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'Swivel-eyed loons' Tory escapes investigation
blogs.channel4.com | 07:30 PM May 20
After a quick debate, MPs vote not to investigate allegations about what Lord Feldman did or did not say - and his constituents appear to be more suspicious of those behind the stories. ...
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Church of Scotland votes to allow gay ministers
feeds.guardian.co.uk | 07:30 PM May 20
General assembly votes to allow congregations to admit gay ministers but only if they specifically elect to do soThe Church of Scotland, the country's largest Protestant church, has narrowly voted to admit gay and lesbian ministers after tr ...
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UK approved £112m of arms exports to Saudi Arabia last year
feeds.guardian.co.uk | 07:30 PM May 20
Gulf state paid British arms manufacturers almost £4bn in past four years in face of human rights concernsThe UK has granted arms export licences to Saudi Arabia worth almost £4bn over the past four years despite growing fears abo ...
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Wigan supporters look on bright side at FA Cup victory parade
feeds.guardian.co.uk | 07:30 PM May 20
Fans say they are not downhearted at being relegated from Premier League, promising: 'We'll be back'They like a good party in Wigan, and the small matter of their beloved football team, the Latics, being relegated from the Premier League wa ...
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Lost in space: why it has taken so long to put a British astronaut into orbit
feeds.guardian.co.uk | 07:30 PM May 20
From early missed opportunities to its belated involvement, Britain has never been a contender in the space raceThere were always two British space communities. One consisted of visionaries and hard-headed realists who knew what should be&n ...
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Ex-Goldman Sachs Boss Quits HSBC Role
hereisthecity.com | 07:30 PM May 20
John Thornton, the former boss of Goldman Sachs, is resigning as a non-executive director of HSBC before the bank's annual general meeting on Friday, citing his "expanded responsibilities" at other businesses where he has senior roles.... & ...
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Cameron tells Google and others to play fair on tax
Reuters UK | 07:30 PM May 20
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday told Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and other business leaders that he expected their companies to pay their taxes in exchange for benefiting from low tax rates. ...
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Mixed review for BBC Online services
BBC News | 07:30 PM May 20
A review of BBC Online and the Red Button service by the BBC Trust finds audiences are served well but BBC Online has failed to hit its reach target. ...
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Jose Mourinho To Leave Real Madrid
SKY | 07:30 PM May 20
Real Madrid say Jose Mourinho will leave at the end of the season, clearing his path for a rumoured return to English football. ...
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Chief executive takes home A 200,000 as council tries to save A 100m
topix.com | 07:30 PM May 20
The head of cash-strapped Wandsworth Council pocketed more than A 200,000 of taxpayers' money, making him the highest paid permanent chief executive in London. ...
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Divisive ban on anchored putting strokes expected today
Guardian | 07:15 PM May 20
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Wigan supporters look on bright side at FA Cup victory parade
Guardian | 07:15 PM May 20
Fans say they are not downhearted at being relegated from Premier League, promising: 'We'll be back'They like a good party in Wigan, and the small matter of their beloved football team, the Latics, being relegated from the Premier League wa ...
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Global warming will boiled us all to death, say Manhattan experts
Independent | 07:15 PM May 20
This is a fascinating little example of how the debate of climate change gets very skewed. In fact, the report is more interesting for what it says about that than it is in its intended actual result... ...
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Lana Del Rey, Hammersmith Apollo, review
telegraph.feedsportal.com | 07:15 PM May 20
Her fans adore her but Lana Del Rey remains frustratingly enigmatic on her first UK tour, says James Lachno. ...
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Leonardo DiCaprio kicks off bumper sales
telegraph.feedsportal.com | 07:15 PM May 20
The Great Gatsby star Leonardo DiCaprio excited bidders as New York's Christie's and Sotherby's battled it out during the world's richest series of auctions ever. ...
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"Star Wars" to bring "Rebels" to new animated Disney TV series
Reuters UK | 07:15 PM May 20
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Disney said on Monday it will produce a new "Star Wars" animated series to air on television in the fall 2014, giving fans of the science-fiction franchise fresh stories before the next live-action film hits theaters ...
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Shine is coming off Brazil for investors
Ft.com | 07:15 PM May 20
Critics say President Rousseff's strategy is leading to slow growth and excessive government intervention, but hope the country's pragmatic streak will prevail ...
