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Cuts 'could wreck defence industry'
One in six defence jobs could be axed if the Government presses ahead with cuts of 26% to the industry's budget, a new report has warned. An analysis of the defence industry by Oxford Economics showed...
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Tube strike disrupts London travel
Commuters faced travel misery as a strike by London Underground workers caused chaos in the capital and sparked calls for changes to employment laws. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT)...
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High taxpayers in child benefit cut
Child benefit is to be stopped for all higher-rate taxpayers from 2013 to help pay for a massive overhaul of the welfare system, Chancellor George Osborne has announced. The move will hit 15 per cent...
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Exam board faces marking inquiry
Ofqual has announced an inquiry into the Assessments and Qualifications Alliance (AQA) awarding body's marking of around 600 GCSE and A-level exams, amid concerns that the papers were not properly...
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Paper sorry for Moat game claim
The creator of the video game Grand Theft Auto has accepted substantial undisclosed libel damages over an "entirely false" story that it was planning a version based on gunman Raoul Moat. Take 2 Inc...
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Japan issues Europe travel alert
Japan has issued a travel alert for Europe, joining Britain and the US in warning of a possible terrorist attack by al-Qaida or other groups, but tourists appeared to be taking the mounting warnings...
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Segway millionaire died after fall
A millionaire businessman died from a multiple injuries consistent with falling while riding a "gyrobike" - thought to be a Segway scooter made by his own company - a coroner has confirmed. An inquest...
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Pensions 'cost 80p per £1 invested'
Savers are paying out up to 80p in charges for every £1 they invest in some pension funds, despite fees being set at less than 1.5% a year, research has indicated. A worker who paid £200 a month into...
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Nobel Prize for British IVF pioneer
Colleagues have reacted with delight to the news that British test tube baby pioneer Professor Robert Edwards has been given the Nobel Prize for medicine. Cambridge physiologist Prof Edwards, now 85,...
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May bans marches from Leicester
Home Secretary Theresa May has authorised a blanket ban on marches in a city on the day of a planned protest by a right-wing campaign group. The English Defence League (EDL) intended to demonstrate in...
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Rail network 'has to modernise'
Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has warned trade unions that the rail network needed to modernise and issued a blunt message to striking Tube workers that the London Underground is not "exempt from...
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Osborne to cap welfare payments
A tough new limit is to be imposed on the total amount of welfare payments received by families in the UK, Chancellor George Osborne has said. Speaking to the Conservative conference in Birmingham, Mr...
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Boris blasts trade union leaders
Boris Johnson has launched a blistering attack on the leadership of the trade unions involved in the strike on the London Underground, describing their actions as "nakedly and blatantly political"....
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Uncle admits murder of niece, 12
A man obsessed with violent child porn and "snuff" videos has admitted the torture, rape and murder of his 12-year-old niece. Unemployed John Maden lured Tia Rigg to his home on the pretext of...
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Osborne accused over benefit cuts
Chancellor George Osborne has been accused of forcing families to "take the hit" for the financial crisis after he announced the withdrawal of child benefit payments for higher earners. But while...
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Firm sued over gastric illness
Nearly 300 holidaymakers struck down by gastric illness at a Bulgarian hotel have launched a High Court damages action. Law firm Irwin Mitchell is acting on behalf of 276 clients who are suing tour...
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Chief apologises for marking errors
The head of one of England's biggest exam boards has apologised for marking errors which left hundreds of students with the wrong grades in their GCSEs and A-levels. Andrew Hall, chief executive of...
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Funding cuts harm economy - Johnson
London Mayor Boris Johnson has issued a staunch defence of the capital's public transport system, stressing that funding cuts would harm the British economy. Mr Johnson wants the Treasury to fully...
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Test tube baby hails Nobel winner
The woman who was the world's first test tube baby says it is "fantastic" that a British scientist who helped bring her into the world had been awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine. Cambridge...
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Uncle jailed for life over murder
A man obsessed with violent child porn and "snuff" videos has been told he must spend the rest of his life in jail after admitting the horrific torture, rape and murder of his 12-year-old niece....
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