Apr
2009
Articles from 22nd Apr 2009
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Latest fired Apprentice says she'd have sacked two others herself
Apr 22 2009 | National News
New Yorker Kimberly Davis has become the latest candidate to be sacked from The Apprentice - and said in the real world she would have fired Philip Taylor and Lorraine Tighe from her team herself. Read
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Ex Liverpool FC star quits Hell's Kitchen
Apr 22 2009 | National News
Bruce Grobbelaar has quit Hell's Kitchen to be reunited with his wife. Read
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FHM names Cheryl Cole as world's sexiest woman
Apr 22 2009 | National News
Cheryl Cole topped another beauty poll today, when she was named FHM's World's Sexiest Woman 2009. Read
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Susan Boyle: Britain's Got Talent star escapes fame for sausage sandwich
Apr 22 2009 | National News
SINGING sensation Susan Boyle gave her telly minder the slip to enjoy a smoked sausage supper with her neighbours. Read
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Leaders snub deal on MPs' expenses
Apr 22 2009 | National News
The main opposition party leaders have failed to agree a common approach to the reform of MPs' expenses as Gordon Brown defended plans for a new daily allowance for attending the Commons. Read
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Movie legend Cardiff dies, aged 94
Apr 22 2009 | National News
Oscar-winning cinematographer and director Jack Cardiff has died, aged 94. Read
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Jobs plan as unemployment tops 2.1m
Apr 22 2009 | National News
The Chancellor has announced plans to create or support 250,000 jobs as part of a package of measures to stem the rise in unemployment and help jobseekers, particularly the young, find work. Read
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Darling triple whammy hits the rich
Apr 22 2009 | National News
Chancellor Alistair Darling has targeted high earners with a new 50p top rate of tax in an attempt to rebuild Britain's battered public finances as he revealed that borrowing will this year soar to a record £175 billion. Read
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Breast cancer deaths at record low
Apr 22 2009 | National News
The number of UK women dying from breast cancer has fallen to its lowest level in almost 40 years. Read
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Lords to rule on pop song royalties
Apr 22 2009 | National News
A musician who wrote the haunting organ part of pop classic A Whiter Shade Of Pale has gone to the House of Lords in a bid to win a share of the song's royalties. Read
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Alcohol and tobacco duty to rise 2%
Apr 22 2009 | National News
The Government will go ahead with an increase in alcohol duty of 2%, Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced in the Budget. Read
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McCanns fly out for Oprah interview
Apr 22 2009 | National News
Kate and Gerry McCann have flown to the United States for an interview on the Oprah Winfrey Show to mark two years since their daughter Madeleine's disappearance. Read
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Test 'would have saved girl's life'
Apr 22 2009 | National News
A six-year-old girl died of kidney disease after a GP failed to carry out a simple blood test that would have saved her life, an inquest has heard. Read
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IMF retracts UK bailout bill claim
Apr 22 2009 | National News
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has withdrawn a claim that Britain faces a bill for almost £200 billion for the bank bailout, the Treasury has said. Read
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Finances in an utter mess - Cameron
Apr 22 2009 | National News
Chancellor's Alistair Darling's Budget speech revealed the "utter mess" Gordon Brown had made of the economy, Tory leader David Cameron has said. Read
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Borrowing will reach record £175bn
Apr 22 2009 | National News
Public borrowing will soar to a record £175 billion this year - 12.4% of the UK's annual economic output - Chancellor Alistair Darling has said. Read
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Jobs plan as unemployment hits 2.1m
Apr 22 2009 | National News
The Chancellor has announced plans to create or support 250,000 jobs as part of a package of measures to stem the rise in unemployment and help jobseekers, particularly the young, find work. Read
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Chancellor gambles to save economy
Apr 22 2009 | National News
Chancellor Alistair Darling has gambled on a rapid economic recovery to rebuild Britain's battered finances as he revealed this year's borrowing would hit a record £175 billion. Read
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Alcohol duty to be increased by 2%
Apr 22 2009 | National News
The Government will go ahead with an increase in alcohol duty of 2%, Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced in the Budget. Read
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Public borrowing to soar to £175bn
Apr 22 2009 | National News
Public borrowing will soar to a record £175 billion this year - 12.4% of the UK's annual economic output - Chancellor Alistair Darling has said. Read
