In total, the retailer has asked for nearly £3m in compensation from police forces around the country, following the riots that tore throu...
Brussels threatens to sue Britain to let in 'benefit tourists'
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Ministers fear the move could leave taxpayers handing out as much as £2.5 billion to EU nationals, including out-of-work “benefit tourist...
Legal warning to UK over benefits for EU nationals
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The European Commission has threatened legal action against the UK, saying a test of eligibility for benefits discriminates against foreig...
Rio hit with £500k bill after losing court battle
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The England and Manchester United star will now be saddled with paying the estimated £500,000 legal bills incurred by the Sunday Mirror in...
Paramedics Who Tried To Save Singer's Life Give Evidence
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Alberto Alvarez was in charge of back stage during Jackson's final rehearsal on June 24, 2009. He described Jackson as "happy and...
Raids in 7 countries in $200M investment fraud
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Dutch authorities say raids have been conducted in seven countries in connection with an alleged $200 million investment fraud scheme, and...
Global swoop nets huge haul of fake drugs: Interpol
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Police and customs officers from 81 countries have seized 2.4 million doses of counterfeit medicine sold over the Internet during a one-we...
Motorway speed limit to be raised
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The speed limit on Britain’s motorways is set to rise to 80mph but with a big expansion in the number 20mph zones in cities and towns, The...
Treasure hunters eye huge shipwreck haul
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When the SS Gairsoppa was torpedoed by a German U-boat, it took its huge silver cargo to a watery grave. Seventy years later, US divers ...
Saudi women given right to vote
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Saudi Arabia will allow women to stand for election and vote, the king announced on Sunday, in a significant policy shift in the conservat...
Settling in Britain is a privilege not a right
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THE following is the summary of a speech delivered on September 15, 2011, by Britain’s Immigration Minister Damian Green at the Centre for...
UBS CEO Gruebel resigns over rogue trading loss
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UBS chief executive Oswald Gruebel has resigned over a $2.3 billion loss caused by rogue trading at its investment division, which is to b...
Former deputy editor received £25,000 from News of the World publisher after starting work as consultant with police force
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Former News of the World deputy editor Neil Wallis leaving Hammersmith police station in July. Photograph: Murray Sanders/Mail On Sunday Th...
Suit Planned Against News Corp. in U.S. Over Phone Hacking
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lawyer representing some of Britain’s phone hacking victims said on Friday that he was planning legal action in the United States against ...
Phone hacking: Ex-editor Coulson sues newspaper group
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Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson is suing his ex-employer after it stopped paying his legal fees in relation to the phone-hack...
Tech Savvy Street Gangs Take On Social Media
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The fight against Indiana’s gangs isn’t always waged on the street. School officials, social workers and probation officers said the newes...
Media group faces new hacking blows
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New allegations about the phone-hacking scandal have hit News International, with claims of more victims and fresh legal rows. It was reve...
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas makes UN statehood bid
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has submitted his bid to the UN for recognition of a Palestinian state. To rapturous applause in the Gen...
Europe leaves Bulgaria, Romania out in Schengen cold
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Europe left Bulgaria and Romania out in the cold Thursday, when Finland and the Netherlands blocked their entry into the passport-free Sch...
French court fines women for wearing veils
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France's fines on women for wearing the full-face covering niqab veil, imposed for the first time by a court on Thursday, are a "...
Muammar Gaddafi has fled Sabha
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The National Transitional Council are investigating an unconfirmed report that Muammar Gaddafi has fled from Sabha, NTC spokesman reports....
Spanish consumers have appetite for grass-fed lamb
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Spanish consumers have rated English Quality Standard grass-fed lamb highly in blind taste tests carried out by Eblex. Consumers at three d...
Scottish supermarkets face extra tax on selling alcohol
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Plans to hike business rates for major retailers of alcohol and tobacco in Scotland could see supermarkets pay around £110 million in tax ...
Bloody Sunday family rejects payout
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Relatives of one of the Bloody Sunday victims have firmly rejected any offer of Government compensation. Sisters Linda and Kate Nash, whos...
Manchester airport reopens after bomb scare
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Manchester Airport’s main terminal has reopened after bomb disposal experts were called in to check a suspicious package on Wednesday, pol...
Scotland Yard drops Official Secrets Act bid against Guardian
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Scotland Yard had intended to take the Guardian newspaper to court on Friday in an attempt to force the newspaper into revealing how it ob...
British man breaks his hip in new 'balconing' incident
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British man has broken his hip in yet another case of ‘balconing’ on the Baleares. The 29 year old, who was said to be very drunk, fell fr...
Ibiza fire brought under control
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Some 1,200 people were evacuated overnight as their homes in the Roca Llisa urbanisation in the town of Santa Eulà ra des Riu were threaten...
Marrakesh bomb trial to resume
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The trial in Morocco of nine suspects in a bomb attack in April that killed 17 people, mainly European tourists, is set to resume on Thurs...
Iran arrests six 'BBC Persian film-makers'
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The Iranian authorities have arrested a group of film-makers and accused them of working for the BBC Persian service, which is banned in t...
UK Home Office considering gender-neutral passports
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The Home Office has said it is considering the possibility of not displaying gender on passports. The proposals follow changes to Austral...
Six held in major anti-terror probe
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Six men have been arrested in connection with one of the most significant intelligence-led counter-terrorism operations this year. The me...
Dale Farm residents celebrate court victory
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Dale Farm residents have won a last-gasp injunction restraining Basildon Council from clearing structures from the site pending a further ...
Marbella Club Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa: Marbella, Spain hotel:
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Located on the Southern Spanish Costa del Sol, in the heart of the 'Golden Mile' only 5 minutes to Old Town Marbella and Puerto Ba...
Housing Market Woes Even Hit Celebs
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Even celebrities are having a hard time selling their mega-mansions. More on DIS Fan Cam: The Next Sports Cash Machine?Jay Rasulo, Senior...
66 year-old Daniel Healy was found by police to have 100kg of cannabis resin, said to be worth £500,000, hidden in the water tank of the campervan he was driving
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66 year-old Daniel Healy – or ‘Mad Danny’ as he is known in Ardfern in Mid Argyll – was arrested last week, as he went to drive across the...
Dale Farm Eviction: Clashes Expected Between Bailiffs And Residents As Eviction Begins
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Hundreds of travellers have said they will barricade themselves inside the UK's biggest illegal camp as angry clashes are expected bet...
Tony Blair 'visited Libya to lobby for JP Morgan'
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A senior executive with the Libyan Investment Authority, the $70 billion fund used to invest the country's oil money abroad, said Mr B...
THE record company behind Irish rockers U2 has allegedly been unwittingly used by a multi-million dollar drugs trafficking ring
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THE record company behind Irish rockers U2 has allegedly been unwittingly used by a multi-million dollar drugs trafficking ring. A year-l...
UBS raises rogue equity trade losses to $2.3 billion
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Swiss bank UBS on Sunday increased the amount it said it had lost on rogue equity trades to $2.3 billion and alleged a trader concealed hi...
Saudi prince's wife denies Spain rape allegations
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The wife of billionaire Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal denied Saturday claims her husband raped a model on a yacht in Spain in 2008, sayi...
Central control of Europe's borders proposed
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The European Union's executive branch proposed Friday that national borders in Europe's visa-free travel zone be controlled by off...
11 of the 54 prisoners in Menorca jail are British
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11 of the 54 prisoners being held in prison on Menorca are British, according to the prison authorities, who says their presence on the is...
Brazil judge's murder points to vigilante power
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Judge Patricia Acioli was known for wielding a "heavy hammer," especially against rogue police who have formed illegal vigilante...