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Britain walks out: UK braced for biggest wave of strikes since the 1980s
Andy McSmith and Nigel Morris: Hundreds of thousands of public employees set to strike, with co-ordinated day of action.
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British Land defeats English Heritage at battle of Broadgate
Thursday, 16 June 2011
The Culture Secretary has turned down a request to list Broadgate in the Square Mile, clearing the way for British Land to redevelop part of the City estate for UBS's new European headquarters.
American excess? That will do nicely for UK students
Thursday, 16 June 2011
Tony Bonnici: Summer breaks – post-exam binges in idyllic locations – are catching on in a big way in Britain.
'Online harassment' over affair leads to landmark court case
Thursday, 16 June 2011
Matt Blake: A plumber is accused of using Twitter and a string of websites to expose graphic details of his wife's affair with her multimillionaire boss at one of the world's largest financial companies.
Dark age of strikes is over for good
Thursday, 16 June 2011
Andy McSmith: There are people in Britain's old mining villages or around Wapping in east London who are still not on speaking terms because they were on opposite sides of the bitter industrial conflicts of the 1980s.
Falklander rejects British citizenship
Thursday, 16 June 2011
A British man born on the Falkland Islands has become the first person from there to choose Argentine citizenship.
Prince Harry heads back to Afghanistan
Thursday, 16 June 2011
Prince Harry has been cleared to be redeployed to Afghanistan after he completes his training next year, it was reported last night.
Public sector strikes to go ahead
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
The Government is facing the biggest outbreak of industrial action since it came to power after civil servants joined teachers in voting heavily for strikes in worsening rows over pensions, pay and jobs.
UK unemployment total falls by 88,000
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
The quarterly fall was the biggest in more than a decade, taking the jobless total to 2.43 million.
Tube strikes on as talks break down
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Talks aimed at averting a series of strikes by London Underground workers in protest at the sacking of a driver broke down today.
Osborne set to back 'ring-fenced' banks
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Chancellor George Osborne is expected to give his approval to plans in Mansion House speech.
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