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Plan to stem rising unemployment
Apr 22 2009 | National News
The Chancellor has announced plans to create or support 250,000 jobs as part of a package of measures to stem the rise in unemployment and help jobseekers, particularly the young, find work. Read
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Cash for bangers to boost car sales
Apr 22 2009 | National News
The Chancellor has attempted to kickstart the ailing motor industry by introducing a "cash for bangers" car-scrappage scheme in this year's Budget. Read
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All 12 bomb plot suspects are freed
Apr 22 2009 | National News
All 12 suspects arrested across the north west of England over an alleged bomb plot have been released without charge, police have said. Read
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Darling delivers 'recovery' Budget
Apr 22 2009 | National News
Chancellor Alistair Darling has promised a Budget to speed economic recovery by protecting jobs and spreading prosperity. Read
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Budget will prioritise growth - PM
Apr 22 2009 | National News
The Budget will "prioritise growth and jobs and invest in the new economy of the future", Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told cabinet. Read
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Breast cancer deaths all-time low
Apr 22 2009 | National News
The number of women dying from breast cancer has fallen to its lowest level in almost 40 years. Read
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Unemployment figure up by 177,000
Apr 22 2009 | National News
The Government has been given grim jobs news ahead of the Budget when new figures showed that unemployment has soared to its highest level since Labour came to power in 1997. Read
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Public borrowing hits record £90bn
Apr 22 2009 | National News
Public borrowing has soared to a record £90 billion, official figures for the past financial year show. Read
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Budget will be 'day of reckoning'
Apr 22 2009 | National News
The Budget will confirm that Britain is suffering its worst economic downturn since the Second World War, opposition parties have predicted. Read
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'Misleading' eBay prices ad banned
Apr 22 2009 | National News
The advertising watchdog has banned eBay from boasting its prices are a quarter cheaper than those in high street shops. Read
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Darling to deliver crucial Budget
Apr 22 2009 | National News
Chancellor Alistair Darling is due to set out his view of Britain's prospects for economic recovery as he delivers one of the most anxiously awaited Budgets of recent years. Read
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Two in court over student murders
Apr 22 2009 | National News
Two men are due to appear in court over the murders of two French research students stabbed repeatedly in their flat. Read
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Ex-chief hits back over Sats fiasco
Apr 22 2009 | National News
The man who bore much of the blame for last year's schools tests marking fiasco has hit back at ministers. Read
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Party leaders in MP expenses talks
Apr 22 2009 | National News
Gordon Brown is holding talks with the other main party leaders in a bid to thrash out a deal to overhaul the system of MPs' expenses. Read
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IMF 'retracts bailout bill claim'
Apr 22 2009 | National News
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has withdrawn a claim that Britain faces a bill for almost £200 billion for the bank bailout, the Treasury said. Read
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Public borrowing 'will hit record'
Apr 22 2009 | National News
Official figures out today are expected to show public borrowing soared above £90 billion for the financial year - far exceeding the Chancellor's own predictions. Read
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Darling's anxiously awaited Budget
Apr 22 2009 | National News
Chancellor Alistair Darling is due to set out his view of Britain's prospects for economic recovery as he delivers one of the most anxiously awaited Budgets of recent years. Read
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Hospitals treat more attack victims
Apr 22 2009 | National News
Hospitals have seen a sharp rise in the number of people needing treatment after being injured in violent attacks, academics revealed. Read
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Big rise in unemployment expected
Apr 22 2009 | National News
The Government is braced for a bout of pre-Budget bad news, with new unemployment figures expected to show another huge increase in the number of people out of work. Read
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Doctor fails in bid for cloned baby
Apr 22 2009 | National News
Cloned human embryos were transferred into the wombs of four women in an attempt to give birth to the world's first cloned baby, it has been reported. Read
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Freed suspects to fight deportation
Apr 22 2009 | National News
The lawyer acting for three of nine men released after a suspected bomb plot probe have described their arrests and detention as a "very serious breach of their human rights". Read
