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Will the Xbox One take control of your home How Microsofts new console is changing the game
Microsoft's new console will let you record and interact with live TV, browse the internet and video chat with your friends - often all at the same ...
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Ian Coley retiring from his role as British Shooting double trap coach
Sports News: Ian Coley admits it is the perfect time to retire and the 66-year-old from Gloucestershire has compared his departure to that of former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who has just stepped down as boss of the Premier League giants following 26 years at the club in which he won 38 ...
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British mom filmed confronting killers of soldier in London explains brave act
Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, the woman filmed trying to talk one of the knife-wielding Woolwich attackers down, has said she intervened because "it was better having them [the weapons] aimed on one ...
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We Killed This British Soldier. It’s An Eye For An Eye
today identified as Michael Adebolajo – boasted: "It is an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth -- by Allah." In surreal mobile phone footage taken before anti-terror cops swooped, unsuspecting pedestrians -- including women carrying shopping -- pass the scene of horror, some oblivious to the slaughter outside Woolwich Barracks in South East London. Traffic there ground to a ...
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Anti-terror police search Lincolnshire property as part of Woolwich soldier killing investigation
While the two suspected killers were under armed guard in different London hospitals, detectives swooped on an address in Saxilby. There were also reports of addresses in the London area being searched by police. Scotland Yard refused to comment, but Lincolnshire Police said: "We can confirm that the Metropolitan Police executed a search warrant under PACE (Police and Criminal Evidence Act) ...
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Lieutenant Colonel Dudley Clarke The cross-dressing spy who was arrested on a secret mission
Lieutenant Colonel Dudley Clarke, a 'key figure in British intelligence' in the Middle East in the Second World War, set alarm bells ringing in Whitehall when he was arrested dressed as a woman.Files released publicly by the National Archives reveal that Lt Col Clarke told Spanish police he was a novelist and had "wanted to study the reactions of men to women in the streets" ...
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London attack suspect British of Nigerian origin says source
A police forensics officer investigates a crime scene where one man was killed in Woolwich, southeast London May 22, 2013. British Prime Minister David Cameron has called a meeting of his government's emergency Cobra security committee after the killing of a man in south London, his office said on Wednesday REUTERS/Stefan ...
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Soldiers murder is attack on Britain betrayal of Islam Prime Minister David Cameron
London: Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday the brutal murder of a soldier by two suspected Islamists on a London street was an attack on Britain and a betrayal of Islam."This was not just an attack on Britain and on the British way of life. It was also a betrayal of Islam and of the Muslim communities who give so much to our country," he said."There is nothing in Islam ...
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Signs of weakness mar UK economic growth
By Olesya Dmitracova and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's better-than-expected economic growth in the first quarter turns out to have been boosted by a rise in inventories, while consumer spending was weak and investment fell, ...
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Woolwich murder aerial footage shows police search – video
Aerial images show police officers combing the ground in Woolwich on Thursday after a man was murdered in broad daylight. The area has been cordoned off following the attack, in which witnesses say the victim, a British soldier, was hacked to death with a meat cleaver. It has been confirmed the two suspects, who are in hospital after being shot at by police, were known to the security ...
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Xbox One should TV broadcasters be afraid
Xbox 's appeal in the face of consumers spending increasing amounts of time on their tablets and smartphones.Microsoft has not given its Xbox console a major revamp since 2005; in the interim there has been a digital revolution which is having an increasingly big influence on traditional living room entertainment.The surge of smartphone and tablet usage has given rise to the "second ...
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What we can learn from Ingrid Loyau-Kennets grace under pressure | Anouchka Grose
Ingrid Loyau-Kennet, right, who talked to attackers in Woolwich before police arrived on the scene, during a television interview. Photograph: Ken McKay / Rex ...
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Woolwich attack David Camerons full statement
What happened yesterday in Woolwich has sickened us all.On our televisions last night - and in our newspapers this morning - we have all seen images that are deeply shocking.The people who did this were trying to divide us.They should know: something like this will only bring us together and make us stronger.Today our thoughts are with the victim - and with his family. They are grieving for ...
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Paralympian Jonnie Peacock looks forward to Manchesters BT Great CityGames – video
discusses competing at the Manchester Great CityGames . The 100m runner will be competing for the first time since London 2012 and it is the first time that disability events have been included in this competition. Peacock has been recovering from an ankle injury since the ...
