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May's whispering campaign against Chinese visa changes
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt's attempt to open up more Chinese visas and boost tourism has been blocked by Theresa May on national security grounds, it has emerged.
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Boris Johnson uses Olympic bounce to taunt government
LONDON (Reuters) - Mayor of London Boris Johnson has accused the government of "pussy-footing around" on a crucial transport policy, in a broadside at Prime Minister David Cameron, a fellow...
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Music world gets behind Pussy Riot
Beatles frontman Paul McCartney has become the latest celebrity to offer his support to Russian punk girl group Pussy Riot by sending an open letter defending "artistic freedom".
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Tories heading for defeat in Corby by-election
Labour has built a 15% lead in Corby ahead of an upcoming by-election which should provide Ed Miliband with his first major electoral gain.
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PM's ex-media boss in court
LONDON (Reuters) - The former communications chief of Prime Minister David Cameron appeared in court on Thursday, accused with six others over hacking the phones of Hollywood stars, politicians and...
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Gove 'ignored independent advice' to back playing field sell-offs
Ministers have been left red-faced after it emerged the government had got its figures wrong on the number of playing fields sold off under the coalition.
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UK and Sweden defy Ecuador over Assange extradition
Britain's refusal to grant Julian Assange safe passage out of the UK means the diplomatic standoff over the Wikileaks founder's fate continues.
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Pussy Riot verdict due after Putin leniency call
Russian punk band Pussy Riot will discover whether they face a lengthy prison sentence later, when the verdict on their dissenting protest in Moscow's Christ the Saviour cathedral is delivered.
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Taxpayer money 'wasted' on benefit checks
Benefit claimants have been "hounded" by the firm tasked with checking their fitness to work, according to a Labour MP.
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Secret inquest threat re-emerges
Senior MPs and peers have pointed the finger at the government for attempting to pass legislation that will introduce secret court cases by the back door.
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Sadiq Khan highlights the plight of Rohingya Muslims being murdered, raped and displaced from Burma’s Rakhine state.
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MPs demand bank changes in Libor report
MPs have called for "urgent improvements" in the way banks are run and regulated in a report into the Libor rate-rigging scandal that rocked Barclays published Saturday.
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Diamond hits back at MP critics
Former Barclays boss Bob Diamond has hit back at claims he was "highly selective" in his evidence to MPs.
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Bob Diamond Hits Back At MP Critics
Former Barclays boss Bob Diamond has hit back at claims he was "highly selective" in his evidence to MPs.
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Assange serene and defiant in dramatic 'Evita' address
Julian Assange looked serene defiant today after he gave a speech on a balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy, in a move which drew comparisons to Evita Peron.
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Britain alienates South America following Assange threat
Britain's efforts to open up new markets for trade in South America were rocked by the Julian Assange case yesterday, after a meeting of regional foreign ministers united against "threats" from the UK.
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Lonmin workers trickle back to mine after 44 killed
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A quarter of the workforce returned on Monday to the Marikana platinum mine where 44 men were killed last week in clashes that evoked memories of apartheid-era violence. Mine...
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ECB's Asmussen: Greek exit manageable but not preferable
BERLIN (Reuters) - A Greek exit from the euro zone would be manageable, European Central Bank policymaker Joerg Asmussen was quoted on Monday as saying, although he would prefer it if the...
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Outrage over 'legitimate rape' comments
British women's groups reacted angrily today to comments from an American politician saying it was rare "legitimate rape" victims get pregnant.
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Social housing sell-off 'would cleanse posh neighbourhoods'
Selling off the most expensive fifth of social housing could help cut the waiting list for council homes by as much as 600,000 in five years, a thinktank has claimed.
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