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Dominic Chappell: Former BHS owner must pay total of £124k for breaking pensions law
Former BHS owner Dominic Chappell has been ordered to pay more than £124,000 for breaking pensions law when the retailer collapsed. Mr Chappell, a former racing driver and three-times bankrupt, was found guilty of not giving the pensions watchdog documents about the company's pension scheme after
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Prince Louis’ cheeky grin steals the show as Royal family releases Christmas cards
Members of the Royal Family have revealed the images used on their festive cards this year.
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Rugby players fail to recoup legal costs after rape trial acquittal
A judge has dismissed Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding’s applications that prosecutors should pay their sizeable defence bills.
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EU wants to use Northern Irish backstop only as last resort - Merkel
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union wants to use the so-called Northern Irish backstop only if necessary, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday.
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Amber weather warning issued as snow and freezing rain forecast
Conditions are predicted to become treacherous on one of the busiest shopping weekends before Christmas.
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Ex-BHS owner ordered to pay £120,000 for breaching pension law
Dominic Chappell was re-sentenced at Hove Crown Court on Friday after losing an appeal against his conviction.
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Statue of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst unveiled on women's vote centenary
A statue of suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst has been unveiled in her birthplace on the 100th anniversary of the first UK election in which women were able to vote. Hundreds of supporters wearing green and purple sashes with the slogan "Votes for Women" turned out to see Mrs Pankhurst
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Rapper J Hus jailed for carrying knife outside shopping centre
The 23-year-old, who won best song at the Mobo awards last year, was sentenced to eight months.
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‘Rerd werks’ sign in Yorkshire accent brings smiles to drivers and social media
A local family business made the sign to have a little fun while they carry out repairs in Hull.
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Birmingham refuse collectors plan fresh action in pay dispute
Unite claims workers who did not take part in last summer’s walkouts were given extra payments by the council.
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Camilla reveals granddaughter was rushed to hospital in air ambulance
The Duchess of Cornwall spoke as she opened Wiltshire Air Ambulance’s new airbase.
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Theresa May’s Brexit deal will pass, says Michael Gove
The Environment Secretary declined to reveal how he believes the Prime Minister will get the Withdrawal Agreement through Parliament.
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Karren Brady condemns ‘unjustifiable’ aid spending on ‘far-flung conflicts’
Conservative peer Baroness Brady instead suggested using the money to boost defence spending to help ‘secure the peace’.
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‘You called me nebulous’: Heated exchange between May and Juncker goes viral
Cameras filmed the stern conversation at the start of a European Commission summit on Brexit, starting a deluge of jokes online.
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May promises further talks with EU to get ‘assurances’ on backstop
The Prime Minister confirmed she had a ‘robust’ conversation with Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker over claims he called her plans ‘nebulous’.
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Pop singer’s stepbrother convicted of Birmingham gun murder
Tafarwa Beckford’s true identity was hidden from jurors due to press coverage of his links to two previous killings.
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Nine sheep rescued from freezing river in three-and-a-half hour operation
The RSPCA, Highways England and Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service worked to save the sheep from the river Colne.
NewsReutersMay remonstrates with EU as her Brexit plea is cast as humiliation
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday that further assurances on her Brexit deal were possible after European Union leaders told her they would not be renegotiating the agreement and scorned her stilted defence of Britain's departure. With the British parliament deadlocked, the ultimate
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All I want for Christmas … is to believe in Santa again – study
Many adults told University of Exeter researchers they felt betrayed when they found out the truth about Father Christmas.
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Christmas shoppers facing rail disruption because of another guards strike
Members of the RMT union on Northern will walk out for the 40th day of industrial action.
NewsReutersGermany's Altmaier sees no disorderly Brexit, hopeful on U.S. trade ties
Germany's economy minister does not expect a disorderly Brexit and believes the danger of a major trade conflict between the European Union and the United States is not yet over but has also not grown, he told Reuters on Friday. In a wide-ranging interview, Peter Altmaier said Germany was on track
NewsReutersSwiss cabinet approves text of trade deal with Britain after Brexit
The Swiss government approved on Friday the text of a trade deal with Britain that aims to maintain economic and commercial relations with its sixth-biggest export market after Brexit. The deal reflects neutral Switzerland's "mind the gap" strategy of ensuring seamless trade ties with
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Brexit talks get tougher close to the end - May
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May said the Brexit talks were going to get tough towards the very end of the negotiations as she battled to win assurances from the European Union to persuade lawmakers to back her deal.
