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4:18 pm May 22, 2012
IMF tells UK to consider rate cut to boost growth
The IMF warned that there were many downside risks to the UK economy, not least from events within the eurozone.
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2:22 pm May 21, 2012
TaxPayers’ Alliance: opponents of tax cuts suffer from “sexual jealousy”
A new report from the TaxPayers’ Alliance and Institute of Directors claims that those disagree with them are suffering from “sexual jealousy”.
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1:24 pm May 21, 2012
Waterstones kindle a deal for destruction with Amazon
Monday morning and already it's the end of the world.
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9:53 pm May 18, 2012
Facebook Hosts An All-Night Hackathon Leading Up to IPO [PICS]
In the hours leading up to Friday’s big bell ringing the employees at Facebook have their eyes glued to computer screens rather than Wall Street.
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4:34 pm May 18, 2012
Facebook IPO and Two Other Stories You Need to Know
Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know, ” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world.
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9:40 pm May 18, 2012
Mark Zuckerberg Worth $21 Billion on Facebook IPO Debut
In less than an hour, Mark Zuckerberg has ju and then back to 29 — on the list of wealthiest people in the world.
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7:03 pm May 17, 2012
Stoner announces retirement at end of 2012
Reigning MotoGP™ World Champion Casey Stoner confirmed on Thursday that he would retire from the sport at the end of the 2012 season.
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1:41 pm May 17, 2012
Pinterest Raising $120 Million to Fund International Expansion [REPORT]
Pinterest is raising $120 million in a funding round expected to be announced Thursday or Friday morning, according to multiple sources.
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12:00 pm May 16, 2012
Steve Bell on Rebekah Brooks being charged over phone-hacking 'cover-up'
Former News International CEO expressed her anger that those close to her have been 'dragged into the affair' Rebekah Brooks made a defiant attack on the "weak and unjust" decision by the prosecuting authorities to bring charges against her on Tuesday and…
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3:24 pm May 13, 2012
Takeover deal for Rangers agreed
Former Sheffield United chief executive Charles Green has agreed a deal to buy Scottish Premier League side Rangers.
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3:39 pm May 10, 2012
Prince Charles and Camilla turn weather presenters
The Royals have turned their hand to a bit of weather presenting.
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5:38 pm May 9, 2012
Blackburn manager Steve Kean says he's here for the long term
Blackburn boss Steve Kean has denied reports he has lost the dressing room and has reiterated he is at the club for the long term.
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7:59 pm May 3, 2012
Trinity Mirror chief executive Sly Bailey to step down
Newspaper group Trinity Mirror has said that chief executive Sly Bailey is to step down at the end of the year.
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1:16 pm May 3, 2012
Pirate Bay Enjoys 12 Million Traffic Boost, Shares Unblocking Tips
Last week the UK High Court ruled that several of the country’s leading ISPs must block subscriber access to The Pirate Bay.
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9:28 am May 3, 2012
Edvard Munch's iconic artwork The Scream sold for $120m
Norwegian expressionist Edvard Munch's The Scream has become the most expensive artwork sold at auction, after it fetched $119.9m (£74m).
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12:15 pm May 3, 2012
Sir Mervyn King admits: we did too little to warn of economic crisis
Sir Mervyn King has admitted that the Bank of England should have "shouted from the rooftops" its concerns about the looming disaster in the City as he warned that Britain's recovery from recession would be a long, slow process.
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12:32 pm May 3, 2012
Rossi axed for Ljajic attack
Delio Rossi has been sacked as Fiorentina coach after physically attacking midfielder Adem Ljajic during Wednesday night's 2 2 draw with Novara.
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5:19 pm Apr 27, 2012
Rangers: Ticketus pull out of bid to take over club
Ticketus have withdrawn their commitment to funding a takeover bid for Rangers.
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5:19 pm Apr 27, 2012
Barclays chairman Marcus Agius heckled at AGM over pay
Continue reading the main storyBarclays chairman Marcus Agius has been heckled at his firm's annual general meeting, ahead of a shareholder vote over pay for the bank's top employees.
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9:30 am Apr 25, 2012
GDP figures to reveal UK economy recession status
Gross domestic product (GDP) figures will show the value of all the goods and services produced in the economy in the first three months of 2012.
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8:55 pm Apr 24, 2012
Google Officially Launches Google Drive
We’ve heard the rumors for weeks, and seen leaked versions during an Android developer’s Google+ Hangout and in one employee presentation.
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4:58 pm Apr 24, 2012
Jeremy Hunt, the secret News Corp emails and the 'absolutely illegal' tip-off
The media empire controlled by Rupert Murdoch and his son James was given near daily updates by email from Mr Hunt's office, while the Culture Secretary was in charge of scrutinising the takeover.
