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Sharp jump in Royal Mail profits
Royal Mail's annual profits more than double, helped by strong growth in parcel deliveries as more people shop online. ...
Entertainment One reports 25% jump in profit growth
Co-owner of Peppa Pig and distributor of Twilight franchise also announced 25% increase in revenues to £629.1mPeppa Pig co-owner Entertainment One enjoyed a huge 25% surge in ...
Gay marriage bill may lead to 'lesbian queen and artificially inseminated heir'
Former Tory chairman Lord Tebbit also warns that legislation could allow him to marry his son to escape inheritance taxThe determination of David Cameron to press ahead with legali ...
Met police defend decision not to pursue leaks
Murdered PC's Family Urges NI To Vote
The family of a police officer murdered in a car bomb attack have called on all sides to back the peace process by voting in elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...
Father and girl fire deaths probed
Investigators are probing the death of a young girl and her father in a house fire. ...

Israel threatens escalation as shots are fired across Syrian border
Israeli troops today fired shots across the Syrian border after coming under gunfire in the Golan ...
NHS owed £70 million by overseas visitors treated in the UK
The NHS is owed some £70 million by overseas visitors who were treated in the UK but then fai ...
Travelling the land to turn the tide against female genital mutilation
Mara Samba Diallo is an unlikely human rights activist. Married at 12 years old and living in a re ...
Oklahoma tornado 2013: 7 children found drowned in Plaza Towers Elementary school in Moore
The desperate search continued Monday night and into Tuesday for two dozen Plaza Towers Elementary ...
Brain-boosting Mediterranean diet could slow down the onset of dementia more effectively than low-fat alternative
Just six years of eating Mediterranean-style diet can boost and preserve brain power in old age mo ...
G20 death case Pc may face charge
The Director of Public Prosecutions is to examine whether there is enough evidence to charge a Sco ...
Children 'Turn Backs' On Physical Activity
Children are turning their backs on physical activity, according to a new report that found a "sta ...
AV opponents ahead in final push
Supporters and opponents of voting reform for Westminster elections will make their final campaign ...
Officers face suspect attack trial
Four police officers are due to go on trial charged with attacking a terrorist suspect more than s ...
Fatal fire hotel owners sentenced
The owners of a hotel that burned down, killing three people, will be sentenced for breaching heal ...
Award for Navy's first submarine
The first operational Royal Navy submarine is to be honoured as one of Britain's "greatest enginee ...
Police to quiz Sellafield suspects
A gang of five terror suspects arrested outside the Sellafield nuclear plant hours after news of t ...
Man hunted over family murders
A Chinese businessman suspected of involvement in the deaths of a family of four found murdered at ...

Father and girl fire deaths probed
Investigators are probing the death of a young girl and her father in a house fire. ...
Murdered PC's Family Urges NI To Vote
The family of a police officer murdered in a car bomb attack have called on all sides to back the ...
Tory co-chairman denies 'swivel-eyed loons' comments
Lord Feldman, the co-chairman of the Conservative party, denies being responsible for comments des ...
Met police defend decision not to pursue leaks
Gay marriage bill may lead to 'lesbian queen and artificially inseminated heir'
Former Tory chairman Lord Tebbit also warns that legislation could allow him to marry his son to e ...
Entertainment One reports 25% jump in profit growth
Co-owner of Peppa Pig and distributor of Twilight franchise also announced 25% increase in revenue ...
Sharp jump in Royal Mail profits
Royal Mail's annual profits more than double, helped by strong growth in parcel deliveries as more ...
Comedy writer Eddie Braben dies
Eddie Braben, the writer behind comedy duo Morecombe and Wise, dies at 82 ...
Royal Mail sees profits almost double before privatisation
LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Mail said annual profit had more than doubled on the back of an online sh ...
Obama to meet with China's Xi in California June 7-8
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their fir ...
Israel extends Palestinians' Gaza fishing zone
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel on Tuesday expanded the distance it permits Gaza fishermen to head ou ...
Cement firms face action over 'failure to compete' on pricing
Britain's major cement firms were today facing "hard-hitting" action after a regulator accused the ...
Some good economic news: Inflation drop is bigger than expected
Falling prices at the petrol pumps led to a bigger-than-expected drop in inflation in April, the f ...

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Royal Mail sees profits almost double before privatisation
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Biggest Burmese Python Ever Caught In Florida
The 18ft 8in specimen - captured and killed by one man using just a knife - sets a new record for ...
Falling petrol prices drive first drop in UK inflation since September
LONDON (Reuters) - British consumer price inflation fell last month for the first time since Septe ...
Oklahoma Tornado: Children 'Drowned In School'
The storm tore off the roof of a school, reportedly killing seven children sheltering in the basem ...

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Israel threatens escalation as shots are fired across Syrian border
Israeli troops today fired shots across the Syrian border after coming under gunfire in the Golan ...
NHS owed £70 million by overseas visitors treated in the UK
The NHS is owed some £70 million by overseas visitors who were treated in the UK but then fai ...
Travelling the land to turn the tide against female genital mutilation
Mara Samba Diallo is an unlikely human rights activist. Married at 12 years old and living in a re ...
Oklahoma tornado 2013: 7 children found drowned in Plaza Towers Elementary school in Moore
The desperate search continued Monday night and into Tuesday for two dozen Plaza Towers Elementary ...

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India Supreme Court hears petition to halt IPL
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Cement firms face action over 'failure to compete' on pricing
Britain's major cement firms were today facing "hard-hitting" action after a regulator accused the ...
Some good economic news: Inflation drop is bigger than expected
Falling prices at the petrol pumps led to a bigger-than-expected drop in inflation in April, the f ...
'No alternative' to privatising Royal Mail, says Vince Cable
Business Secretary Vince Cable today insisted there is "no alternative" to controversial plans pri ...
Dublin rejects Apple tax avoidance claims
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George Michael was trying to close his car door when he fell from it at 70mph
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Nicholas Crane's new BBC series Town suggests we should celebrate our urban roots
Nicholas Crane explains why we should embrace the challenges facing British towns ahead of his new ...

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Vodafone sales hit by European slump
Vodafone's full-year sales slip for the first time in eight years as tough economic conditions in ...
Ant abilities could aid robot design
A study showing how ants tunnel their way through confined spaces could aid the design of search a ...
Apple 'among largest tax avoiders'
Apple is accused of being "among America's largest tax avoiders" by a Senate committee, who says t ...
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Yahoo says its $1.1bn (£723m) purchase of blogging platform Tumblr will boost its revenue as ...

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