Jan
2013
Articles from 23rd Jan 2013
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Women smokers' death risk soars
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
Women smokers are far more likely to be killed by their habit today than they were in the 1960s, a major study has found. Read
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Police to quiz ball boy in kick row
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
Police are to investigate an incident which saw a ball boy kicked by Chelsea footballer Eden Hazard during his side's Capital One Cup semi-final against Swansea. Read
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Stars out for television awards
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
Some of the small screen's biggest stars were on show at this year's National Television Awards. Read
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Man accused of murdering student
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
A man has been charged with the murder of a gap year student stabbed to death in the street. Read
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Prince Harry 'thrilled' to be back
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
Prince Harry flew back to Britain after a 20-week tour of Afghanistan in which he revealed he killed Taliban fighters, and declared: "You get asked to do things that you would expect to do wearing this uniform, and it's as simple as that really." Read
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Firm eyes up camera chain Jessops
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
Collapsed camera chain Jessops is the latest high street casualty to be eyed by restructuring firm Hilco UK. Read
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'No foundation' to baby charge
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
A priest has said there is no foundation to charges against an Irish nanny accused of assaulting a one-year-old baby who later died. Read
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Missing brother and sister found
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
A brother and sister who had been missing for much of the day have been found safe and well, police said. Read
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Killing Taliban 'a job', says Harry
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
Prince Harry said killing the Taliban is a job "you would expect to do" as a soldier as he arrived back in the UK after his 20-week tour of duty to Afghanistan. Read
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Prince Harry happy to be back home
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
Prince Harry has arrived back in the UK after his tour of duty in Afghanistan. Read
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PM's EU vote plan divides coalition
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
David Cameron has vowed to campaign "with all my heart and soul" for continued British membership of a reformed EU in an in/out referendum which will be staged by 2017 if Conservatives win the next general election. Read
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Prince Harry home after Afghan tour
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
Prince Harry has arrived back in the UK after his tour of duty in Afghanistan. Read
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Plea on missing brother and sister
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
Police have issued an urgent appeal to trace two children who have gone missing amid near-freezing temperatures. Read
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Woman denies kissing footballers
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
A woman has denied getting into a hotel bed voluntarily with two footballers. Read
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Plans risk 'fairer access' to uni
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
Education Secretary Michael Gove's plans to separate AS-levels from A-levels risks damaging a decade's worth of work to encourage more disadvantaged teenagers to study at Cambridge University, the prestigious institution has warned. Read
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A-level plans 'may collapse system'
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
Critics of Education Secretary Michael Gove's plans to bring back traditional two-year A-levels with end-of-course exams have warned the reforms could "lead to a collapse of the system". Read
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£8m of cocaine hidden in juice tins
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
One of the biggest ever seizures of liquid cocaine has been made after the drug was detected in juice tins at Gatwick Airport, the UK Border Agency has said. Read
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Man jailed for pig's head at mosque
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
A 21-year-old man who dumped a pig's head outside a mosque has been jailed for three months. Read
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Prince Harry heading home to UK
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
Prince Harry will arrive back in the UK today after his tour of duty in Afghanistan. Read
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Cancer victim growing new nose
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
Scientists are helping a man grow a new nose, according to reports. Read
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Final words of crash copter pilot
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
The final words of a pilot killed in a helicopter crash in central London have been revealed. Read
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Lloyds Group 'set to axe 940 jobs'
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
Lloyds Banking Group is to axe more than 940 jobs, bringing job loss announcements to 1,300 in the past few days, according to unions. Read
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Cameron 'running scared' on EU
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
Prime Minister David Cameron's promise of an in/out referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union sparked a furious political row in Westminster. Read
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Nanny charged over US baby death
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
An Irish nanny living illegally in America has been charged with violently assaulting a baby who later died, US authorities said. Read
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Cameron pledges in/out EU vote
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
David Cameron has promised a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU by the end of 2017, and pledged he would campaign "with all my heart and soul" for Britain to stay in. Read
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Briton dies on France ski break
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
A police officer has died on a skiing holiday with colleagues in France. Read
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Flybe axes 300 jobs to slash costs
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
Around 300 jobs are to be axed at regional airline Flybe as it battles to slash costs by £35 million to stem losses. Read
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Morning news headlines for January 23, 2013
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
A referendum on whether Britain should remain a member of the EU will be held by the end of 2017 if the conservatives win the next election; fresh snow has fallen across many parts of the UK overnight and veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has been charged with rape and 14 counts of indecent assault for a string of alleged historic sex attacks, Lancashire Police said. Read
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No respite as snowy spell continues
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
Fresh snow has fallen across many parts of the UK overnight, continuing a week of disruption to schools, airports and traffic networks. Read
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Gates and Tutu back hunger campaign
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu have thrown their weight behind a new campaign aiming to combat malnutrition and hunger in the developing world. Read
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Man charged over college shooting
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
A 22-year-old man has been charged over shootings at a US community college campus which left him and two others wounded. Read
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Unite chief slams workers blacklist
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
A union leader has described the blacklisting of construction workers as a "national scandal" after a study showed the regions most affected by the issue. Read
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Netanyahu set to remain Israeli PM
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to stay on as prime minister but in a weakened position after the Israeli elections. Read
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Nanny charged in baby death case
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
An Irish nanny living illegally in America has been charged with violently assaulting a baby who later died. Read
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Irish nanny faces child death quiz
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
An Irish nanny in the United States illegally could be charged with murder after the one-year-old child she was looking after suffered fatal injuries in her care, prosecutors have said. Read
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Experts identify victims in Algeria
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
Work is continuing to identify British victims of the Algerian siege and repatriate their bodies. Read
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Gove reforms 'turn the clock back'
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
Education Secretary Michael Gove has been accused of narrowing young people's choices as he revealed plans to bring back traditional two-year A-levels with end-of-course exams. Read
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Patients seek help with fuel bills
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
A cancer charity has reported a surge in patients seeking financial help to cope with soaring heating bills. Read
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M&S lingerie ad complaints rejected
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
A Marks & Spencer lingerie campaign featuring model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has been cleared by the advertising watchdog following complaints that it was degrading to women and reinforced sexual stereotypes. Read
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Call to rethink pace of GCSE reform
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
Campaigners are to call on Prime Minister David Cameron to rethink the pace of GCSE reforms. Read
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Self-employed 'mask jobless level'
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
The recent increase in the number of people in work has been driven by a surge in self-employment, which could be masking the true level of unemployment, according to a new report. Read
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Plea to release Shrewsbury 24 files
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
Politicians and union leaders are to step up calls for the Government to release all documents relating to the controversial case of building workers who have been fighting to clear their name for the past 40 years. Read
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Minister links obesity to poverty
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
You can pick out children from poor families because they tend to be fat, the public health minister has suggested. Read
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PM to pledge 2017 EU referendum
Jan 23 2013 | UK & World News
Conservatives will stage a referendum on whether Britain should remain a member of the European Union by the end of 2017 if they win the next election, David Cameron will promise on Wednesday. Read