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7:43 pm Apr 24, 2012
Jeremy Hunt and the Murdochs: how minister oiled wheels of BSkyB bid
Sometimes half a dozen confidential texts and emails a day would fly back and forth between the culture secretary's Cockspur Street office just off Trafalgar Square and the News Corporation team promoting the takeover bid for BSkyB.
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8:56 pm Apr 23, 2012
Marijuana Vending Machine Debuts in Southern California
One of the key elements of said machine, of course, is not having any humans around to arrest when the feds tow it away, a point acknowledged by Dispense Labs, which states that it ...
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12:43 pm Apr 23, 2012
Vodafone agrees £1bn takeover of C&W Worldwide
Vodafone said the deal would lead to "attractive cost savings"UK mobile phone giant Vodafone has agreed to buy telecoms group Cable & Wireless Worldwide (C&WW) in a deal valuing the firm at just over £1bn.
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5:05 pm Apr 23, 2012
ZX Spectrum and St George's Day celebrated in Google doodle
Google's latest 'doodle' celebrates St George's Day and the 30th anniversary of the re the small, black, British-produced computer with rubber keys that played a seminal role in igniting the age of the home computer.
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9:38 am Apr 18, 2012
Tesco unveils profits rise and £1bn investment in UK
Tesco will invest £1bn in its UK business this year in an attempt to revive its flagging domestic operation.
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4:56 pm Apr 17, 2012
IMF: Euro Break-up Cannot Be Ruled Out
In its flagship economic survey of the world economy, the IMF acknowledged that there were fundamental "flaws" in the design of the single currency and said that one prospective "tail risk" is a "disorderly default and exit by a euro area member".
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11:04 am Apr 17, 2012
UK inflation rate rises to 3.5% in March
Inflation in the UK rose unexpectedly on the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure in March, driven by higher food prices and the cost of clothing.
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12:40 pm Apr 17, 2012
Gas 'fracking' gets green light
Ministers have been advised to allow the controversial practice of fracking for shale gas to be extended in Britain, despite it causing two earthquakes and the emergence of serious doubts over the safety of the wells that have already been drilled.
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4:30 pm Apr 15, 2012
Taxpayers' Alliance admits director doesn't pay British tax
The Taxpayers' Alliance, a campaign group that calls for tax and spending cuts and claims to represent the interests of taxpayers, has admitted one of its directors does not pay British tax.
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10:06 am Apr 15, 2012
Never Ever Forgotten RIP the 96 - YNWA
Hillsborough TragedyOn April 15 1989, 24,000 Liverpool fans travelled to a football match.
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12:25 am Apr 13, 2012
Why Instagram Was Worth $1 Billion to Facebook
“Had Facebook been built today, it would be mobile.” Instagram never would have sold to Facebook for $1 billion this week if its backend tech had not been able to scale to 35 million users in under two years.
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10:49 pm Apr 9, 2012
Facebook to Buy Instagram for $1 Billion in Cash, Stock
The social networking giant has reached an agreement to buy Instagram for $1 billion in cash and stock.
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6:25 pm Apr 7, 2012
70th anniversary of an aircraft factory hidden in a tube tunnel
The factory was operated by the electronics manufacturer, Plessey and after their Ilford factory was bombed in late 1940, they persuaded the Air Ministry and London Transport to let them use the unfinished tunnels between Leytonstone and Gants Hill as a…
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1:52 pm Apr 5, 2012
Thames Water tops leaks list as millions face hosepipe ban
Thames Water, one of seven companies imposing a ban from Thursday, loses 665million litres of water a day.
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9:53 am Apr 5, 2012
Amazon: £7bn sales, no UK corporation tax
Amazon.co.uk, Britain's biggest online retailer, generated sales of more than £3.3bn in the country last year but paid no corporation tax on any of the profits from that income and is under investigation by the UK tax authorities.
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7:23 pm Apr 4, 2012
Nature's weirdest mating practices
Nutrition is crucial in the sex lives of pandasThe pressure, it seems, is proving too much for Yang Guang and Tian Tian, the giant pandas at Edinburgh Zoo.
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1:21 pm Apr 4, 2012
Big Society fund launches with £600m to invest
A new financial institution set up by the UK government to finance charities and community groups has been launched.
