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2009
Articles from 14th Sep 2009
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Mandelson's public spending pledge
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has sought to regain the initiative for Labour on public spending by promising that the Government will reduce Britain's debts by being "wise spenders", while the Conservatives would impose "savage" cuts on services. Read
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Life for airliner bomb plot leader
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Airliner bomb plot ringleader Abdulla Ahmed Ali has been jailed for life with a minimum of 40 years for planning what was described as an atrocity comparable with the September 11 attacks. Read
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Mandelson makes Vauxhall plant plea
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has urged European regulators to ensure that the future of the UK's Vauxhall plants was not placed at risk as a result of a "political fix". Read
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Barber hits back at recovery claims
Sep 14 2009 | National News
The UK's economy has "fallen off a cliff" and will only start recovering when unemployment starts coming down and decent jobs are created, a union leader has said. Read
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Tests bid to trace E.coli source
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Investigators are trying to pinpoint the cause of an E.coli outbreak at a farm which has left three children seriously ill. Read
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19% annual rise in mortgage lending
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Mortgage lending for house purchase showed its first significant annual increase since early 2007 during July, figures have revealed. Read
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Union warns over fire service cuts
Sep 14 2009 | National News
A fire service is planning to close one in four of its stations and axe a third of fire appliances under a cost-cutting drive, union leaders have claimed. Read
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Three sentenced for plane bomb plot
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Three Islamic extremists will be sentenced for a suicide bomb plot designed to kill thousands of passengers on transatlantic airliners. Read
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MPs must repay over-claims - Harman
Sep 14 2009 | National News
All overpayments of allowances to MPs must be paid back, Labour's Leader of the Commons Harriet Harman has said. Read
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Answers urged over E.coli outbreak
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Parents are demanding to know why they were not alerted for two weeks about an E.coli outbreak at a farm which has left three children seriously ill. Read
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Soldier shot dead in Afghanistan
Sep 14 2009 | National News
A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan, it was announced. Read
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Bomb plot trio to face sentence
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Three Islamic extremists are to be sentenced for a suicide bomb plot to blow up transatlantic airliners in a bid to kill thousands. Read
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House price increase 'a false dawn'
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Recent increases in house prices are a "false dawn" and property values will not return to their 2007 peak for at least another five years, research has claimed. Read
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Government warned on postal strike
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Postal services are set to be hit by further walkouts amid calls for the Government to step in to break the deadlocked row over jobs and pay. Read
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Parent driver vetting move defended
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Proposed vetting procedures for parents who regularly drive groups of children on behalf of sports or social clubs are not intended to create mistrust between adults and children, the chairman of a Home Office agency said. Read
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Warning over economy recovery talk
Sep 14 2009 | National News
A union leader is set to pour scorn on claims that the green shoots of economic recovery are appearing with a warning that thousands of workers are still losing their jobs every week. Read
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Girl's hanging death investigated
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Investigations are continuing into the death of an eight-year-old girl who was found hanged in her bedroom. Read
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Firms must offer jobs to get funds
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Developers will have to offer apprenticeships and jobs in order to access Government funding for new housing, it was announced. Read
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Harman issues pledge on reforms
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Reforms to clean up Parliament will have been completed before the next General Election takes place, Harriet Harman will say. Read
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Answers urged over E Coli outbreak
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Parents are demanding to know why they were not alerted for two weeks about an E Coli outbreak at a farm which has left three children seriously ill. Read
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Miners 'yet to reclaim legal fees'
Sep 14 2009 | National News
More than 150,000 miners have been improperly charged by solicitors over compensation claims, with £100 million in fees still unclaimed, a Labour MP has claimed. Read
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Mandelson advocates 'wise spending'
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Lord Mandelson is seeking to regain the initiative in the public spending row by claiming services can improve without more major investment. Read
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'Executive pay up despite crash'
Sep 14 2009 | National News
The pay of executives at the helm of Britain's top companies rose 10% last year despite their organisations suffering huge losses on the stock market, it has emerged. Read
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Mum saved teenager from attack
Sep 14 2009 | National News
A teenager saved from a sex attack by her "nosey" mother after she was groomed online has warned others about the dangers of the web. Read
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Second hand cars inquiry launched
