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British economy in modest recovery central bank governor
Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said in a television interview that Britain's economy had achieved "only a modest recovery". "We are seeing a recovery. It's only a modest recovery, and we certainly can't be satisfied with it," the outgoing central bank governor King said in an interview with the Sky News' Murnaghan programme Sunday. "We will need to do more to use up the spare capacity ...
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Windies begin preparation for Champions Trophy
The West Indies will kick off preparations for next month's Champions Trophy in England when they embark on a five-day camp at the High Performance Centre (HPC) at the 3Ws Oval starting here Monday. The sessions will be overseen by West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson with assistant coach Tony Radford and the HPC's Andre Coley, also involved in the squad's preparation. The players are expected ...
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Fergie stunned Man U players staff with Dont call me boss again final order
Sir Alex Ferguson had stunned Manchester United players after he reportedly told them not to call him 'Boss' again, as his final order. The Scot ended his 26-year Old Trafford reign with a thrilling 5-5 draw against West Bromich Albion and will be succeeded by outgoing Everton boss David Moyes, The Sun reports. Making the quip to players and backroom staff at Old Trafford, Ferguson joked that ...
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Cook hails Broad-Anderson combined strikeforce boosts Englands assault on world domination
England captain Alastair Cook has praised his bowlers Stuart Broad and James Anderson, saying that the duo's combined strikeforce is a major help to his assault on world domination. Former England skipper Nasser Hussain introduced Anderson to Test cricket while English icon Michael Vaughan put him and Broad together to open the bowling attack five years ago in New Zealand, the Mirror ...
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Fergie leads Scholes Owen and others on retirement road following farewell draw with West Brom
Sir Alex Ferguson had led the way to a day packed with goodbyes after he bid farewell to Manchester United with 1500 games in charge after a record breaking 5-5 draw with West Bromich Albion. Following the Scot, football icons Paul Scholes, Michael Owen, Jamie Carragher, Steve Harper and Stilyan Petrov also drew curtains on their illustrious careers, the Mirror reports. However, the report ...
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Google faces new pressure over tax claims
Google's data centre in Dublin: by booking all UK sales through Ireland, the internet company handed HMRC only about 10m in corporation tax over the period 2006-11. Photograph: Niall ...
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Maria Stubbings case Call for inquiry after murdered woman was failed by police
The family of a woman murdered by a convicted killer has called for a public inquiry into the handling of domestic violence cases, following a second damning report into police failures over her ...
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Work Programme is giving least help to worst off
Private companies who win government contracts to help the jobless find work are "parking" some of the most disadvantaged people on benefits, MPs warn ...
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Gay marriage debate highlights deep divide in Conservative party
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GPs will face Ofsted-style inspections Jeremy Hunt announces
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