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Old London and more features in "Best of Archive" Getty exhibition

Fri, 24 May 2013

The world’s largst commercial photo archive, with over 90 million images, is throwing an exhibition of its very best shots over the ages in the heart of London.

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Dislike! Facebook Home phone launch pulled in UK after poor reviews

Fri, 24 May 2013

The UK will miss out on Facebook Home phone after bad reviews of the app in the US.

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Philip Hammond "could quit to go for Tory leadership", say Tories

Fri, 24 May 2013

Defence secretary Philip Hammond might step down and gun for Prime Minister David Cameron’s job as leader of the Tory party, the FT has reported.

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Heathrow shuts after British Airways plane "catches fire"

Fri, 24 May 2013

Heathrow Airport has been shut, following a reported engine fire.

Green Party leader Natalie Bennett

Green Party leader blames Woolwich attack on UK acting like "the world's policeman"

Thu, 23 May 2013

The killing of a serving soldier on Wednesday afternoon in Woolwich was a consequence of UK foreign policy, the leader of the Green Party has warned.

Queen Elizabeth II accompanied by Sir Philip Bailhache (centre right) during a walkabout in Howard Davies Park, St Helier on the island of Jersey.

Only TWO Brits on Forbes' list of world's 100 most powerful women

Thu, 23 May 2013

Bad news Brits. According to Forbes’ list of the world’s 100 most powerful women, only two British women wield mega-power in the world. The Queen dropped from 26 to 40 on the list and the Harry Potter author JK Rowling tumbled from 78 to 93.

PCS General Secretary Mark Serwortka

"Super-union" merger talks with UK's largest union backed by PCS members

Thu, 23 May 2013

Speculation has been flying about the possible formation of a left wing “super-union” after members of the Public and Commercial Services union backed merger talks if approached by Unite, the UK’s largest trade union.

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New office bling? Why not get Porsche Design's new 24-carat gold Blackberry?

Thu, 23 May 2013

Roll up and feast your eyes on Porsche Design’s new gadget - an exclusive designer Blackberry.

Taxes for SMEs

Google's Eric Schmidt: Don't blame me, blame the irrational tax system!

Thu, 23 May 2013

Google chairman Eric Schmidt has launched a fierce defence of his company’s tax arrangements, arguing that the fault resided with the “irrational” tax system.

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Cha-ching! One in 10 Brits live in "millionaire households"

Thu, 23 May 2013

One in 10 Brits are living in households with assets worth over £1m, according to new research from the London School of Economics. This comes after the recent news that one in 28 Londoners is a millionaire!.

Bob Crow is behind two bus strikes, the 5th July and 24th July

Bob Crow threatens biggest strike in 30 years if Tories "attack" Tube staff pensions

Thu, 23 May 2013

Calls from Tory politicians to scrutinise the “gold plated pension scheme” of Tube workers has provoked fury among union bosses, who have threatened to usher in “the biggest wave of industrial action in 30 years”.