Mar
2009
Articles from 17th Mar 2009
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Debenhams set to create 1,200 jobs
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
Department store chain Debenhams is to create 1,200 jobs by the end of 2010, the firm has said. Read
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Amy Winehouse facing assault charge
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
Pop singer Amy Winehouse is due in court charged with common assault over an incident at a charity ball. Read
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Woolas: Border controls are working
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
Hundreds of refugees risking their lives in Calais to get into Britain are "locked out, not queuing to get in", immigration minister Phil Woolas has said. Read
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Accident leaves actress 'critical'
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
Actress Natasha Richardson is in a critical condition after a skiing accident in Canada, according to media reports. Read
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RBS pension 'contrary to policy'
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
The £700,000-a-year pension paid out to ousted Royal Bank of Scotland chief Sir Fred Goodwin was "clearly contrary" to the bank's own pension policy, City Minister Lord Myners has told MPs. Read
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'Murder' of failed UK asylum seeker
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
The Government says it is continuing to monitor the situation in Sudan after it was reported a failed asylum seeker returned there had been murdered. Read
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Winehouse denies attacking woman
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
Singer Amy Winehouse has denied assaulting a woman after a charity ball. Read
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Government apology over NHS care in Staffordshire
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
Health Secretary Alan Johnson has apologised to the families and patients who suffered appalling care at Stafford Hospital. Read
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Credit card debt 'temptation' blitz
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
The Government is planning to introduce tougher laws for credit card firms to reduce the temptation to get into debt. Read
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House price fall rate accelerates
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
House prices remained broadly unchanged during January but the annual rate at which they are falling continued to accelerate during the month, figures have shown. Read
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Brown in new nuclear appeal to Iran
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
Gordon Brown is due to issue a renewed appeal to Iran to end its uranium enrichment programme. Read
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Actress 'critical' after accident
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
Actress Natasha Richardson is in a critical condition after a skiing accident in Canada, according to media reports. Read
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Fritzl daughter tells of nightmare
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
The full harrowing ordeal suffered by incest rapist Josef Fritzl's daughter whas been spelled out in video evidence at his trial. Read
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Blackpool set for £220m facelift
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
A £220 million deal to transform the centre of Blackpool is set to be signed. Read
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Call for Royal Mail 'people's bank'
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
A coalition of trade unions, business leaders, pensioner and pressure groups has called for a new Post Bank to be set up as part of moves to strengthen the Royal Mail. Read
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N Ireland murders probe: 11 quizzed
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
Eleven people are being quizzed over the murder of two soldiers and a policeman in Northern Ireland. Read
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Home prices rising at top of market
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
The price of small properties and executive homes rose during February but the value of other houses continued to fall, research has showed. Read
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Government apology over care
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
Health Secretary Alan Johnson has apologised to the families and patients who suffered appalling care at Stafford Hospital. Read
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Parents tell of sexual abuse shock
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
A couple who took in a disturbed teenager unaware of his history have spoken of their horror on realising he had abused their children. Read
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Plan revealed for Jade cancer diary
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
The final months of Jade Goody's battle with cancer are to be detailed in a new book, it has been announced. Read
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King urges G20 to 'pull together'
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has issued a rallying cry for joined-up international efforts to pull the global economy out of a "sudden, severe and simultaneous" downturn. Read
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Dungeon horror father back in court
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
Austrian incest father Josef Fritzl has returned to the courtroom for the second day of his trial on charges he imprisoned his daughter for 24 years and fathered her seven children. Read
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Actress injured in skiing accident
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
Family members of Natasha Richardson are "very concerned" after the actress suffered a serious head injury while skiing. Read
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Jury to hear from Fritzl's daughter
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
The jury trying incest rapist Josef Fritzl is due to hear more evidence from the daughter he imprisoned in a home-made dungeon for 24 years. Read
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Family tributes for Afghan soldiers
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
Tributes have been paid to two British soldiers who died in an explosion in Afghanistan on Sunday. Read
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Actress leaves hospital after fall
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
Concerns remain over the health of Natasha Richardson after the actress suffered a head injury during a fall at a Canadian ski resort. Read
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Appeal over missing disabled girl
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
The father of a disabled nine-year-old girl who is missing with her mother has made an emotional appeal for them to contact home. Read
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Study suggests university fees rise
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
Students would begin to turn their backs on university if tuition fees were raised to £7,000, says a study commissioned by Universities UK. Read
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Jade: My final days with the family
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
Terminally ill Jade Goody has said she hopes she has left people with lots of laughs to remember her by. Read
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Winehouse in court over assault
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
Amy Winehouse sported a summery look as she appeared in court charged with common assault over an incident at a charity ball. Read
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Mobile maker Nokia to axe jobs
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
British jobs will be cut under plans to shed 1,700 roles globally, mobile phone giant Nokia has confirmed. Read
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Parents speak of sexual abuse shock
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
A couple who took in a disturbed teenager unaware of his history have spoken of their horror on realising he had abused their children. Read
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Muslim projects tackle extremism
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
The Government has released details of 32 projects to be given funding to tackle violent extremism. Read
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Home repossessions up by two-thirds
Mar 17 2009 | UK News
The number of repossessed homes soared by 68% last year as the economic downturn left many people struggling to pay their mortgage, figures have shown. Read
