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Cameron Insists 'No Great Conspiracy' With Murdoch As He Defends Hunt

Posted 25.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: UK Diary, UK News, Phone Hacking, News Corporation, Jeremy Hunt, Bskyb, David Cameron, Leveson Inquiry, UK Politics News

David Cameron has defended giving Jeremy Hunt responsibility for the decision on News Corporation's takeover of BSkyB. Hunt sent a memo to the Prim...

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How Beetroot Helps You Hold Your Breath Longer

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: UK News, Oxygen, Superfood Beetroot, Beetroot, Health News, Food, Breathing Techniques, Holding Breath Underwater, Slideexpand, Beetroot Juice, UK Lifestyle News

Beetroot juice can improve your puff, potentially benefiting swimmers, singers, and mountaineers, research has shown. In tests, drinking a single s...

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Jeremy Hunt To Face Leveson Grilling On Thursday

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Phone Hacking, UK News, Leveson, Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove, Theresa May, Rupert Murdoch, Ken Clarke, UK Diary, News International, UK Politics News

Jeremy Hunt will give evidence on how he handled News Coporation's wish to take over BSkyB when he appears before the Leveson inquiry on Thursday. ...

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Spanish Eurovision Contestant Told Not To Win By Cash-Strapped Country

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Bankia, Eurovision, Spanish Banks, Eurozone, UK News, UK Entertainment, Pastora Soler, Euro Crisis, UK News

Pastora Soler, the Spanish contestant in this year's Eurovision Song Contest, was told by broadcasters not to win, as the cash-strapped country slips ...

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Blair To Be Quizzed Over Murdoch Links At Leveson

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Rupert Murdoch, Lord Mandelson, UK News, News Corporation, Tony Blair, Leveson Inquiry, UK Politics News

Tony Blair will appear before the Leveson inquiry into press ethics on Monday, it has been announced. The former Labour prime minister is likely to...

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'Why Do Some People Hate Jews?', Asks Religious Studies GCSE Exam Question

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Anti-Semitism, UK News, Assessment and Qualifications Alliance, UK Universities and Education, Michael Gove, Judaism, Jewish, Poll, Prejudice, Exams, Gcses, UK Universities & Education News

One of Britain’s biggest exam boards has been criticised for asking GCSE pupils to "Explain briefly why some people are prejudiced against Jews". ...

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Lloyds Ex-Fraud Chief Charged Over False Invoices Worth £2m

PA | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Fraud, UK News, False Invoices, Lloyds, Banking, Cps, Security, News, Digital Banking, Lloyds Banking, Prosecution, Jessica Harper, UK News

Jessica Harper, former head of fraud and security for digital banking at Lloyds Banking Group, is to be charged with submitting false invoices totalli...

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Finally: The Moment Libya Mourned Yvonne Fletcher

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Metropolitan Police, Libya, Libyan Embassy, UK News, Yvonne Fletcher, Muammar Gaddafi, Tony Blair, David Cameron, UK News

In one of the most significant diplomatic gestures since 1984 Libyan prime minister Abdurrahim El-Keib has made an historic visit to the spot where po...

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100 Years Of Innovation - The Mobile Phone

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK Tech

Read More: UK Tech, UK-Innovation, Gadgets, UK News, The Mobile Phone, Mobile Phone History, Tech News, Mobile Phones, UK Tech News

2.5 pounds, 9 inches long, 5 inches deep and 1.75 inches wide. Those are the specs for the first handheld mobile phone, developed by Marty Cooper for ...

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WATCH: 70 MPs In Mass Punch-Up

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Ukrainian Politics, Video, Ukraine Mps Fight, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine Brawl, UK News, Slideexpand, Ukrainian Punch-Up, Ukrainian Mps, UK Politics News

Ukrainian MPs were involved in a mass brawl on Thursday evening, which left many injured and several hospitalised. Chairs were thrown during the pa...

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Record £4m Haul Of Fake Coins Seized By Police

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Counterfeit Coins, Counterfeit Money, UK Crime, UK News, UK Police, Met Police, UK News

The Metropolitan Police has uncovered £4 million worth of fake coins in a freight container, believed to be the biggest haul of fake coinage ever rec...

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63-Stone Teen Winched From House

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK

Read More: UK News, Obesity Epidemic, Fat Teen, Georgia Davis Fat Teenager, Obese Teenager, Britain's Obesity Epidemic, Slideexpand, Britain's Fattest Teen, Childhood Obesity, UK News

Britain's fattest teenager was cut out of her house on Thursday by scaffolders, builders and Fire and Rescue services after she had ballooned to a mas...

