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UKIP MEP defects to Conservatives
A member of the European parliament revealed late on Friday that she is defecting from the UK Independence Party to the Conservatives, in a boost for Prime Minister David Cameron.
View ArticleBishop of Liverpool: Trees are for life!
The Bishop of Liverpool (The Rt. Rev. James Jones) chaired the independent panel on forestry. This week he responds to the government statement on the panel report in the House of Lords.
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Centre of the storm: Clegg faces the worst crisis of his leadership
Nick Clegg faced one of the worst crises of his leadership today, as his statement on the allegations of sexual harassment by a senior party figure dragged him to the centre of the row.
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Paying the price: Sterling slips after AAA downgrade
Financial markets are casting judgement on the UK economy's performance this morning, after Britain lost its triple-A credit rating at the weekend.
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Baby boom stretching midwife services to tearing point
England needs another 5,000 midwives to cope with the current baby boom, peers will be told later.
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The political Oscars: Zero Dark Thirty snubbed as Lincoln and Argo take the...
The controversial film detailing the hunt for Osama bin laden was snubbed at the Oscars last night, as the judges continued their tradition of avoiding divisive political movies
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Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric resigns
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric resigned on Monday following allegations he behaved in an "inappropriate" way with other priests, and said he would not be going to the...
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Indonesian MPs air doubts over president's nominee for central bank
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The Indonesian president's candidate to become the next central bank chief ran into opposition on Monday, as two members of a parliamentary panel that decides on the selection...
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Pope gives Scottish cardinal the boot over gay 'inappropriate behaviour'...
Cardinal Keith O'Brien appears to have been fired as head of the Catholic church in Scotland, after he allegedly committed "inappropriate acts" with four men.
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EU gamble risks killing UK's "golden goose" - Mandelson
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron risks wrecking Britain's financial centre with his bid to wrest back powers from the European Union ahead of a vote on whether to leave, one of the UK's...
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Eastleigh by-election: The key questions around 'one of the most important...
Residents of the small Hampshire town will go to the polls on Thursday to vote for a new MP following the resignation of Chris Huhne. But who is in the running, and why are the votes so important?
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Govt Addresses MPs Over Credit Rating Slide
George Osborne has attacked Labour for creating an "economic mess" as he addressed MPs over the loss of the UK's prized AAA credit rating.
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Curbs on migrant legal aid claims
David Cameron has signalled that the Government is preparing to curb access to legal aid for foreigners in civil cases.
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West Coast fiasco 'to cost £50m'
Civil servant failures over the West Coast rail contract will cost taxpayers "at least £50 million", a report by MPs has said.
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Richard III burial up to university, says minister
Justice minister Thomas McNally said parliament should not intervene in the row over where the recently uncovered remains of Richard III will be buried.
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Lib Dems slump to fourth place as Rennard scandal batters party
The Liberal Democrats have slipped behind Ukip in national polling as the row over sexual harassment claims against Lord Rennard dominates the front pages.
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'Complete lack of common sense': The disaster of the West Coast franchise
The Department for Transport showed a "complete lack of common sense" during its bungling of the InnerCity West Coast rail franchise competition, according to MPs.
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Germany wants US-EU trade zone negotiations to begin in summer
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said on Tuesday that Berlin hoped negotiations between the European Union and the United States on a transatlantic free trade zone could...
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EU watchdog worried about how banks add up risks
LONDON (Reuters) - Regulatory action may be needed to end variations in the ways banks add up the risks on their books to determine how big their capital buffers should be, the European Banking...
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Leading Egyptian leftist party to boycott elections
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian leftist opposition party, the Popular Current, led by former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahy, said on Tuesday it will boycott parliamentary elections due to start in...
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