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Farmer accuses police of acting illegally after they refuse to hand back shotgun he fired at thief
Mail Online | 07:00 PM May 20
Bill Edwards (pictured) from Scalby, Scarborough claims he is struggling to find work six months after he shot at a van driven by thief David Taylor from Scarborough, North Yorkshire. ...
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Legal aid cuts will lead to state-sponsored miscarriages of justice | Sadiq Khan
feeds.guardian.co.uk | 07:00 PM May 20
Chris Grayling's ill-thought-out plans could devastate confidence in our legal systemIn these straitened times, the legal system is not exempt from the need to find savings, but we all have a duty to achieve that in ways that do not put at ...
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Households to get doubled subsidies of £2,300 off green boilers to boost flagging renewable scheme
telegraph.feedsportal.com | 07:00 PM May 20
Households will get up to £2,300 towards installing expensive green boilers, after ministers doubled the taxpayer-funded subsidies because of poor take-up. ...
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Teachers: new reading test for infants 'is a waste of time'
telegraph.feedsportal.com | 07:00 PM May 20
A new reading test for six-year-olds in England will have little or no impact on standards of literacy in primary schools, according to teachers. ...
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DIY 'possible cause' of house blast
BBC News | 07:00 PM May 20
A family member carrying out a home DIY job may have caused an explosion which killed two people and left a third in hospital, say police. ...
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Nationwide plans to issue new loss-absorbing debt
Reuters UK | 07:00 PM May 20
LONDON (Reuters) - Nationwide, Britain's biggest customer-owned financial services group, plans to issue a new form of so-called loss-absorbing debt in order to bolster its capital position. ...
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Russian tycoon on trial over TV punch-up gets boost from witness
Reuters UK | 07:00 PM May 20
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian media magnate Alexander Lebedev received unexpected support from a prosecution witness on Monday and told a court that charges laid against him over a televised punch-up were invented by state prosecutors. ...
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SAC Capital Settlement Talks Fall Apart: Source
hereisthecity.com | 07:00 PM May 20
Settlement talks between Steve Cohen's hedge fund SAC Capital and the government have broken down, according to sources.... read more ...
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After Government Raid, JItters For Bitcoin ?
hereisthecity.com | 07:00 PM May 20
With news that authorities seized assets of the world's largest bitcoin exchange, traders and other people interested in digital currency are looking nervously at the future. CNBC outlines possible next steps.... read more ...
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Shine is coming off Brazil for investors
Ft.com | 07:00 PM May 20
Critics say President Rousseff's strategy is leading to slow growth and excessive government intervention, but hope the country's pragmatic streak will prevail ...
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Online takeout companies GrubHub and Seamless to merge
Reuters UK | 07:00 PM May 20
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two of the nation's biggest online food delivery businesses said they are merging in a deal that they hope will drive more orders, in more cities, through their platforms. ...
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Horse racing tips: Tuesday 21 May
Guardian | 06:45 PM May 20
Laudation is napped to score at Nottingham, plus tips for all five race meetings on TuesdayBrighton2.10 Epic Charm 2.40 Daylight 3.10 Wooden King 3.40 Alice's Dancer 4.10 Highland Duke 4.40 Peace In Our Time 5.10 FonterutoliNewcastle2.30 As ...
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Heineken Cup meeting makes progress but future hinges on TV deal
Guardian | 06:45 PM May 20
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Del Bosque defends benched birthday boy Casillas
Reuters UK | 06:45 PM May 20
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has spoken out in defence of his captain Iker Casillas and confirmed that the Real Madrid goalkeeper will be part of the world and European champions' squad at next month's Confederations Cu ...
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Three more teams caught up in Italy's racism crisis
Reuters UK | 06:45 PM May 20
(Reuters) - AS Roma and Inter Milan have been fined 50,000 euros after fans chanted racist abuse on the final day of Serie A on Sunday, hours before Fiorentina supporters heckled AC Milan's black striker Mario Balotelli. ...
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Hodgson warns fans over chants
BBC News | 06:45 PM May 20
Roy Hodgson will ask England fans not to sing antagonistic songs during a friendly against the Republic of Ireland. ...