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4:46 pm Apr 3, 2012
James Murdoch to step down as BSkyB chairman - live
The Guardian's head of media, Dan Sabbagh, has written this report on Murdoch's resignation:James Murdoch will step down as chairman of BSkyB shortly, after the man who had been thought of as Rupert Murdoch's corporate heir concluded it was no longer worth…
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7:38 pm Apr 3, 2012
BSkyB Chairman James Murdoch to quit: Sky
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8:43 pm Mar 30, 2012
BlackBerry maker RIM abandons battle with iPhone and Android
The BlackBerry maker, Research in Motion, is to pull back from trying to compete with Apple's iPhone and the Android mobile platform and instead return to its original focus on business users.
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5:40 pm Mar 29, 2012
UK is back in recession, OECD says
The UK is deep in recession and will be among the slowest of the world's largest economies to recover in the first half of this year, according to a study by the Paris based thinktank, the OECD.
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12:07 pm Apr 5, 2012
African agriculture: Dirt poor
Eneless Beyadi appears through a forest of maize clutching an armful of vegetables and flashing a broad smile.
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5:54 pm Mar 28, 2012
Royal Mail unveil new 3rd class stamps
ShareStamp News: The Royal Mail, smarting from criticism over their massive price hike, sought to appease customers today with the announcement of a new 3 class stamp.
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12:57 pm Mar 28, 2012
Facebook Timeline Provides 46% Lift in Brand Page Engagement [STUDY]
If you’re a marketer wondering if migrating your brand to Facebook Timeline was worth the effort, here’s some encouraging data: A researcher reports that brands are getting an average 46% more engagement with Timeline.
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8:54 pm Mar 27, 2012
Samsung's own Facebook page shows Galaxy Note wearing Ice Cream Sandwich
Hard to believe we're mere months from learning all about Android 5.0, and the lion's share of Android devices haven't even heard of v4.0.
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3:11 pm Mar 27, 2012
Friends Reunited relaunches site with 'nostalgia' focus
The new Friends Reunited site offers professional archive content alongside users' own materialEarly social networking pioneer Friends Reunited has been relaunched.
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4:21 pm Mar 26, 2012
GAME CEO Ian Shepherd steps down, confirms store closures
Store closures begin at GAME and Gamestation
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4:31 pm Mar 26, 2012
Fuel strike drivers vote yes in row over conditions
A fuel blockade in 2000 caused widespread disruption to the publicFuel tanker drivers have voted in favour of taking strike action in a row over terms and conditions and safety, according to the Unite union.
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5:21 pm Mar 26, 2012
Game Group goes into administration
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9:06 pm Mar 22, 2012
Clue to male baldness discovered
Half of men have thinning hair by 50A biological clue to male baldness has been discovered, raising the prospect of a treatment to stop or even reverse thinning hair.
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5:48 pm Apr 15, 2012
McDonald's boss Jim Skinner to retire in June
Jim Skinner has been chief executive of McDonalds since 2004Shares in McDonald's are down 0.5% after the company said its chief executive, Jim Skinner, was retiring.
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10:16 am Apr 4, 2012
Photoshop CS6
The Photoshop CS6 software beta contains features from the next shipping version of Photoshop and Photoshop Extended software, the professional standard in digital imaging, to be released in spring 2012.
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5:33 pm Mar 21, 2012
Budget 2012: 'Super-connected cities' and video games tax credits
New tax breaks for the games industry were announced in the BudgetChancellor George Osborne has announced which cities will benefit from a £100m pot of Treasury cash aimed at making them "super connected".
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4:41 pm Mar 21, 2012
GAME has filed for administration
A BBC investigation reveals Trading Standards offices are receiving consultancy fees from companies which could also be th a move consumer groups say is "a grave error of judgement".
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5:04 am Mar 21, 2012
Daily Mail is named Newspaper of the Year
The Daily Mail has been named as the Newspaper of the Year at the annual Press Awards, with its website the Mail Online picking up the prize for Website of the Year.
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11:13 pm Mar 20, 2012
David Mitchell and Victoria Coren announce engagement
Mitchell and Coren have kept their relationship largely out of the public eyePeep show star David Mitchell and TV presenter Victoria Coren have announced their engagement in The Times.
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2:56 pm Mar 20, 2012
BBC iPlayer launches on Xbox LIVE
The BBC and Microsoft today announced the launch of the BBC’s popular video on-demand service, BBC iPlayer, on Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE free platform.
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2:38 pm Mar 14, 2012
Action of the week
CALLING ALL OF TOMORROW'S DOCTORS (MEDICAL STUDENTS) Please read this letter that is being sent to David Cameron about concerns with the Health and Social Care Billhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFpQLUVybEI5YjVFZF9tZUYzZ2ZuaEE6MQ…
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3:07 pm Mar 14, 2012
Pinterest to Release New Profile Pages This Week
Pinterest is planning to release redesigned profiles this week, according to CEO and co founder Ben Silbermann.
