Jan
2009
Articles from 10th Jan 2009
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Man remanded over burning body find
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
A 51-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murder after a burning body was found by the side of a motorway. Read
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Police probe Panorama gun claims
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
Merseyside Police is to investigate claims made in court by a teenage gang member that he was paid £50 by a fixer to brandish guns on the BBC's Panorama programme, the force said. Read
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Eviction scandal homes chief sacked
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
A housing chief at a Labour-run council which moved senior staff into prime low-rent homes after asking elderly tenants to leave has been a sacked, the authority said. Read
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Search for postmaster son's killers
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
A manhunt involving more than 100 police officers is under way for a group of "dangerous" masked men who shot dead the son of a village postmaster during a robbery. Read
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More help for long-term job seekers
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
Measures to support people who have been out of work for more than six months are set to be announced by the Government. Read
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UK protests in support of Gaza
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
Activists were planning Britain's biggest ever pro-Palestine demonstration as attacks continued in Gaza in defiance of a United Nations resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire. Read
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Pinder first for Big Brother's boot
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
Glamour model Lucy Pinder has become the first celebrity to be evicted from the 2009 Big Brother house. Read
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Students to be offered internships
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
University leavers who fail to find work at the end of their courses could be offered modestly-paid internships under a new Government scheme, it has emerged. Read
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UN ignored as Gaza attacks go on
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
Israeli jets and ground troops continued to hammer Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip and Islamic militants fired barrages of rockets at southern Israeli cities, defying a United Nations resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire. Read
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McCann anger over Tory fancy dress
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
A leading Tory youth activist has been condemned by Kate and Gerry McCann after dressing up as their missing daughter Madeleine at a New Year's party. Read
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Pooh Bear returns after 80-year gap
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
A new Winnie-the-Pooh book will be released later this year, more than 80 years after his first adventure. Read
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Liverpool sings off year of culture
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
Up to 50,000 people are expected to take part in a mass singalong as the curtain falls on Liverpool's year as European Capital of Culture. Read
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Bank to pay £230m in sanctions case
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
Lloyds TSB has agreed to pay out £230 million after helping customers skirt US sanctions on business transactions with Sudan and Iran. Read
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PM 'set to approve Heathrow runway'
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
Gordon Brown is ready to give the go-ahead to a third runway at Heathrow Airport, according to reports. Read
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Baby girl abandoned on school field
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
A baby girl less than three hours old has been found abandoned on a school playing field, police said. Read
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Hijack ship Britons released
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
Two British crewmen held hostage by pirates on a hijacked oil tanker have been freed after a £2 million ransom was reported to have been paid by the ship's owners. Read
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Man shot at by police 'stable'
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
A man shot by police in response to a domestic disturbance is in a stable condition in hospital, doctors said. Read
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Man charged over M-way murder
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
A 51-year-old man has been charged with murder after a burning body was found by the side of a motorway, police said. Read
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Fireworks ends city's culture year
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
Liverpool's skyline was lit up as the city triumphantly marked the end of being Capital of Culture 2008. Read
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Gaza protest ends in violence
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
An anti-war demonstration has ended in violence as protesters clashed with riot police in London. Read
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Firms sign up to internships plan
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
University graduates unable to find a job at the end of their courses could be offered modestly-paid internships to prevent them joining the growing ranks of the unemployed. Read
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Carbon footprint imbalance revealed
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
The average Briton has already caused more carbon emissions in 2009 than a person in the poorest countries will create all year, anti-poverty campaigners have claimed. Read
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Mother of abandoned baby found
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
The mother of a newborn baby girl found abandoned in a school playing field has been found, police said. Read
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Harry sorry over using racist term
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
Prince Harry has apologised for using the term "Paki" about a member of his platoon. Read
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Milburn returns as Brown adviser
Jan 10 2009 | UK News
Former Cabinet minister Alan Milburn is to make a surprise return to the political frontline in a key advisory role to Gordon Brown. Read
