Feb
2013
Articles from 20th Feb 2013
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Sande wins best female artist Brit
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
Chart-topping star Emeli Sande took the first of the honours at the Brit Awards as she collected the best female solo artist prize. Read
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Man charged with boy's stab murder
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
A man has been charged with the murder of a 16-year-old boy who was found stabbed to death in a stairwell, police said. Read
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Man charged over girl's gate death
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
A company director has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter after a little girl was crushed by an electronic gate. Read
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Protection officer in gunshot death
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
A 43-year-old police officer from a unit that guards the Prime Minister and other high-profile figures has been found dead from gunshot wounds. Read
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Clegg clarifies immigration remarks
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
Nick Clegg has been forced to issue an embarrassing clarification after suggesting that official predictions existed for how many Romanians and Bulgarians could come to Britain. Read
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Government hails unemployment fall
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
The Government has welcomed a fall in unemployment and benefit claimants and a big increase in the number of people in work. Read
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Chinese murders suspect extradited
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
A Chinese businessman wanted by police over the murders of a family of four is being extradited to the UK, police said. Read
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Pryce jury 'failed to grasp task'
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
Chris Huhne's ex-wife faces a retrial after a jury described by a judge as suffering "absolutely fundamental deficits in understanding" failed to reach a verdict in her case. Read
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House blaze father 'spoke of plan'
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
A mother of two has said a father accused of killing his six children in a house fire rubbed his hands together and told people he had a plan to win a custody battle against his former mistress. Read
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Witness 'heard Pistorius house row'
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
A witness heard "non-stop shouting" coming from Blade Runner Oscar Pistorius's home before he shot his girlfriend dead, a court has heard. Read
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Witnesses describe beheading attack
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
A British couple have described the moment they saw a man "who did not look human" decapitate a British woman in front of them on the holiday island of Tenerife. Read
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4G auction haul blow for Osborne
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
Chancellor George Osborne's deficit reduction plans were dealt a blow after the superfast 4G airwaves auction haul fell £1 billion short of expectations. Read
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Indian workers on two-day strike
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
Sporadic violence has broken out in India as unions began a two-day strike to protest at rising prices and plans for foreign takeovers. Read
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Protests force out Bulgarian PM
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
Bulgaria's government has resigned after days of violent protests fuelled by outrage over rising energy costs, corruption and a general economic decline. Read
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One in 10 school starters 'obese'
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
One in 10 children is obese when they start school, figures suggest. Read
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Former inspector 'acted for Savile'
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
A former inspector has been referred to the police watchdog over claims he "acted on behalf" of Jimmy Savile by contacting officers before an interview. Read
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Britons 'tortured by Dubai police'
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
Three British men who have been held for seven months without trial on drugs charges in Dubai were tortured by police with beatings and electric shocks, a human rights charity has claimed. Read
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Morning news headlines for February 20, 2013
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
SPORTS star Oscar Pistorius has returned to court for the second day of his bail hearing; David Cameron laid a wreath at the memorial to the 1919 Amritsar massacre in India and the trial of a man accused of murdering a heavily pregnant woman and deliberately killing her unborn baby is set to begin today. Read
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4G auction signals revenue dip
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
Chancellor George Osborne was dealt a blow after the auction of superfast 4G airwaves raised a smaller-than-expected £2.3 billion. Read
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PM lays wreath at massacre site
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
David Cameron has laid a wreath at the memorial to the 1919 Amritsar massacre in India, bowing his head and standing in silence to pay respect to those who died. Read
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Pistorius at court for bail fight
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
Sports star Oscar Pistorius has returned to court where his lawyers will continue their fight to keep the Paralympian, accused of murdering his girlfriend, out of prison. Read
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Explosion causes multiple injuries
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
A massive gas explosion in an upmarket US shopping district has injured at least 14 people. Read
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Apple admits it has been hacked
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
Apple has become the latest big company to admit it has been a victim of computer hacking. Read
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FSA widens meat contamination probe
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
Further tests for horse meat contamination are continuing as the House of Commons catering outlets were dragged into the growing scandal. Read
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Pistorius bail hearing continues
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
Lawyers acting for murder-accused sports star Oscar Pistorius are expected to step up their fight to keep him out of prison as his bail hearing continues. Read
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Nice: Offer IVF on NHS to over 40s
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
Women aged 40-42 who are having fertility problems should be offered IVF on the NHS, according to guidelines published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice). Read
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Councils warned over senior pay
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
Local councils have been told by ministers they must do more to curb the pay of senior staff following the release of figures showing more than 28,000 local government employees receiving over £50,000 a year. Read
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3.7m redundant since 2008 recession
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
Around 3.7 million people have been made redundant since the recession in 2008 - one in seven of all employees - according to a new study. Read
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Poverty 'affects 20% of children'
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
One in five British children live below the poverty line, research has revealed. Read
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Air link to heart patient deaths
Feb 20 2013 | UK & World News
Air pollution increases the chances of heart attack survivors dying early, research has shown. Read
