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People: John Prescott; 50 Cent and Max Drummey
Faulks’s Bond is shaken and stirred
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150 feared dead in Madrid plane disaster
Pilots
threatened strikes at 'chaotic' airline | Analysis:
what went wrong? | Pictures:
Madrid air carnage
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Glassdoor website breaks workplace taboo to reveal salaries
How much do you earn? That perenially fascinating question is at the heart of
a new website that threatens to blow a hole in the traditional taboo over
salary.
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Gary Glitter is refused entry to Hong Kong
The convoluted journey of disgraced rocker Gary Glitter back to the UK took
another turn tonight when he was refused entry to Hong Kong after arriving
there on a flight from Thailand. The Foreign Office has confirmed that the
Chinese territory had barred the 64-year-old from the country after his
arrival at 11pm local time.
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Gay rights champion Leo Abse dies aged 91
Obituary:
Leo Abse
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Thailand threatens Gary Glitter with detention after he refuses to fly to UK
The disgraced rock singer Gary Glitter could find himself locked up in a
notoriously overcrowded Thai detention centre if he refuses to board a
flight to Britain from Bangkok airport, Thai officials said today.
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Cyber-grooming cell chief Aabid Khan gets 12 years for terrorism
The head of a cyber-grooming cell who recruited the country's youngest
terrorist for a “worldwide” holy war has been jailed for 12 years.
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London gets a centre to train the 2012 champions
Stunt cyclists were at the opening yesterday in East London of a cycling
centre that has been developed to produce champions for the 2012 Olympics.
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House of Lords suggests lifting VAT from cost of repairing electrical goods
VAT should be lifted from the cost of repairing televisions, vacuum cleaners
and fridges to discourage people from throwing them away as soon as they
stop working, the Government will be told today.
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BBC charity funded jihadists
The BBC’s Children in Need charity donated £20,000 to an organisation that
funded the propaganda activities of the July 7 bombers, it has emerged.
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Excluded students to be offered adventure holidays, says Government
Children excluded from school for misbehaving are to be offered the chance to
go abseiling, quad biking and water skiing at camps in the countryside, the
Government announced yesterday.
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Stroke of luck for accident victim reborn as artist
Ormskirk A former engineer left disabled and living on benefits has
turned his life around after a stroke rewired his brain and turned him into
an artist.
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Watchdog says Muslim prisoners ask to be isolated at Frankland
Muslim prisoners, including convicted terrorists, are escaping violent attacks
by other inmates in a top-security jail by seeking sanctuary in the
segregation unit, according to a watchdog report published today.
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Out with the old: road sign ‘insults pensioners’
LONDON Pensioners’ groups called for the road sign depicting old people
to be scrapped because it is insulting.
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Parents give their children a lesson in exam stress
London With GCSE results expected to produce a record crop of A and A*
grades, stress levels are also hitting a record high as thousands of exam
hopefuls await publication of their results tomorrow. But it may not be the
teenagers who are suffering so much as their parents.
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Georgian national football squad spirited to Swansea to play Wales
Whatever the result of Wales's friendly football match with Georgia in Swansea
tonight, just putting out a team will represent a huge victory for the
visitors.
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Three-day tube strike called off
A 72-hour tube strike that threatened to cripple London's transport network
was narrowly averted yesterday when Tubelines, the company at the centre of
the dispute, upped its pay offer to workers during last-ditch talks.
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Manslaughter trial collapses after juror turns amateur sleuth
A juror who turned amateur detective and began his own investigation into the
manslaughter case he was hearing has caused the trial to be abandoned.
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Alexander Technique effective for back pain
An alternative therapy used to improve posture and to help women to cope with
labour pain can be more effective at treating backache than conventional
treatments, a study suggests.
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People: Paris Hilton; Sir Jimmy Savile; Colin Brazier
Watch out London: Paris seeks a best friend
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