Nov
2008
Articles from 2nd Nov 2008
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Six quizzed over stab death
Nov 02 2008 | National News
Six people are being questioned on suspicion of murder after a 20-year-old man was stabbed to death. Read
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Brown leads tributes to F1 champion
Nov 02 2008 | National News
Gordon Brown said the whole country was "thrilled" by Lewis Hamilton's victory in the Formula 1 Championship. Read
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PM claims victory in Gulf talks
Nov 02 2008 | National News
Gordon Brown is claiming victory in his efforts to get Gulf states to pump more money into struggling economies. Read
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Hamilton is youngest F1 champion
Nov 02 2008 | National News
British racing driver Lewis Hamilton has become the youngest ever Formula One world champion ever. Read
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Six quizzed over man's death
Nov 02 2008 | National News
Six people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a 20-year-old man, police said. Read
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PM threatens action on data blunder
Nov 02 2008 | National News
Gordon Brown has warned that ministers were prepared to take action against contractors who lost sensitive Government data in yet another embarrassing information security lapse. Read
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Rates set to be cut again
Nov 02 2008 | National News
Bank of England rate setters are expected to slash the cost of borrowing by up to 1% this week in a dramatic attempt to stave off a deep recession, experts have said. Read
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'No excuse' for ignoring Congo
Nov 02 2008 | National News
Britain and France have called for urgent international action to prevent a humanitarian disaster in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. Read
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Welcome home parade goes peacefully
Nov 02 2008 | National News
A tense armed forces homecoming parade passed off without incident in Belfast where police mounted a huge security operation to keep apart thousands of loyalist supporters and republican protestors. Read
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Listeria warning over chilled foods
Nov 02 2008 | National News
A doubling in the cases of the potentially fatal bug listeria has prompted a warning about chilled, ready to eat food. Read
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Homecoming parade passes peacefully
Nov 02 2008 | National News
Riot police kept apart rival loyalist and republican factions in Belfast as thousands of supporters packed the city centre for a tense homecoming parade by members of the armed forces. Read
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Crash helicopter wreckage recovered
Nov 02 2008 | National News
A helicopter that crashed in heavy mist, killing three people, is being removed from the scene of the accident. Read
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BBC 'to pay top stars less'
Nov 02 2008 | National News
Salaries paid to big stars who join the BBC are heading for a period of "retrenchment", the head of the corporation said. Read
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PM claims rescue plan talks success
Nov 02 2008 | National News
Gordon Brown claimed victory in his bid to get Gulf states to pump more money into struggling economies. Read
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Security operation for army parade
Nov 02 2008 | National News
Police will be on high alert in Belfast with hundreds of republican protesters set to demonstrate at a contentious Armed Services homecoming parade. Read
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Government faces fresh data blunder
Nov 02 2008 | National News
An inquiry is under way after a memory stick with user names and passwords for a key Government computer system was discovered in a pub car park. Read
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Glue prank man freed from toilet
Nov 02 2008 | National News
A man has been taken to hospital stuck to a public toilet after a prankster covered the seat with glue. Read
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Financial crisis dents independence
Nov 02 2008 | National News
Support for an independent Scotland has slumped in the wake of the global financial crisis, a new poll shows. Read
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Labour edging by-election, says poll
Nov 02 2008 | National News
Labour has edged ahead of the SNP in the Glenrothes by-election battle, a poll suggested. Read
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Inquiry into data mishandling alert
Nov 02 2008 | National News
An inquiry is under way after a memory stick with user names and passwords for a key Government computer system was discovered in a pub car park. Read
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Buy UK assets, PM tells Gulf states
Nov 02 2008 | National News
Gordon Brown has urged Gulf states to buy up British assets, despite fears over the growing influence of sovereign wealth funds. Read
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PM plea to world over Congo crisis
Nov 02 2008 | National News
Gordon Brown has warned that the world must not allow a repeat of the Rwandan genocide in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read
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Purnell sorry over 'missing' papers
Nov 02 2008 | National News
A Cabinet minister has apologised after leaving confidential ministerial correspondence on a train. Read
