May
2009
Articles from 20th May 2009
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Mayor slams BNP over palace 'stunt'
May 20 2009 | National News
The Mayor of London has accused the British National Party of trying to turn a Buckingham Palace garden party into a "political stunt". Read
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Tories to stand down over expenses
May 20 2009 | National News
A Tory MP who claimed more than £80,000 from the taxpayer over four years for work at his £1 million Devon mansion has announced he will step down as an MP. Read
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Union deal may end wildcat strikes
May 20 2009 | National News
A deal aimed at resolving the row over contract labour from Poland which has led to a series of wildcat strikes has been drawn up and will be put to workers at the centre of the dispute on Thursday. Read
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MPs back £3 rise in BBC licence fee
May 20 2009 | National News
MPs have voted against plans to waive the increase in this year's BBC television licence fee. Read
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Union deal to end wildcat strikes
May 20 2009 | National News
A deal aimed at resolving the row over contract labour from Poland which has led to a series of wildcat strikes has been drawn up and will be put to workers at the centre of the dispute on Thursday. Read
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Mansion claim Tory MP to stand down
May 20 2009 | National News
A Tory MP who claimed more than £80,000 from the taxpayer over four years for work at his £1 million Devon mansion has announced he will step down as an MP. Read
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Pringles are crisps, judges decide
May 20 2009 | National News
The taxman has taken a multimillion-pound bite out of Pringles after winning a VAT legal battle. Read
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Guantanamo Bay closure bid rejected
May 20 2009 | National News
Plans to shut Guantanamo Bay have been overwhelmingly rejected by the US Senate in a major political setback for President Barack Obama. Read
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Co-accused stabbed Kinsella - youth
May 20 2009 | National News
A youth has denied stabbing schoolboy Ben Kinsella to death but said he had seen two others attacking him. Read
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Deal aims to end wildcat strikes
May 20 2009 | National News
A deal aimed at resolving the row over contract labour from Poland which has led to a series of wildcat strikes has been drawn up and will be put to workers at the centre of the dispute on Thursday. Read
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Brown dismisses Tory election calls
May 20 2009 | National News
Gordon Brown has rejected calls by Conservative leader David Cameron for an immediate General Election and warned that planned Tory spending cuts would lead to "chaos". Read
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Co-defendant stabbed Kinsella - youth
May 20 2009 | National News
A youth has denied stabbing schoolboy Ben Kinsella to death but said he had seen two others attacking him. Read
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Man charged with Trisha show attack
May 20 2009 | National News
A man has been charged with assault after an incident on television chat show Trisha, police have said. Read
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Police 'ignored' girl death threats
May 20 2009 | National News
The mother of a schoolgirl stabbed to death by her obsessive boyfriend has blamed police for not saving her life. Read
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Church 'failed to halt child abuse'
May 20 2009 | National News
The Catholic Church was aware long-term sex offenders were repeatedly abusing children while working in Ireland's church and state-run institutions, a damning report has revealed. Read
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13-year term for ex-cricketer Lewis
May 20 2009 | National News
Former England cricketer Chris Lewis and his accomplice Chad Kirnon have been jailed for 13 years each after being found guilty of smuggling cocaine at Croydon Crown Court. Read
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Pringles are crisps, judges rule
May 20 2009 | National News
The taxman has taken a multimillion-pound bite out of Pringles after winning a VAT legal battle. Read
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Harman details expenses reform plan
May 20 2009 | National News
Commons Leader Harriet Harman has outlined a series of tougher rules governing the system of MPs' expenses and allowances. Read
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Bluebird returns for lake challenge
May 20 2009 | National News
The jet-powered boat in which Donald Campbell was killed can return to the water for a one-off bid to reach up to 100mph, national park officials have decided. Read
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13-year jail for ex-cricketer Lewis
May 20 2009 | National News
Former England cricketer Chris Lewis and his accomplice Chad Kirnon have been jailed for 13 years each after being found guilty of smuggling cocaine at Croydon Crown Court. Read
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Cricketer guilty of drug smuggling
May 20 2009 | National News
Former England cricketer Chris Lewis has been found guilty of smuggling cocaine with a street value of more than £140,000 into Britain. Read
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Briton chosen for mission to space
May 20 2009 | National News
Briton Major Timothy Peake has been named by the European Space Agency (ESA) as one of its six new astronauts. Read
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Brown rejects Tory election calls