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Woolwich attack will only make us stronger says Cameron
David Cameron has issued a defiant message after the murder of a British soldier in London, vowing to bring those responsible to justice and insisting such attacks on "the British way of life" serve only to unite people."What happened in Woolwich yesterday has sickened us all," the prime minister said on Thursday. "The people who did this were trying to divide us. They ...
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Cumbria police staff cleared over crime commissioners expenses leak
police staff suspended last month, after details of their chauffeur-driven police and crime commissioner's travel expenses were leaked to the media, have been cleared of any wrongdoing and will return to work.A 47-year-old man who was arrested on 10 April on suspicion of data protection offences and misconduct in public office will face no criminal action and has had his suspension ...
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Ad break Peugeots Wacky Races Heineken adds some Irish humour
For the second week running, we have a very silly film directed by ace US director Baker Smith. In last week's Ad Break, he presided over a sordid scene in a winery so it's a relief to see that his latest film is altogether more wholesome: the Aflac duck's recovery after an injury is improved by the peace of mind provided by the insurance company that gave it its nameand a ...
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Woolwich attack and the far right three points to consider when the dust settles | Matthew Goodwin
horrific murder in Woolwich has already triggered a disturbing chain of events. In less than 24 hours, the number of supporters of the far-right English Defence League's (EDL) Facebook page has rocketed more than threefold, from around 25,000 to over 75,000. Then, in response to the group's online call for "feet on streets" and its claim that "we are at war", about ...
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Sickening attack shakes Britain
>Are you there? Send us your photos, videosLondon (CNN) -- Prime Minister David Cameron said Britain would be "absolutely resolute" in the face of terrorism Thursday, as he vowed that security services will not rest until they track down those responsible for the brutal hacking death of a British soldier in London. London attack: Terrorists targeting soldiers at home again?Cameron condemned ...
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Paid for the risk Egypts tempting pound
Surprising as it may seem, the Egyptian pound has got some fans. The currency has languished for months at record lows against the dollar and the headlines arealarming the lack of an IMF aid programme, meagre hard currency reserves, political upheaval. So what's to like ? Analysts at Societe Generale say thatjust looking at the spot exchangerate of the pound is missing the bigger picture. ...
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Terrorist slaying of British soldier betrayal of Islam Cameron
Britain's Prime Minster David Cameron speaks in front of 10 Downing Street, about the killing of a British soldier, in London May 23, 2013. (Olivia ...
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Woolwich attack Police raid Lincolnshire house thought to be former home of terror suspect
brutal murder and beheading of a soldier in Woolwich have raided a house in Lincolnshire. Detectives swooped on the property in the village of Saxilby, thought to be the former home of alleged suspect Michael Adebolajo. The 28-year-old has been named on websites and social media ...
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British Open Squash Dipika Pallikal to face World No.2 Laura Massaro
Sports News: The British Open is finally here. India's Dipika Pallikal defeated Denmark's Line Hansen in a marathon first-round encounter to reach the pre-quarters while Saurav Ghosal lost to fourth seed Gregory Gaultier 3-1 in the Allam British Open Squash Championships ...
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Scotland Yard hits back over Woolwich response time
Scotland Yard has hit back after questions were raised about how long it took officers to reach the scene of the terrorist murder in ...
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The Woolwich attack will not break London – or its unity | Ken Livingstone
murder of a British soldier in Woolwich on Wednesday should be unreservedly condemned. My thoughts and condolences go out to his family and friends following this brutal murder. I fully support the police in their efforts to discover whether the two individuals acted alone or whether an extremist group or cell is involved.As mayor of London, I served this city when it withstood the worst ...
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Scotland's waterways seeing revival
Scotland’s waterways, the canals used to transport bulky goods and vast quantities of coal in the days before the development of the railways, are of great significance in terms of their role in the development of the country, new projects are making sure they remain so.
Scotland recently began investing heavily in its canal system with the introduction of the Millennium Link, a project to restore the Union Canal and Forth and Clyde Canals for use by recreational boaters, tourists and to encourage investment in the tourism, retail and commercial sectors. Read more
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