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20May/120

UK special forces ‘to stay in Afghanistan after 2014′ – BBC News


BBC News
UK special forces 'to stay in Afghanistan after 2014'
BBC News
A small number of British soldiers could remain in Afghanistan after forces withdraw in 2014, a senior government official has said. The official made the disclosure ahead of a Nato summit in Chicago, which is expected to focus on Afghanistan.
UK force 'may stay in Afghanistan'The Press Association
UK special forces will stay in Afghanistan in anti-terror roleThe Guardian
Afghans 'not ready' as US starts pull-outThe Independent
The Sun -New York Times
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20May/120

Falklands War memorial unveiled – Belfast Telegraph


BBC News
Falklands War memorial unveiled
Belfast Telegraph
A new memorial commemorating the 255 British servicemen who died in the Falklands War is to be unveiled during a special service. More than 600 veterans and their families are due to attend the National Memorial Arboretum for the event that comes 30 ...
Falklands memorial to be unveiled at National ArboretumBBC News

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20May/120

Man Held After NI Teenager Shot Dead – Sky News


Sky News
Man Held After NI Teenager Shot Dead
Sky News
Police are questioning a man over the murder of a teenage girl and the serious wounding of her sister in a shooting in a small village in Northern Ireland. The pair were shot at a house in William Court, Bellaghy, near Magherafelt, County Derry.
Irish teen dies in shootingScotland on Sunday
Teenage girl shot dead and sister injured in Northern IrelandMetro
Teenage girl killed in shooting in Northern IrelandTelegraph.co.uk
BBC News -WalesOnline
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20May/120

Twenty charged with drug offences – Belfast Telegraph


Belfast Telegraph
Twenty charged with drug offences
Belfast Telegraph
Twenty people have been charged with drug offences in a pre-Olympic crackdown on one of Britain's most popular night-spots. The suspects were held in Soho as part of a "New York-style" operation in London's West End. Eighteen of their number were ...
Drug arrests in undercover Met operation in SohoBBC News
Police blitz 16 cocaine and heroin dealers in Soho after undercover operationEvening Standard
19 Charged In Soho Drug CrackdownLBC 97.3
Police Oracle
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20May/120

Search for missing fishermen called off as rescuers find wreck of missing boat – Telegraph.co.uk


Telegraph.co.uk
Search for missing fishermen called off as rescuers find wreck of missing boat
Telegraph.co.uk
A body found at sea off the Dorset coast has been confirmed as one of three missing fishermen whose fishing boat has been found on the sea bed. Coastguards have been making an extensive search for the Weymouth based fishing boat ' Purbeck Isle'.
Three fisherman feared drowned as huge search and rescue mission discovers ...Daily Mail
Missing fishermen search called offThe Press Association
Body found during search for fishermen feared drowned off Dorset coastThe Guardian
BBC News -Mirror.co.uk
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20May/120

Future of historic Scottish regiments to be debated at Westminster – stv.tv


Telegraph.co.uk
Future of historic Scottish regiments to be debated at Westminster
stv.tv
A cross-party campaign was launched last week over fears that names such as Black Watch and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders could be lost, and Scottish MPs called on Defence Secretary Philip Hammond to "Respect Our Regiments".
Public outrage forced Hammond to retreat over plan to axe Black WatchTelegraph.co.uk
MoD pledges to 'protect' cap badges of Scottish regimentsBBC News
Respect Our Regiments: Time to close ranks and defend Scotland's historic ...Scottish Daily Record
Express.co.uk
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20May/120

Celebs join independence campaign – The Press Association


Daily Mail
Celebs join independence campaign
The Press Association
Celebrities and political figures are to launch "the biggest community-based campaign in Scotland's history" for independence. The campaign is designed to build a groundswell of support for an independent Scotland ahead of the 2014 referendum.
Darling hosts secret summit to kill off Scottish independence at his Edinburgh ...Daily Mail
Scottish independence: Cameron 'not fussed' over referendum dateBBC News
Johann Lamont: Don't let Alex Salmond's sideshow detract from the powers we ...Scotsman
stv.tv -Herald Scotland -Aberdeen Press and Journal
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20May/120

