Search results for ‘Diamond Jubilee’
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Rolf Harris named in Savile abuse inquiry
Rolf Harris is named as the veteran entertainer who was arrested by police investigating allegations of sexual abuse following the Jimmy Savile scandal.
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Banksy mural saved from American auction
A Banksy mural at the centre of a controversial auction is withdrawn from sale at the 11th hour.
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Banksy: whose art is it anyway?
The people of Wood Green in north London are pleading with a Miami auction house not to sell a Banksy mural which disappeared from a local wall – but is it too late?
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Londoners campaign to bring back Banksy
North Londoners are campaigning against the clock for a local Banksy mural to be returned to the wall of a Poundland shop after it mysteriously disappeared and then popped up at a Miami auction house.
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Scottish cities lead UK property price growth
Homes in Scottish cities have clocked the highest price rises in the UK over the last decade, while the lowest growth was suffered in Northern Ireland and the South East, new research shows.
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Triple dip on the menu?
The UK economy contracted by 0.3 per cent in the final quarter of 2012, according to official figures, increasing the likelihood of an unprecedented triple-dip recession.
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Britain and Europe: an identity crisis?
In his speech on Europe, David Cameron says the UK is an island nation – argumentative, independent, strong-minded. But is that really a portrait of modern Britain?
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Queen in historic – and controversial – cabinet visit
The Queen becomes first monarch to attend cabinet since the 18th century, in a move both welcomed and criticised as an inappropriate blurring of the lines between the government and monarchy.
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Queen to attend cabinet – a first since Queen Victoria
The Queen will attend cabinet in Downing Street on Tuesday, becoming the first monarch to attend the briefing since Queen Victoria.
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What has 2012 done for us?
As the year draws to a close (but hopefully not the world, unless the Mayans were right all along) we want to know what 2012 has done for you, from Gangnam Style to changing attitudes to disability.
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Royal baby: Kate and William are expecting
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting a baby, St James’ Palace announces, as Catherine is taken to hospital suffering from acute morning sickness.
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Recession over, but underlying growth weak
Official figures show that the British economy grew by 1 per cent in the three months to September, bringing an end to the double-dip recession.
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Swedish magazine publishes topless Kate pictures
Swedish celebrity magazine Se & Hor (See & Hear) publishes photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge sunbathing topless and its sister publication in Denmark plans to do the same on Thursday.
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Irish newspaper publishes topless Duchess pictures
The Irish Daily Star is to become the first publication in the British Isles to print pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge sunbathing topless while on holiday with Prince William in France.
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William and Kate launch legal action over topless photos
St James’s Palace says the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are taking legal action against a French magazine that published topless photos of her that were taken while they were on holiday.
