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The Independent
4 min. ago

Bosses of collapsed banks should be sent to jail, George Osborne told

Britain’s banking bosses should face jail if their decisions force fresh bailouts, the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards says today. The commission’s hotly anticipated report urges the Chancellor, George...

 
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The Independent
54 min. ago

James Moore: Reckless bosses must face the consequences

Outlook How apposite that yesterday saw the Serious Fraud Office charging former UBS trader Tom Hayes with eight counts of conspiracy to defraud in relation to the Libor interest rate scandal. It is for the courts now...

 
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The Independent
54 min. ago

James Moore: Why George Osborne must beware of the banking backlash

Outlook The blue touch paper has been lit and it might pay for George Osborne to consider a flak jacket when he delivers his Mansion House speech. Today's report by Andrew Tyrie's Parliamentary Commission on Banking...

 
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The Independent
54 min. ago

Crackdown on political meddling in City watchdogs

The Bank of England should produce an annual report to Parliament on whether ministers have unduly sought to push regulators into going soft on banks, the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards recommends...

 
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The Independent
54 min. ago

Bank set to miss inflation target just as Mark Carney becomes governor post

Mark Carney, the incoming Governor of the Bank of England, could be forced to write to the Chancellor to explain away high inflation within days of starting his new job after a jump in the cost of living last month....

 
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The Independent
54 min. ago

Ruined crops trigger near 20 per cent price leap

Britain's coldest spring for more than 50 years has sent the cost of home-grown crops surging to their highest level since August 2008, figures showed yesterday. The price of home-produced crops sold on by farmers to...

 

Politics

 
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The Independent
today, 00:33

Face-down restraint ban considered

Ministers will consider a ban on the use of face-down restraint in English mental health hospitals after new figures that show nearly 40,000 incidents of physical restraint were recorded in just one year. Figures...

 
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The Independent
today, 00:17

Bosses of collapsed banks should be sent to jail, Chancellor told

Britain’s banking bosses should face jail if their decisions force fresh bailouts, the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards says today. The commission’s hotly anticipated report urges the Chancellor, George...

 
allan massie: better by far to look to europe
Scotsman
today, 00:03

Allan Massie: Better by far to look to Europe

Clarke may struggle to convince Eurosceptics, but creation of the EU is one of the best things to have happened, says Allan Massie Ken Clarke has one great advantage over his colleagues in government: experience. He...

 
barra collins: a union of convenience
Scotsman
today, 00:03

Barra Collins: A Union of convenience

The desire for independence is not rational, but driven by the emotions and - like love - cannot be explained, writes Barra Collins As AN Irishman, albeit one that has lived in the UK for the past eight years, I find...

 
eddie barnes: gauntlet thrown down on devolution
Scotsman
today, 00:03

Eddie Barnes: Gauntlet thrown down on devolution

"TO a great extent," declared Gary Robinson, the leader of Shetland Council, "devolution stopped in Edinburgh." The Lerwick-based councillor was speaking on Monday, linked by the web, alongside...

 
natalie mcgarry: sell independence to all of society
Scotsman
today, 00:03

Natalie McGarry: Sell independence to all of society

Yes campaign must reach out to the conservative element of the electorate, writes Natalie McGarry Trial lawyers know that expert witnesses can be found to attest any position that the prosecution or the defence wish...

 

World News

 
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Guardian
9 min. ago

World refugee increase is highest since 1999, UNHCR report shows

Syrian refugee children in Iraq. Australia had 0.3% of the world’s refugees at the end of 2012 and 2.14% of its asylum seekers, a UNHCR report shows. Photograph: Safin Hamed/AFP/Getty Images There were 1.1 million new...

 
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Reuters
10 min. ago

U.N. recommends bringing Iraq closer to ending 1990s sanctions

If the U.N. Security Council accepts Ban's recommendation, it will be a significant political boost for Baghdad as it struggles to restore its international standing a decade after Saddam's ouster. Iraq is still...

 
ex-policeman to face accusers in war crime court
Scotsman
23 min. ago

Ex-policeman to face accusers in war crime court

HUNGARIAN prosecutors have charged a 98-year-old former police officer with abusing Jews and assisting in their deportation to Nazi death camps during the Second World War. They said Laszlo Csatary was the chief of an...

 
malian government close to accord with separatists
Scotsman
23 min. ago

Malian government close to accord with separatists

THE Malian government has signed a ceasefire deal with Tuareg separatist rebels, paving the way for government troops and civilian administrators to return to the northern, rebel-held town of Kidal before an election...

 
germany driving hard bargain on vehicle emissions
Scotsman
23 min. ago

Germany driving hard bargain on vehicle emissions

SENIOR members of the German government have warned European Union member states that German car manufacturers could scale back or scrap production plans in their countries unless they support weakened carbon...

 
turkey: artist stands up to be counted in protest
Scotsman
23 min. ago

Turkey: Artist stands up to be counted in protest

PERFORMANCE artist Erdem Gunduz has become the new symbol of anti-government protests in Turkey after an eight-hour vigil in Taksim Square earned him the nickname "the Standing Man". Images of Mr Gunduz...

 

Sport

 
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Daily Mail
21 min. ago

Silence reigns at finish of legendary trainer Sir Henry Cecil's Ascot love affair

With apologies to WH Auden: Stop all the tic tac, switch off the mobile phones, Prevent the bookies from barking their 2 to 1 ons. Let the aeroplanes circle moaning overhead, Scribbling on the sky the message He Is...

 
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Daily Mail
21 min. ago

Bolger was right... Dawn Approach's return from Derby nightmare was worth waiting for as he wins St James's...

Jim Bolger had predicted the comeback of Dawn Approach would be worth waiting for and, only 17 days after his Derby disaster, he was proved right. But by beating Toronado a short head in the St James's Palace Stakes...

 
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Daily Mail
21 min. ago

Cleverly blasts 'arrogant' Froch for turning down potential British superfight with him

Nathan Cleverly has taken a fresh swipe at 'arrogant' British rival Carl Froch for refusing to meet him in the ring. The Welshman was prepared to put his WBO light-heavyweight belt on the line against the IBF and WBA...

 
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Daily Mail
21 min. ago

KYLE EDMUND: I've boxed in the same gym as Sturridge and been roasted by McEnroe... but my ultimate dream...

In the next week or so at Wimbledon, it will be easy to heap scorn on men's tennis in Britain. As ever, Britain's men are under pressure. Andy Murray is the only British man inside the world's top 200 - in comparison,...

 
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Daily Mail
21 min. ago

Froome: Team Sky will miss Wiggins... but I was always going to Tour as team leader

Chris Froome has admitted that he will miss the injured Sir Bradley Wiggins at the Tour de France - but only because of the help the defending champion could have offered in his quest to succeed him. Froome, 28, is...

 
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Daily Mail
21 min. ago

Qataris splash £500k on lavishly decorating their Ascot hospitality box

Qatars money-no-object drive to establish themselves as a global sporting super power before they host the 2022 World Cup even extends to spending £500,000 decorating a hospitality box at Royal Ascot. Sheik Fahad Al...

 
 
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