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Civil servants redundancy cash fury
The Government has been embroiled in a row with unions after being accused of "bullying" civil servants to leave their jobs with reduced payouts. The Cabinet Office announced that it had ended...
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Escape shaft 'almost at miners'
Chile's mining minister has announced that a shaft wide enough to provide an escape for 33 trapped miners should reach the men by Saturday, and that their rescue could begin anywhere from two to 10...
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Rise in bans for young hooligans
Incidents of football hooliganism involving young people have almost trebled in the past three years. There were 103 incidents involving youths last season, compared with just 38 in 2007/08, the...
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Asbestos ruling 'causes confusion'
Victims of asbestos and their families face more "confusion and uncertainty" after a Court of Appeal ruling. A leading law firm gave the warning after insurers won a partial victory in a judgment that...
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NZ minister condemns on-air insults
New Zealand's foreign minister has condemned a local television host's "insulting" comments on air about an Indian official's name which drew a complaint of racism from the New Delhi government....
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Afghan contractors 'fund Taliban'
Heavy US reliance on private security in Afghanistan has helped to line the pockets of the Taliban because contractors often do not vet local recruits and end up hiring warlords and thugs, Senate...
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Police marksmen rules 'too complex'
Police marksmen cannot "see the wood for the trees" because of reams of complex guidelines, a coroner said. Paul Knapman, who oversaw the inquest into the death of barrister Mark Saunders, said the...
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Hospital sorry for baby scan errors
Hospital bosses have apologised after two pregnant women were wrongly told their unborn babies were dead during routine scans. Joanna Barro, 25, was told by staff at the Royal Sussex County Hospital...
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Trump may run for US presidency
US tycoon Donald Trump has hinted he may run for the American presidency. The flamboyant businessman spoke out after he was presented with an honorary degree by a Scottish university. Mr Trump was...
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Computer expert faces terror charge
A British Airways computer expert alleged to have offered himself as a suicide bomber has appeared in court . Bangladesh-born Rajib Karim, 30, from Clarendon Mews, Brunton Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne,...
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Abandoned tanker 'being towed'
A stricken tanker loaded with a type of gasoline was being towed to safety after colliding with a huge cargo vessel in the English Channel. All 13 crew of the 6,970-tonne Uranus were rescued by...
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Johnson named as shadow chancellor
Alan Johnson has been appointed to the key role of shadow chancellor in Ed Miliband's first shadow cabinet. Ed Balls is shadow home secretary while his wife Yvette Cooper - who topped the ballot of...
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Teacher ordered to 'work from home'
A teacher who declared the education system is "broken" at the Conservative party conference has been ordered out of her school, it has been disclosed. Katharine Birbalsingh has been told to "work...
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Insurers can pursue contempt case
Insurers have won permission to launch High Court contempt proceedings against a motorist and his wife for allegedly making false statements to support claims for compensation after a road accident....
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Mourners pay respects to Newton
Hundreds of mourners have paid their last respects at a moving funeral service for tragic rugby league star Terry Newton. The 31-year-old former professional hanged himself at his home in Wigan after...
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Johnson appointed shadow chancellor
Alan Johnson has been appointed to the key role of shadow chancellor in Ed Miliband's first shadow cabinet. The former home secretary will spearhead Labour's assault on Chancellor George Osborne's...
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Cameron to make veterans a priority
The Prime Minister has met veterans suffering the mental scars of battle and said helping them is a "priority". David Cameron has made the comments after speaking to ex-servicemen suffering from post...
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Soldier killed in Afghanistan blast
A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said The serviceman, from 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, died while on a patrol...
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Paterson challenged over wristband
Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has clashed with Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Paterson after he wore a wristband supporting the Army at a meeting with families bereaved by British troops. Details...
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Man admits abusing girl in India
A man has admitted a series of sex offences after abusing a girl in India, police said. Barry McCloud has pleaded guilty to raping a child under 13 and administering a stupefying drug to his victim to...
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