May
2009
Articles from 15th May 2009
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MP claimed for fully paid mortgage
May 15 2009 | National News
A second Labour MP claimed thousands of pounds of taxpayers' money for interest on a non-existent mortgage, it has been revealed. Read
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Vinnie Jones cleared of bar assault
May 15 2009 | National News
Actor and former footballer Vinnie Jones has been acquitted of assaulting a man during a bar brawl in South Dakota. Read
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Two-thirds want snap election: poll
May 15 2009 | National News
Almost two in three voters believe a general election should be called as soon as possible amid mounting public anger about MPs' taxpayer-funded expense claims, a poll has revealed. Read
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US to resume military trials: Obama
May 15 2009 | National News
US President Barack Obama is to resume controversial military trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees in a move condemned by human rights activists. Read
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Malik steps down amid claims probe
May 15 2009 | National News
Shahid Malik has stepped down from his job as a Justice Minister pending the outcome of an investigation into claims that he paid only a subsidised rent on one of his homes. Read
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Police to examine expenses evidence
May 15 2009 | National News
A panel of senior Scotland Yard officers and prosecutors will meet next week to decide what action to take over claims that MPs misused parliamentary expenses. Read
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Straw abandons secret inquests plan
May 15 2009 | National News
Civil rights campaigners have claimed victory after the Government scrapped plans to hold secret inquests without juries. Read
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UK signs pre-pandemic flu contracts
May 15 2009 | National News
The Government has signed contracts for up to 90 million doses of a pre-pandemic swine flu vaccine, as the total number of UK cases reached 85. Read
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Bomb plotter's wife's jail term cut
May 15 2009 | National News
The wife of a would-be suicide bomber who failed to tell police of his plans for "carnage and mass murder" has won a reduction in her 15-year prison sentence. Read
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Man planned prostitute gift for son
May 15 2009 | National News
A man who asked a prostitute to take his son's virginity as a present for the 14-year-old has been spared a jail sentence. Read
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Bomb plotter's wife prison term cut
May 15 2009 | National News
The wife of a would-be suicide bomber who failed to tell police of his plans for "carnage and mass murder" has won a reduction in her 15-year prison sentence. Read
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Pair guilty of abusing Sol Campbell
May 15 2009 | National News
A man and a boy have been found guilty of shouting "shocking and disgusting" homophobic chants at a football match. Read
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Pressure mounts on Commons Speaker
May 15 2009 | National News
Commons Speaker Michael Martin is under mounting pressure as increasingly senior MPs begin to acknowledge his authority was giving way. Read
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Baby girl abandoned at rail station
May 15 2009 | National News
A four-week-old baby girl is being cared for after her mother abandoned her at a railway station. Read
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Watchdog probe over G20 demo death
May 15 2009 | National News
The police watchdog will investigate how two forces handled the release of information to the media after the death of Ian Tomlinson at the G20 demonstrations. Read
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Malik 'stepping down' over expenses
May 15 2009 | National News
Shahid Malik is stepping down as a Justice Minister pending the outcome of an urgent investigation into claims that he paid only a subsidised rent on one of his homes. Read
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Man seen near missing chef's house
May 15 2009 | National News
Police searching for missing Claudia Lawrence have released CCTV footage of a man seen near the chef's home the morning after she was last seen. Read
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Man remanded over shotgun murders
May 15 2009 | National News
A man accused of two double shotgun murders dating back more than two decades has appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court. Read
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Goodwin pension: Minister condemned
May 15 2009 | National News
City minister Lord Myners has been taken to task by MPs over his handling of former Royal Bank of Scotland boss Sir Fred Goodwin's controversial £703,000 pension. Read
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Dramatic rise in home repossessions
May 15 2009 | National News
The number of people who lost their homes has soared by more than 50% during the first quarter of the year. Read
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Malik defiant over expenses claims
May 15 2009 | National News
Defiant Justice Minister Shahid Malik has insisted that he went "one million per cent by the book" in making expenses claims ranging from a massage chair to a home cinema system. Read
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MPs criticise 'mega bonus' culture
May 15 2009 | National News
The mega-bonus pay culture among banks encouraged a "lethal combination of reckless and excessive risk-taking", MPs have said. Read
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Soldier killed in Afghanistan blast
May 15 2009 | National News
A British soldier has died in an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said. Read
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Man in court on 1980s murder charge
May 15 2009 | National News
A man is to appear in court charged with two double murders which date back more than 20 years. Read
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Work to begin on Crossrail project
May 15 2009 | National News
Main construction work on the £16 billion cross-London Crossrail scheme is set to begin. Read
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More MPs embroiled in expenses row
May 15 2009 | National News
Another clutch of embarrassing parliamentary expenses claims have been revealed as the public mood over the revelations turns increasingly angry. Read
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Brazilian jailed for killing Briton
May 15 2009 | National News
A Brazilian man who killed and dismembered British teenager Cara Burke has been sentenced to 21 years in prison. Read
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Speaker 'not right for job' - Huhne
May 15 2009 | National News
Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne has joined calls to remove Commons Speaker Michael Martin. Read
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'Catastrophe' fears over Sri Lanka
May 15 2009 | National News
Thousands of Sri Lankan civilians have waded across a vast lagoon under a hail of rebel gunfire, breaking out of the war zone in what the Red Cross described as "an unimaginable humanitarian catastrophe". Read
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Goodwin pension: minister condemned
May 15 2009 | National News
City minister Lord Myners has been taken to task by MPs over his handling of former Royal Bank of Scotland boss Sir Fred Goodwin's controversial £703,000 pension. Read
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Minister rented 'main' residence
May 15 2009 | National News
Justice Minister Shahid Malik has claimed thousands of pounds in taxpayer allowances on his second home while renting his main home, it has been reported. Read
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Birthday appeal over shot teenager
May 15 2009 | National News
Police have appealed for witnesses to the shooting of a teenager on what would have been his 18th birthday. Read
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Military band scoops Classical Brit
May 15 2009 | National News
The military band named winners of the Classical Brit Awards album of the year has dedicated the honour to every soldier, sailor and airmen. Read
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Scrappage benefit 'lost in 88 days'
May 15 2009 | National News
The £2,000 incentive under the Government's "cash for bangers" car-scrappage scheme will be wiped out in just 88 days due to depreciation, it has been revealed. Read
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UK soldiers 'given out-of-date kit'
May 15 2009 | National News
British troops in Afghanistan are having to use obsolete and out-of-date kit because of delays to major equipment projects, MPs have said. Read
