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UK tourist shot dead in Texas bar
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Mr Reeve, pictured with his baby daughter, died in hospital A British tourist has been shot dead in a bar in the United States. Thomas Reeve, 28, was killed when a man entered the bar in Amarillo, Texas,
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British Airways to axe extra 1,200 jobs
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Baku -APA-ECONOMICS. British Airways on Friday said the companyâ??s net loss more than quadrupled during its first half, forcing the carrier to slash an extra 1,200 jobs in an 'essential' cost reduction
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Britain joins push for global levy on banks
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Britain threw its weight yesterday behind proposals to impose a global levy on banks to fund future bailouts and called on the G20 to work towards a US$100 billion deal to meet the cost of climate change.
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British PM urges greater responsibility
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Gordon Brown called banking a unique sector that, when it fails, poses a high cost. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Gordon Brown calls on members to reduce their sources of instability, such as volatile oil and commodity
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A 'monstrous' and 'treacherous' act
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British Army commander Lieutenant Colonel Roly Walker has spoken of the 'monstrous' and 'treacherous' act carried out by a rogue Afghan policemen who killed five of his men. Sean Rayment, Defence Correspondent
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Ministers question future of Afghan mission
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Cabinet ministers have begun to question the future of Britain's combat mission in Afghanistan as pressure on Gordon Brown mounts over the conflict, The Sunday Telegraph has learned. Senior Labour figures
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Tribute paid to firework victim
- 9 Hours ago
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Mary Fox helped her 17-year-old son jump out of a window on the first floor The family of a woman from Cornwall who died in a house fire after a firework was put through the front door have paid tribute
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Britain rallies G20 on climate change (AFP)
- 95 Minutes ago
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ST ANDREWS (AFP) Hosts Britain urged G20 finance ministers to put aside their differences and strike a deal on climate funding on Saturday despite fading hopes for an accord at key UN talks next month.
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Firework victim 'devoted' mother
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Mary Fox helped her 17-year-old son jump out of a window on the first floor The family of a 'devoted' mother-of-nine from Cornwall who died in a house fire after a firework was put through the door have
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Muggers attack twoyearold girl
- 10 Hours ago
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The girl was with her mother when the pair were targeted by two female suspects in Preston Road, Wembley, at about 4.45 pm on Thursday. They demanded money from the mother before punching her in the arm
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Olympic-sized overspend on London 2012
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Hidden spending has pushed the real cost of the London 2012 Olympic games to at least 12 billion, 2.7 billion more than the promised limit. An aerial view of the construction site for the London 2012
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PM's Afghanistan policy criticised - PA
- 11 Hours ago
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Three former defence chiefs have launched a scathing attack on Gordon Brown's Afghanistan policy. Ex-chiefs of the defence General Lord Guthrie, Admiral Lord Boyce and Field Marshal Lord Inge's comments
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Office Christmas parties scrapped
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Office Christmas parties are being scrapped as part of an austerity drive born from the recession, events experts have revealed. Concerto said it expected to throw a party for 15,000 fewer people this
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Pilkington case youth given Asbo
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Alex Simmons, the 16-year-old whose family was accused of abusing Fiona Pilkington, who went on to kill herself and her disabled daughter, has been given an Asbo. The teenager, from Bardon Road, Barwell,
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UK urges divided G20 to reach climate finance deal
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ST ANDREWS, Scotland, Nov 7 - British finance minister Alistair Darling urged his G20 counterparts on Saturday to work toward a $100bn deal on tackling climate change as developing nations held firm they
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Anger over possible expenses snub
- 5 Hours ago
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The head of the new watchdog charged with cleaning up Parliament is at the centre of a political firestorm after it emerged that he may scrap key elements of the plan to overhaul the system of MPs' expenses.
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'Stitch-up' reports over MPs' expenses
- 10 Hours ago
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There are accusations of a 'behind-the-scenes stitch-up' following reports that key elements of the proposed plan to clean up the system of MPs' expenses could be scrapped. There are accusations of a
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