Apr
2012
Articles from 10th Apr 2012
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Woman falls to death in arrest bid
Apr 10 2012 | National News
An 18-year-old convicted thief has plunged to her death from the 17th floor of a block of flats in an apparent bid to escape police. Read
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Fuel tanker strike talks adjourned
Apr 10 2012 | National News
Talks aimed at averting strikes by fuel tanker drivers have been adjourned and will resume on Wednesday morning. Read
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Man sent threatening email to MP
Apr 10 2012 | National News
A 60-year-old man sent a Conservative MP a threatening email telling her she would have to choose which one of her children would die. Read
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Santorum quits US presidential race
Apr 10 2012 | National News
Rick Santorum has quit the US presidential campaign, clearing the way for Mitt Romney to claim the Republican nomination. Read
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Life for man who killed partner
Apr 10 2012 | National News
A "dangerous and manipulative" property developer who strangled his cancer-suffering partner and was on his way to dispose of her body when he crashed his van has been jailed for life for murder. Read
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Woman falls to death after raid
Apr 10 2012 | National News
An 18-year-old woman has plunged 18 floors to her death in an apparent bid to escape police. Read
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Four held at Olympics site protest
Apr 10 2012 | National News
Protesters against the building of an Olympic basketball training facility are being evicted by police. Read
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PM under fire over non-UK plane
Apr 10 2012 | National News
David Cameron has come under fire for using an Angolan plane on his high-profile trade mission to south-east Asia. Read
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Murderer sentencing to be televised
Apr 10 2012 | National News
The sentencing of a man convicted of murdering a missing woman whose body has never been found will be filmed for TV in a legal first. Read
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China chief's wife 'murder suspect'
Apr 10 2012 | National News
China has revealed that senior Communist Party official Bo Xilai has been suspended from key positions, with his wife named as a suspect in the murder of a British businessman. Read
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Clegg denies endorsing emails plan
Apr 10 2012 | National News
The coalition spat over extending internet surveillance has intensified after Nick Clegg denied he had signed up to the plans. Read
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Jail for cancer partner murderer
Apr 10 2012 | National News
A man has been jailed for a minimum of 16 years after being found guilty of murdering his cancer-sufferer partner, whose body was found in his van after he crashed on his way to dispose of it. Read
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CCTV VIDEO - Shopkeeper fights off robber with wooden stick
Apr 10 2012 | National News
A SHOPKEEPER who fought off a gun-wielding robber using a small wooden stick said he was simply trying to protect the woman he loved. Read
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Teenager falls to death in raid
Apr 10 2012 | National News
An 18-year-old woman has plunged 18 floors to her death as police raided her flat. Read
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UK warns Assad to draw back forces
Apr 10 2012 | National News
Britain has warned that it is ready to "intensify" its support for the Syrian opposition unless President Bashar Assad's regime draws back its forces. Read
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NUT warns over summer holiday cut
Apr 10 2012 | National News
Teachers have warned they will resist any attempt to shorten the six-week school summer holiday. Read
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Titanic descendants mark tragedy
Apr 10 2012 | National News
Descendants of those who perished on the Titanic have thrown flowers on the dockside where it left port on the 100th anniversary of the doomed liner setting sail. Read
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Abu Hamza loses extradition battle
Apr 10 2012 | National News
Five terrorist suspects including radical preacher Abu Hamza can be extradited from the UK to America for trial, human rights judges have ruled. Read
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'1,000 killed by Syrian troops'
Apr 10 2012 | National News
About 1,000 people have been killed by Syrian government forces in the last eight days, according to the country's main opposition group. Read
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Rich 'use charities to cut tax'
Apr 10 2012 | National News
Some of the wealthiest people in the country are donating to charities which "don't do a great deal of charitable work" in order to "wipe out" their income tax bills, Downing Street has said. Read
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Cameron: Clegg was round the table
Apr 10 2012 | National News
David Cameron has stressed that Nick Clegg was "round the table" when controversial plans to monitor internet communications were drawn up. Read
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Syria in ceasefire observers call
Apr 10 2012 | National News
Syria's foreign minister has said the government has already withdrawn some forces from several cities, and stated that the UN-brokered ceasefire must start at the same time as the deployment of international observers. Read
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Terror suspects can be extradited
Apr 10 2012 | National News
Five terrorist suspects including radical preacher Abu Hamza can be extradited from the UK to America for trial, human rights judges have ruled. Read
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Minister in emissions target call
Apr 10 2012 | National News
Britain should boost its carbon emissions reduction target to 30%, a Government minister has said - but only if Europe does the same. Read
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Cameron to visit Suu Kyi in Burma
Apr 10 2012 | National News
David Cameron is to become the first Western leader to visit Aung San Suu Kyi since the Nobel Peace Prize laureate was elected to parliament. Read
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Nissan plan 'confidence vote' in UK
Apr 10 2012 | National News
Plans by Japanese car giant Nissan to build a new hatchback at its UK plant, creating more than 1,000 jobs at the site and in component companies, is a "big vote" of confidence in the UK's car industry, the company has said. Read
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Greater share of clubs levy urged
Apr 10 2012 | National News
Councils have called to be allowed to keep a greater share of a proposed new levy on late-opening bars and nightclubs. Read
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Cameron 'in landmark Burma visit'
Apr 10 2012 | National News
David Cameron is to visit Burma in a landmark trip in which he will meet President Thein Sein and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, it has been reported. Read
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Tributes to 'cheeky chap' soldier
Apr 10 2012 | National News
A soldier who died more than two months after being injured in an explosion in Afghanistan has been described as "a blond cheeky chap" who was devoted to Bolton Wanderers FC. Read
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Syria launches cross-border attacks
Apr 10 2012 | National News
Syrian forces have opened fire across two tense borders, killing a TV journalist in Lebanon and at least two people in a refugee camp in Turkey on the eve of a deadline for a ceasefire plan that seems all but certain to fail. Read
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Blood pressure warning to diabetics
Apr 10 2012 | National News
Half of those with diabetes in the UK also have high blood pressure, which can have "hugely damaging" consequences, a charity has warned. Read
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Business confidence level improving
Apr 10 2012 | National News
Business confidence returned to growth over the past six months, a survey has revealed, but two-thirds of firms warned that the recovery will not properly gain momentum until next year. Read
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Rich tax dodgers 'shocked' Osborne
Apr 10 2012 | National News
George Osborne has described being "shocked" to discover that some of the wealthiest people in the country pay "virtually no" income tax. Read
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Talks resume in tanker drivers row
Apr 10 2012 | National News
Talks aimed at averting a strike by fuel tanker drivers will resume after "constructive" discussions were held before Easter. Read
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Nissan move promises 1,000 new jobs
Apr 10 2012 | National News
Japanese car giant Nissan is to build a new hatchback at its UK plant, creating more than 1,000 jobs at the site and at component companies. Read