Laid-back PM’s days of wine, snooker & sleep – The Sun


The Sun
Laid-back PM's days of wine, snooker & sleep
The Sun
By DAVID WOODING, Associate Political Editor DAVID Cameron has been branded the most laid-back PM in history in a new book. On days off he plays snooker, watches “crap” films, downs three or four glasses of wine with lunch and then has a little nap.
David Cameron's 'chillaxing' hobbies revealed in new biographyThe Guardian
David Cameron: how karaoke and tennis make PM a 'chillaxing champ'Telegraph.co.uk
PM 'chillaxes by thrashing the Clegger'The Independent
WalesOnline
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20May/120

Parenting classes are a good idea. But families need so much more – The Guardian (blog)


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Parenting classes are a good idea. But families need so much more
The Guardian (blog)
The arrival of a baby is, more often than not, an occasion for celebration and joy. Ensuring that he or she develops into a rounded human being, capable of giving and receiving love, holding down a job and generally getting on with life without causing ...
The Coalition have ploughed millions into a parenting website but it's ...Daily Mail
Parenting 'should not be taught by state' says critic of Cameron's nappy ...Telegraph.co.uk
Creating the super-nanny stateBBC News
The Press Association -Mirror.co.uk
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20May/120

Tories call on the EU to challenge SNP plan for minimum drink pricing – Herald Scotland


BBC News
Tories call on the EU to challenge SNP plan for minimum drink pricing
Herald Scotland
THE Scottish Tories were last night accused of being hypocritical "wreckers" after they urged Europe to challenge the SNP's plan to end the sale of bargain booze despite backing it themselves. MSP accused of hypocrisy as Conservatives back alcohol ...
Tories urge minimum-price legal bidThe Press Association
Call to challenge Scottish minimum alcohol price planBBC News
News round-up: Saturday 19 MayGreenock Telegraph

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19May/120

Beckham escorts Olympic flame back to Britain – Herald Sun


Telegraph.co.uk
Beckham escorts Olympic flame back to Britain
Herald Sun
Olympic flame land in arrives in Britain David Beckham and Princess Anne escort the flame Labor facing extinction in Rudd's home state THE Olympic flame has landed on British soil for the first time since 1948 ahead of the London 2012 Games.
Flame lights up countdown to GamesThe Press Association
Olympic torch to set off on its 70-day journeyBBC News
Olympic torch paraded in Cornwall by David BeckhamThe Guardian
Telegraph.co.uk -This is Nottingham
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19May/120

Diamond Jubilee: Armed forces in parade and flypast – BBC News


BBC News
Diamond Jubilee: Armed forces in parade and flypast
BBC News
Thousands of members of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force are to take part in a parade and flypast to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. The event is designed to reflect the close relationship between the Queen and the armed forces.
Ready to celebrate Queen's diamond yearsThis is Plymouth
Queen's invitations come under fireScotsman
The last Diamond Jubilee: How Britain was very different but strangely similar ...Mirror.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk -Daily Mail -The Independent
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19May/120

Fishing boat search set to resume off Dorset coast – BBC News


BBC News
Fishing boat search set to resume off Dorset coast
BBC News
Lifeboat crews are expected to resume searching for two missing fishermen after a body thought to be that of the third crewman was found at sea. The crew of the Purbeck Isle set off from Weymouth on Thursday morning but the alarm was raised when the ...
Body found in search for fishermenBelfast Telegraph
Body found during search for fishermen feared drowned off Dorset coastThe Guardian
Man's body found in search for missing Purbeck Isle fishermenMetro
Daily Mail -The Independent -Mirror.co.uk
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19May/120

Terror Charges After N. Ireland MI5 Operation – Sky News


Sky News
Terror Charges After N. Ireland MI5 Operation
Sky News
Five men have been charged with serious dissident republican offences in Northern Ireland following an intelligence operation by the police and security service MI5. They face a variety of charges, including directing terrorism, conspiracy to murder ...
Seven face court on terror chargesThe Press Association
N.Irish police charge five dissidents with 'terror' offencesAFP
Northern Irish suspected republican dissident faces terror chargesThe Guardian
Irish Times -BBC News -KGO-AM
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19May/120

