Nov
2009
Articles from 7th Nov 2009
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Anger over expenses overhaul claims
Nov 07 2009 | National News
The head of the new watchdog charged with cleaning up Parliament is at the centre of a political firestorm after it emerged that he may scrap key elements of the plan to overhaul the system of MPs' expenses. Read
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Brown red-faced after tax plan snub
Nov 07 2009 | National News
Prime Minister Gordon Brown suffered an embarrassing rebuff when he floated the prospect of a new tax worldwide, only to have it flatly and publicly rejected by the United States and other major financial players. Read
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Mystery over £90m jackpot winners
Nov 07 2009 | National News
The identity of two British ticketholders who shared a massive £90 million jackpot in Friday night's Euromillions draw was still a mystery as the cash remained unclaimed. Read
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Army appeal on Afghan co-operation
Nov 07 2009 | National News
The killing of five British soldiers by an Afghan policeman must not prevent co-operation between the two nations, the commander of British forces in Afghanistan said. Read
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Family shock at Briton's bar murder
Nov 07 2009 | National News
A British father shot dead in a US bar was just "in the wrong place, at the wrong time", his family said. Read
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Mother 'died saving son from blaze'
Nov 07 2009 | National News
Police have launched a murder hunt after a devoted mother of nine died saving her son from a house fire started by a firework pushed through her letterbox in Bodmin, Cornwall. Read
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Two-year-old punched by muggers
Nov 07 2009 | National News
Muggers punched a two-year-old girl in the head as they demanded money from her mother, Scotland Yard said. Read
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Fort Hood gunman 'loved US' - Uncle
Nov 07 2009 | National News
A Palestinian uncle of the Fort Hood shooting suspect said that his nephew loved America and wanted to serve his country, but his work as a military psychiatrist drove him to tears. Read
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£1m worth of cannabis plants seized
Nov 07 2009 | National News
Cannabis plants worth more than £1 million have been seized by police in one of the biggest finds of the drug in Essex. Read
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British man shot dead in Texas bar
Nov 07 2009 | National News
A British man has been shot dead after a gunman opened fire after walking into a bar in the United States. Read
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Plans to cut legal aid fees warning
Nov 07 2009 | National News
Government plans to slash legal aid fees to barristers would be disastrous, the chairman of the Bar Council has warned. Read
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Brown in call for global 'contract'
Nov 07 2009 | National News
Gordon Brown has called for a new global "economic and social contract" with the financial institutions to ensure taxpayers around the world will never again have to bear the cost of banking failure. Read
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Police: House fire death was murder
Nov 07 2009 | National News
Police are treating the death of a woman in a house fire sparked by a firework as murder, and warned the culprits that they will be caught. Read
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BA cabin crews balloted over cuts
Nov 07 2009 | National News
Union leaders have served formal notice of a ballot among thousands of British Airways cabin crew in a dispute over new contracts and job cuts. Read
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'Stitch-up' reports on MP expenses
Nov 07 2009 | National News
There have been accusations of a "behind-the-scenes stitch-up" following reports that key elements of the proposed plan to clean up the system of MPs' expenses could be scrapped. Read
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Police seek murder clue 15 years on
Nov 07 2009 | National News
Detectives have said they are still actively looking for the killer of a 13-year-old schoolgirl on the 15th anniversary of the day she went missing. Read
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Britons scoop a £90m Euro jackpot
Nov 07 2009 | National News
Two British ticketholders shared a massive £90 million jackpot in Friday night's Euromillions draw, Camelot said. Read
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Ryan Thomas quizzed over road crash
Nov 07 2009 | National News
Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas has been questioned by police in connection with a drink-drive collision. Read
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Elect local police chiefs - call
Nov 07 2009 | National News
Every town should have an elected police commissioner responsible for meeting the needs of local people, a think tank said. Read
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Drugs tsar sacking causes 'concern'
Nov 07 2009 | National News
The sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser has caused "serious concern" among the scientific community, the Science Minister Lord Drayson has acknowledged. Read
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Drugs tsar sacking a 'concern'
Nov 07 2009 | National News
The sacking of the Government's chief drugs adviser has caused "serious concern" among the scientific community, the Science Minister Lord Drayson has acknowledged. Read
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Fort Hood shooter still 'critical'
Nov 07 2009 | National News
The military psychiatrist responsible for a shooting spree that left 13 dead remains in a coma, frustrating attempts to work out what made him kill. Read
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Miss England relinquishes her crown
Nov 07 2009 | National News
A soldier will take on beauty contest duties after the original Miss England relinquished her crown following her arrest over an apparent nightclub brawl. Read
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Darling pushes for G20 climate deal
Nov 07 2009 | National News
Leading finance ministers and bank governors will get down to business at the G20 summit as they try to nurse the global economy back to health. Read
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UN urges Karzai to fight corruption
Nov 07 2009 | National News
The UN Security Council has joined calls on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to fight corruption, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling the country's political situation "delicate". Read
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5,000 complaints made against Met
Nov 07 2009 | National News
Scotland Yard's riot squad has received more than 5,000 complaint allegations, mostly for "oppressive behaviour", it has emerged. Read
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Call for elected police chiefs
Nov 07 2009 | National News
Every town should have an elected police commissioner responsible for meeting the needs of local people, a think tank said. Read
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PM's Afghanistan policy criticised
Nov 07 2009 | National News
Three former defence chiefs have launched a scathing attack on Gordon Brown's Afghanistan policy. Read
