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• Pensions plan axed, and snow 'all week'

  04-03-2016 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Claims the chancellor's plan to shake-up the tax paid on pension schemes, and warnings of wintry weather to continue into next week, are among Saturday's front-page leads.
  
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• BCC boss 'suspended' over Brexit views

  04-03-2016 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The director-general of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is suspended over his personal views on Brexit, the Financial Times reports.
  
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• George Osborne abandons middle-class pensions raid after backlash - Telegraph.co.uk

  04-03-2016 23:12 via
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  George Osborne abandons middle-class pensions raid after backlash
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  George Osborne has abandoned plans for a tax raid on the pensions of millions of middle-class workers in his forthcoming Budget amid concerns that it will "damage saving". The Chancellor had been considering plans to abolish higher rate tax relief in a ...
  Osborne plays it safe over pensionsFinancial Times
  George osborne drops pension plan after tax raid warning for saversDaily Mail
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• George Osborne drops pension plan after tax raid warning for savers

  04-03-2016 23:11
  George Osborne has dropped a plan which could have seen savers hit by a tax raid on pensions contributions following stark warnings from experts.
  
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• Police raid offices of popular critical newspaper in Turkey after government seizure - Telegraph.co.uk

  04-03-2016 23:08 via
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  Police raid offices of popular critical newspaper in Turkey after government seizure
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  Turkey's bestselling daily opposition newspaper, critical of the Turkish president, has been seized by a court, raising fears over the government's crackdown on journalists and media groups. Popular daily Zaman, linked to the self-exiled preacher ...
  Turkish police fire teargas and raid top-selling newspaper after seizure orderThe Guardian
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• GB's Dibben secures gold at Worlds

  04-03-2016 22:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jon Dibben wins Britain's second gold of the London Track World Championships, as GB claim two further bronze medals.
  
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• Baby Born After Mum Stabbed In Town Centre

  04-03-2016 22:42
  
  The baby is "doing well", according to West Midlands Police, who added the 40-year-old victim remains in a critical condition after the incident in Sutton Coldfield. Chief Inspector Julian Harper said initially one man intervened and then four others also came to help in the busy town centre.
  
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• Call for corporation tax overhaul after Facebook 'transparency' vow - Bradford Telegraph and Argus

  04-03-2016 22:36 via
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  Call for corporation tax overhaul after Facebook 'transparency' vow
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  Tax justice campaigners have called for an overhaul of Britain's corporation tax system, after Facebook announced voluntary changes which are likely to lead to the social media giant paying millions of pounds more to HM Revenue and Customs. From April ...
  Facebook will pay millions of pounds more in UK taxChannel 4 News
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• Business Leader Suspended Over Brexit Remarks

  04-03-2016 22:34
  
  The boss of a leading business organisation has been suspended after telling Sky News he favoured leaving the EU, the Financial Times is reporting. In an interview on Thursday, John Longworth, director-general of the British Chambers of Commerce, said Britain would be better off if voters decided to leave the EU. "With the reforms that we have received so far, the UK would be better off taking a decision to leave the European Union," he told Sky News.
  
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• Turkish-Russian tensions not felt in village near border - seattlepi.com

  04-03-2016 22:19 via
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  Turkish-Russian tensions not felt in village near border
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  Turkmen people received a humanitarian aid by Russian military in Al-Issawiyah, about 15 kilometers of Turkish border, Syria, Friday, March 4, 2016. Al-Issawiyah, populated by Turkmen, Turks' ethnic kin living in Syria, has remained peaceful unlike ...
  Why the Flood of Refugees Will Not Stop Whatever Happens in SyriaHuffington Post
  Syria opposition: Circumstances not suitable for peace talksBoston Herald
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• Baby born to stabbed pregnant mother

  04-03-2016 21:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A baby is "doing well" in hospital after its pregnant mother was critically injured when a man attacked and stabbed her several times in the street.
  
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• Floury Burglar Leads Police To His Front Door

  04-03-2016 21:34
  
  A burglar has been locked up after he left a trail of floury footsteps from the crime scene to his own front door.
  
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• Jerry Hall marries Rupert Murdoch at an 18th-century palace in London - Daily Mail

  04-03-2016 21:31 via
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  Jerry Hall marries Rupert Murdoch at an 18th-century palace in London
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  Mr Murdoch and Ms Hall started dating in the late summer having been introduced by one of Murdoch's sisters and his niece in Australia. The couple made their relationship public on October 31 when they were seen for the first time together at the Rugby ...
  Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall marry on Friday - but when and where is the celebration and which celebrities are on ...Telegraph.co.uk
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• Baby born and 'doing well' after mother stabbed repeatedly in domestic incident

  04-03-2016 21:07
  
  The baby of a woman stabbed multiple times in what police are describing as a domestic incident has been born.
  
