Nov
2009
Articles from 17th Nov 2009
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Five face death over Iran poll riot
Nov 17 2009 | National News
Iran has sentenced five defendants to death in a mass trial of opposition figures accused of stirring unrest after the disputed June presidential election, state television has reported. Read
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I hope Peter's watching, says Katie
Nov 17 2009 | National News
Katie Price has said she hopes Peter Andre will watch I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! and see "the girl he married". Read
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Probe into JLS crowd surge injuries
Nov 17 2009 | National News
An inquiry is to be launched after a crowd surge at a city centre Christmas concert left scores of people injured, a council said. Read
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Inflation rise due to petrol prices
Nov 17 2009 | National News
A first rise in inflation in seven months during October has prompted fears of more pain ahead for household finances hit by recession. Read
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T-Mobile customers' details sold on
Nov 17 2009 | National News
Thousands of T-Mobile customers' private details were sold on to rival firms in a major data selling scandal, it has been revealed. Read
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Gangland pair jailed for gun murder
Nov 17 2009 | National News
A gangland "general" and his lieutenant have been given life jail terms for the murder of a 15-year-old rival gunned down for showing disrespect to one of their mothers. Read
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Afghanistan 'not a war without end'
Nov 17 2009 | National News
The UK is not fighting a "war without end" in Afghanistan and efforts to find a political peace must be redoubled, David Miliband has insisted. Read
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Husband of mutilated woman arrested
Nov 17 2009 | National News
The estranged husband of a woman left dying and mutilated in the street has been arrested. Read
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T Mobile customers' details sold on
Nov 17 2009 | National News
Thousands of T-Mobile customers' private details were sold on to rival firms in a major data selling scandal, it has been revealed. Read
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Britons convicted of pigeon tossing
Nov 17 2009 | National News
Two British men have been fined by a court in Poland for pigeon tossing. Read
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Dying woman found with hand cut off
Nov 17 2009 | National News
Detectives have launched a murder inquiry after a woman was found mutilated and dying in the street. Read
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Mobile customers' details 'sold on'
Nov 17 2009 | National News
Thousands of mobile phone customers' personal details have been stolen and sold on to rival firms, it has been claimed. Read
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Bomber held over death of soldiers
Nov 17 2009 | National News
Old Bailey bomber Marian Price has been arrested by detectives investigating the murders of two soldiers outside a military barracks in Northern Ireland. Read
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UK 'ready' to meet Afghan challenge
Nov 17 2009 | National News
Allied troops must stay in Afghanistan to prevent the Taliban filling any "vacuum", the Foreign Secretary has said. Read
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Probe into crowd surge gig injuries
Nov 17 2009 | National News
An inquiry is to be launched after a crowd surge at a city centre Christmas concert left scores of people injured, a council said. Read
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Tourist ship stuck in Antarctic ice
Nov 17 2009 | National News
A BBC film crew are among 100 people stranded on a ship stuck in sea ice in the Antarctic. Read
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Lloyds cuts mortgage interest rates
Nov 17 2009 | National News
Lloyds Banking Group has slashed interest rates on a number of its mortgages and launched a new best buy deal. Read
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Murdered woman 'had hand cut off'
Nov 17 2009 | National News
Detectives have launched a murder inquiry after a woman was found mutilated and dying in the street. Read
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Bomber held over soldiers' deaths
Nov 17 2009 | National News
Old Bailey bomber Marian Price has been arrested by detectives investigating the murders of two soldiers outside a military barracks in Northern Ireland. Read
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UK 'ready' for Afghan troops call
Nov 17 2009 | National News
Allied troops must stay in Afghanistan to prevent the Taliban filling any "vacuum", the Foreign Secretary has said. Read
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Murder hunt as mutilated woman dies
Nov 17 2009 | National News
Detectives have launched a murder inquiry after a woman was found mutilated and dying in the street. Read
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Three face sentence for boy's death
Nov 17 2009 | National News
Three men are due to be sentenced for their parts in the murder of a teenager who was gunned down for "disrespecting" one of their mothers. Read
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Rolf and Quo bid for Christmas No 1
Nov 17 2009 | National News
Rolf Harris has teamed up with Status Quo in a bid for his first Christmas number one in 40 years. Read
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Town offers free wireless internet
Nov 17 2009 | National News
A town is to become the first in the UK to provide free wireless internet access to all its residents. Read
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Inflation rises due to fuel prices
Nov 17 2009 | National News
Petrol prices have pushed up inflation for the first time since February, official figures show. Read
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Paedophiles trafficking UK children
Nov 17 2009 | National News
Thousands of vulnerable children are being sexually exploited by organised paedophiles, a charity has warned. Read
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GM boss quizzed over Vauxhall jobs
Nov 17 2009 | National News
Union leaders are to press a top executive of car giant General Motors for assurances about jobs at Vauxhall factories in the UK. Read
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Below-par stations named and shamed
Nov 17 2009 | National News
The 10 worst railway stations in the country have been named and shamed in a report. Read
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Voters' details on stolen computer
Nov 17 2009 | National News
A laptop computer containing personal data on more than 14,000 voters has gone missing from the offices of a local authority. Read
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China helping US out of recession
Nov 17 2009 | National News
President Barack Obama has said China's partnership has helped the US pull out of the worst recession in a generation. Read
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Lib Dems demand £2bn levy on banks
Nov 17 2009 | National News
Banks should be hit with a tax on profits as part of the price of taxpayer bailouts of the sector, the Liberal Democrats have said. Read
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Previous flu bouts 'may halt H1N1'
Nov 17 2009 | National News
Many people may be better able to fight off swine flu than they have been led to believe, new research suggests. Read
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Call over care of dementia patients
Nov 17 2009 | National News
People with dementia are staying far too long in hospital, which is causing them to deteriorate, according to a report. Read
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Rise expected in rate of inflation
Nov 17 2009 | National News
Official figures for October are set to show the first pick-up in the rate of inflation since February. Read
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Labour candidate's attack on Queen
Nov 17 2009 | National News
A Labour election candidate may be sacked after being forced to apologise for calling the Queen a "parasite" and "vermin" on a website. Read
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PM's talks key to Afghan withdrawal
Nov 17 2009 | National News
A "clear timetable" for the handover of security to Afghan forces could be agreed by January, Gordon Brown has suggested in a fresh bid to reassure voters about the war. Read
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Tories: We'll review control orders
Nov 17 2009 | National News
Taxpayers have spent £656,500 on the living costs of terror suspects subject to control orders since 2005, figures obtained by the Conservatives have shown. Read
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Warning over stamp duty 'holiday'
Nov 17 2009 | National News
The end of the Government's stamp duty holiday will hit the housing market hardest in regions that are already failing to benefit from the recovery, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned. Read
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I turned down jungle return - Andre
Nov 17 2009 | National News
Peter Andre has told how he turned down a chance to return to I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! - which could have seen him camping with ex-wife Katie Price - as he wanted to move on with his life. Read
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Tory hopeful survives 'deselection'
Nov 17 2009 | National News
A would-be Tory MP has survived an attempt by local activists to drop her as a general election candidate because of a row about an extra-marital affair. Read