Sep 14 2009 | National News
A consumer watchdog has launched an investigation into second hand car sales after it was reported that thousands of motorists had unwittingly bought former rental vehicles from official dealerships. Read
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Moors murderer 'in Scots jail move'
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Moors murderer Ian Brady wants to be transferred to a Scottish prison so he will be allowed to die, his lawyer has claimed. Read
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Mandelson in public spending pledge
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has sought to regain the initiative for Labour on public spending by promising that the Government will reduce Britain's debts by being "wise spenders", while the Conservatives would impose "savage" cuts on services. Read
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Mansfield girl found hanged: Named by police
Sep 14 2009 | National News
An eight-year-old girl found hanged in her bedroom was tonight named by police as Charlotte Avenall. Read
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Strictly Come Dancing becomes the most successful reality TV programme ever
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Strictly Come Dancing officially entered the record books today as the world's most successful reality television format. Read
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Strictly Come Dancing axed judge gets her own dance show
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Axed Strictly judge Arlene Phillips is to step back into her dance judge role for a new BBC series, So You Think You Can Dance, it was announced today. Read
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DJ Sara Cox announced pregnancy on Twitter
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Sara Cox has announced that she is pregnant with her third child - on the website Twitter. Read
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Katie Price reveals stupid reason for Peter Andre divorce
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Glamour model Katie Price said today her marriage to Peter Andre collapsed for the "most stupid reasons ever". Read
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Kayne West's MTV rant at Taylor Swift continues to kick up a storm
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Rap star Kanye West ruined a teenage star's moment as he stormed the stage at Read
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Obama warns US banks of complacency
Sep 14 2009 | National News
US President Barack Obama has credited "aggressive and innovative" steps for pulling the US economy back from the brink - but he warned against complacency. Read
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Ukraine may veto Elton adoption bid
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Sir Elton John's hopes of adopting a Ukrainian toddler have been thrown in doubt after a government minister said the country's laws would not allow it. Read
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We'll defend public sector - unions
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Union leaders have warned they will fight any attempt to cut public services or pensions of workers in a series of hard-hitting messages ahead of a crucial speech to the TUC by the Prime Minister. Read
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Girl's hanging death will be probed
Sep 14 2009 | National News
A "thorough" investigation will be held into how an eight-year-old girl on the books of social services came to be found hanged in her bedroom, a council has said. Read
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Mother's anger over E.coli outbreak
Sep 14 2009 | National News
A woman has spoken of her anger after her two-year-old twin sons were admitted to hospital with kidney failure following an outbreak of E.coli at a petting farm. Read
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Paedophile vetting scheme reviewed
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Children's Secretary Ed Balls has ordered a review of the Government's scheme to vet around 11 million adults who work with adults or vulnerable children. Read
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Government urged to act on post row
Sep 14 2009 | National News
The Government came under fresh pressure to intervene in the postal dispute when a leading business group called on ministers to "get a grip" of the row. Read
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Man arrested over murder of widow
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Police have arrested a man on suspicion of the murder of 85-year-old widow Pat Thompson. Read
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Thorough probe vowed on hang death
Sep 14 2009 | National News
A "thorough" investigation will be held into how an eight-year-old girl on the books of social services came to be found hanged in her bedroom, a council has said. Read
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Bomb gang jailed over 'wicked' plot
Sep 14 2009 | National News
The airliner bomb plotters were jailed for life for planning what judge Mr Justice Henriques said was an atrocity comparable with the September 11 attacks. Read
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Susan Boyle album review: Just like Barbra Streisand
Sep 14 2009 | National News
A woman's voice I didn't recognise started singing, in a hauntingly beautiful way, and I thought at first that it was a young Barbra Streisand. Read
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Call for BNP public sector ban
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Union leaders have called for a ban on BNP members working in public services and called for a huge campaign to counter the threat of fascism. Read
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Mother hits out over E.coli farm
Sep 14 2009 | National News
A woman has spoken of her anger after her two-year-old twin sons were admitted to hospital with kidney failure following an outbreak of E.coli at a petting farm. Read
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Susan Boyle mobbed in America
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle was mobbed as she headed to Los Angeles to make her US debut for a high-profile TV appearance. Read
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Simpsons-style four-eyed fish born at aquarium
Sep 14 2009 | National News
Zoologists are celebrating after a pair of rare four-eyed fish were born at their aquarium. Read
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£5million National Lottery winner comes forward
Sep 14 2009 | National News
The winner of a £5 million National Lottery jackpot which had gone unclaimed for two weeks has come forward, operator Camelot said today. Read
