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BA union announces strike dates
12 Mar 2010 at 1:32pm
The union representing British Airways cabin crew has said its members will go on strike for three days from 20 March and for four days from 27 March.
Couple jailed for starving girl
12 Mar 2010 at 1:39pm
The mother of a seven-year-old girl who starved to death at her Birmingham home has been sentenced to 15 years and her stepfather jailed indefinitely.
BNP teachers will not be banned
12 Mar 2010 at 11:19am
An independent review into racism in schools concluded that teachers in England should not be banned from being in the BNP.
'We need much firmer guarantees'
11 Mar 2010 at 4:50pm
Shadow transport secretary Theresa Villiers explains the Conservative Party's concerns about proposals for a high-speed rail link for the United Kingdom.
Man arrested over death in street
12 Mar 2010 at 7:53am
Police are questioning a teenager arrested over the manslaughter of a man who had been a victim of anti-social behaviour.
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BA crew to walk out for seven days in March
12 Mar 2010 at 12:34pm
LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways cabin crew will walk out for seven days this month after talks between the airline and unions broke down, in a dispute that analysts say could cost the airline around 140 million pounds.
Mother gets 15 years for starving daughter
12 Mar 2010 at 1:16pm
LONDON (Reuters) - A mother whose seven-year-old daughter starved to death in a house full of food was jailed for 15 years on Friday.
Online poll puts Tories on course for win
12 Mar 2010 at 12:15pm
LONDON (Reuters) - An online opinion poll has shown the Conservatives well ahead of Labour and on course for election victory, contrasting with other surveys showing the race too close to call.
Labour peer will not face expenses charge
12 Mar 2010 at 1:00pm
LONDON (Reuters) - There is not enough evidence to charge a fifth politician in connection with an alleged abuse of parliamentary expenses, the Crown Prosecution Service said on Friday.
Spy agency lost track of 35 laptops
11 Mar 2010 at 11:19pm
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's main signals intelligence agency lost track of 35 laptop computers in an unacceptable lapse that showed a "cavalier" attitude to tracking equipment, a parliamentary committee reported on Thursday.
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BA crew to walk out for seven days in March
12 Mar 2010 at 12:34pm
LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways cabin crew will walk out for seven days this month after talks between the airline and unions broke down, in a dispute that analysts say could cost the airline around 140 million pounds.
Online poll puts Tories on course for win
12 Mar 2010 at 12:15pm
LONDON (Reuters) - An online opinion poll has shown the Conservatives well ahead of Labour and on course for election victory, contrasting with other surveys showing the race too close to call.
Suicide blasts in Pakistan's Lahore kill 45
12 Mar 2010 at 1:13pm
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Suicide bombers targeting the Pakistani military killed at least 45 people in Lahore on Friday, officials said, in a challenge to government assertions that crackdowns have weakened Taliban insurgents.
Mother gets 15 years for starving daughter
12 Mar 2010 at 1:16pm
LONDON (Reuters) - A mother whose seven-year-old daughter starved to death in a house full of food was jailed for 15 years on Friday.
Spy agency lost track of 35 laptops
11 Mar 2010 at 11:19pm
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's main signals intelligence agency lost track of 35 laptop computers in an unacceptable lapse that showed a "cavalier" attitude to tracking equipment, a parliamentary committee reported on Thursday.