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Why I became a whistleblower at the Care Quality Commission
A more open, transparent organisational culture is needed for non-executive directors to be able to hold their boards to accountWhen I approached the Mid Staffordshire public inquiry as a whistleblower...
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Chanel's haute couture show in Paris looks back to golden era of air travel
Audience is led through fake airport terminal on to jumbo jet in extravagant first-class showThe invitation to Chanel's haute couture show in Paris held a couple of clues as to what was in store. First...
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Liverpool's world heritage waterfront faces 'irreversible damage', report says
Unesco delegation says skyscraper proposal will result in 'serious loss of historic authenticity'Liverpool's world heritage site waterfront will be "irreversibly damaged" unless urgent modifications...
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Unions and Southampton council go head to head over cuts
An imposed pay cut for local authority employees has resulted in strike action. But Royston Smith, the council's leader, is not backing downAs a former engineer in the Royal Air Force, the leader of...
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British soldier dies at Afghan base
It is understood the soldier died from a gunshot wound and investigators do not believe anyone else was involvedA British soldier has died at a base in southern Afghanistan.The Ministry of Defence said...
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Oscars 2012: why The Artist should win best picture
The Oscars 2012 is shaping up to be a straight fight between silent movie The Artist and 3D fantasy Hugo. But it's always the quiet ones you've got to watch out for ...History records that maintaining...
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Salman Rushdie goes on offensive after Indian festival appearance is cancelled
Satanic Verses author attacks Indian politicians for failing to protect free speech after video link appearance is scrappedSalman Rushdie has launched a scathing attack on the Indian government for...
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Council spent £70,000 fighting judicial review of library closures
Conservative-led Somerset county council lost high court battle over its plan to withdraw funding for 11 librariesA council that had its library restructuring plans quashed in the high court spent more...
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Egypt's revolution has carved its path to parliament
The Egyptian uprising is like the Nile in flood. It cannot be kept back with barriers and uniformsOn Monday, as the 508 newly elected representatives of the Egyptian people were being sworn in,...
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Khmer Rouge survivor's tale helps Cambodia confront its brutal past
Film documenting mother's ordeal under communist regime aims to educate sceptical new generationIt took her 33 years to put pen to paper and write the screenplay that would change everything. But for...
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Davos: big questions from top delegates to the World Economic Forum
As the annual gathering opens Cherie Blair joins others in mapping out the tough challenges ahead for global wellbeingCherie Blair Founder, CB Foundation for WomenHow to ensure women's economic...
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EuroMillions winners plan to buy new carpet with £41m jackpot
Gareth and Catherine Bull, from Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, won £40,627,241 with lucky dip ticketA self-employed builder and his wife who won a lottery jackpot of nearly £41m plan to splash out on an...
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Mexico City holds its breath as leaders look for solutions to rubbish crisis
Environmentalists call for long-term answers after closure of huge landfill site leads to illegal dumps across metropolisFilemón Olivera pays no attention to the flies buzzing around a large bag full...
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Cairn Energy drops plan to hand chairman £2.5m in free share options
Pressure from investors forces British oil exploration company into embarrassing U-turnBritish oil explorer Cairn Energy was forced into an embarrassing U-turn as it abruptly dropped plans to award...
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Friend of Robert Mugabe appointed Thai government minister
Questions raised over Thai prime minister's appointment of Nalinee Taveesin, who counts Zimbabwe's president as a friendFor most politicians, any association with Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe –...
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Man questioned over death of five-year-old boy in Wakefield
Police investigating the boy's death say they have arrested a 34-year-old manA man is being questioned by detectives after the death of a five-year-old boy.Police were called after the ambulance...
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Mitt Romney's 13.9% tax rate is not his biggest problem | Martin Kettle
The Republican hopeful's tax returns have not shocked the US, but they give his party another reason not to vote for himMitt Romney and millions of his fellow Americans were raised by their parents in...
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Egyptian junta's lifting of state of emergency fails to convince
Military leader says measure long used as tool of repression will only be used to deal with acts of 'thuggery'The head of Egypt's military junta has promised to partially lift the country's...
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Lib Dems back Scottish 'home rule'
Lord Wallace says party will make the move a priority if Alex Salmond's independence referendum failsThe Liberal Democrats are planning to make "home rule" for Scotland one of their key policies at the...
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Wind turbine row threatens Lottery funded bird conservation centre
Local campaigners urge Heritage Lottery Fund to reconsider support after RSPB refuses to condemn wind farm proposalAn increasingly bitter struggle over wind turbines in the quiet countryside...
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