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British forces hand 'Taliban Alley' over to US - Mirror.co.uk

BBC News

British forces hand 'Taliban Alley' over to US
Mirror.co.uk
British forces are pulling out of flashpoint Musa Qala and handing the once Taliban-infested town over to the US Marines. The handover of what was once called "Taliban alley" comes after four years of intense fighting and the ...
British troops to hand over Musa Qala to AmericansTimes Online
UK forces to hand control of Musa Qala to US troopsBBC News
British troops hand over control of key Afghan town to USThe Guardian
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Teachers can keep BNP membership, Government review says - Telegraph.co.uk

BBC News

Teachers can keep BNP membership, Government review says
Telegraph.co.uk
Teachers will be allowed to keep their membership of the BNP and the National Front after a Government review ruled that there was no justification for banning them from joining extremist organisations. By Heidi Blake Maurice Smith, the former chief ...
Ministers rule out ban on BNP teachersThe Guardian
Watchdog: Sirs OK to be in BNPThe Sun
Missed opportunity claim, as Government allows teachers to be members of BNPThe Northern Echo
Channel 4 News -Sky News -BBC News
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'Expenses fraud' MPs forced to sit in dock during historic court appearance - Telegraph.co.uk

The Guardian

'Expenses fraud' MPs forced to sit in dock during historic court appearance
Telegraph.co.uk
Three Labour MPs and a Conservative peer were made to suffer the ignominy of sitting in the high security dock of a courtroom as they made a historic appearance before a magistrate. By Gordon Rayner, Chief Reporter Elliot Morley, David Chaytor, ...
Expenses scandal MPs' in bid to avoid courtMirror.co.uk
'Expenses fraud' MPs and peer insist they should not face trialDaily Mail
MPs and peer face protest angerYorkshire Post
Independent -The Press Association -Financial Times
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Disabled man dies after row with 'bear-baiting' yobs - Mirror.co.uk

Times Online

Disabled man dies after row with 'bear-baiting' yobs
Mirror.co.uk
A man with learning disabilities collapsed and died after confronting vile thugs who had plagued him for years. Friends said David Askew, 64, who was found dead in his garden by police, had been "tormented to death - like ...
Arrest over death of David Askew in Greater ManchesterBBC News
Manchester Police 'did everything we could' for David Askew who was 'tormented ...Daily Mail
Test on bullied man 'inconclusive'The Press Association
Telegraph.co.uk -Sky News -The Guardian
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Pakistan blasts kill 20 - ABC Online

The Guardian

Pakistan blasts kill 20
ABC Online
Twin suicide attacks have targeted the Pakistani military, killing 20 people in the second attack to hit security forces in the country's cultural capital Lahore this week. Police said the bombers walked up to Pakistani army vehicles in the densely ...
Lahore hit by double bomb attackThe Guardian
'Suicide bombers' kill many in Lahore, PakistanBBC News
Twenty Killed In Suicide Blasts In Pakistan's LahoreNew York Times
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Thai protesters start bid to topple government - Reuters

Telegraph.co.uk

Thai protesters start bid to topple government
Reuters
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters began gathering in Bangkok on Friday for what they promise will be a "million-man march" in coming days to paralyze Thailand's capital and force the government to call elections. About 40000 soldiers and ...
Protesters clog Bangkok's main streetsABC Online
Thailand braces for massive political protestsCNN International
Thailand's Thaksin supporters set to march on BangkokAFP
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'Terrorist British Airways worker planned to take advantage of strike' - Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.uk

'Terrorist British Airways worker planned to take advantage of strike'
Telegraph.co.uk
A British Airways worker who allegedly wanted to be a suicide bomber has been accused of offering to take advantage of the airline's approaching strike to join the cabin crew. By Duncan Gardham, Security Correspondent Rajib Karim, 30, allegedly arrived ...
BA strike breaker 'to suicide bomber'The Sun
BA terror suspect Rajib Karim 'offered advice to overseas militants'Times Online
BA computer expert accused of plotting suicide bombingsIndependent
The Guardian -CIO UK -Tech Eye
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Jack Straw ducks Jon Venables jail quiz by James Bulger mum - Mirror.co.uk

The Age

Jack Straw ducks Jon Venables jail quiz by James Bulger mum
Mirror.co.uk
The mother of murdered toddler James Bulger met Justice Secretary Jack Straw yesterday but he refused to reveal why killer Jon Venables was back in jail. Denise Fergus and her husband Stuart spent an hour questioning Mr ...
MARTIN SAMUEL: Why none of us will ever be free of the Bulger murderDaily Mail
James Bulger's mother meets Jack StrawBBC News
Alan Johnson would 'love' to tell Jamie Bulger's mother details of killer Jon ...Telegraph.co.uk
Scotsman -Economist -UK Express
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'Abbas seeks US pledge to freeze East Jerusalem construction' - Ha'aretz

CBC.ca

'Abbas seeks US pledge to freeze East Jerusalem construction'
Ha'aretz
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday sought guarantees from Washington that it would pressure Israel to cancel its plan for 1600 new housing units in East Jerusalem, Palestinian media outlets reported. ...
Biden wants direct talks by summerJerusalem Post
Settlements rift sheds light on dysfunctional Israeli coalitionFinancial Times
Biden attempts to send double assurance to Israelis, PalestiniansXinhua
Wall Street Journal -Vancouver Sun -Independent
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Lib Dems wrestle with dilemmas at prospect of deal with Tories - Times Online

Telegraph.co.uk

Lib Dems wrestle with dilemmas at prospect of deal with Tories
Times Online
Alan Paul has been fighting the Conservatives in Taunton, Somerset, for 25 years. This is a key marginal seat that has flipped between the Liberal Democrats and the Tories in the past four elections. There has never been a Conservative government in ...
The Conservative Party from Thatcher to Cameron, By Tim BaleIndependent
Get ready for our Sam missile David Cameron tells UKScotsman
Is Samantha Cameron the world's most reluctant political wife?Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
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