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Daily Mail
44 min. ago

Royal Mail reveals profits of £440m paving way for £3bn stock market flotation as it cashes in on online...

Royal Mail unveiled a big jump in profits to £440million today as it took another step towards privatisation and a £3billion stock market flotation later this year.The result for the year to March 31 is more than...

 
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Daily Mail
44 min. ago

FTSE LIVE: Shares at fresh 13 year high as Capita and G4S help bouy market

12:00 The London market has continued its upward climb today after the highest finish for the FTSE 100 Index since September 2000. The top flight has crept to more gains, up 3.7 points to 6759.3, amid a recovery for...

 
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Daily Mail
44 min. ago

Household bills have soared by 40 per cent since 2007 with families spending £2,400 more EVERY year

Household bills have soared by over 40 per cent since before the recession - with families spending almost £2,400 a year, research has claimed. The yearly cost of household bills has gone up from £5,834 five years...

 
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The Independent
49 min. ago

Peppa Pig and Hunger Games company declares 25% rise in profits and gears up for FTSE 250 entry

The company behind cartoon series Peppa Pig and movie franchise The Hunger Games today declared it will soon be ready to pay a maiden dividend as it gears up for possible entry to the FTSE 250 index. Entertainment...

 
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The Independent
today, 12:40

Royal Mail reveals profits boost - but Vince Cable says 'no alternative' to privatisation

Business Secretary Vince Cable today insisted there is "no alternative" to controversial plans privatising the Royal Mail. The organisation faces a "fundamental threat" from email and must be...

 
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Daily Mail
today, 12:03

Liontrust Special Situations: Winning fund managers tests for shares that can beat the market whether it...

The Bank of England last week upgraded its previous forecasts for the economy, pointing to better than expected growth in GDP and a faster fall in inflation. Meanwhile, the FTSE 100 index of leading shares continued...

 

Politics

 
kirk avoid gay minister rift by backing compromise
Scotsman
38 min. ago

Kirk avoid gay minister rift by backing compromise

KIRK leaders believe they have averted a split in the Church of Scotland over gay ministers by adopting a compromise proposed by traditionalists. After a six-and-a-half-hour debate, the General Assembly backed a plan...

 
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The Independent
46 min. ago

'Shocking example of incompetence' over stockpiled flu drug Tamiflu

Health officials spent £424 million stockpiling a flu drug that has divided experts over how effective it is, a public spending watchdog found. Around 6.5 million units of the Tamiflu bought by the Department of...

 
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The Independent
59 min. ago

£5bn price tag for Thames crossing planned to relieve QEII bridge

Options for a new River Thames road crossing include a scheme that would pass through "environmentally sensitive areas" and could cost as much £5 billion, the Government revealed today. This scheme - one of...

 
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The Independent
today, 11:56

Jeremy Paxman reveals he has heard senior Tories calling activists 'swivel-eyed loons'

Another journalist has revealed that he has heard senior Tories describe activists as "swivel-eyed loons". The Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman, said that he had been present when high-ranking Tories had...

 
scottish independence: ‘rbs and hbos may leave’
Scotsman
today, 11:35

Scottish independence: ‘RBS and HBOS may leave’

Scotland's banking giants would face "considerable market pressures" to leave their Edinburgh headquarters after independence and base themselves elsewhere in the UK, a former Bank of England deputy governor...

 
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The Independent
today, 10:26

Rotherham council apologises over way it handled removal of children from Ukip foster parents

A council has apologised over the way it handled a decision to remove three Eastern European children from foster parents who were members of Ukip. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council maintained that the removal of...

 

World News

 
how to deal with tunisia's salafists
Guardian
1 min. ago

How to deal with Tunisia's Salafists

Ansar al-Shariah supporters clash with Tunisian police in Kairouan on Sunday 19 May, after Tunisia's interior ministry banned their annual conference. Photograph: Nawfel/AP Critics of Tunisia's moderate Islamist...

 
why was the oklahoma tornado so dangerous?
Guardian
1 min. ago

Why was the Oklahoma tornado so dangerous?

Wreckage left by the EF5 tornado that tore through Moore, Oklahoma. Photograph: Zuma/Rex Features What is a tornado?Tornados form under "supercell storms", which are very active cumulonimbus thunderstorm...

 
gay marriage is a detox symbol for cameron, but is it worth the trouble?
Guardian
1 min. ago

Gay marriage is a detox symbol for Cameron, but is it worth the trouble?

Anti-gay marriage demonstrators outside parliament. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images A wise Labour veteran who has been close to the heart of the party's affairs for decades derided my suggestion early on...

 
is the african union equipped to serve africa's people for another 50 years?
Guardian
9 min. ago

Is the African Union equipped to serve Africa's people for another 50 years?

Delegations from African countries listen to Haile Selassie in Addis Ababa in 1963 at the conference that set up the African Union. Photograph: AFP The African Union (AU) is now 50 years old. Amid the celebrations...

 
obama to meet with china's xi in california june 7-8
Reuters
11 min. ago

Obama to meet with China's Xi in California June 7-8

The United States also has concerns about cyber attacks it says are emanating from China. Washington would also like China to allow its currency to rise against the dollar to improve U.S. trade. American concerns...

 
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Reuters
11 min. ago

Jordan keeps out Syrian refugees in border clampdown

Jordan, due to host an international conference on Syria on Wednesday, has already taken in 473,587 Syrians out of a total of 1.5 million who have fled the conflict in an exodus that has accelerated in the past four...

 

Sport

 
ban on anchored strokes approved
Daily Star
7 min. ago

BAN ON ANCHORED STROKES APPROVED

The R&A and United States Golf Association have confirmed that the ban on anchored strokes will come into effect from January 1, 2016. Golf's governing bodies proposed the ban last November and Rule 14-1b has now...

 
golf governing bodies ban belly putters
The Herald
8 min. ago

Golf governing bodies ban belly putters

Golf's governing bodies proposed the ban last November and Rule 14-1b has now been given final approval after consideration of comments and suggestions made during the 90-day consultation process. The European Tour...

 
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Daily Mail
17 min. ago

Belly putter ban confirmed as rules chiefs confirm anchor men must change by 2016

The R&A and United States Golf Association have confirmed that the ban on anchored strokes will come into effect from January 1, 2016.Golf's governing bodies proposed the ban last November and Rule 14-1b has now...

 
mcginley opts for three wild cards
Daily Star
23 min. ago

MCGINLEY OPTS FOR THREE WILD CARDS

Europe captain Paul McGinley has announced he will have three wild cards for next year's Ryder Cup at Gleneagles. His predecessor Jose Maria Olazabal had just two selections to make for the 2012 match against the...

 
marouane fellaini move to manchester united gathers pace
Daily Star
23 min. ago

MAROUANE FELLAINI MOVE TO MANCHESTER UNITED GATHERS PACE

BOOKMAKERS believe Maurouane Fellaini's move from Everton to Manchester United is odds-on to happen this summer. David Moyes will leave Everton to take up the reins at Old Trafford - and he has been widely tipped to...

 
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Daily Mail
23 min. ago

VIDEO: Bale MK II... Spurs starlet Ceballos shows he can strike it like Gareth

Tottenham fans face an anxious wait to discover if star man Gareth Bale will stay at the club following the failure to qualify for the Champions League.Real Madrid, Manchester United and Manchester City are poised to...

 
 
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