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22 April 2009 12:17 AM | Tagged: terror
Earlier the lawyer for some of the 10 men already freed told Sky News he wants an independent inquiry into the raids.
A total of 12 men - all Pakistani nationals - were detained in swoops across Greater Manchester, Liverpool and Lancashire two week

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02 April 2009 5:52 PM | Tagged: Summit
In a news conference to mark the end of the London summit, the Prime Minister said the funding formed part of a package that would shorten the recession and save jobs.Other measures included action to clean up the banks - with new rules on pay and b

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02 April 2009 5:52 PM | Tagged: North
The aircraft plunged into the water on Wednesday afternoon, 14 miles from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.Eight bodies have already been recovered, but a further eight people were still missing and a search to find them was set to end.The Super Puma, with

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31 December 2008 3:24 AM | Tagged: player arrested m way death news uk
Jordan Robertson, 20, who is a Sheffield United striker currently on loan to Southampton, was arrested by Leicestershire Police on suspicion of dangerous driving.He is understood to have been the driver of a black Mercedes CLC 180 sport car which wa

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31 December 2008 3:24 AM | Tagged: new year awards sporting heroes news uk
Honours also go to comic fantasy novelist Terry Pratchett, who is knighted, Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant and actor Michael Sheen, who played in the hit movie .The Hoy family has a double reason to celebrate - the triple Olympic gold medal-winni

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31 December 2008 3:04 AM | Tagged: village racers carting disaster news uk
The annual Soapbox Derby in Hoar Cross is a downhill dash where style is just as important as speed.Almost anything goes in the half-mile race as pairs of drivers hurtle their home-made carts down the steep village lanes at speeds of up to 35mph.The

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31 December 2008 2:34 AM | Tagged: olympic heroes win gongs years honours news uk
Music stars including rock legend and Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant were also among the hundreds of Britons from celebrities to housewives to be honoured by Queen Elizabeth II.Track cycling star Chris Hoy, who won three gold medals at the Beiji

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31 December 2008 2:34 AM | Tagged: early earth covered water news uk
A new model of the early Earth suggests that until around 2.5 billion years ago oceans covered almost the whole of the planet. Just 2% to 3% of the Earth's surface would have been dry land, compared with 28% today.The Earth at that time may have res