Feb
2013
Articles from 8th Feb 2013
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Man held in school threats probe
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
A British man has been arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill 200 people which led to schools in America beefing up security. Read
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Huge snow storm hits north-east US
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
Snow has begun to fall as a massive blizzard approaches the north-east of the US, sending residents hurrying to stock up on supplies ahead of a storm poised to dump up to 3ft of snow from New York to Boston and beyond. Read
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Police must probe NHS deaths - Hunt
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged police to investigate the hundreds of deaths put down to the Mid Staffordshire NHS scandal. Read
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Huhne 'demanded second abortion'
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
Chris Huhne demanded that ex-wife Vicky Pryce have a second abortion, which she refused, a court has heard. Read
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Police name house death couple
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
Police have named a couple who were found dead at their home after their nine-year-old daughter dialled 999 when she could not wake them. Read
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Sex abuse victim 'failed by courts'
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
A mother of four who killed herself during the sex abuse trial of her former teacher was let down by the court system, her family has said. Read
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Paterson to hold horse meat summit
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson is to hold a horse meat summit with the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and retailers - after it emerged Findus beef lasagnes may have been contaminated since August. Read
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Pryce: I insisted on having baby
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
Chris Huhne's ex-wife insisted on having her fifth child, despite her husband demanding she have an abortion, a court has heard. Read
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Assault death police officer named
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
A policeman who died after being attacked while off duty has been named. Read
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Two fired after wrong body cremated
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
A shocking blunder that led to a wrong body being cremated has led to two funeral workers being sacked. Read
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Parents found dead after girl's 999
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
A couple were found dead at their home after their nine-year-old daughter dialled 999 when she could not wake them, police have said. Read
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Accused 'lured officers with call'
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
The families of two murdered policewomen sobbed in court as they listened to details of the "bloody conclusion" to Dale Cregan's alleged string of attacks. Read
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Cameron hails EU budget cut 'first'
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
David Cameron has hailed a real-terms cut in the European Union's next seven-year budget. Read
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Sex abuse victim 'kills herself'
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
A woman who was sexually abused by a leading youth choir director is believed to have killed herself during his trial, it can be reported for the first time. Read
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HMV boss goes in latest job cuts
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
HMV boss Trevor Moore has become the latest casualty of another swathe of redundancies at the failed music chain. Read
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Duchess settles phone hacking claim
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
The Duchess of York has headed the list of 17 people who settled their phone-hacking damages claims. Read
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Jail for Chinese artefact thieves
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
Two inept thieves who stole Chinese artefacts worth £2 million from a museum but then could not find where they had stashed them have been handed lengthy jail sentences and told the real value of their haul was "immeasurable". Read
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Shot Malala released from hospital
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
A Pakistani schoolgirl who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban has been discharged from hospital in the UK after making a good recovery from surgery. Read
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Findus repeats horse meat apology
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
Frozen food giant Findus has reiterated its apology over some of its beef lasagne products containing horse meat, after claims that the contamination could stretch back to last summer. Read
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Divorce rate after 10 years static
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
The divorce rate for couples after they have been married 10 years or more is the same as it was in the 1970s, 80s, 90s and 2000s, according to a new report. Read
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Choirmaster guilty of sex abuse
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
A top choirmaster and his ex-wife have been convicted of indecently assaulting a former music student more than 30 years ago. Read
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Pryce 'shocked' by Huhne news story
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
Vicky Pryce was shocked and horrified, and "wanted to turn the clock back", when the story about Chris Huhne getting someone to take his speeding points hit the headlines, she told a court. Read
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Assaulted police constable dies
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
A police constable left with critical injuries after being assaulted while off duty has died in hospital. Read
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Star 'made £900,000 supercar claim'
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
Mr Bean actor Rowan Atkinson has successfully claimed £910,000 to fix his smashed-up McLaren F1 supercar, it has been reported. Read
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Met to form foreign police unit
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
Britain's biggest police force is to forge a unit of foreign officers in a bid to tackle the growing threat from overseas offenders, it has emerged. Read
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Police breached campaigners' rights
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
Police breached the rights of campaigners by stopping them from attending a mass rally against the Iraq war, a judge has ruled. Read
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Dawn breaks with no deal on EU cash
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
EU leaders are still struggling to agree a budget deal after all-night talks in Brussels. Read
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Morning news headlines for February 8, 2013
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
THE country’s top nurse has said colleagues who fail to demonstrate “compassion and empathy” to patients have no place in the NHS and food companies will be ordered to test their beef products after some Findus beef lasagnes were found to contain up to 100% horse meat. Read
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Women to attend Bishops' meetings
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
Female clergy will be included in meetings of the House of Bishops, in a step towards including women in the leadership of the Church of England. Read
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Packed ferry capsizes in Bangladesh
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
A ferry packed with about 100 people has capsized in a river in central Bangladesh after colliding with another boat, police and news reports said. Read
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Tories warned over by-election
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
Tories have been warned not to expect a direct boost in support from Chris Huhne's fall from grace as they unveiled their candidate for the Eastleigh by-election. Read
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Huhne ex-wife to continue evidence
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
The ex-wife of former Cabinet minister Chris Huhne is to continue giving evidence at her trial for perverting the course of justice. Read
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Top nurse 'appalled' by scandal
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
The country's top nurse has said colleagues who fail to demonstrate "compassion and empathy" to patients have no place in the NHS, following a damning report into failings of care at Stafford Hospital. Read
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Under-achievement hotspots revealed
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
Cities across Britain are "blighted" by hotspots of educational under-achievement, with huge differences in the number of residents with qualifications, according to a new report. Read
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2.3m children 'materially deprived'
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
Some 2.3 million children in the UK are living "materially deprived" lives but are not included in official Government statistics on poverty, according to a report. Read
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DWP 'getting work decisions wrong'
Feb 08 2013 | UK & World News
A leading Government department has been criticised for making wrong decisions on the ability of benefit claimants to work, at "considerable cost" to the taxpayer. Read
