Mar
2009
Articles from 30th Mar 2009
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Polypill 'could cut heart attacks'
Mar 30 2009 | National News
An all-in-one "polypill" containing a cocktail of potentially life-saving drugs could halve rates of heart attacks and strokes in healthy middle aged and older people, a major trial has found. Read
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Three arrested over Commons scuffle
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Police have used CS spray to break up a fight in the Houses of Parliament, Scotland Yard said. Read
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Obama gets tough on car companies
Mar 30 2009 | National News
US President Barack Obama has said that neither General Motors nor Chrysler has proposed sweeping enough changes to justify further large federal bailouts, and demanded "painful concessions" from creditors, unions and others as their price for survival. Read
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Murdered yachtsman's body found
Mar 30 2009 | National News
The body of a British yachtsman allegedly murdered by three pirates has been found, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said. Read
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Security alerts spark traffic chaos
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Rush hour traffic in Northern Ireland has been plunged into chaos amid a string of dissident republican security alerts. Read
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Pupils 'mimic bad behaviour on TV'
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Reality TV and modern comedy programmes are creating classrooms full of "Vicky Pollards", teachers have warned. Read
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Madonna criticised on adoption bid
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Madonna has been accused of using her fame to bully her way into adopting another Malawian child. Read
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PM's five tests for G20 summit
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has set out five tests which world leaders will face when they gather for the G20 summit in London on Thursday and urged them to "rise to the challenge" of beating the recession. Read
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Dunfermline sale 'was only option'
Mar 30 2009 | National News
The taxpayer sank more than £1.6 billion into the rescue of Dunfermline Building Society as the Prime Minister branded the stricken mutual the "author of its own mistakes". Read
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Madonna adoption ruling delayed
Mar 30 2009 | National News
A Malawian judge has held a closed-door hearing on Madonna's application to adopt a second child from the southern African nation but delayed ruling on the matter until Friday, a court official said. Read
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Ministers will not get pay rise
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Members of the Government are to have their ministerial salaries frozen this year and those of them who are MPs will also forego the £1,500 rise in their parliamentary pay to which they are entitled, Downing Street has said. Read
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Housing market 'picking up'
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Activity in the housing market showed signs of picking up during February with the number of mortgages approved for house purchase jumping by nearly a fifth, figures have showed. Read
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Warning over missing chef donations
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Police have warned members of the public not to make donations to a website purporting to help find missing university chef Claudia Lawrence. Read
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Suspects 'could have targeted G20'
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Five people arrested under counter-terrorism powers may have planned to disrupt the G20 Summit, sources have said. Read
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Dunfermline costs taxpayer £1.6bn
Mar 30 2009 | National News
The taxpayer has paid out at least £1.6 billion to Nationwide as part of its rescue of the ailing Dunfermline Building Society. Read
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Smith's second home claim tops £22k
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith claimed £22,948 in 2007/08 in taxpayer-funded allowances for her second home, official figures show. Read
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When Sat Navs go wrong, old people get bouncy castles
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Strange satnav system incidents have led to the delivery of a bouncy castle to an old people's home and a Tunbridge Wells-bound driver arriving at London Bridge, it was revealed today. Read
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New museum to honour the Titanic planned
Mar 30 2009 | National News
A new museum charting the story of the ill-fated liner the Titanic could be built in Britain in time for the 100th anniversary of the sinking, it was announced today. Read
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Dunfermline rescue costs £1.6bn
Mar 30 2009 | National News
The taxpayer has paid out at least £1.6 billion to Nationwide as part of its rescue of the ailing Dunfermline Building Society. Read
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Five arrested after weapons found
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Five people suspected of terrorist offences were being questioned by police after officers uncovered a cache of weapons and suspected extremist material during a house search. Read
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MPs to receive a 2.33% pay rise
Mar 30 2009 | National News
MPs are to receive a pay rise of 2.33% from April 1. Read
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A nationwide invitation to lunch
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Neighbours have been invited to sit down to eat with the people in their street in a nationwide lunch party designed to foster greater community spirit. Read
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Gunmen killed after police attacks
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Pakistani security forces have overpowered militants who attacked a police academy, arresting six, a government official said. Read
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Brown hints at possible G20 deal
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Gordon Brown has sounded a confident note over the chances of securing a global deal at this week's G20 summit as he began a final round of diplomatic arm-twisting. Read
