Feb
2013
Articles from 27th Feb 2013
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CPS pair face fraud bid charges
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
A Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) finance manager and another member of staff are to be charged with conspiracy to commit fraud over false taxi claims totalling at least £1 million. Read
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Soap actor faces child sex charges
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell has made his first appearance in court accused of child sex offences. Read
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Judge gives golf resort go-ahead
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
Work on a £100 million golf resort near the famous Giant's Causeway on Ulster's north coast is due to get under way later this year after a landmark ruling at the Northern Ireland High Court. Read
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Stepping Hill drugs nurse suspended
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
A nurse cleared over the poisoning deaths of patients at Stepping Hill Hospital has been suspended for three months after she admitted stealing drugs. Read
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Rockets fired at Camp Bastion base
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
Insurgents have launched a rocket attack on the main coalition military base in Afghanistan's Helmand Province. Read
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'Buy British food' plea to stores
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
Supermarkets must stop scouring the world for the cheapest food they can find and sell more British products that consumers want, farmers have demanded in the wake of the horse meat scandal. Read
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Tesco meat vow 'won't push up cost'
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
Tesco has announced it will be sourcing more meat from UK producers, as supermarkets came under pressure to sell more British food in the wake of the horse meat scandal. Read
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Swiss factory worker shoots staff
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
A worker has shot dead two colleagues then himself in the canteen of a Swiss factory. Read
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Tributes for balloon crash victims
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
Tributes have poured in for the British victims of a hot air balloon crash in Egypt in which 19 people were killed. Read
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Centrica faces flak over profits
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
British Gas parent Centrica has come under public and political fire after it revealed it made nearly £50 per household last year just months after hiking customer bills. Read
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Litvinenko files to stay secret
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
Sensitive evidence alleged to expose poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko's ties to MI6 will be examined in secret, a coroner has ruled. Read
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Pilot badger culls given go-ahead
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
Controversial badger culling to tackle tuberculosis in cattle is set to go ahead this summer, after two pilot schemes were given the green light. Read
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Cameron vows no let-up on debt
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
David Cameron has said his Government will go "further and faster" in efforts to repair the nation's finances in response to the loss of the UK's prized AAA credit rating. Read
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Rocket launcher and warhead found
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
A Russian-made rocket launcher - a weapon once used by the IRA before the Provisionals declared an end to their armed campaign - has been found at an unoccupied house in west Belfast. Read
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NFU: Support British farm produce
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
Supermarkets must stop scouring the world for the cheapest food they can find and support the British products consumers want, farming leaders have urged amid the horse meat scandal. Read
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Pilot badger culls to go ahead
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
Controversial badger culls are set to go ahead after final licence conditions were met, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has told MPs. Read
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'Put down disabled' man apologises
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
A councillor who said disabled children "should be put down" has apologised - but refused to resign, claiming he "did nothing wrong". Read
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Spending squeezed but growth boost
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
Britain's dire economic performance at the end of last year has been confirmed as official figures revealed household spending grew at the slowest rate in a year. Read
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Clegg admits 'mistakes' on Rennard
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
Nick Clegg has conceded that his party made "very serious mistakes" in failing to deal properly with complaints of sexual harassment against its then chief executive Lord Rennard. Read
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Pope set for final Vatican address
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
Pope Benedict XVI is preparing for his final general audience, the weekly appointment he kept with the faithful and tourists to teach them about the Catholic faith. Read
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Morning news headlines for February 27, 2013
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
THE boss of Tesco has vowed to bring meat production “closer to home” in response to the horse meat scandal; two Britons and a UK resident killed in the Egyptian balloon crash have been named and a female former Lib Dem MP said she told Nick Clegg about allegations surrounding Lord Rennard shortly after he became leader in 2007. Read
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Minister hails fish discard deal
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
The UK Government has hailed an EU agreement to introduce a blanket ban on dumping dead fish back in the sea. Read
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Tesco meat 'closer to home' pledge
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
The boss of Tesco has vowed to bring meat production "closer to home" and work much more closely with British farmers as part of a raft of changes in response to the horse meat scandal. Read
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Anger over British Gas profits rise
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
The owner of British Gas is running the gauntlet of public anger as it revealed a £606 million profit haul at its residential arm months after hiking customer tariffs. Read
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Parties struggle to form government
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
A centre-left group of parties appears to have the best chance at forming a coalition government in Italy after an inconclusive national election, but the challenge is steep and comes amid public anger over austerity measures. Read
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Swimmer killed by 'huge' shark
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
A shark said to have been up to 14ft long has killed a swimmer near a popular New Zealand beach, before disappearing after police attempting to save the man fired at the predator. Read
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Historians back Gove lessons plan
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
Plans for a new history curriculum by Education Secretary Michael Gove have been given a ringing endorsement by some of the UK's leading historians. Read
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Pope to hold final Vatican audience
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
Pope Benedict is set to hold his final public general audience in St Peter's Square ahead of his retirement later this week. Read
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Warhead discovery 'has saved lives'
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
The discovery of a rocket launcher and warhead in Northern Ireland has saved lives, police said. Read
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Shoppers want more UK food - poll
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
Shoppers want more food from British farms on supermarket shelves in the wake of the horse meat scandal, a poll suggests. Read
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Armed forces 'facing £11bn of cuts'
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
The armed forces could be forced to find cuts of £11 billion over the next decade as a result of Chancellor George Osborne's forthcoming spending review, a defence think-tank has warned. Read
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41% of homes 'sold for a loss'
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
Four in 10 homes have been sold for a loss in England and Wales since 2007, while more than half made a profit, research has found. Read
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Schools to get annual report cards
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
Schools are to be given annual report cards showing their exam results and attendance rates. Read
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England nation of 'secret boozers'
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
England is a nation of secret boozers, with more than a third of the population drinking unhealthy quantities of alcohol, new research has suggested. Read
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Swine flu jab linked to narcolepsy
Feb 27 2013 | UK & World News
A swine flu jab which was given to hundreds of thousands of children carried an increased risk of developing the sleep disorder narcolepsy, research has suggested. Read