May 20 2009 | National News
Gordon Brown has rejected calls by Conservative leader David Cameron for an immediate General Election, warning that planned Tory spending cuts would lead to "chaos". Read
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Cash boost for some haemophiliacs
May 20 2009 | National News
Haemophiliacs who contracted HIV from infected blood are set to see payments they receive from the Government double but those infected with hepatitis C will get no extra cash. Read
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OAP set to return medals in protest
May 20 2009 | National News
A furious pensioner has said that she will hand back medals she and her husband won during the Second World War in disgust at the MPs' expenses scandal. Read
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At least 98 dead in Java air crash
May 20 2009 | National News
An Indonesian military plane carrying troops and their families has crashed into a row of houses and burst into flames, killing at least 98 people. Read
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Big rise in numbers claiming asylum
May 20 2009 | National News
The number of people claiming asylum in the UK has shot up, official figures reveal. Read
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Lib Dem in 'daughter's flat' claim
May 20 2009 | National News
Liberal Democrat Phil Willis is the latest MP to be plunged into the expenses scandal after it was reported that a flat his daughter lives in was renovated using taxpayers' money. Read
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Haemophiliacs await report response
May 20 2009 | National News
Haemophiliacs are waiting to find out if the Government will pay extra compensation to thousands of victims who were unwittingly infected with HIV and hepatitis C while being treated for the disease. Read
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Holiday hotspots driving HIV spread
May 20 2009 | National News
Sun, sea and sex holiday destinations have been a major driving force behind the spread of HIV in Europe, a study has suggested. Read
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At least 93 dead in Java air crash
May 20 2009 | National News
At least 93 people have been killed after an Indonesian military plane carrying 109 people crashed and burst into flames. Read
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Gentlemen's club has ended - Brown
May 20 2009 | National News
Gordon Brown has launched another bid to draw a line under the MPs' expenses scandal, saying: "The gentlemen's club has come to an end". Read
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Demo over £3 'dash to loo' parking
May 20 2009 | National News
Taxi drivers are to stage a demonstration in Central London in protest at "rip off" parking charges they claim is costing them up to £3 just to use the toilet. Read
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Public concern over migrant numbers
May 20 2009 | National News
A new poll has revealed widespread discontent with the number of migrants coming to Britain. Read
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Royal Mail sale plan is 'unpopular'
May 20 2009 | National News
The Government's controversial plan for a partial sale of the Royal Mail has faced a fresh attack following results of a new poll. Read
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Expenses reform after speaker quits
May 20 2009 | National News
Further drastic measures to restore public trust in politics are due to be unveiled after the expenses scandal claimed its biggest scalp yet. Read
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At least 79 dead in Java air crash
May 20 2009 | National News
At least 79 have been killed when an Indonesian military plane carrying 112 people crashed and burst into flames. Read
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Chancellor sticking with forecasts
May 20 2009 | National News
Chancellor Alistair Darling has predicted the recession will be over by the end of the year, despite more grim economic figures looming. Read
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Fossil unveiled as 'missing link'
May 20 2009 | National News
Scientists unveiled a 47-million-year-old fossil which could be the evolutionary "missing link" between humans and our very distant ancestors. Read
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Two peers facing Lords suspension
May 20 2009 | National News
Two peers at the centre of the "cash-for-amendments" affair face becoming the first to be barred from the Upper House in more than 350 years. Read
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Commons to vote on TV licence fee
May 20 2009 | National News
The House of Commons is to vote on plans to freeze the TV licence fee for one year. Read
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Most want fewer migrants - poll
May 20 2009 | National News
A new poll has revealed widespread discontent with the number of migrants coming to Britain. Read
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Royal Mail sale plan 'unpopular'
May 20 2009 | National News
The Government's controversial plan for a partial sale of the Royal Mail has faced a fresh attack following results of a new poll. Read
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330 arrested in sex offenders blitz
May 20 2009 | National News
More than 330 people have been arrested by officers targeting the UK's highest-risk sex offenders in the last year, figures have showed. Read
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Expenses row claims biggest scalp
May 20 2009 | National News
Michael Martin has become the first Commons Speaker forced out of office for more than 300 years, as the expenses scandal claimed its biggest scalp yet. Read