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Green strategy to create more jobs
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Hundreds of thousands of jobs could be created if the Government launched an energy efficient programme that would also tackle climate change, a new report claimed. Read
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Call to fit water meters in homes
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Water meters should be installed in virtually every home to reduce use and prevent shortages brought on by climate change and a rising population, the Environment Agency has urged. Read
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Brown defends Dunfermline decision
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has branded Dunfermline Building Society an "author of its own mistakes" as the Government stepped in to lead a rescue sale and break-up of the ailing mutual. Read
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Man remanded on OAP murder charge
Mar 30 2009 | National News
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a pensioner on a street corner. Read
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Madonna to wait for adoption ruling
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Madonna will have to wait until Friday for a Malawi judge to rule on her application to adopt a four-year-old girl as her second child from the country, legal officials said. Read
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Smith is doing a great job, says PM
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Prime Minister Gordon Brown appealed for Jacqui Smith to be allowed to get on with her work as Home Secretary, after she apologised for claiming the cost of pornographic movies on her parliamentary expenses. Read
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Madonna attends adoption hearing
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Madonna has appeared in court in Malawi in her bid to adopt a four-year-old girl as her second child from the southern African country. Read
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Stand-off at Lahore police academy
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Pakistani soldiers and other security forces have surrounded a Lahore police academy where heavily armed gunmen are holed up after storming the compound, killing 11 officers and trapping others inside. Read
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19% leap in mortgage approvals
Mar 30 2009 | National News
The number of mortgages approved for house purchase jumped by 19% during February in a further sign that buyers are returning to the market, figures showed. Read
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Stand-off at Pakistan police academy
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Pakistani soldiers and other security forces have surrounded a Lahore police academy where heavily armed gunmen are holed up after storming the compound, killing 11 officers and trapping others inside. Read
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Nationwide takes over Dunfermline
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Stricken Dunfermline Building Society has been saved from collapse in a rescue deal with larger mutual Nationwide, the Bank of England announced. Read
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Search for clues to fatal home fire
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Fire investigators are returning to a house in a bid to find out the cause of a blaze which killed three members of the same family and left another fighting for her life. Read
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Gunmen hit Pakistan police academy
Mar 30 2009 | National News
At least eight police officers have been killed by gunmen who attacked a training academy in eastern Pakistan. Read
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Eight dead in nursing home shooting
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Eight people have died after a gunman opened fire in a nursing home in the United States. Read
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General Motors chief 'set to quit'
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Rick Wagoner will step down immediately as chairman and chief executive of General Motors, according to reports in the United States. Read
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Smith bids to overcome expenses row
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Beleaguered Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is returning to work after the latest damaging disclosures about her parliamentary expenses. Read
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Dunfermline buyer will be announced
Mar 30 2009 | National News
A buyer for the ailing Dunfermline Building Society is expected to be announced. Read
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Councils to reveal top bosses' pay
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Councils in England will be forced to disclose the pay and perks of their chief executives under new measures designed to crack down on town hall "fat cats". Read
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TV appeal planned for missing chef
Mar 30 2009 | National News
The detective leading the hunt for missing chef Claudia Lawrence will make a nationwide television appeal for information. Read
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Veterans could get ID cards for NHS
Mar 30 2009 | National News
The Government is considering plans to issue special veterans identity cards to millions of former members of the armed forces, the Ministry of Defence has said. Read
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Hunt for Natasha hampered by 'lie'
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Detectives investigating the disappearance of a teenage girl were hampered by a lie from a police employee, a report has said. Read
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Eight die in nursing home shooting
Mar 30 2009 | National News
A gunman has opened fire at a North Carolina nursing home, killing six people and wounding several others, police have said. Read
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New appeal planned for missing chef
Mar 30 2009 | National News
The detective leading the hunt for missing chef Claudia Lawrence will make a nationwide television appeal for information. Read
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Ukip donor expelled from Tory Party
Mar 30 2009 | National News
Millionaire Tory donor Stuart Wheeler has been dramatically expelled from the Conservative Party after giving £100,000 to the rival UK Independence Party. Read
