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Leicester Worker
July 27, 2011 11:53 AM
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The extraordinary access that Cabinet ministers granted Rupert Murdoch and his children was revealed for the first time yesterday, with more than two dozen private meetings between the family and senior members of the Government in the 15...
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July 27, 2011 11:38 AM
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Rail union RMT revealed today that Sir Roy McNulty was paid nearly £250,000 by the government for his "rail review" that urges staff cuts and huge fare increases.
Through a freedom of information request, the union found that Mr McNulty was paid £218,215 for his work on the Independent Rail Value for Money Study.
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July 27, 2011 10:17 AM
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Michael Eavis backed calls today for sportswear firms involved in the London Olympics to not supply the Games with any goods made in sweatshops.
The Glastonbury festival founder has donated £71,000 to anti-poverty group War on Want's campaign to protect workers' rights, exactly one year ahead of the Games opening ceremony.
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July 27, 2011 9:33 AM
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Histadrut chairman Ofer Eini demands invitation to meeting with PM to determine solutions to troubles of Israel's lower and middle classes.
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July 26, 2011 8:17 PM
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Gays and lesbians granted consultative status at world body amid opposition from African and Islamic countries.
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July 26, 2011 6:44 PM
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Chance to share profits from last edition spurned, while editorial review is set up at Mirror after new claims...
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July 26, 2011 3:49 PM
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A secondary school has divided its students by ability, complete with different uniforms. Innovative way to lure the middle classes, or worrying segregation?
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July 26, 2011 8:47 AM
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THE Government has issued a rallying cry to those who want a high-speed rail line from Yorkshire to London to make their support known before the consultation deadline this Friday.
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July 25, 2011 4:31 PM
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In the 63 YouGov polls since David Cameron became PM there has been one clear pattern. He's bombed. He has gone from highs of +47% in approval ratings to today's record low of -16% as PM. That's a net turnaround of 63%. Since June of 2010, more than 10 million voters have ceased to approve of the PM. And a whopping 16 million extra now disapprove of him. That's a net change in the opinions of 26million voters.
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July 25, 2011 10:27 AM
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UK police and security services are ordered to look at whether they are taking the threat from far right groups seriously enough, following the Norway killings.
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July 25, 2011 9:13 AM
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Britain's profiteering energy firms were in the spotlight again today for plotting fresh price rises and conning customers into switching to more expensive contracts.
German-owned firms Eon and Npower are reportedly poised to foist bigger bills on their 15 million customers just days after Scottish and Southern said they would raise gas prices by 18 per cent and electricity by 11 per cent on September 14.
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July 25, 2011 8:31 AM
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Ten thousand people marched through Derby yesterday to join Bombardier train workers fighting to save 1,400 jobs threatened by ministers' decision to send a crucial contract abroad.
Unions from every industry brought solidarity to their colleagues facing the scrap heap after the government decided to hand a £1.4 billion carriages contract to the firm's German rival Siemens.
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July 24, 2011 1:10 PM
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Councillors in Liverpool have agreed to reduce the allowances they receive for serving on the transport authority Merseytravel which some have dubbed a 'gravy train'.
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July 27, 2011 11:43 AM
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Twenty-four hours after 7,000 contract workers joined the strike at the world's largest copper mine, trade union leaders warned that employees at Chile's state-owned Codelco mining company were consulting today on a proposal to join the picket lines today.
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July 27, 2011 11:03 AM
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A small but growing number of commentators have analysed the way Tory policies make the average person worse off. New data released on police numbers and crime also show the way Tory cuts are making you less safe.
Even the Tories admit that the recession, which their cuts policies are deepening, will raise the threat of crime. In particular crime is increased by the cuts in welfare benefits – which is what the Tories are concentrating on.
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July 27, 2011 10:10 AM
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The collapse of a legal battle to win compensation for birth defects allegedly caused by anti-epileptic drugs has prompted the launch of a new trust to secure financial aid for parents.
Hundreds of children whose mothers took the anti-convulsant Epilim during pregnancy have been afflicted by problems such as spina bifida, hip, face and bone deformities, limb malformation and spinal problems alongside a risk of cardiovascular damage.
Their families had sought legal aid to challenge manufacturer Sanofi Aventis in a bid to secure compensation.
But due to legal loopholes and cash-strapped legal aid funding their case fell through earlier this year.
Now the families have launched the Fetal Anti-Convulsant Trust (Fact), which will work towards securing financial help for all parents whose children have been affected by anti-epilepsy medications.
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July 27, 2011 9:09 AM
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If the economy continues to stagnate, the coalition could borrow more than Labour this year, writes Cormac Hollingsworth.
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July 26, 2011 7:59 PM
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The top dogs have a huge interest in allocating corporate resources to jack up their companies’ stock prices, thanks to some terrible decisions by the SEC.
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July 26, 2011 6:26 PM
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July 26, 2011 11:01 AM
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The government wants everyone else to take responsibility to learn English and integrate. The Equality Impact Assessment published this week on the changes to English for Speakers of Other Languages funding sends this message again. Individual learners, colleges and the voluntary sector are top of the list in being asked to find the extra resources. The government recognises that its changes to ESOL will have a negative impact but passes the buck. Well the buck needs to take a U turn, argues James Lee.
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July 26, 2011 8:29 AM
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Tony Blair is in Auckland this week, providing courageous - or foolhardy - anti-war activists with a way to make some money.
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July 25, 2011 3:33 PM
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Stephen Lennon given 12-month rehabilitation order for leading Luton Town hooligans in fight with Newport County fans...
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July 25, 2011 9:53 AM
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Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, has privately attacked the Government’s public-sector pension reforms in a letter to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury which has been leaked to The Daily Telegraph.
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July 25, 2011 8:35 AM
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25/07/2011) UNISON’s campaign against the government’s pensions’ proposals got surprise backing this weekend from Health Secretary Andrew Lansley, after a letter he wrote to the Treasury was leaked to a national newspaper.
In the letter, Andrew Lansley warns that the proposals are ‘inappropriate’ and ‘unrealistic’, and would hit women particularly hard. He reiterated one of the union’s big concerns, that putting contributions up would force people to leave the schemes and rely on benefits when they retire – storing up a massive bill for the taxpayer.
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July 24, 2011 1:19 PM
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Commons committee to publish critical report on Atos, which determines whether people are eligible for sickness benefits...
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