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Pop songs replace mournful funerals
Britons are increasingly rejecting traditional funerals in favour of "celebrations" featuring favourite pop songs, football teams and hobbies, a study has found. Half of today's funerals are a...
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Iberia merger sees new BA listing
British Airways will embark on a new stockmarket journey when it is listed as part of International Consolidated Airline Group following its merger with Spanish rival Iberia. The former national...
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Joanna Yeates suspect due in court
The man accused of killing landscape architect Joanna Yeates is due to appear in court. Dutch engineer Vincent Tabak, 32, who lived next door to Miss Yeates, will appear before Bristol Magistrates'...
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Anglicans join Catholic branch
Seven Anglican priests and up to 300 members of several parishes are to join a new part of the Roman Catholic Church, a diocese spokesman has said. The faithful, from six congregations, are to be...
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Armed police involved in park siege
Armed police are negotiating with a suspected gunman after he was stopped by officers while walking across a park. Police locked down an area around Leagrave Common, in Luton, Bedfordshire, after a...
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Crisis talks over Irish government
Irish finance minister Brian Lenihan is due to enter talks with opposition parties over the fast-tracking of legislation that will give effect to the budget and bring forward a general election in...
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Obesity and drink fuel cancer rate
The UK ranks 11th out of 50 countries for rates of breast cancer, with high levels of obesity and a taste for alcohol are fuelling rates among British women, experts claim in a new report. Overall,...
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Jo Yeates murder accused in court
The next-door neighbour of Joanna Yeates has appeared in court accused of her murder. Dutch engineer Vincent Tabak was remanded in custody at Bristol Magistrates' Court charged with killing the...
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Protests over undercover police
Protesters have blockaded New Scotland Yard, calling for a judge-led inquiry into the use of undercover policing. Dozens lined the entrance to the Metropolitan Police headquarters in Westminster to...
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Billions spent on 'vague' schemes
Billions of pounds of taxpayers' money are committed to spending schemes on the basis of "vague hopes" of improving people's lives, rather than solid evidence that the plans will work, a report has...
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Witness: Gunman has shot himself
A suspected gunman apparently shot himself after a 16-hour stand-off with police, according to an eyewitness. A single gunshot was heard at about midday at the centre of a police operation on Leagrave...
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Comments made my blood boil - Brady
West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady has said the comments made by Sky Sports presenters about her and Premier League official Sian Massey made her "blood boil". The executive hit back after Andy Gray...
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Terror detention powers 'not ready'
Powers to detain suspected terrorists for more than 14 days in an emergency have not been put in place, shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has said. The Government was adopting a "shocking and...
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Lethal blast hits Moscow airport
Several people have been killed in an explosion at Domodedovo Airport in Moscow. Sergei Markin of the Investigative Committee confirmed reports of the explosion at the busiest of the city's three...
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'Sexist' Sky presenters dropped
Sky Sports presenters Andy Gray and Richard Keys have been dropped from Monday's line-up after their off-air sexist comments, the broadcaster said. The pair caused controversy after agreeing female...
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Olympic stadium decision postponed
A decision on who will move into the £537 million Olympic Stadium, due to take place on Friday, has been postponed, the Olympic Park Legacy Company has said. A spokesman said "more time is needed to...
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RAF escort for jet after 'threats'
A man has been arrested after a passenger jet was diverted to Stansted Airport under an RAF escort. The Etihad flight bound for Heathrow Airport was redirected after a passenger began making threats....
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Council job cuts 'top 140,000'
The number of job losses threatened at local authorities because of Government spending cuts has topped the 140,000 mark, according to a study. The GMB union said 203 councils had now issued official...
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Stand-off gunman fights for life
A gunman is fighting for his life after he apparently shot himself during a 16-hour stand-off with police. Paramedics are trying to save the man after at least one shot was fired on Leagrave Common,...
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31 dead in Moscow airport blast
An explosion at Domodedovo Airport in Moscow has killed 31 people, according to reports. Sergei Markin of the Russian Investigative Committee confirmed reports of the explosion at the busiest of the...
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