BBC Admits Wasting Licence Fee Payers' Money

BBC Admits Wasting Licence Fee Payers' MoneyThe BBC has axed a £98. 4m IT project after the scheme was found to have "wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers' money"....

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Security services in spotlight after soldier murder

Security services in spotlight after soldier murderBy Peter Griffiths LONDON (Reuters) - Security services faced questions on Friday over whether they could have done more to prevent the murder of a soldier hacked to death in a busy London street after it emerged that his suspected killers were known to intelligence officers. The two suspects, Michael Adebolajo, 28 and Michael Adebowale, 22, are under guard in hospitals after being shot and arrested by police after the murder of 25-year-old Afghan war veteran Lee Rigby on Wednesday in broad daylight. They have not yet been charged....

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Plane 'On Fire' Flying Over Central London

Plane 'On Fire' Flying Over Central LondonA British Airways plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport as eyewitnesses reported seeing the aircraft "on fire" flying over central London....

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Woolwich Attack: Drummer Lee Rigby Tributes

Woolwich Attack: Drummer Lee Rigby Tributes

Woolwich Attack: Drummer Lee Rigby TributesDrummer Lee Rigby was a "dedicated and professional soldier" and a "true warrior" who had wanted to be in the Army since he was a little boy....

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Woolwich Murder: 'Offensive' Tweets Arrests

Woolwich Murder: 'Offensive' Tweets Arrests

Woolwich Murder: 'Offensive' Tweets ArrestsTwo men have been arrested for making alleged offensive comments on a social networking website about the killing of a serving British soldier in London....

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Co-op Bank stops lending to new corporate clients

Co-op Bank stops lending to new corporate clientsBy Matt Scuffham LONDON (Reuters) - The Co-operative Bank has stopped offering loans to new business customers, part of measures designed to quell growing concerns over its capital position. A spokesman for Britain's biggest customer-owned financial services business said it would continue to provide lending to existing customers. The freeze does not apply to individual retail customers....

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Woolwich Terror Attack: Moment Suspects Shot

Woolwich Terror Attack: Moment Suspects Shot

Woolwich Terror Attack: Moment Suspects ShotThe dramatic moment police shot the two Woolwich terror suspects has been caught on video....

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Bercow's McAlpine Tweet Libellous Rules Court

Bercow's McAlpine Tweet Libellous Rules CourtA tweet by Sally Bercow about Lord McAlpine which he claims named him as a paedophile was libellous, the High Court has ruled....

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UK 'Three Quarters' Through Clearing Debt

UK 'Three Quarters' Through Clearing DebtBritain may be as much as three quarters of the way through working off the high levels of debt that have stifled growth since the financial crisis began, a senior Bank of England (BoE) policymaker has said....

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William welcomes football chiefs

William welcomes football chiefsThe Duke of Cambridge said London's staging of the Champions League final would inspire a generation through its "excellence" as he welcomed delegates to Uefa's 37th annual congress....

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Court: Bercow tweet was libellous

Court: Bercow tweet was libellousA tweet by Commons Speaker's wife Sally Bercow about Tory peer Lord McAlpine was libellous, the High Court has ruled....

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