Mar
2010
Articles from 9th Mar 2010
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Time running out to avert BA strike
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
Crucial talks aimed at averting strikes by British Airways cabin crew are set to end on Tuesday with time running out on reaching a deal before industrial action is called. Read
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Neighbours mark flats plunge family
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
A group of neighbours are expected to stage a demonstration to remember three asylum seekers who died after they fell from a high-rise block of flats. Read
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Husband in court over car blast
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
The husband of a pregnant woman is due in court charged with her attempted murder and that of her eight-year-old son after a car blast in a village. Read
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BA cabin crew deal 'touch and go'
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
Hopes of a deal to avert a strike by thousands of British Airways cabin crew are hanging in the balance after a deadline to reach an agreement was extended. Read
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Tories say figures show crime rise
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
The political row over violent crime rates has been reopened as the Tories claimed House of Commons research showed incidents had risen by 44% under Labour. Read
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Cameron defends actions on Ashcroft
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
David Cameron has launched an angry defence of his handling of the Lord Ashcroft tax controversy, insisting he personally intervened to make sure the peer's status was made public. Read
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UUP to reject NI devolution deal
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) has confirmed it will reject the deal brokered to stabilise Northern Ireland's power-sharing government when a crunch Assembly vote is held Tuesday. Read
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Dog owners facing tough regulations
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
Dog owners could be required to insure themselves against the risk of their pet attacking someone, it was announced. Read
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Capello and England players bugged
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
England football boss Fabio Capello and his players were secretly bugged during a pre-match meeting, it has emerged. Read
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UUP accused of 'cynical' opposition
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
Martin McGuinness has accused the Ulster Unionists of opposing a deal to devolve policing powers to Northern Ireland for cynical party political reasons. Read
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IPCC probes Ashleigh murder failure
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
The police force monitoring serial sex attacker Peter Chapman before he fled to kidnap, rape and murder Ashleigh Hall has referred itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. Read
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Hospital escape: killer on the run
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
A prisoner detained under mental health laws for slitting the throat of a butcher is being hunted by police after escaping from hospital. Read
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Life sentence for jealous Facebook killer
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
A jealous lover has been given a life jail term and ordered to serve at least 22 years for killing his girlfriend after seeing her on Facebook with another man. Read
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Johnson plea over Ashleigh murder
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
Home Secretary Alan Johnson has called for police to "respond" to questions about the monitoring of convicted rapist Peter Chapman as he expressed his "absolute" sympathy for the family of Ashleigh Hall. Read
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Facebook warning on Ashleigh murder
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
Facebook has urged internet users not to meet strangers they have only had contact with online after a teenage girl was kidnapped, raped and murdered by a convicted sex offender she met on a social networking site. Read
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Cyprus ex-president's body found
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
Cypriot police acting on a tip-off have found the stolen body of former president Tassos Papadopoulos in a Nicosia cemetery. Read
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Civil servants to march over wages
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
Civil servants are to hold a march and rally to mark the second day of a 48-hour strike over cuts to redundancy pay. Read
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Free fizz on London Eye anniversary
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
The London Eye is marking its 10th birthday, and evening visitors to the giant Thames-side wheel will get a free glass of champagne to mark the milestone. Read
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Ex-MI5 head: US concealed torture
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
A former head of MI5 has claimed that US intelligence agencies had deliberately concealed their mistreatment of terror suspects. Read
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Non-dom Labour donor to pay all tax
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
Labour donor Lord Paul has said he is prepared to give up his controversial non-dom status and pay full tax in the UK. Read
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Patients 'treated in corridors'
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
Hospital patients are routinely treated in TV rooms, mop cupboards and corridors because hospitals are too full, a survey has suggested. Read
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Polls point to hung Parliament
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
There were fresh indications that the general election could produce a hung Parliament with polls showing the Tories failing to secure an overall majority. Read
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Decision on BNP 'whites-only' rule
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
The British National Party (BNP) is due to find out if the decision to scrap its whites-only membership policy was enough to meet race relations laws. Read
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Seven held over 'cartoonist plot'
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
Seven Muslims arrested in the Republic are being questioned over an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog. Read
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BBC Trust boss hits back at critics
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons has hit back at the body's critics, saying it should not be replaced by a "glorified complaints office". Read
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BNP constitution 'discriminates'
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
The British National Party has been accused of "indirectly" discriminating against black and Asian people even though the party no longer bars them from joining. Read
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Assembly passes justice devolution
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
The Northern Ireland Assembly has voted in favour of the devolution of policing and justice powers from Westminster, despite opposition from the Ulster Unionist Party. Read
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Tributes to Afghan death soldiers
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
Tributes have been paid to two British soldiers killed on the same day in Afghanistan. Read
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Union warning of further walkouts
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
Fresh walkouts by civil servants are expected in the coming weeks following a 48-hour strike which union leaders said had caused huge disruption to public services across the UK. Read
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Afghan troop training 'inadequate'
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
Training of troops involved in an operation which led to the death of the first female British soldier in Afghanistan was "inadequate", a coroner said. Read
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FA probes bugging of England team
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
The Football Association has launched an inquiry after England football boss Fabio Capello and his players were bugged during a pre-match meeting. Read
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BBC 'must stop catering to idiots'
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
The BBC should stop scrabbling for audiences and worrying about how to get "an extra million idiots" to watch shows like Snog, Marry, Avoid?, radio presenter Libby Purves said. Read
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FA moves to block security breach
Mar 09 2010 | UK News
The Football Association has moved to ensure that bugged conversations between England players and coaches remain confidential. Read
