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Google: Eric Schmidt defends company's tax affairs
- Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt has defended the company's tax affairs after it came in for heavy criticism this week.
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Imran Khan blames MQM's Hussain for Karachi killing
- Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan's PTI party, has blamed one of his political rivals for the killing of PTI vice-president Zahra Shahid Hussain.
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Miliband pledges corporate tax avoidance crackdown
- Labour leader Ed Miliband says he will write new rules to tackle corporate tax avoidance if he wins the next election, even without international agreement.
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Protesters march in London over NHS reforms
- Demonstrators have marched from the South Bank to Whitehall in protest at changes to the NHS in London.
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Stephen Frears: New Ali film 'isn't about Muhammad Ali'
- British director Stephen Frears is flying the flag for British feature films at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
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Prisoner charged with 13 offences
- A prisoner who was missing for two months has been charged with 13 offences including indecent exposure and causing grievous bodily harm.
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Police hunt for London bus sex attacker
- Police are hunting a man with scruffy, dark hair after three sexual assaults on buses in south west London.
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EU to ban refillable olive oil jugs and dipping bowls
- The European Commission is to ban the use of refillable bottles and dipping bowls of olive oil at restaurant tables from next year.
Is European festival fever a threat to UK music events?
- Sun, sounds and sangria or music, mud and mayhem?
Litvinenko's widow seeks public inquiry into death
- The widow of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko has called for the upcoming inquest into his death to be abandoned and replaced with a public inquiry.
Nurses to join Nightingale march in Derby
- Derbyshire nurses, midwives and care givers are marking the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth by marching to Derby Cathedral.
Contactless 'charging errors' at M&S
- Some Marks and Spencer customers have told the BBC of cases where its contactless payment terminals have taken cash from cards other than the ones intended for payment.
Propaganda: Lies and distortion
- Propaganda has a bad name. It is what repressive regimes use to glorify their leaders, motivate their citizens and demonise their enemies. It is about lies and distortion, manipulation and misrepresentation.
21 euphemisms that readers grew up with
- Readers have been sharing their favourite euphemisms. Today we publish those known only to a family, or to a circle of friends or colleagues - plus a few with wider currency.
Thomas Cook robbers Luis Cristo and Jamal Joseph jailed
- Two gunmen who stole more than £50,000 in robberies at travel agents and a payday loan shop have been jailed.
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Google: Eric Schmidt defends company's tax affairs
Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt has defended the company's tax affairs after it came in for heavy criticism this week.... -
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Imran Khan blames MQM's Hussain for Karachi killing
Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan's PTI party, has blamed one of his political rivals for the killing of PTI vice-president Zahra Shah... -
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Miliband pledges corporate tax avoidance crackdown
Labour leader Ed Miliband says he will write new rules to tackle corporate tax avoidance if he wins the next election, even without internat... -
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Protesters march in London over NHS reforms
Demonstrators have marched from the South Bank to Whitehall in protest at changes to the NHS in London.... -
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Stephen Frears: New Ali film 'isn't about Muhammad Ali'
British director Stephen Frears is flying the flag for British feature films at this year's Cannes Film Festival.... -
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Prisoner charged with 13 offences
A prisoner who was missing for two months has been charged with 13 offences including indecent exposure and causing grievous bodily harm.... -
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Police hunt for London bus sex attacker
Police are hunting a man with scruffy, dark hair after three sexual assaults on buses in south west London.... -
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EU to ban refillable olive oil jugs and dipping bowls
The European Commission is to ban the use of refillable bottles and dipping bowls of olive oil at restaurant tables from next year.... -
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Is European festival fever a threat to UK music events?
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Litvinenko's widow seeks public inquiry into death
The widow of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko has called for the upcoming inquest into his death to be abandoned and replaced with a publ...
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Body of man found in field in Tallaght, west Dublin
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Deep sea 'gold rush' moves closer
The prospect of a deep sea "gold rush" opening a controversial new frontier for mining on the ocean floor has moved a step closer.... -
Warrington teenager death: Three drug supply arrests
Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs after a 16-year-old girl died in Warrington....



