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Eurozone crisis: Spanish fears send euro near to two-year low against dollar
Currency hit as concerns grow about solvency of Spanish banks and central bank governor reveals decision to step down earlyThe euro sank to a near two-year low against the dollar on Tuesday amid worries about the solvency of Spanish bank...
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Syrian diplomats expelled across world as outrage over Houla massacre grows
Envoy in US among those order to leave on day UN reports many of people killed in Syrian village were shot at close rangeThe US has joined Britain, France, a host of other EU countries, Australia and Canada in expelling Syrian diplomats ...
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Michael Gove open-minded over state schools being run for profit
Education secretary hints at Leveson inquiry that policy would be allowable in second term of Tory-led governmentThe education secretary has given his clearest indication yet that a future Conservative government would let state schools ...
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London 2012: threat of tube strike during Olympics averted
Deal heads off tube strike threat but ballot of bus drivers means disruption of public transport during Games is still possibleLondon Underground has reached an agreement with 10,000 employees over an Olympics pay deal that will see staf...
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Secret courts bill U-turn fails to silence critics
Justice and security bill will still create veil of secrecy despite government's concessions, say civil rights groupsCivil rights groups have condemned the justice and security bill, despite a series of government concessions over secret...
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Girls aged five worry about their body image, say MPs
Half the entire UK population has problems relating to negative body image, according to a parliamentary reportGirls as young as five now routinely worry about their weight and appearance while more than half the entire UK population is ...
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Russian journalist attacked in Moscow
Radio presenter Sergei Aslanyan in hospital after being stabbed 20 times by attacker who lured him out of his homeA Russian journalist is in hospital after being lured out of his home and stabbed 20 times late on Monday night in the late...
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Gas rebranded as green energy by EU
Victory for gas lobby as aims of €80bn EU renewable energy programme altered to channel money to 'low-carbon' fossil fuelEnergy from gas power stations has been rebranded as a green, low-carbon source of power by a €80bn European Union p...
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Parents arrested over Derby house fire that killed six children
Police question Mick Philpott and his wife Mairead on suspicion of murderDetectives investigating a fire in which six children died have arrested the children's parents on suspicion of murder.The Derbyshire force confirmed that a 55-year...
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Pensioner Emma Winnall dies four weeks after savage attack in her home
The 93-year-old who was attacked as she slept at home dies in hospital from complications arising from her injuriesA 93-year-old woman found severely injured in her own home four weeks ago following an apparently savage beating has died ...
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John Cooper Clarke: 'It's diabolical how poor I am'
He was a seminal influence on punk, a ferociously funny performance poet. Over martinis, John Cooper Clarke tells Simon Hattenstone why he's backJohn Cooper Clarke is pleading with the photographer. Not outside, please. It's windy and th...
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Child poverty in UK set to increase as result of austerity drive, says Unicef
Progress in protecting children from deprivation 'will be undermined by spending cuts'The government's austerity drive is set to reverse the strides made in reducing child poverty in the UK, research published by Unicef on Tuesday sugges...
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Italy earthquake kills at least 15
Fifteen people die and buildings collapse as 5.8-magnitude quake hits northern Italy, scene of tremors nine days ago Italy was searching through earthquake debris for the second time in nine days on Tuesday , after a 5.8-magnitude tremor...
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Ministers 'preparing for rethink on charity tax relief'
Tory MP says charity plans in budget were conceived on 'back of envelope' as chancellor unveils pasty tax U-turnA Conservative MP has said budget plans to cap tax relief for charitable donations were conceived "on the back of an envelope...
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George Osborne forced into pasty tax U-turn
Government backs down after weeks of protests over chancellor's budget measures to alter VAT chargesThe government's reputation suffered a series of fresh blows as the chancellor, George Osborne, was forced to make two climbdowns over h...
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Computer worm that hit Iran oil terminals 'is most complex yet'
Experts warn W32.Flamer may have been developed by a nation state as part of cyberwarfare activitiesA cyber-attack that targeted Iran's oil ministry and main export terminal was caused by the most sophisticated computer worm yet develope...
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Britons arrested over Bali cocaine-smuggling plot could face death penalty
Four Britons including Lindsay Sandiford, 55, arrested by Indonesian authorities investigating £1.6m drugs plotFour Britons, including a 55-year-old woman, could face the death penalty for their alleged involvement in a plot to smuggle c...
