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Acas staff vote to strike over pay
5:25pm Thursday 28th August 2008
Hundreds of staff at the conciliation service Acas have voted to go on strike in a dispute over pay.
Life for murder weapon gunsmith
5:25pm Thursday 28th August 2008
A self-taught gunsmith who converted replica weapons into working machine guns used in a series of gangland murders has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 11 years.
Children's database delayed again
5:25pm Thursday 28th August 2008
The launch of a controversial Government database containing details of every child in the country will be delayed by a further three months because of technical issues.
Hacker loses extradition appeal
5:25pm Thursday 28th August 2008
A computer expert who hacked into top secret US military networks has lost his last-ditch legal appeal and will be extradited to the US in the next two weeks.
Met denies discrimination claims
5:25pm Thursday 28th August 2008
The Metropolitan Police has issued a sharp rebuke to one of its most senior officers who is accusing the force of race discrimination.
Superbug deaths rise by 28%
5:25pm Thursday 28th August 2008
The number of people dying who were suffering from C difficile has risen by 28% in England and Wales, new figures reveal.
Search teams to enter 'arson' house
5:25pm Thursday 28th August 2008
Search teams hope to enter the fire-ravaged home of a millionaire and his family shortly.
MPC member urges big rate cuts
5:25pm Thursday 28th August 2008
A Bank of England rate-setter has hit out at the "misguided" inflation fears of his colleagues and called for big rate cuts to avoid a prolonged slump.
House prices dip 10.5% in 12 months
5:25pm Thursday 28th August 2008
Annual house price falls hit double digits during August for the first time in nearly two decades, figures showed.
Majority option for bomb plot jury
5:25pm Thursday 28th August 2008
The jury in the trial of eight men accused of plotting to blow up transatlantic passenger jets has been given a majority instruction.
UK Entertainment News
Guttenberg takes London panto role
Updated 4:33pm Thursday 28th August 2008
Steve Guttenberg, star of Police Academy and Three Men and a Baby, is swapping the Hollywood Hills for panto in Bromley.
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Well I have just got home from our first 'netmums' meetup today and it went really well. I was quite amazed about the weather this morning I was expecting to have to cancel our picnic for an indoor alternative but the sun shone the whole way through.
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what a difference a few days makes, from the unlucky defeat to Marine last Tuesday comes 2 brilliant wins with a 2-0 at home to Eastwood on Saturday and a tight 3-2 Bank Holiday Monday win up at Whitby with Craig Hobson scoring a 1st half hat trick.
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GROWING YOUR OWN FOOD with DIRTY NAILS AUGUST, 5TH WEEK:ROOT VEG Now is a good time to have a thorough weeding and tidying session in amongst the root veg, which is what Dirty Nails has been busy doing this week.
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