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe and Assistant Commissioner, Cressida Dick as well as the intelligence agencies. ...
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April Jones murder trial Mark Bridger admits he did take her dead body into his cottage
five-year-old April Jones today confessed for the first time to bringing her dead body into his cottage and "laying her down in his front room".Mark Bridger told the jury he woke up in the middle of the night after the alleged abduction presuming "it was a nightmare or a dream".The 47-year-old, who has consistently denied any recollection over the past seven months of April ...
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Dale Cregan admits murdering father and son as court hears he will die in jail
Cop killer Dale Cregan dramatically admitted murdering a father and son at his trial today.One-eyed Cregan had already pleaded guilty to the murders of unarmed police women Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone.But he had denied killing Mark Short and his dad David in separate attacks. After changing his pleas today he now faces four life sentences.,The jury was told by his own barrister: "He will ...
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Woolwich attack Courageous mum tells how she confronted knifeman and tried to persuade him to hand over weapons
A mum-of-two has told how she confronted one of the Woolwich attackers and tried to persuade him to hand over his weapons. Courageous Ingrid Loyau-Kennett was passing the scene on a bus but jumped off to rush to the aid of the victim. The 48-year-old told The Daily Telegraph: ""Being a cub leader I have my first aid so when I saw this guy on the floor I thought it was an accident ...
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IRA Hyde Park bombing John Anthony Downey in court charged over 1982 attack
A man appeared in court today charged with blasting four soldiers to death in a 1982 Hyde Park bomb attack.John Anthony Downey, 61, made a 10 minute appearance before Westminster magistrates in Central London. Speaking in an Irish accent, Downey confirmed his name and date of birth.Silver-haired and sporting a scruffy beard, he was flanked by two prison guards and wore a checked, open necked ...
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Pregnant Kate Middleton shines brightest at Queens garden party in summery yellow dress
The Duchess of Cambridge shone brightest at the Queen's garden party today. At seven months pregnant, Kate, 31, was radiant in this season's hottest colour at the Buckingham Palace bash. The expectant Duchess proved pregnancy did not mean an end to her style-setting ...
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Hugh Muirs Diary Trouble behind the curtains in Green-land as members protest at EU selection
attack the party for mooted pay cuts at its flagship Brighton council. But that isn't the only problem for the hierarchy and the activists. Behind the scenes there has been fear and loathing over the process used to select candidates in London for the next European elections. It triggered an investigation and a report of more than 50 pages: where we see allegations of candidates being given ...
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British officials Radical Islam behind London attack
Police and forensic officers near the scene of an attack which has left one man confirmed dead and two people injured near Woolwich barracks in London Wednesday, May, 22, 2013. Scotland Yard said officers responded to reports of an assault Wednesday afternoon in the London neighbourhood of Woolwich. London Ambulance service said one man was found dead at the scene and two other men were taken to ...
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Woolwich Riot Police Contain EDL Supporters
English Defence League supporters have thrown missiles at police in Woolwich after a machete attack that left one man dead. A group of between 75 and 100 men gathered at The Queen's Arms pub on Burrage Grove, where they sang nationalistic songs. Sky News correspondent Alistair Bunkall, who is at the scene, said: "As soon as the EDL got into the town centre it became not only a ...
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Sickening deluded and unforgivable Bloody attack brings terror to capital’s streets
Terror in Woolwich: Britain 'will not buckle' in the face of terrorist attacks, says David Cameron after soldier is murdered in the ...
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Telecoms company Cable Wireless to quit UK after 140 years
Cable & Wireless Communications , the last remnant of a telecoms empire that once employed 54,000 people around the world, is to leave the UK.After 140 years as a British company, CWC is relocating its headquarters from Holborn in central London to ...
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Judges give reasons for rejecting Bali Britons appeal
Indonesia as they announced their reasons for rejecting her appeal against a refusal by the UK government to pay for her legal representation.Giving ...
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April Jones case accused has new memory of seeing body
Mark Bridger: 'The only other recollection I have is having April in my arms and laying her down on the carpet in my house.' Photograph: Elizabeth ...
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UT says Vice Chancellors retirement not connected to investigation into former employee
UT Student Life Vice Chancellor Tim Rogers will retire after 38 years of working for the university. He served in his current position for nearly a decade, according to a press release. "Tim is a dedicated advocate for our students and has worked tirelessly to make their UT experience even better. We appreciate his leadership of several large-scale efforts that will benefit UT students ...
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Woolwich attack Suspected attacker threatens children with terrorist violence
A man suspected of being behind the Woolwich attack, in which a member of the British armed forces lost his life, appears to threaten further terrorism and even threatens children in a video which surfaced after the attack. In the video, he can be heard saying: "Do you think David Cameron is going to get caught in the street when we start [using] our guns, do you think your politicians ...
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British Driver Says Shes Sorry In Twit And Run Case
A screen capture shows a tweet sent by Emma Way after she was involved in a collision Sunday. She has apologized for the incident. A British driver who struck a cyclist with her car -- and who then bragged about the incident on Twitter -- has issued an apology. The incident caused an uproar after the collision Sunday. "Definitely knocked a cyclist off his bike earlier - I have ...
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Nick Clegg tells voters to not get too hung up about MPs holidays
People should not get too hung up about how long MPs spend working at Westminster, said Nick Clegg today - as they started yet another two-week break. Top ministers have lectured voters on the need to work harder to help the economy recover but the Deputy PM brushed off suggestions politicians had an easy life. He said: "There has been a massive improvement in the quality and intensity of ...
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Woolwich attack Religious groups condemn beheading of soldier
Religious groups and charities came together tonight to condemn the attack.The Muslim Council of Britain said the killers' use of "Islamic slogans" indicated they were motivated by their faith.A statement from the council said: "This is a truly barbaric act that has no basis in Islam and we condemn this unreservedly. Our thoughts are with the victim and his family."We ...
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David Cameron humiliated after claim he raised tax in Google meeting is immediately rejected by firm
David Cameron was left humiliated tonight after his claim to have raised tax avoidance with Google was rejected out of hand by the web giant.Mr Cameron said he "raised very directly" tiny tax bills paid by corporate giants like Google with the company's chief Eric Schmidt at a business meeting on Monday.The Prime Minister's claim came ...
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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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