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Karen Millen questioned in connection with Kaupthing inquiries
Fashion designer among about a dozen entrepreneurs and bankers to have been questioned by prosecutors from ReykjavikFashion designer Karen Millen is among about a dozen UK-based entrepreneurs and...
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Tory-Lib Dem coalition faces paralysis, warns David Laws
Former cabinet member says parties should avoid blocking each other and souring relationsDavid Laws, one of Nick Clegg's closest advisers, has warned that the coalition faces paralysis if the...
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More support is needed for the families of addicts
While drug users are rightly given attention, care and support, their adult family members are often left behindThere are estimated to be at least 1.5 million people in the UK who are significantly...
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Five-year £500m redevelopment of King's Cross station almost complete
Redevelopment has restored Victorian facades but added spectacular 150m 'diagrid' roof over western concourseShould you rise from the underground, step off a train from Cambridge, or pass en route from...
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CBI attacks Vince Cable's plan to give investors control of executive pay
Employers' body warns business secretary that his proposal risks turning shareholders into 'micro-managers'Vince Cable will be warned on Wednesday that he risks turning shareholders into...
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Barack Obama rolls out the red carpet for David Cameron
Gordon Brown was never accorded such a warm welcome in Washington by George Bush or the current US presidentUS presidents have gone to great lengths over the years to massage British sensitivities over...
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Metropolitan police boost baton rounds capacity after English riots
Police considered firing plastic bullets at rioters but could not get specialist unit to the scene in time, Met report revealsPolice wanted to fire plastic bullets at rioters in south London last...
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Liverpool's Steven Gerrard calls for consistency after Everton victory
• We need to go on a winning streak,' the Liverpool captain says• Gerrard praises Luis Suárez for his role in his hat-trickSteven Gerrard described his hat-trick in Liverpool's 3-0 win over Everton –...
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Doreen Lawrence urges new inquiry into police handling of murder case
Mother of murdered teenager writes to home secretary to express her concerns following fresh claims of corruptionThe mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence has called for the Home Office to...
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Labour must back free schools, former minister warns
Lord Adonis says not-for-profit free schools are a 'powerful engine of equality and social mobility'Labour must embrace the notion of free schools if it wants to get back in power, one of the party's...
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Exclusive: secret Assad emails lift lid on life of leader's inner circle
• Messages show Bashar al-Assad took advice from Iran • Leader made light of promised reforms• Wife spent thousands on jewellery and furnitureBashar al-Assad took advice from Iran on how to handle the...
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Earth – review
The Haunt, BrightonThere's something remarkable about the adulation that greets the unassuming figure of Dylan Carlson as he takes the stage. Earth were once bit-players in the grim saga of grunge:...
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George Osborne's 100-year bonds get short shrift from pension funds
Pension funds are the the most likely investors in such long-term assets but they were among the first to dismiss the ideaInvestors have strongly criticised George Osborne's controversial plan for...
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Assad emails: 'Rubbish laws of parties, elections, media ...'
From: sam@alshahba.comSubject: Re: Gone to SHABAB workshop - tried to call, no answerDate: 6 July 2011 18:21:00 BSTTo: ak@alshahba.comThis is the best reform any country can have that u told me where...
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Gilded lifestyle continued for Assad coterie as conflict raged in Syria
Bashar al-Assad appears to have emailed his wife song lyrics and video clips, while she shopped for shoes and chandeliersAs the international community struggled to absorb the bloodiest episode yet in...
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Assad emails: L'affaire du collier
From: [XXXXXXXXXXXX] akhras Subject: Fwd: hellloDate: 4 August 2011 13:25:00 BSTTo: ak@alshahba.comhello DearI am sold out with the turquoise, will get som recut by end of september, shall Ireplace the...
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Assad emails: 'Western media have entered the area'
From: [XXXXXXXXXXXX]Subject: check pointsDate: 20 November 2011 20:22:32 GMTTo: sam@alshahba.com[This is an English translation: you can read the original Arabic email here]A trusted source who met...
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Assad emails: the key correspondents
A cache of purported emails reveals a small but influential group of people in contact with the Syrian presidentThe list of those who corresponded with the sam@alshahba.com email address was small but...
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Billy Connolly makes art debut
Comedy veteran showcases Born on a Rainy Day, a collection of contemporary pen and ink drawingsAfter more than 40 years in stand-up comedy, music and acting, Billy Connolly has turned his hand to...
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Assad's iTunes emails show music taste from Chris Brown to Right Said Fred
The Syrian president also appears to have bought a Harry Potter film, Steve Jobs's autobiography and a Cliff Richard tributeThe emails between Bashar al-Assad's account and iTunes give an insight into...
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