Sun replaces stolen plaque to bomb boys – The Sun


The Sun
Sun replaces stolen plaque to bomb boys
The Sun
By JANE ATKINSON A TREASURED memorial for two little boys killed in an IRA atrocity is to be replaced by The Sun after it was swiped by mean scrap metal thieves. The bronze plaque was put up as a tribute to three-year-old Johnathan Ball and Tim Parry, ...
£2000 reward to nab the metal thieves who took memorial plaque for IRA bomb ...Mirror.co.uk
Plaque to boys killed by IRA Warrington bomb stolenBBC News
Disgust of campaigning father as scrap metal gang steal memorial to Warrington ...Daily Mail
Telegraph.co.uk -Sky News -The Independent
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19May/120

Revealed: Civil servants get extra three days holiday if they work over 36 … – Telegraph.co.uk


Telegraph.co.uk
Revealed: Civil servants get extra three days holiday if they work over 36 ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Civil servants are being permitted to take up to three extra days' holiday a month if they work more than 36 hours a week under controversial “flexitime” contracts, The Daily Telegraph can disclose. By Robert Winnett, Political Editor Details of the ...
The true picture about our survey on the civil serviceThe Guardian
David Cameron aides at war with Civil Service in battle of Downing StreetThe Independent
Row erupts between head of civil service and ministers over plans to slash the ...Daily Mail
Mirror.co.uk -Local Government Chronicle -People Management Magazine Online
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19May/120

Kirstie Allsopp: Parenting ‘isn’t rocket science’ – BBC News


BBC News
Kirstie Allsopp: Parenting 'isn't rocket science'
BBC News
David Cameron has dismissed claims that a new scheme to teach parenting skills amount to a 'nanny state'. Mums and dads in three pilot areas in England can get vouchers for parenting classes and will also have advice sent by email and text.
David Cameron's family policy: meet the parentsThe Guardian
The Coalition have ploughed millions into a parenting website but it's ...Daily Mail
Parenting 'should not be taught by state' says critic of Cameron's nappy ...Telegraph.co.uk
The Press Association -Irish Times
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19May/120

Murdoch quashes talk of UK paper spin-off – Financial Times


The Guardian
Murdoch quashes talk of UK paper spin-off
Financial Times
Rupert Murdoch has moved to quash discussions within his own company about selling its tainted UK newspaper business, saying News Corp remained “firmly committed” to the titles and that publishing would be “a core component” of its future.
News International newspapers could be spun off into trustTelegraph.co.uk
Leveson inquiry: Harry Evans, Peter Oborne appearThe Guardian
Leveson Inquiry: Cameron 'briefed' over Murdoch meetingBBC News
The Press Association -New York Times -Morning Star Online
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19May/120

Churches’ burden is soul-destroying – Financial Times


BBC News
Churches' burden is soul-destroying
Financial Times
Sir, I was pleased to read that George Osborne is promising to ease the Budget burden on churches (report, April 28). I am involved with a Grade II* listed church in a severely deprived part of Birmingham. The loss of the ability to zero-rate approved ...
Government cash to 'save' Wakefield Cathedral restorationWakefield Express
Osborne unveils £30m package to help churchesTelegraph.co.uk
Osborne in £30m heritage tax U-turn: Compensation fund to relieve burden on ...Daily Mail
BBC News -Yorkshire Post -Church Times
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19May/120

Cameron in tax warning to Hollande – The Press Association


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Cameron in tax warning to Hollande
The Press Association
David Cameron has issued a blunt warning to French President Francois Hollande that Britain would not accept a Europe-wide financial transaction tax, insisting it was not "a sensible measure". Speaking in Washington ahead of their first meeting since ...
David Cameron defends 'make up or break up' euro warningBBC News
Turn off your iPad, David Cameron, and start dealing with Britain's debtTelegraph.co.uk
David Cameron criticised for delivering 'irritating' lectures to eurozone leadersThe Guardian
Reuters UK -Financial Times -Scotsman
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