Barack Obama today urged an end to segregated schools in Northern Ireland, warning Protestant and Catholic children should study together to bring long-lasting peace.The US President used a speech to
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Riot police storm Soho G8 protest squat
June 12, 2013 Comment Off 53 ViewsMike Sergeant reports on the stand-off in Beak Street, where officers stormed a former police station Riot police have forced their way into a building in Soho, central London,
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Parents to get childcare boost
March 19, 2013 Comment Off 16 ViewsThe government is set to announce plans enabling parents to claw back 20 percent of childcare costs up to a limit of £1,200 from 2015, the BBC reported on Tuesday.Parents will receive the rebate on
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The Horsemeat Scandal
March 15, 2013 Comment Off 39 ViewsHorsemeat found recently in packaging labelled as beef products in Britain and other European countries has prompted calls for safety measures around the world. One of Britain's biggest hotel
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Police vote to demand right to strike fails
March 4, 2013 Comment Off 20 Views“This highlights the pressures currently felt by rank and file officers throughout England and Wales. "However, it would not be appropriate to undertake a course of action that could
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Parents who beat their six children jailed after Coronation Street actress gave evidence …
August 14, 2012 Comment Off 196 ViewsChiwar and Gloria Musa jailed for Child Abuse Two cruel parents convicted of a decade long campaign of abuse against their six children were jailed for seven years each today. The couple, who
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William, Kate and Harry’s Olympic effort to ‘sell’ UK to the world
August 5, 2012 Comment Off 33 ViewsThe Duchess also responded to a request from the Government’s trade body UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) to fly the flag for British business during the Olympics, attending a reception last week at
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In praise of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee tour of Britain
July 27, 2012 Comment Off 36 ViewsMeanwhile in June, the Queen – now a great-grandmother twice over – offered her own sense of perspective to expectant mothers at their antenatal classes as she opened the new £16.4 million
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Kids of all ages gear up for patriotic weekend of Jubilee parties in a sea of red, white and blue
June 1, 2012 Comment Off 423 ViewsThe Union flags are out in force as patriotic partygoers young and old gear up for a weekend to remember, and there's little chance a spot of rain will dampen their enthusiasm for the Queen's
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Queen’s Diamond Jubilee fires off in Portsmouth
June 1, 2012 Comment Off 29 ViewsHundreds of well-wishers lined the walls of Portsmouth Harbour and waved flags and cheered as the Type 45 destroyer arrived into its home base. The arrival was accompanied by a diamond formation
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