Siobhan Kennedy
RBS sell-off, time to move on?
So George Osborne could sit there and continue to take the flak every time something goes wrong…
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Siobhan Kennedy
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Nobel scientist Tim Hunt criticised for chauvinist remarks
“Science needs women,” says the Royal Society, after the widely-criticised pronouncements of Nobel prize-winning biochemist Sir Tim Hunt, who advocated single-sex labs to avoid “trouble with girls”.
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Gary Gibbon
Would Cameron sack ministers over Europe?
Some close to the PM believe he is already leaning towards the lenient approach pioneered by Harold Wilson: letting ministers keep their jobs while they campaign on opposing side in the referendum.
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Tracking down Macedonia’s migrant kidnap gang
Hundreds of migrants at a time are being held by a kidnapping gang at a house in Macedonia. Reporter Ramita Navai tracked the house down.
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MPs’ planned pay rise: how public sector pay compares
The Prime Minister David Cameron writes to Parliamentary authorities opposing a pay hike for MPs of nearly £7,000, but how does this compare to pay rises for public sector workers?
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Shashi Tharoor on politics, India and his wife’s death
Shashi Tharoor is one of India’s best known politicians, with international recognition as an acclaimed author and former UN diplomat…
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Sepp Blatter: who should replace the Fifa president?
Sepp Blatter has resigned as Fifa president, with some candidates for the job making themselves known. Fifa’s ethics committee will do integrity checks. Here’s what we know already.
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Liam Dutton
UK heatwave: fact or a load of hot air?
The howling of the wind and pounding of the rain last night were more reminiscent of a night in October, rather than June. But are we really in for a heatwave later this week?
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Sepp Blatter’s credibility as Fifa boss ‘utterly destroyed’
Sepp Blatter’s “credibility as Fifa leader has been utterly destroyed” and the bidding for the next two World Cups should be re-run if corruption is proven, Culture Secretary John Whittingdale says.
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Caitlyn Jenner: a ‘pivotal moment’ for transgender people?
In a glamorous photoshoot for Vanity Fair, Caitlyn Jenner announces herself to the world in what has been hailed as a “pivotal moment” in the perception of transgender people.
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Cameron admits doubling childcare will ‘take time’
Nurseries warn the childcare system faces “meltdown” unless planned government changes to double care are fully funded.
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Sepp Blatter defiant and not ‘concerned’ about arrest
Sepp Blatter insists he has no concerns about being arrested over any corruption investigation and that he will be personally visiting sponsors to reassure them that Fifa’s reputation is sound.
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Women in ‘marginal’ Jewish sect told not to drive
Women in a Jewish sect in north London have been told not to drive or face having their children barred from school. They are were told that driving would offend “traditional rules of modesty”.
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Sepp Blatter: Fifa’s Teflon king
Facing the loudest calls yet for his resignation, can Sepp Blatter continue his decades-long reign as the head of football’s world governing body, Fifa? We take a look at his track record.
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Fifa arrests: what the sponsors say
World Cup sponsors express concerns after the US accuses senior officials of football’s governing body of fraud and money laundering.
