Mar
2009
Articles from 22nd Mar 2009
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Teenage airgun victim named
Mar 22 2009 | National News
A teenage boy who was accidentally shot dead with an air rifle has been named by police. Read
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Tories to keep inheritance tax cut
Mar 22 2009 | National News
Conservatives will keep their promise to cut inheritance tax, and the policy will feature in the party's manifesto for the upcoming general election, a Tory spokesman has said. Read
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Man quizzed over 'device' on plane
Mar 22 2009 | National News
A man is being questioned by police after a report of a "suspicious device" on board a plane sparked the evacuation of an aircraft at a major British airport. Read
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Airgun victim named
Mar 22 2009 | National News
A teenage boy who was accidentally shot dead with an air rifle has been named by police. Read
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Brave Jade loses cancer battle
Mar 22 2009 | National News
Fans, politicians and celebrities praised Jade Goody's courage after the reality TV star lost her battle with cervical cancer in the early hours of Mother's Day. Read
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Mother's pain at Jade's death
Mar 22 2009 | National News
Jade Goody's mother has told well-wishers that she was "not coping" as she examined flowers laid in tribute to the reality television star. Read
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McNulty: I haven't broken any rules
Mar 22 2009 | National News
A Government minister has insisted that he has not broken House of Commons rules by claiming a parliamentary allowance to pay the mortgage on the house where his parents live. Read
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More women suffer alcohol poisoning
Mar 22 2009 | National News
The number of women admitted to hospital for alcohol poisoning in England almost doubled between 2003 and 2008, official figures have revealed. Read
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'Cash incentive to cut reoffending'
Mar 22 2009 | National News
Prison and probation officers should be given cash incentives to cut reoffending rates, under proposals from an independent think tank headed by former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith. Read
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Well-wishers pay respects to Jade
Mar 22 2009 | National News
Scores of well-wishers have left flowers and cards outside Jade Goody's home in Upshire, Essex. Read
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RBS concerns over further losses
Mar 22 2009 | National News
Royal Bank of Scotland could lose as much as £500 million through its exposure to troubled consumer loans firm Cattles, it has benn reported. Read
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Aircraft evacuated over 'device'
Mar 22 2009 | National News
Passengers have been evacuated from an aircraft at Gatwick airport after a report of a suspicious device on board, police said. Read
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60,000 trained over terror threat
Mar 22 2009 | National News
Some 60,000 people, from shopping centre security guards to hotel workers, are being trained to respond to the threat of terrorism, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said. Read
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Minister defends parent home claim
Mar 22 2009 | National News
A Government minister has defended his expenses after it emerged he has claimed second home allowance on the house where his parents live. Read
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Gordon Brown leads tributes to Jade
Mar 22 2009 | National News
The Prime Minister has led tributes to Jade Goody from public figures ranging from royalty to celebrities. Read
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Mugabe wife 'immune' over attack
Mar 22 2009 | National News
Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe is immune from prosecution for her alleged attack on a British photographer in Hong Kong, the government said. Read
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MPs and celebrities pay respects
Mar 22 2009 | National News
Tributes to Jade Goody have flooded in from public figures ranging from politicians to celebrities. Read
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Rapist on run from hospital found
Mar 22 2009 | National News
A rapist who became the latest criminal to escape from a secure mental hospital has been found, police said. Read
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Jade Goody death: Wellwishers leave flowers at home
Mar 22 2009 | National News
Well-wishers began leaving flowers outside Jade Goody's home in Upshire, Essex, early today. Read
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Jade Goody: Obituary
Mar 22 2009 | National News
Jade Goody's final weeks were characterised, just as her life had been, by the intense glare of the media spotlight. Read
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Jade Goody dies after cancer battle
Mar 22 2009 | National News
Jade Goody died in her sleep today, her publicist Max Clifford said. Read
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'Tough' choices on tax, says Hague
Mar 22 2009 | National News
The Tories will have to make "tough and difficult choices" on tax if they win the next general election, shadow foreign secretary William Hague said. Read
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Floral tributes to 'Essex princess'
Mar 22 2009 | National News
Well-wishers have left flowers outside Jade Goody's home in Upshire, Essex. Read
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Celebrities pay tribute to Jade Goody
Mar 22 2009 | National News
Celebrities have previously spoken of their sadness at Jade Goody's predicament and rallied round to support the star as her condition deteriorated. Read
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Jade Goody: A look at a life in the spotlight
Mar 22 2009 | National News
Jade Goody's final weeks were characterised, just as her life had been, by the intense glare of the media spotlight. Read
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Jade Goody dies after cancer battle
Mar 22 2009 | National News
Jade Goody has died in her sleep, her publicist Max Clifford said. Read
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New video of Baghdad kidnap Britons
Mar 22 2009 | National News
The kidnappers of five Britons held in Iraq since May 2007 have sent a new video to the UK Embassy in Baghdad. Read
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Real IRA ambush: More time for quiz
Mar 22 2009 | National News
Police quizzing three men in N Ireland over the murder of two British soldiers have been granted an extension keeping the men in custody. Read
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Campaign targets childbirth deaths
Mar 22 2009 | National News
A host of celebrity mums joined the Prime Minister's wife to launch a campaign aimed at raising awareness of mothers around the world dying during pregnancy and childbirth. Read
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Brown: Why I'm proud of my mother
Mar 22 2009 | National News
Gordon Brown has spoken of his pride in his mother, who did secret work breaking German military codes during the Second World War. Read
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Rapist on run from mental hospital
Mar 22 2009 | National News
A convicted rapist has gone missing from a secure mental hospital in Tooting, south London. Read
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Britons scaling down holiday plans
Mar 22 2009 | National News
Almost two-thirds of Britons plan to scale back their summer holiday spending plans to save money during the economic downturn, according to a poll. Read
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Campaign to prevent maternal deaths
Mar 22 2009 | National News
A host of celebrity mums joined the Prime Minister's wife to launch a campaign aimed at raising awareness of mothers around the world dying during pregnancy and childbirth. Read
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RBS directors in intimidation probe
Mar 22 2009 | National News
A Labour peer has called for the FSA to probe claims that former non-executive directors at RBS were pressurised not to question its risky activities. Read
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Minister claimed for parents' home
Mar 22 2009 | National News
A Government minister's expenses are being queried after it emerged he has claimed second home allowance on the house where his parents live. Read
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Search resumes for missing anglers
Mar 22 2009 | National News
A search is resuming for two anglers who remain missing after their boat sank on a loch as they made their way back from a pub. Read
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Weak pound attracts Euro shoppers
Mar 22 2009 | National News
French fashionistas are flocking to London because the weak pound lets their euros go further on shopping sprees, retailers have said. Read
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MoD briefed ministers over UFO
Mar 22 2009 | National News
Photographs taken of a UFO hovering next to an RAF jet over Scotland were treated very seriously by military investigators, newly-released Ministry of Defence files show. Read