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12:26 am Mar 14, 2012
Encyclopedia Britannica halts print publication after 244 years
Its legacy winds back through centuries and across continents, past the birth of America to the waning days of the Enlightenment.
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1:50 pm Mar 8, 2012
Tell PayPal: Don't Censor Books
Add your name to this letter to PayPal by entering your information on the side panel.
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11:08 pm Mar 7, 2012
Apple lifts lid on 4G iPad, keeps prices
Apple raised the curt a new iPad and a new Apple TV — in San Francisco on Wednesday morning after months of heavy speculation.
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10:37 pm Mar 7, 2012
Apple's Cook lifts lid on newest, 4G-powered iPad
Apple raised the curt a new iPad and a new Apple TV — in San Francisco on Wednesday morning after months of heavy speculation.
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6:58 pm Mar 7, 2012
Apple's iPad gets just enough of tune-up to pack a punch
The internet has been swirling with rumours about what lies behind Apple's latest launch.
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9:05 am Apr 5, 2012
Peter Molyneux leaves Lionhead Studios, Microsoft
15 years after he founded the studio, Peter Molyneux has left Lionhead Studios and his role as creative director of Microsoft Studios Europe, the developer has announced today.
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10:00 am Apr 4, 2012
Directors clash over stricken Rangers future
Rangers director Dave King fears the club will not exit administration and that liquidation is "inevitable".
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6:26 pm Mar 17, 2012
Nissan Invests £ 200 Million for Compact Car Project
The official announcement will be made later at the Geneva motor show.
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2:15 pm Mar 3, 2012
Horsegate: How The Daily Telegraph forced the Prime Minister to admit he rode Rebekah Brooks’ ex-police horse
12pm A report in the Evening Standard newspaper discloses for the first time that former tabloid editor Rebekah Brooks was loaned the use of a retired police horse called Raisa from the Metropolitan Police between 2008 and early 2010.
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4:02 pm Mar 3, 2012
Halifax expected to raise standard variable rate
The UK's biggest mortgage lender, the Halifax, is expected to raise its standard variable mortgage rate (SVR) from 1 May. from 3.5% to 3.99% - was due to the higher cost of raising funds for mortgages from both savers and the…
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4:07 am Mar 3, 2012
Moody's warns of Greece default despite debt deal
A BBC investigation reveals Trading Standards offices are receiving consultancy fees from companies which could also be th a move consumer groups say is "a grave error of judgement".
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4:07 pm Mar 2, 2012
A Lawyer Who Is Also A Photographer Just Deleted All Her Pinterest Boards Out Of Fear
A woman named Kristen decided to look into the legality of Pinterest.
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12:02 am Apr 5, 2012
Stoke City Council propose Port Vale administration
Earlier this week Vale, who are under a transfer embargo, were hit with a winding up petition by HM Revenue & Customs over an unpaid tax bill.
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4:39 pm Apr 16, 2012
Lawrence Agrees Cardiff Switch
The Blues will receive a loan fee for their skipper and Cardiff will pay his wages in full.
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5:37 pm Mar 2, 2012
Rugby-Canterbury replaces Nike as RFU kit supplier
2nd March 2012Canterbury, the world’s leading rugby brand, today announced that it has secured a long term partnership to become the official kit partner to the Rugby Football Union (RFU).
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9:31 pm Mar 12, 2012
Witchcraft is growing threat to children in Britain, warn police
The warning was issued as a couple from the Democratic Republic of Congo were found guilty of murdering the woman’s 15 year-old brother during an “exorcism ceremony”.
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12:56 am Mar 2, 2012
Assassin's Creed III Main Character Leaked
An image reportedly from Assassin's Creed III has leaked.
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1:35 am Mar 2, 2012
Europe drags on world economy, US fares better
Boots says some stores had provided placements under the work programmeBoots says it is withdrawing from the government's scheme to help the long term unemployed find work.
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11:31 am Mar 1, 2012
Businesses call for 50p top tax rate to be scrapped
The Treasury insists the 50p top rate of tax is a temporary measureMore than 500 business leaders have called for the 50p top rate of tax to be scrapped in next month's Budget.
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10:59 pm Mar 8, 2012
James Murdoch gives up News International role
For many years now, we British have been able to pride ourselves on living in one of the fairest, most honest and law abiding countries in the world.
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7:30 pm Feb 29, 2012
News International obstructed police hacking probe
Rebekah Brooks was today embroiled in an extraordinary row with Scotland Yard over her alleged treatment of a police horse.