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Kofi Annan tells Syria bold steps needed after Houla massacre
'Those responsible for these brutal crimes must be held accountable', Bashar al-Assad's regime toldKofi Annan faces tough talks in Damascus on Tuesday after condemning the "appalling crime" of the killing of 108 people, including 32 chil...
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Briton dies from rabies after being bitten by dog in south Asia
Patient reportedly turned away twice by hospital in Kent before being diagnosed and sent for specialist treatment in LondonA woman who was being treated for rabies in London after she was bitten by a dog while abroad has died in hospital...
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Euro 2012 turning into PR disaster for Ukraine as racism fears scare off fans
Sol Campbell tells Britons: 'Stay at home', EU leaders shun Kiev over its politics and Uefa attacks rip-off hotel prices in host citiesOver the past two years, Ukraine has built two stadiums, opened four airports, and unveiled a fleet of...
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Abu Qatada denied bail due to pressure of Olympics on security forces
Judge rules that Islamist cleric must remain in prison until appeal against deportation to Jordan is heardAbu Qatada, the Islamist cleric facing deportation to Jordan as a national security threat to the UK, has been denied bail after a ...
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Egypt confirms Mohamed Morsi and Ahmed Shafiq in election runoff
Egyptian presidential election produces first-round outcome most likely to polarise – Muslim Brotherhood v Mubarak old guardEgypt's final presidential race is now certain to be between the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate and a former air ...
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Twitter joke trial: new hearing for man who tweeted about blowing up airport
Paul Chambers, convicted last year of "menacing" Robin Hood airport in facetious tweet, has new appeal hearing orderedThe penitent hoaxer who tweeted a joke threat to "blow up" Robin Hood airport in south Yorkshire has lost his attempt t...
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Qatar shopping centre fire kills children in nursery
Blaze hits Villaggio centre in Doha, one of the state's most popular shopping and recreational complexesA fire in a shopping centre in the capital of Qatar has killed at least 19 people, including 13 children, according to authorities in...
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One bust bank could bring Spain to its knees, warns prime minister
Government will not allow any bank or regional government to collapse 'otherwise country will fall,' says Mariano RajoySpain cannot afford to let a single bank or regional government collapse as that would bring the entire country to its...
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NHS Direct replacement will lead to poorer outcomes, doctors claim
Private sector firms reluctant to bid for NHS 111 contracts, while BMA voices serious concernsA 24-hour patient helpline being trialled by the Department of Health to replace NHS Direct has led to more ambulance callouts and potentially ...
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Olympic torch relay - get on track!
The Olympic torch is travelling more than 8,000 miles over 70 days through 1,000-plus communities carried by 8,000 runners, not just on foot but by train and plane, bus and balloon, even by zip-wire. Don't let it pass you by - get on tra...
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US drone strike in Yemen allegedly kills local al-Qaida leader and four others
A day after US defence secretary defends drone strikes in Yemen, latest incident targets convoy of three cars near RaddaA US drone strike targeting an al-Qaida leader in Yemen has killed five militants in the country's south, according t...
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Eurozone crisis live: Markets rally, but Spain and Italy under pressure
• David Cameron to discuss euro crisis with Bank governor Sir Mervyn King, and FSA's Lord Turner at Number 10• Spanish 10-year bond yields hit 6.5%• Lagarde tried to clarify her position yesterday, posting this message on Facebook:As I h...
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Italy's Euro 2012 camp hit by dawn police raid
Defender Domenico Criscito pulls out of squad after officers investigating match-fixing scandal search his roomAn Italian footballer has pulled out of Italy's national squad just days before the European football championships after he w...
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Nurofen tampering: codeine addict jailed for 18 months
Christopher McGuire's ruse of swapping packets of the painkiller to fund his habit resulted in a £2.4m product recallA codeine addict who contaminated packets of Nurofen Plus in a ruse to fund his habit has been jailed for 18 months.Chri...
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England v West Indies – live! | Rob Smyth
• Press F5 to refresh this page or use our auto-refresher• Whisper sweet nothings to rob.smyth@guardian.co.uk• Click here for the full scoreboard from Trent BridgeTEA21st over: England 74-0 (target: 108; Strauss 40, Cook 33) That's tea....
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Syria: Kofi Annan arrives in Damascus - live updates
• Annan due to discuss failing peace plan with Assad • UNSC condemns 'outrageous use of force' in Houla• Activists claim dozens killed in a fresh atrocity in Hama• Read the latest summary3.23pm: Syria: Experts have been lining up to crit...
