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Austerity: the pain in Spain | Editorial
Until thinking changes in the north, it is unfortunately safe to say, there will be no end to the pain in SpainSpanish firms lost little time taking advantage of revised labour laws that make it easier...
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Six-legged calf wins Swiss hearts
Seven-week-old cow with two extra limbs doing well despite vet's predictions that she would not surviveA six-legged calf has defied the odds by thriving despite a vet's prediction at birth that it...
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In praise of … Stuart Lancaster | Editorial
England's Rugby Football Union often makes bad decisions, but for once it has done the right thingEngland's Rugby Football Union often makes bad decisions, but in awarding the job of England head coach...
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Mary Portas disappointed by coalition plans to help high streets
Retail guru welcomes £10m innovation fund but says she wants the government to take more radical actionThe government will on Friday announce plans to pump more than £10m into run-down high streets...
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Scouts launch outfits for Muslim girls
A 'hoodie dress' and a T-shirt dress, both with long sleeves, to be made available after requests from the Muslim communityThe Scout Association has launched a new clothing range for Muslims in...
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NHS watchdog not ready for new responsibilities, say MPs
Public accounts committee reports that Care Quality Commission is 'poorly governed and led' as shakeup loomsEngland's NHS regulator should not be allowed to take on new responsibilities planned under...
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Andy Carroll does not deserve abuse from Newcastle says Kenny Dalglish
• Striker returns to St James' Park for first time since move• Carroll was barracked by Newcastle fans at AnfieldKenny Dalglish has said Newcastle United supporters have no reason to abuse Andy Carroll...
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Worker sets himself on fire to protest against unpaid wages
Second case of self-immolation attempt in Italy, earlier a businessman had tried to burn himself to death outside tax officeA Moroccan worker in Italy set himself on fire on Thursday in protest at not...
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Walter Smith: Rangers were debt free when Craig Whyte took over
• 'Rangers weren't a business going into administration'• Martin Bain drops legal action against the clubWalter Smith, the former Rangers manager, has defended the regime that existed before Craig...
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Olympic medals mastermind Peter Keen ready for part-time role
• UK Sport performance director to stand down• Keen will take on new advisory role in MayThe man who masterminded Britain's best Olympic medal haul for over a century is to step down from his role...
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Private investigators accessed police files, says leaked report
Corrupt officers being used to delete intelligence files from national police databases, Home Office warnedPrivate investigators linked to organised crime gangs accessed and deleted police intelligence...
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Apple's factories in China are breaking employment laws, audit finds
Foxconn pledges more staff and living wage after public investigation reveals long hours, low pay and safety failingsAn audit of Apple's Chinese factories details "serious and pressing" concerns over...
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George Galloway wins Bradford West byelection
Respect candidate takes seat from Labour with 10,140 majority, claiming 'the most sensational victory in British political history'George Galloway, the leading figure in Respect, has grabbed a...
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Lancashire post record £3.96m loss for Championship-winning year
• Old Trafford redevelopment and judicial review in costs • Loss in line with five-year business plan, say countyLancashire have reported a loss of almost £4m for 2011, meaning that in the year they...
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Aung San Suu Kyi: Burma vote is neither free nor fair
Opposition candidates have been targeted in stone-throwing incidents and other intimidation, says Nobel peace laureateAung San Suu Kyi has said Burma's weekend elections will be neither free nor fair...
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UK Biobank puts medical records of half a million Britons online
Anonymous database will help public health researchers around the world unpick the genetic and lifestyle factors behind diseaseAn enormous online database of medical and lifestyle records from half a...
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Philippine Catholic school punishes boys over Facebook photos
School is withholding diplomas of six high school boys who uploaded photos that appear to show them kissing each otherA Philippine Catholic school is withholding the diplomas of six high school boys...
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Easter getaway begins as Heathrow predicts busiest day of season
Airport expects to carry 220,000 passengers on Friday, and 3.4 million between now and 15 AprilThe Easter getaway has begun in earnest with the UK's biggest airport, Heathrow, expecting its busiest day...
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Total mulls helicopter water drop to put out flare on North Sea platform
News comes as union claims French oil company 'fobbed off' workers worried about risk of gas leak four weeks agoThe French oil company that operates the leaking North Sea gas platform is considering...
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North Korea rocket launch: Japan mobilises interceptor units
Defence minister orders military to be prepared in case rocket or fragments threaten Japan after expected launch in AprilJapan's defence minister has ordered missile units to intercept a rocket...
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