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Film professor scoops Turner Prize

Artist Mark Leckey has scooped the coveted Turner Prize

Monday, December 01, 2008

Mark Leckey has been named as the winner of this year's £25,000 Turner Prize for an exhibition that included cartoon characters such as Homer Simpson.

Felix the Cat, Garfield, and the Titanic movie also appeared in a film by Leckey, where the artist was seen lecturing...

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Meeting saves workers from blast

Fire services at the site of an explosion in Eastbourne Road, Slough

Monday, December 01, 2008

Workers at a rubber factory hit by an explosion had a lucky escape as they were at a meeting in another part of the building. One person...

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Greenhouse gases 'must be cut'

Cleaner power generation could make up 30% of the UK's electricity by 2020

Monday, December 01, 2008

The UK must cut its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 34% by 2020, the committee set up to advise the Government on climate change has...

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Peer admits texting before crash

Monday, December 01, 2008

Muslim peer Lord Ahmed has admitted sending and receiving text messages while driving on a motorway just before he was involved in a crash in...

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Straw 'surprised' at Green raid

Jack Straw was 'surprised' by Damian Green raids

Monday, December 01, 2008

Justice Secretary Jack Straw has appeared to indicate ministers had been "surprised" by the nature of the raids on Tory frontbencher Damian...

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Five face court over oil blast

Five companies will face prosecution in connection with the Buncefield explosion

Monday, December 01, 2008

Five companies are to face prosecution in connection with the explosion at Buncefield oil storage depot three years ago, the Environment Agency...

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Mortgage lending plunges nearly 70%

The Bank of England confirmed mortgage lending fell nearly 70% in October

Monday, December 01, 2008

Mortgage lending collapsed during October, diving by nearly 70% to reach the second lowest figure on record, the Bank of England said. Just...

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Bank to ease repossessions threat

Royal Bank of Scotland will delay repossessions for six months

Monday, December 01, 2008

Royal Bank of Scotland has announced that it will give struggling homeowners at least six months before launching repossession action. The...

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Axe falls on thousands of jobs

The jobs will hit the companys factory at Gaydon in Warwickshire

Monday, December 01, 2008

Another 2,000 jobs have been cut or threatened with the axe as two leading banks, a luxury car firm and a car accessory retailer shed labour in...

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Three lose jobs over Baby P tragedy

Three people have lost their jobs over the Baby P case

Monday, December 01, 2008

Three senior figures from Haringey Council have lost their jobs over the Baby P tragedy. Children's Secretary Ed Balls said an independent...

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