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UK court rules public has right to know Boris Johnson fathered child during brief adulterous affair
The public has a right to know that London Mayor Boris Johnson fathered a child during an extramarital affair, the appeal court has ruled. Three senior judges decided on Monday that voters were entitled to be told that Johnson conducted a 'brief adulterous affair' with the woman who later gave birth to their daughter, now aged three. According to the Guardian, the mother Helen Macintyre, a ...
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Investment calculator offers UK investors transparency on fees
LONDON (Reuters) - A new tool launched on Wednesday promises British investors a way to cut through what its authors call the "smoke and mirrors" used by investment firms to charge hidden fees and get a more realistic valuation of ...
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Bank Of England Split On QE Kings Stimulus Call Defeated For Fourth Month
Bank of England Chief Mervyn King maintained his call for more stimulus for the fourth month and was defeated again by a majority of six members as in previous months who cited faster-than-expected growth and pipeline impact from previous stimulus.At his penultimate meeting, King along with Paul Fisher and David Miles sought an increase in quantitative easing by GBP 25 billion to a total of GBP ...
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Bale to sign 150000 pound a week contract to stay with Tottenham
Champions League . Missing out on Champions League has serious implications for Spurs' revenue streams and left the club vulnerable to bids for their better players. The Guardian quoted Spurs' chairman Daniel Levy, as saying that giving Bale about 150,000 pounds a week is a serious statement of intent, as other suitors, including Real Madrid are keen to buy the player. Bale has scored ...
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IMF puts pressure on George Osborne to find a Plan B Chancellors pace of austerity cuts criticised
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) today put pressure on George Osborne to change economic course in a critical assessment of the state of the British ...
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The Art of Amália
Bruno de Almeida's The Art of Amália is a documentary about the extraordinary 60-year career of the Portuguese singing sensation Amália Rodrigues, who died in October 1999, a week before the completion of the film. After first gaining fame in her native Portugal by singing the Fado, a traditional form of Portuguese music that stresses the hardships of life through lament, she ... ...
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Irishman charged with 1982 London bombing
A 61-YEAR-OLD Irishman has been charged with the Irish Republican Army bombing of the queen's ceremonial cavalry in Hyde Park in 1982 that killed four soldiers and seven horses. State prosecutors say John Downey was arrested on Sunday at Gatwick Airport, south of London, and will be arraigned on Wednesday on four counts of murder and one count of causing an explosion. Nobody has been ...
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Britains FTSE slips on profit-taking at 13-year highs
* FTSE 100 down 0.1 percent* Investors pocket gains in tech and luxury sectors* Federal Reserve monetary support seen continuing* FTSE 100 has further to go - Credit SuisseBy Alistair SmoutLONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 weakened ...
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Merkel the Red footsoldier German chancellor under fire over Communist links as image of her in uniform is released
All children had to take part if they wanted to go to university, but Mrs Merkel is also alleged to have been a propaganda secretary for the youth movement, the ...
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UEFA Champions League Final 2013Is London ready to German invasion UK News
Thousands of German football fans expected in London for the all UEFA German Champions League final on Saturday, pubs in theEnglishcapital are anxiously ...
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Matthew Lynns London Eye Five lessons Europe can learn from Abenomics
The closer you look, the more apparent the similarities between Japan and Europe become. Both economies are stuck in recession. Both of them have aging populations, and will soon have to grapple with steep demographic decline. Both have a lot of mature companies with powerful brands -- but not nearly enough new ...
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- IMF puts pressure on George Osborne to find a Plan B Chancellors pace of austerity cuts criticised
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