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Russian Ambassador Thanks Prince William For Helicopter Rescue

PA | Posted 28.11.2011 | UK

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The Russian ambassador has thanked the Duke of Cambridge and his colleagues for their efforts in rescuing the crew of a stricken cargo vessel. Two ...

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Mild Christmas Weather 'Could Lead To More Drink Drivers'

PA | Posted 28.11.2011 | UK

Read More: Drink Drive, Driving, UK News, Xmas, Mild, Press Association, Alcohol, Christmas, Pa, Mild Weather, Cars, Holidays Canada, Warning, Under the Influence, News, UK News

Possible mild festive weather could lead to a resurgence of the drink-driver this Christmas, the AA has warned. Severe snow disruption during the p...

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Sixth Man Arrested Over Body In Garden Mystery

PA | Posted 24.11.2011 | UK

Read More: Killing, Murder, UK News, Greenwich, Kidibrooke, Crime, UK Police, Stabbing, Body Probe, Pa, South London, Body in Garden, Brutal, Lynsted Gardens, UK News

A 36-year-old man has become the sixth suspect to be arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a teenager was found in a garden, police said. ...

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Mayor Joins Met Chief On 'War On Crime' Raid, But Scantily Clad Woman Gets In The Way

PA | Posted 24.11.2011 | UK

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Britain's top police officer "put the doors in" on hundreds of suspects as he launched a war on the capital's drug dealers. Scotland Yard Commissio...

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Britain Lagging Behind On Cancer Survival Rates

PA | Posted 24.11.2011 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Ukhealth-News, Cancer Survival Rates, UK News, Pa, Asthma, Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, Breast Cancer, Cancer, UK Lifestyle News

The UK is lagging behind other countries on survival rates for breast, bowel and cervical cancer and has much higher hospital admission rates for asth...

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Approved Drugs Banned For Being Too Pricey

PA | Posted 24.11.2011 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Ukhealth-News, Approved Drugs, UK News, Drugs Ban, Pa, Health Authorities, Expensive Medication, Department of Health, Nhs, UK Lifestyle News

Some health trusts are banning medicines approved for use on the NHS because they are too expensive, research suggests. Drugs to treat condition...

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Dixons Boosts Performance But Sales Still Down

PA | Posted 23.01.2012 | UK

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Currys and PC World owner Dixons Retail rose above the troubles of rivals Comet and Best Buy by posting an improved UK performance. T...

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British Gas Promises Simpler Bills

PA | Posted 23.01.2012 | UK

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British Gas has promised to simplify energy tariffs and provide a more transparent billing system in a bid to regain the trust of its customers. ...

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Dead News Of The World Whistleblower Drank 'To Release Pressure Of Phone Hacking Scandal'

PA | Posted 23.01.2012 | UK

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Former News of the World reporter and whistleblower Sean Hoare used alcohol "as a crutch" to cope with the stress generated by the phone hac...

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Poisoned Russian Spy's Widow Calls On Killer To Reveal Himself

PA | Posted 23.01.2012 | UK

Read More: Russia, Kgb, Russian KGB, Poison, UK News, Polonium, University-College-Hospitals, Pa, Alexander Litvinenko, Vladimir Putin, London, Death, Poisoning, Marina Litvinenko, UK News

Alexander Litvinenko's widow has spoken of her ongoing heartache as she marked five years without justice for the Russian dissident. ...

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Take Your Kids To Work During Strike, Urges Cameron

PA | Posted 23.01.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: UK Parliament, UK News, Trade Unions, 30 November, David Cameron, Pa, UK Diary, 30th-November-Strikes, Unions, UK Politics News

Firms should allow parents to bring their children to work during next week's strike, Prime Minister David Cameron said as he indicated he might ...

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Taking Slightly Too Much Paracetamol 'Can Cause Death'

PA | Posted 23.11.2011 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Pain Relief, Pain, Calpol, UK News, Lifestyle, Nurofen, Health, Pa, Doctors, Drugs, Medication, Patients, Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, News, Tablets, UK Lifestyle News

People who regularly take slightly too much paracetamol over a period of time to relieve pain could be at a higher risk of dying than those who take a...

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Five People Held On Suspicion Of Murder Over Body In Garden

PA | Posted 23.11.2011 | UK

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Five people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a man was found in a garden, police said. The remains of Stephen Ojerinola,...

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Young People Live On Junk Food, Warn Health Experts

PA | Posted 22.01.2012 | UK Lifestyle

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Many British youngsters are still living on a daily diet of junk food and failing to eat enough fruit and veg, a survey suggests. Alm...

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Midwives Struggle To Cope With Baby Boom

PA | Posted 22.01.2012 | UK Lifestyle

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Maternity services in England and Wales have been "overwhelmed" by a rising number of births, including more complex cases, according to a new report....

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Climategate Row Intensifies As Thousands Of Fresh Emails Surface

PA | Posted 22.11.2011 | UK

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Thousands more emails from the university at the centre of the "climategate" row over global warming science two years ago appear to have been posted ...

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Museum Launches £60,000 Appeal To Buy Iron Age Treasures

PA | Posted 22.11.2011 | UK

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A museum has launched an appeal to raise £60,000 to buy the first Iron Age jewellery to be found in the north of England. The two gold bracelets a...

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Nationwide Reports Profits Growth

PA | Posted 21.01.2012 | UK

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Building society Nationwide has hailed a 17% rise in half-year profits but warned UK prospects for the next 18 months looked to be "very challeng...

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Welcome To Hospital, Says Lansley. Again, And Again..

PA | Posted 21.01.2012 | UK Politics

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Hospital patients are being forced to endure a welcome message from Health Secretary Andrew Lansley projected into wards on a continuous loop. ...

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Should Taxpayers Fork Out For Political Parties?

PA | Posted 21.01.2012 | UK Politics

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L'Oréal Vows To Help Hair Dye Coma Investigation

PA | Posted 21.01.2012 | UK Lifestyle

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Cosmetics giant L'Oreal has pledged to help those investigating how a 38-year-old woman collapsed after using a home hair dye and ended up in a c...

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Olympic Runner Liz McColgan Cleared Of Assaulting Husband

PA | Posted 21.11.2011 | UK

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Former Olympic runner Liz McColgan has been found not guilty of assaulting her estranged husband at their family home. The 47-year-old said she was...

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Hugh Grant Suspected Press Of Burglary After Being Caught With Prostitute

PA | Posted 21.11.2011 | UK

Read More: UK News, Hugh Mungo Grant, Hugh Grant, Press Association, Pa, Divine Brown, Milly Dowler, Media Ethics, Press, Liz Hurley, News, Leveson Inquiry, UK News

Hugh Grant has suggested that a newspaper may have broken into his flat after he was caught with a prostitute in Hollywood. The About a Boy star sa...

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Police Start Digging For Body Of Wealthy Farmer's Wife

PA | Posted 21.11.2011 | UK

Read More: UK Murder, Adrian Prout, UK Crime, UK News, Garlick, Divorce, Kate Prout, Press Association, Farmer, Body, Pa, Remains, Redhill Farm, UK News

Police have started digging for the body of a woman murdered by her wealthy husband. Officers are searching for the remains of Kate Prout on the fa...

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Sick Staff Could Be 'Forced To Work' Under New Law

PA | Posted 21.01.2012 | UK Lifestyle

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Workers suffering from ill-health could be forced back too soon if the Government accepts recommendations aimed at tackling long-term sickness absence...

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