Search results for ‘Sue Akers’
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International reaction to bin Laden’s death
World leaders, lawmakers and academics have reacted to the news that Osama bin Laden has been killed. Western leaders have welcomed the news, while groups such as Hamas have condemned the operation.
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Millions take part in double bank holiday getaway
Friday will be the busiest day say AA, as sunshine, the royal wedding and easter see a predicted 18 million people take to the road. But the hot weather also brings a smog warning.
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‘Robotic trousers’ hailed as breakthrough for paralysis
A “bionic” walking device has been launched in the UK, giving new hope to those confined to wheelchairs. Tom Clarke finds out how they work.
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Home Office ‘falsely imprisoned’ foreign national prisoners
The Home Office has been found to have operated an unlawful and secret policy of keeping nearly all foreign prisoners locked up beyond their sentence.
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Press freedom row behind scenes at Night Stalker trial
The judge who tried Night Stalker Delroy Grant is accused of using a legal loophole to stop details of the case being reported.
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Alternative Vote: All bets are off
As a Tory MP tells Gary Gibbon the AV referendum could break the Coalition, political analyst Greg Callus looks at the high stakes for Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg.
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LIVE BLOG: Libya crisis – the battle for Zawiyah
The latest updates, video and #c4news tweets from Libya as pro-Gaddafi forces fight rebels in Zawiyah, Ras Lanuf and Bin Jawad.
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Libya: LSE head resigns over links to Gaddafi regime
The Director of the London School of Economics resigns, admitting the university’s reputation has suffered as a result of its ties to Colonel Gaddafi and Libya.
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Anger at fuel prices pits motorists against the government
Anger over fuel prices is intensifying, with motorists lobbying Downing Street on duty rises. But a protest veteran tells Channel 4 News that economic insecurity will weaken campaigners’ resolve.
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EU proposals say fishermen ‘must land everything’
EU fishing regulations will end the practice of fishermen discarding millions of dead fish back into the sea. Tom Clarke says the “senseless waste” unites fishermen and environmental campaigners.
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Osborne at G20: ‘Britain was overpriced’
As George Osborne meets the world’s 20 most powerful finance ministers in Paris, he tells Channel 4 News that British households are suffering as a crucial rebalancing of the economy takes place.
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MP revolt on prisoners’ right to vote ‘could cost £143m’
Ignoring a European ruling giving prisoners the right to vote could cost the Government £143m in compensation claims, reports Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon.
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Four MPs ‘claim phones hacked in last month’
At least four MPs believe they have had their phones hacked in the last month, a Labour MP tells Channel 4 News.
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Pakistani cricketers to be charged with cheating
Three Pakistani cricketers are to be charged with conspiring to cheat bookmakers during a Test match at Lord’s, as Carl Dinnen reports.
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Kissinger warns of biggest change since WWII
Henry Kissinger warns Channel 4 News that if an Islamist government replaces Mubarak in Egypt that it would be a “fundamental change to the kind of world we have known since world war two”.