Nov
2008
Articles from 15th Nov 2008
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World leaders back Brown's plan
Nov 15 2008 | National News
Gordon Brown claimed that world leaders had backed his blueprint for combating the global slowdown. Read
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Heads back under-fire council chief
Nov 15 2008 | National News
More than 60 headteachers voiced their support for one of the officials at the centre of the row over Baby P's tragic death. Read
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Man remanded over park shooting
Nov 15 2008 | National News
A 19-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a teenager shot dead in a park. Read
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Children 'stabbed in the chest'
Nov 15 2008 | National News
Two young boys who were found murdered at their home in Manchester last week both died of a single stab wound to their chest, police said. Read
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Stop point-scoring, Brown warns
Nov 15 2008 | National News
Gordon Brown has demanded "responsible" behaviour from the Tories after George Osborne warned that he was pushing sterling towards "collapse". Read
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Probe after man found dead on drive
Nov 15 2008 | National News
Police are appealing for witnesses after the body of a man with injuries to his throat was found in the driveway of a house in High Wycombe. Read
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Port workers in job outsource demo
Nov 15 2008 | National News
Around 400 workers at the Port of Dover took part in a rally ahead of industrial action against proposals to outsource their jobs. Read
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Family's grief after gap year death
Nov 15 2008 | National News
The parents of a talented graduate who was killed on safari in Africa while she travelled on a gap-year trip around the world have spoken of their loss. Read
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Police with crime records defended
Nov 15 2008 | National News
A police force defended its officers after it was reported some have criminal records for offences such as assault, fraud and gun crime. Read
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PM warning on 'difficult' G20 talks
Nov 15 2008 | National News
Prime Minister Gordon Brown said it was important that world leaders came to decisions on measures to reverse the massive global economic down turn. Read
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16 bailed over war veteran assault
Nov 15 2008 | National News
Sixteen people arrested in connection with the assault of an elderly war veteran and his wife have been bailed, police said. Read
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Two face court over garden murder
Nov 15 2008 | National News
Two men will appear in court charged with murdering a 20-year-old student found stabbed to death in a garden. Read
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Army officer 'told of kit shortage'
Nov 15 2008 | National News
A heroic officer killed in Afghanistan complained of equipment shortages to his fiancee just days before his death in a firefight, it was revealed. Read
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Tory fears over 'collapse' of pound
Nov 15 2008 | National News
Gordon Brown's promise to kick-start the economy with borrowing could cause the "collapse of sterling", Tory George Osborne has warned. Read
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PM seeks global action at G20 talks
Nov 15 2008 | National News
Gordon Brown is joining fellow world leaders in Washington for a crisis summit to try to halt the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Read
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Energy firms 'profit from the poor'
Nov 15 2008 | National News
Energy firms make some of their biggest profits from their poorest customers, the UK's main consumer watchdog claims. Read
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BBC Children In Need set for record
Nov 15 2008 | National News
The BBC Children in Need fund-raising appeal is on course to beat last year's £37 million haul, after a galaxy of stars helped produce a record-breaking night. Read
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Tories warn of 'threat to sterling'
Nov 15 2008 | National News
Gordon Brown's promise to kick-start the economy with borrowing could cause the "collapse of sterling", Tory George Osborne has warned. Read
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RAF abandons Iceland amid banks row
Nov 15 2008 | National News
A planned RAF mission to police Iceland's airspace has been called off amid the continuing row about cash locked in failed Icelandic banks. Read
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Most victims 'not on protection list'
Nov 15 2008 | National News
Most children killed or seriously injured from abuse or neglect are not on the child protection register. Read
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Fresh questions over Baby P death
Nov 15 2008 | National News
Fresh questions are being asked about whether ministers and inspectors could have prevented Baby P's death - as the first photograph of the little boy was made public. Read
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Business chiefs sound jobless alert
Nov 15 2008 | National News
More than one in 10 workers could face unemployment if Government bids to kick start the economy flop, business leaders have warned. Read
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'1.5m planning pension break'
Nov 15 2008 | National News
One in 12 people are planning to stop paying into their pension during the coming two years in a bid to save money, research has shown. Read