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Woman Crossing Road With Pushchair Killed By Lorry

PA | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Manchester, Road Safety, UK News, Pushchair, UK Tragedy, Lorry, Road Deaths, UK News

A woman was killed by a lorry while crossing the road with her 20-month-old son in his pushchair. Dawn Graves, 25, is believed to have gone to the ...

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Woman Crossing Road With Pushchair Killed By Lorry

PA | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Manchester, Road Safety, UK News, Pushchair, UK Tragedy, Lorry, Road Deaths, UK News

A woman was killed by a lorry while crossing the road with her 20-month-old son in his pushchair. Dawn Graves, 25, is believed to have gone to the ...

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Woman Crossing Road With Pushchair Killed By Lorry

PA | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Manchester, Road Safety, UK News, Pushchair, UK Tragedy, Lorry, Road Deaths, UK News

A woman was killed by a lorry while crossing the road with her 20-month-old son in his pushchair. Dawn Graves, 25, is believed to have gone to the ...

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Woman Crossing Road With Pushchair Killed By Lorry

PA | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Manchester, Road Safety, UK News, Pushchair, UK Tragedy, Lorry, Road Deaths, UK News

A woman was killed by a lorry while crossing the road with her 20-month-old son in his pushchair. Dawn Graves, 25, is believed to have gone to the ...

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Aishwarya Rai Dazzles At Cannes Following Baby Weight Controversy (PICTURES)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK

Read More: Aishwarya Rai, Losing-Baby-Weight, India, Video, UK News, Bollywood, Baby Weight, Poll, Miss World, Cannes Film Festival, UK News

Former Miss World and Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai appeared to shrug off controversy over her weight as she hit the red carpet in Cannes last night. ...

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Greek Euro Exit Could Set Off 'Chain Reaction Of Uncertainty'

PA | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Eurozone, UK News, Greece, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Eurozone Crisis, Nick Clegg, European Union, Greek Euro Exit, Euro, UK Politics News

Greek exit from the euro could set off a "chain reaction of uncertainty" which would result in a "grinding slowdown in economic activity" across Europ...

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Scottish Independence Campaign Launches Ahead Of 2014 Vote

PA | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Scottish Independence, Scotland, Poll, UK News, Yes Scotland, Alex Salmond, UK Politics News

A major drive to persuade people Scots to vote for independence begins on Friday. The cross-party body Yes Scotland will kick-start its campaign to...

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Currency Exchange 'Postcode Lottery' Unfair To Holidaymakers Says Report

PA | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK

Read More: UK News, Thomas Cook, Currency Exchange, UK Business, UK Economy, Marks and Spencer, White?, UK News

A postcode lottery on currency exchange rates could be leaving some holidaymakers short-changed, according to a consumer group. Which? found "signi...

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Leveson: Hunt's Former Adviser Gives More Evidence On News Corp Bid

Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Adam Smith, Frederic Michel, UK News, Jeremy Hunt, UK Diary, News Corporation, Slideexpand, Leveson Inquiry, UK Politics News

Jeremy Hunt was braced for fresh revelations on Friday as his former special adviser and top civil servant gave more evidence to the Leveson Inquiry i...

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'I Can't Sing'

WENN | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK Celebrity

Read More: Will.I.Am, Alan Carr, Bbc, UK News, The Voice, Black Eyed Peas, UK Celebrity News

The Voice star will.i.am admits he needs to use Auto-tune on his songs as his singing isn't good enough. The Black Eye Peas rapper is working on hi...

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Convicted Millionaire's Daughter Faces Jail Over UK Riots Offences

PA | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK

Read More: UK Riots Convictions, UK News, UK Crime, Riots 2011, UK Riots, Laura Johnson, London Riots, UK News

A millionaire's daughter could be jailed on Friday after she was convicted of driving looters on a late-night crime spree at the height of last summer...

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Robbie Expecting Baby Girl

WENN | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK Celebrity

Read More: UK News, UK Celebs, UK Pop Music, Robbie Williams, Ayda Field, Take That, UK Celebrity News

Robbie Williams has confirmed he and his wife Ayda Field are expecting a baby daughter. The Take That singer announced the pregnancy news in March,...

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Two-Fifths Of London's Women Have Experienced Sexual Harassment

PA | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK

Read More: End Violence Against Women Coalition, UK News, London, Sexual Harassment, UK News

More than 40% of young women in the capital have experienced sexual harassment in public spaces over the last year, according to a poll. A YouGov s...

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