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Woolwich attack Descent into evil of teenager Michael Adebolajo from devout Christian family
His mother and father are hard-working Nigerian immigrants from an academic family in West Africa who settled in London in the early 1980s. A Christian couple, they believed in assimilating into British life, and Michael seems to have forged easy friendships with schoolmates of all colours and ...
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One in five firms will freeze or cut wages to pay for staff pensions after introduction of new rules
All staff over 22 who do not have a private pension are automatically signed up to the state scheme. But the report, from the Institute of Directors, says one in five bosses plan to recoup the cost by freezing, or even cutting, their workers’ ...
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Summer diets Women overhaul their bodies five times a year for holidays and the wedding season
Being beach ready for a Summer holiday topped the survey as a reason to kickstart a new diet or workout regime. Taking part in a wedding as a bridesmaid placed ...
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Female unemployment Number of young women out of work or education soars by 26000
While the number of young men among Neets – under-24s not in education, employment or training – fell by 8,000, there were 28,000 more women Neets compared with the end of ...
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What makes us itch Scientists pinpoint the rogue chemical thats to blame
Researcher Dr Mark Hoon said: ‘The challenge is to find similar biocircuitry in people, evaluate what’s there and identify molecules that can be targeted to turn off chronic itch without causing unwanted ...
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Police pair who were suspended over leak of commissioners expenses are cleared of any wrongdoing
The two men were quizzed by police after details of chauffeur-driven trips taken by Police and Crime Commissioner Richard Rhodes were leaked to the ...
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Breast cancer cells can SUPPRESS tumour growth by releasing protective proteins
Scientists originally believed the production of the enzyme - MMP-8 (matrix metalloproteinase-8) - by breast cancer cells worked to promote tumour ...
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17 MILLION Britons risk starting a house fire by cooking while drunk
And it seems that celebrity chefs who are seen glugging glasses of wine while whipping up culinary delights might be partly to blame for the trend in drunken ...
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Woolwich attack Baroness Warsi tells TV to stop giving air time to idiots and nutters
Baroness Warsi spoke out amid a growing furore at Westminster about the amount of coverage given to Anjem Choudary and other militant Islamists on the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 ...
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The purple tomatoes with double the shelf life Compound that could help them stay fresh may also have health benefits
Scientists say adding a compound high in antioxidants, anthocyanin, to purple GM tomatoes can more than double the shelf life of the world’s most popular fruit from 21 days to 48 ...
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The final moments of Richard IIIs burial revealed King was squashed into tiny grave with his hands still tied by gravediggers in a hurry
Richard III was squashed into a tiny, badly prepared ‘lozenge’ shaped pit with his hands tied as gravediggers rushed to bury him, a new paper ...
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DAILY MAIL COMMENT A grotesque attack on Britains values
It's the most terrible irony: Drummer Lee Rigby, the married father of a young child, had survived fighting in Afghanistan – a country which had claimed the lives of 444 of his heroic colleagues – only to be murdered in a grotesque act of terrorism in a London suburban ...
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TOM UTLEY Listen up folks this British snob has a confession to make. Americans speak better English than us... its a no-brainer
During my childhood in the Fifties and Sixties, I was brought up with an ingrained patriotic belief, widespread among my generation, that the British and all things British were superior to Americans and all things American in every conceivable ...
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Pictured The dramatic moment Woolwich killers are shot by officers after one charged at a police vehicle
Dramatic footage has emerged of the moment two terrorists were shot as they charged police officers called to the scene after a soldier was hacked to death in the ...
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Parents forced to turn to payday loans to fund baby daughters head deformation treatment after NHS refuse to help
Doctors diagnosed her with a severe skull deformity called plagiocephaly or ‘flat head syndrome’ – but told Michelle and Peter Askham that treatment wasn’t available on the ...
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Scientists warning over poisons in your home Experts say chemicals in items including tin cans and till receipts should face stricter controls
Phthalates are found in everything from car dashboards to shower curtains while bisphenol A is used in regular items such as till receipts, tin cans and ...
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Easy access to web porn is making teen boys see girls as sex objects and encouraging them to engage in risky sexual behaviour
Easy access to online pornography encourages teenage boys to see girls as sex objects and to engage in risky sexual behaviour, according to a major ...
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1200 extra police on the streets to guard key locations as EDL thugs exploit tragedy
More than 1,200 additional police officers took to the streets last night amid heightened fears of further violence targeted at the Muslim community by far-Right ...
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Diabetes warning over use of statins People who take the drugs are at increased risk of developing condition
The study involved 1.5 million people in Ontario, Canada, and the statins involved were fluvastatin, lovastatin, pravastatin, simvastatin, atorvastatin and ...
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Drummer Lee Rigby killing The enemy within that hates our tolerance by MAX HASTINGS
Yet now, instead, we are confronted with the killing of Drummer Lee Rigby, of the Royal Fusiliers, in the most brutal fashion imaginable, in broad daylight before witnesses in a London street, by savages bent upon flaunting their martyrdom before the ...
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Drummer Lee Rigby murder RICHARD LITTLEJOHN on the Toytown jihadists and a lack of political willpower
The senseless slaughter of a British serviceman on the streets of South-East London by a pair of deranged Toytown jihadists has followed the usual script, with the odd ...
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How first gentleman of football Sir Stanley Matthews ditched his wife for a blonde communist spy
On the right wing, their legendary player, Stanley Matthews, known as the Wizard of the Dribble, had seemed subdued. At 38, perhaps the bandy-legged hero was finally slowing ...
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A classic Concert tribute to Valery Gergiev the maestro at 60
Mr Gergiev, the principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO), carefully planned the programme for the special Gala at London’s Barbican Hall, and described the evening as ‘full of ...
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A tearaway boy. His frail great grandad. And the magical mutt who transformed both their lives
He’d relished the company of dogs all his life. Before my grandmother Joyce, a tireless charity worker and magistrate, died in 2000 they’d had a succession of hyperactive hounds — most memorably Sheba, an assertive border collie who would round up guests and trap them in a ...
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Get ready for the McMega potato McDonalds creates 1400 calorie fries dish with more than half the recommended daily intake
The box of chips is not only double the size of a normal large order of fries at the restaurant, but it contains more than half the recommended daily amount of calories for ...
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Silicon Valley's Expo ambitions
Moffet Field, a fairly unknown former military airbase in Silicon Valley near Mountain View and Sunnyvale, may become the centerpiece of the 2020 World Expo if Governor Schwarzenegger and other advocated of a California bid get their way.
California wants one of its cities to host the 2020 World Expo, the event is a seminal one on the world calendar and is expected to draw in over 70 million visitors to Shanghai, the city currently hosting the exhibition, which last six months. Read more
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