Jan
2009
Articles from 7th Jan 2009
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Parents appeal after arson death
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
A couple whose three-year-old daughter was murdered in an horrific arson attack have made a tearful plea for help to catch her killer. Read
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Slimmer of the Year sheds 10 stone
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
A woman who barely left her house in 20 years has won the Slimmer of the Year award after losing half her body weight. Read
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Tax allowance 'may rise to to £10,000'
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
Gordon Brown is considering raising the tax-free allowance to £10,000 as part of measures to help families struggling with the credit crunch, a close ally has claimed. Read
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Terror trials 'reduce threat to UK'
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
The terrorist threat against Britain has reduced following a series of high-profile successes by the security services, the head of MI5 has said. Read
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Miliband in new Gaza ceasefire call
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said the scale of suffering in Gaza is immense as he called again for an immediate ceasefire. Read
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Apprenticeships for burger staff
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
Fast food giant McDonald's is to give staff the chance to take up an apprenticeship in running a burger bar. Read
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More misery for train passengers
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
Passengers have suffered a sixth successive day of travel chaos on a main London to Scotland railway line on which a £9 billion upgrade has just been completed. Read
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Pensioner guilty of harassing Shaw
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
An "unhinged" 66-year-old woman has been convicted of harassing television actor Martin Shaw after pouring petrol through the letterbox of his girlfriend. Read
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Big freeze worsens to new low
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
Britain's cold snap has plunged to shivering new lows as forecasters warned that freezing fog would bring chaos on the roads. Read
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Relatives hail brave rabies victim
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
Family and friends have paid tribute to a woman who died after contracting rabies abroad. Read
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Interest rate 'facing all-time low'
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
The Bank of England begins a historic meeting later at which interest rates are all but certain to be slashed to an all-time low to combat worsening recession. Read
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Three in court over arson deaths
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
Three people, including a 14-year-old boy, will appear in court accused of murdering three men who died in an arson attack. Read
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More rail misery as wires come down
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
Rail passengers' journeys have been disrupted when overhead wires came down and stopped trains from moving, in the third railway incident in a week. Read
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Skills plan 'won't help low-paid'
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
Gordon Brown's efforts to turn Britain into a high-skill, high-wage economy are failing and will come under further pressure as recession bites, a report has warned. Read
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Public backs criminal record checks
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
The public overwhelmingly supports criminal record checks on volunteers working with children, Government research shows. Read
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Sir Alan 'target for extremists'
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
Apprentice star Sir Alan Sugar has been said to be among a list of top British Jews thought to be targeted by extremists over Israel's Gaza onslaught. Read
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M&S shuts shops and cuts jobs
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
Marks & Spencer unveiled a swathe of store closures and more than 1,200 job cuts in the wake of its worst trading for almost a decade. Read
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More rail chaos after power failure
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
Thousands of rail passengers were facing more New Year travel chaos after a power failure halted all trains in and out of one of the UK's busiest stations. Read
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M&S to axe more than 1,200 jobs
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
Ailing high street giant Marks & Spencer unveiled its worst sales figures for almost a decade and plans to axe up to 1,230 jobs. Read
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Slimmer of the year 'has lost 10st'
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
A woman who barely left her house in 20 years has won the Slimmer of the Year award after losing half her body weight. Read
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Tax allowance 'may rise to £10,000'
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
Gordon Brown is considering raising the tax-free allowance to £10,000 as part of measures to help families struggling with the credit crunch, a close ally has claimed. Read
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Airport protesters sentenced
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
Twenty-two protesters have been sentenced after a demonstration which brought one of Britain's busiest airports to a standstill. Read
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Barclays to axe 400 IT jobs
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
Banking giant Barclays is to axe 400 jobs in its IT departments after a review of its operations, it was announced. Read
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Gaza attacks halted for three hours
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
Israel's military says it has suspended its Gaza offensive for three hours to allow aid and fuel into the embattled Palestinian territory. Read
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Deep freeze continues - to minus 12
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
Temperatures plunged to nearly -12C (10.4F) across southern England after the coldest night of the country's freezing spell. Read
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Engineers bid to end rail misery
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
Rail engineers are working through the night in a bid to prevent another day of travel chaos after passengers suffered a sixth successive day of travel chaos on a main London to Scotland line following a £9 billion upgrade. Read
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Shaw's stalker could face jail term
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
TV actor Martin Shaw said justice had been done after his "stalker" was found guilty of a five-year campaign of harassment. Read
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Sales of new cars slump
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
New car sales slumped again last month, dragging total sales for 2008 down 11.3% compared with 2007. Read
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Big freeze worsens - to minus 12
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
Temperatures plunged to nearly -12C (10.4F) across southern England after the coldest night of the country's freezing spell. Read
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Credit crunch warning for schools
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
Schools will be forced to tighten their belts in the coming months as the credit crunch continues, a cross-party group of MPs has warned. Read
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Marks & Spencer to cut 1,200 jobs
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
Marks & Spencer said it planned to cut up to 1,230 jobs. Read
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Big freeze causes sea to ice over
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
The sea froze as Britain's shivering start to the year got even colder. Read
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Pizza sales up as diners order in
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
Cash-strapped consumers are shunning restaurant meals and ordering takeaways at home, Domino's Pizza said as it forecast better than expected full-year profits. Read
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Council tax debts: 1.2m in court
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
More than 1.2 million people received a court summons last year after falling behind with their council tax payments. Read
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Israel studies Gaza ceasefire plan
Jan 07 2009 | UK News
Israel will study plans put forward by France and Egypt for a ceasefire in Gaza, President Shimon Peres has said. Read