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Palestinian film of love and betrayal breaks new ground at Cannes
Reuters UK | 06:45 PM May 20
CANNES (Reuters) - A tragic love story between two Palestinians living under Israeli occupation received a standing ovation at the Cannes film festival on Monday and broke new ground as the first film fully funded by the Palestinian cinema ...
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Prince reigns over own music releases in new deal
Reuters UK | 06:45 PM May 20
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. singer Prince has signed a new deal with Kobalt Music Group to market and distribute his future work without giving up control over his rights, the company said on Monday. ...
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Russia's 'Silicon Valley' caught in political crossfire
Ft.com | 06:45 PM May 20
The future of Kremlin-sponsored technopark Skolkovo, which hosts the world's leading science and technology companies, is being questioned ...
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Gay marriage Bill to go ahead after Government and Labour agree to work together
www.standard.co.uk | 06:30 PM May 20
Plans to allow gay marriage look set to overcome their latest parliamentary hurdle this evening after Labour and the Government signalled they were ready to work together to defeat a backbench bid to wreck the legislation in the House of Co ...
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Newark gas explosion: Retired company director and daughter-in-law killed as it's revealed baby was pulled from rubble
Mail Online | 06:30 PM May 20
The explosion at the house in Newark yesterday left Leslie Rourke, pictured, dead along with his daughter-in-law Jeanette Rourke, while Mrs Rourke's husband Nick, in his 40s, is fighting for his life in hospital. ...
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Google boss Eric Schmidt sneaks out of the No. 10 back door after Cameron refused to challenge him over 'evil' tax avoidance at summit
Mail Online | 06:30 PM May 20
The search engine's executive chairman attended the Prime Minister's Business Advisory Group for a briefing on a clampdown on global tax dodging. ...
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Syria: International focus must be on ending crisis, says Hague
feeds.guardian.co.uk | 06:30 PM May 20
The foreign secretary, William Hague, says on Monday the UK must work to achieve the best of two possible outcomes in the Syrian conflict ...
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Kirk votes to allow gay ministers
BBC News | 06:30 PM May 20
The Church of Scotland's ruling General Assembly has voted to allow actively gay men and women to become ministers. ...
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Steaua Bucharest owner jailed in Romania for abuse of power
Reuters UK | 06:30 PM May 20
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - George Becali, a Romanian MP and owner of the football club Steaua Bucharest, was jailed for three years on Monday for abuse of power, one of only a handful of big names to be convicted in a country trying to show it c ...
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Mexican opposition dispute goes public, threatening reforms
Reuters UK | 06:30 PM May 20
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Divisions within Mexico's main conservative opposition party have erupted into a bitter public dispute that threatens to undermine the reform agenda of President Enrique Pena Nieto. ...
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Russia's 'Silicon Valley' caught in political crossfire
Ft.com | 06:30 PM May 20
The future of Kremlin-sponsored technopark Skolkovo, which hosts the world's leading science and technology companies, is being questioned ...
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Nationwide plans to issue new loss-absorbing debt
Reuters UK | 06:30 PM May 20
LONDON (Reuters) - Nationwide, Britain's biggest customer-owned financial services group, plans to issue a new form of so-called loss-absorbing debt in order to bolster its capital position. ...
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First flight nears, A350 could make Paris show flypast
Reuters UK | 06:30 PM May 20
PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus could steal the Paris air show with a flypast of its newest passenger jet, the A350, as confidence grows over a maiden flight some four weeks away. ...
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Gay marriage law strains Cameron's leadership, government
Reuters UK | 06:30 PM May 20
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron's flagship gay marriage policy is set to deepen a rift in his own party on Monday with many of his own MPs preparing to defy him in a sign of growing strains on his leadership and his coalitio ...
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Manchester City's Jack Rodwell gets call-up for England friendlies
Guardian | 06:15 PM May 20
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Uncommon Ground - Land Art in Britain 1966-1979, Southampton City Art Gallery, review
telegraph.feedsportal.com | 06:15 PM May 20
Land Art in Britain proves quirkier than its American counterpart, finds Mark Hudson. ...
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Mixed review for BBC Online services
BBC News | 06:15 PM May 20
A review of BBC Online and the Red Button service by the BBC Trust finds audiences are served well but BBC Online has failed to hit its reach target. ...