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Tony Blair says Rupert Murdoch did not lobby him on media policy
Former PM at the Leveson inquiry highlights cases where his government went against the News Corp founder's wishesTony Blair has told the Leveson inquiry that Rupert Murdoch did not lobby him directly over media policy when he was prime ...
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Kenya capital hit by large explosion
At least 16 people wounded from blast at Nairobi shopping centre, but police official reports no signs of terrorist bombAn explosion ripped through a building full of small shops in downtown Nairobi on Monday, wounding at least 16 people...
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Lady Warsi to submit to parliamentary inquiry over her expenses
Tory co-chairman pledges to co-operate with investigation into whether her conduct was within the law and spirit of the rulesLady Warsi, the Conservative party co-chairman, has agreed to submit her controversial expenses claims to a parl...
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Teachers' unions threaten joint strike action in autumn
NUT and NASUWT announce 'unprecedented' joint protest over government's education policiesSchools in England and Wales face the threat of strike action in the autumn after the two largest teaching unions – representing 600,000 teachers –...
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Michaela McAreavey murder: no DNA of accused men found at crime scene
Suspects' DNA not present on Northern Ireland woman's body or in Mauritius honeymoon suite where she died, court toldThere were no traces of DNA from two suspects accused of murdering a Northern Irish woman on her honeymoon in Mauritius ...
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GM crop-trial website taken down by cyber-attack
Rothamsted Research's website taken offline in attack by hackers claiming to represent Anonymous collectiveCyber-attackers took down the website on Sunday night of Rothamsted Research – an agricultural research institute in the UK conduc...
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Briton Lindsay Sandiford arrested over cocaine haul in Bali
Indonesian customs officials say British woman tried to smuggle 4.7kg of cocaine, worth £1.6m, into the islandA British woman has been arrested for allegedly smuggling cocaine worth £1.6m into Bali.Lindsay Sandiford covered her face at a...
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Abu Qatada bail hearing takes place
Radical cleric makes latest bid for freedom amid continued wrangle over deportation to Jordan on terror chargesThe Jordanian terror suspect Abu Qatada could be freed on Monday as his bid for bail is heard.Qatada, described by a judge as ...
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Military chief defends edict restricting contact with MPs
Advice restricts members of armed forces from talking to MPs – even informally – without permission of government ministerThe head of the British military has stepped into a growing row over a "gagging" edict which restricts members of t...
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Two monks in Tibet set themselves on fire, says report
Radio Free Asia says pair were taken away after protest outside Jokhang temple in Lhasa, the Tibetan capitalTwo men have set themselves on fire outside a temple that is a popular tourist site in Lhasa, marking the first time a recent wav...
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Syria condemned by UN security council for Houla massacre
Emergency meeting unanimously condemns use of heavy weapons, that caused deaths of more than 100 civiliansThe United Nations security council has unanimously condemned the Syrian government for using heavy weapons in Houla where more tha...
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CBI urges state to kickstart private sector investment
Treasury could bring about investment spree by pension funds without adding to nation's debts, says CBI reportBritain's largest business lobby group has urged the government to act as a financial backstop for multibillion-pound infrastru...
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Guto Harri threatened to turn UK press against BBC
Former adviser to Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, hinted Downing Street was ready to put pressure on the BBCBoris Johnson's former communications chief threatened to use his contacts in the press to confront the BBC over its coverage...
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Irish dodge debts through UK 'bankruptcy tourism'
Bankrupt clients from Ireland have used a Leicester solicitor and UK courts to wipe out more than €1bn debts taken out in the republicA solicitor in Leicester has helped Irish clients escape more than €1bn (£798m) of debt by taking advan...
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Anti-GM protesters kept from tearing up wheat crop by police
Police use trespass order and mounted officers to halt hundreds of activists at entrance to land owned by Rothamsted ResearchPolice kept hundreds of protesters at bay as they attempted to destroy a field where genetically modified wheat ...
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Cannes 2012: Michael Haneke wins second Palme d'Or for Amour
Austrian director wins Cannes top prize for second time in three years for tender portrait of ailing elderly coupleMichael Haneke's latest movie, Amour, won the Austrian director his second top prize from Cannes in three years, followin...
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Illegal kidney trade booms as new organ is 'sold every hour'
World Health Organisation estimates 10,000 black market operations involving human organs take place each yearThe illegal trade in kidneys has risen to such a level that an estimated 10,000 black market operations involving purchased hum...
