Feb
2013
Articles from 9th Feb 2013
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Care cap 'to be set at £75,000'
Feb 09 2013 | UK & World News
Pensioners with savings of up to £123,000 are to receive state support with their care costs under Government plans, it was reported. Read
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Barclays to close tax advice unit
Feb 09 2013 | UK & World News
Banking giant Barclays is to close its tax avoidance unit. Read
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F1 star's sister found dead at home
Feb 09 2013 | UK & World News
The sister of Formula 1 racing star David Coulthard has been found dead at her home in Scotland. Read
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Air passengers stranded by blizzard
Feb 09 2013 | UK & World News
Thousands of passengers were stranded in America after flights to Britain were grounded as snow battered the US east coast. Read
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Firm threatens action in meat row
Feb 09 2013 | UK & World News
One of the food companies at the centre of the horse meat scandal said it is considering taking legal action against its suppliers, as the Environment Secretary warned that there may be more cases of contaminated meat to come. Read
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Britain faces more wintry weather
Feb 09 2013 | UK & World News
Another burst of wintry weather is about to hit parts of Britain, forecasters have warned. Read
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Deep snow blankets north-east of US
Feb 09 2013 | UK & World News
A howling storm across the US north-east left the New York-to-Boston corridor shrouded in up to 3ft of snow, stranding drivers on motorways overnight and piling up drifts so high that some homeowners could not open their doors. Read
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Embassy demo after refugees killed
Feb 09 2013 | UK & World News
Demonstrators protested outside the US Embassy in London after assailants fired rockets at a refugee camp for an Iranian exile group in Iraq, killing six people and wounding more than 40. Read
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Tributes to death crash policewoman
Feb 09 2013 | UK & World News
The commander of a policewoman killed when her patrol car was struck by a stolen 4x4 said he and fellow officers were devastated at the loss of a colleague they all loved. Read
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Men arrested over policewoman death
Feb 09 2013 | UK & World News
Two men have been arrested in Londonderry by officers investigating a car crash that killed a policewoman. Read
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Care costs cap to be announced
Feb 09 2013 | UK & World News
A cap on social care costs for the elderly is to be announced by ministers on Monday amid expectations that it will be much higher than the £35,000 figure mooted by an independent review. Read
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Retailers 'responsible for content'
Feb 09 2013 | UK & World News
Retailers hold the "ultimate responsibility" for making sure that horse meat is not in their products, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has said. Read
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'Five dead' in Belgium plane crash
Feb 09 2013 | UK & World News
Belgian media say that a small tourist plane has crashed near Brussels, killing five people, three of them children. Read
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Police chief vow over officer death
Feb 09 2013 | UK & World News
Northern Ireland's chief constable has vowed to bring to justice those responsible for a car crash that killed one of his policewomen. Read
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Man remanded over US death threats
Feb 09 2013 | UK & World News
A 24-year-old British man has been remanded in custody by magistrates after he was charged with threatening to kill 200 US schoolchildren. Read
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Ukip targets Eastleigh by-election
Feb 09 2013 | UK & World News
UKIP leader Nigel Farage has pledged to make the Eastleigh by-election a four-way marginal fight and said his party's number one issue will be immigration. Read
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Man charged over US death threats
Feb 09 2013 | UK & World News
A 24-year-old man has been charged with threatening to kill after allegedly posting on Facebook he would kill 200 people in America. Read
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Policewoman killed in road crash
Feb 09 2013 | UK & World News
A policewoman has died in a road crash involving a suspected stolen vehicle in Northern Ireland. Read
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US braces as massive blizzard hits
Feb 09 2013 | UK & World News
A massive storm packing hurricane-force winds and blizzard conditions is sweeping through the Northeast of the USA, dumping nearly two feet of snow on New England and knocking out power to more than a half a million customers. Read
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Man quizzed over US death threats
Feb 09 2013 | UK & World News
A British man is being questioned after allegedly threatening to kill 200 people in America, which led to thousands of pupils missing school. Read
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CPS defends itself over abuse case
Feb 09 2013 | UK & World News
The Crown Prosecution Service has defended itself against accusations that a mother-of-four, who killed herself during the sex abuse trial of her former teacher, was let down by the court system. Read
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Aldi finds horse meat in meals
Feb 09 2013 | UK & World News
Two ready meal ranges sold by Aldi have been found to contain up to 100% horse meat, the supermarket chain has confirmed. Read
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Paterson holds meat scandal talks
Feb 09 2013 | UK & World News
Environment secretary Owen Paterson is to hold an emergency meeting with the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and retailers, as ministers warn of a "criminal conspiracy" at the heart of the horse meat scandal. Read
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First signs of spring appearing
Feb 09 2013 | UK & World News
From snowdrops to frogspawn, the first signs of spring are appearing - but the latest cold snap could put the brakes back on the new season, experts have said. Read