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• Baby Born After Mum Stabbed In Town Centre - Sky News

  04-03-2016 21:05 via
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  Baby Born After Mum Stabbed In Town Centre
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  The victim remains in a critical condition after being stabbed multiple times in what police are treating as a domestic incident. 21:42, UK, Friday 04 March 2016. The scene after a stabbing in Sutton Coldfield. Picture: Warwick Kay. Play video ...
  Sutton Coldfield stabbing: Pregnant woman gives birth in hospital after being stabbed in town centreThe Independent
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• VIDEO: March snow causes travel trouble

  04-03-2016 21:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Snow showers have caused travel disruption in parts of northern England.
  
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• Vettel tops final day of testing

  04-03-2016 20:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel sets fastest time on the final day of testing, and says the new car gives them a "chance" against Mercedes.
  
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• Pregnant Woman Stabbed In Town Centre

  04-03-2016 20:19
  
  Chief Inspector Julian Harper of West Midlands Police said initially one man intervened and then four others also came to help. Local officers had been flagged down by passers-by on Trinity Hill following the attack at around 3.15pm.
  
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• Tony Blair's brother to judge case relating to Libyan investment body

  04-03-2016 20:14
  A High Court judge who is the brother of former Labour prime minister Tony Blair is due to oversee litigation relating to a Libyan investment authority set up during the last years of the reign of dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
  
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• Little girl 'had only eaten crisps, biscuit and yoghurt on day of death'

  04-03-2016 20:14
  A little girl whose mother and stepfather are accused of murder and child cruelty had only eaten a packet of crisps, a chocolate biscuit and a yoghurt the day she died, a court heard.
  
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• Coroner rules out calling Tory activist named in 'bullying' suicide note

  04-03-2016 20:14
  A coroner has refused to broaden the scope of an inquest into the death of a young Tory who took his own life after alleged bullying.
  
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• Toddler 'Only Ate Snacks' On Day Of Murder

  04-03-2016 20:13
  
  Kathryn Smith and Matthew Rigby are jointly accused of killing 21-month-old Ayeeshia Jane Smith and separately of causing or allowing her death. Ayeeshia died at the family home in May 2014 after suffering a laceration to her heart thought to have been caused by a strong foot stamp on her chest, say prosecutors.
  
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• MPs say Facebook may have broken tax rules

  04-03-2016 20:05
  By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook said it would ditch a corporate structure that helps minimise its UK tax bill, prompting MPs and campaigners to ask whether the arrangement had ever complied with UK tax rules. Facebook said on Friday it would stop booking sales to major UK clients via an Irish subsidiary and in future report sales agreed by UK staff in Britain. "In light of changes to tax law in the UK, we felt this change would provide transparency to Facebook's operations in the UK,"
  
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• Tory activist inquest 'not a bully trial'

  04-03-2016 19:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An inquest into the death of a young Conservative activist amid accusations of bullying will not be used as a trial, a coroner rules.
  
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• £225k for lights before roadworks start

  04-03-2016 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A set of temporary traffic lights costs the taxpayer £225,000 after being in place on a road for three years without any work being carried out.
  
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• PM Eats Humble Pie After Trying Scots Accent

  04-03-2016 19:50
  
  Prime Minister David Cameron has deployed a Scottish accent in an appeal to Scots to make the Tories the official party of opposition at Holyrood. He told his Scottish Party's spring conference that: "With Labour's collapse, Scotland is in danger of becoming a one-party state" and claimed the Conservatives were the "only party that can challenge the SNP". The accent was questionable, to say the least… less Sean Connery, more Mrs Doubtfire.
  
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• Pregnant woman stabbed in Sutton Coldfield fighting for her life

  04-03-2016 19:46
  A pregnant woman is fighting for her life after being stabbed multiple times by a man she knew in Sutton Coldfield.
  
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• William and Kate to meet campaigner for mental health who was saved from suicide

  04-03-2016 19:42
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to meet a mental health campaigner and the man who saved him from taking his own life when they champion efforts to prevent suicide.
  
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• Two Cornwall pensioners found dead in suspected murder-suicide

  04-03-2016 19:42
  Two pensioners, thought to be a couple, have been found dead in a suspected murder-suicide in a village in Cornwall.
  
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• 'Real deal' chef Gordon Ramsay describes his rags-to-riches journey

  04-03-2016 19:42
  Gordon Ramsay has said he is the "real deal" - because he "started with nothing" and has gone on to win three Michelin stars.
  
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• PSNI fear Rising centenary killing bids

  04-03-2016 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dissident republicans want to mark the Easter Rising centenary by killing security personnel, police say after a prison officer was hurt in a bomb blast in Belfast.
  
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• Men quizzed over Machu Picchu nudity

  04-03-2016 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A British man and a French tourist are questioned in Peru after posing naked at the Machu Picchu ruins, local police say.
  
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• Britain & Japan level in Davis Cup

  04-03-2016 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Murray returns to action with a win as Great Britain end day one of their Davis Cup defence at 1-1 against Japan.
  
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• Twenty seized dogs 'never exercised'

  04-03-2016 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Up to 20 dogs seized by Devon and Cornwall Police were kept in kennels without ever being exercised, the BBC is told.
  
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• MPs' credit cards blocked over expenses debts of up to £27,000

  04-03-2016 18:59
  
  More than a dozen MPs have had their Commons credit cards blocked after accumulating expenses debts of up to £27,000.
  
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• UK companies reluctant to flag up slavery risks - consultants

  04-03-2016 18:55
  
  LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The first statements issued by companies in Britain detailing their measures to ensure their businesses are free from slavery are an encouraging start but fall short on detail, experts say.
  
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• March snow causes travel trouble

  04-03-2016 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Heavy snowfall causes travel disruption in parts of northern England.
  
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• Wilshaw's reality TV warning to teachers

  04-03-2016 18:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has warned head teachers they should refuse to take part in television reality shows.
  
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• VIDEO: Learning to fly the Spitfire

  04-03-2016 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As Britain prepares to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Spitfire's first flight, pilot Nathan Forster describes his experience learning to fly the iconic aircraft.
  
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• Decriminalise 'sex work', says Corbyn

  04-03-2016 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn sparks criticism from female Labour MPs for saying the "sex industry" should be decriminalised.
  
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• Corbyn Under Fire Over Sex Work Comments

  04-03-2016 17:56
  
  Female Labour MPs have hit out after comments made by Jeremy Corbyn about decriminalising sex work. The Labour leader was quoted in the Guardian as saying: "I am in favour of decriminalising the sex industry. Mr Corbyn was answering a question from an audience of students at Goldsmiths University in London.
  
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• Bomb targeting prison officer sparks fears of Easter Rising anniversary attacks

  04-03-2016 17:29
  
  A bomb attack on a prison officer in Northern Ireland may be the first of a number of dissident republican murder bids launched to mark the centenary of the Easter Rising, police have warned.
  
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• Blow To Hopes Of Anthem For England Teams

  04-03-2016 17:11
  An MP's hopes of replacing God Save The Queen as the anthem for English sports have been dealt a blow by rugby bosses. Sources at the Rugby Football Union (RFU) have apparently indicated it was "happy with the status quo". A Bill tabled by Labour's Toby Perkins calling for England to have its own national anthem for international fixtures - as the Welsh and Scottish do - will be discussed in the Commons.
  
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• Elliott Johnson death: No member of Tory party called to give evidence at inquest - The Independent

  04-03-2016 16:56 via
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  Elliott Johnson death: No member of Tory party called to give evidence at inquest
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  No member of the Conservative Party will be called to give evidence at the inquest into the death of Tory activist Elliott Johnson, the coroner has ruled. In a letter writtten in the days before his suspected suicide, Mr Johnson named both Mark Clarke ...and more »
  

• 'Geographic profiling' supports paper's claim to have unmasked artist Banksy

  04-03-2016 16:51
  A technique developed to track down serial criminals supports the theory that elusive graffiti artist Banksy is ex-public schoolboy Robin Gunningham.
  
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• Newly married Rupert Murdoch 'luckiest and happiest man in the world'

  04-03-2016 16:49
  
  Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has said he is the "luckiest and happiest man in the world" after tying the knot with Jerry Hall at an aristocratic palace.
  
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• Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall marry

  04-03-2016 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, whose News UK company publishes The Times and The Sun newspapers, marries actress-model Jerry Hall in London.
  
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• Tories Won't Give Evidence At Johnson Inquest

  04-03-2016 16:37
  
  No member of the Tory party will be called to give evidence at the inquest into the death of Conservative Party activist Elliott Johnson, a coroner has ruled. Mr Johnson was found dead on railway tracks in September after making a complaint that he had been bullied by RoadTrip2015 leader Mark Clarke. In a letter written to his parents in the days before his suspected suicide, Mr Johnson named Mr Clarke, who has denied any wrongdoing.
  
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• Rupert Murdoch Ties The Knot With Jerry Hall

  04-03-2016 16:37
  
  Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has married Jerry Hall in London. Mr Murdoch smiled for photographers next to the actress and former model, who was wearing a trench coat and flat shoes as she left Spencer House. The marriage is the fourth for 84-year-old Mr Murdoch and the second for Ms Hall, 59, who had a long relationship with Sir Mick Jagger.
  
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• Cameron urges Scots to stick with the EU as well as the UK

  04-03-2016 16:31
  Prime Minister David Cameron urged Scots on Friday to vote to stay in the European Union, as they did to keep Scotland part of the United Kingdom in 2014. Cameron wants a high turnout in a referendum on June 23 to help his campaign for a vote to stay in the 28-member bloc, and Scotland is largely pro-EU. The Conservative leader may have to rely on the influence of the rival Scottish National Party, which rules Scotland and has hinted that he should steer clear of campaigning in the country in ca
  
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