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Tragic Georgiana is the wrong role model

timesonline.co.uk     yesterday   1 related          

Georgiana is the perfect British heroine. The Duchess of Devonshire was glamorous, articulate and daring, the doyenne of the Whig party in the 18th century and a devoted mother who gave up her future for her children....                    

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Faiths and schools: Religious rights and wrongs

economist.com     04-Sep-2008   5 related          

A campaign to loosen the grip of the godly on state educationIN BRITAIN, a largely secular country where churches retain their historic role in education, there is little agreement about the place of religion in schools....                    

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Road tax could hit wealthy postcodes

thisismoney.co.uk     04-Sep-2008   3 related          

Motorists face a postcode lottery under Government plans to introduce road tolls. A 300-page document issued to firms bidding to run road-pricing trials says any scheme must take account of 'fairness' and different 'road...                    

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Uninsured drivers risk having cars crushed

guardian.co.uk     31-Aug-2008          

Ministers hope that new plans will cut average insurance premium by £30 A clampdown on uninsured drivers to be launched this autumn could help cut premiums for other motorists, ministers will claim this week. Drivers who...                    

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icnetwork.co.uk: An impression of revamped brewery land in Sunderland, which Tesco says it still wants to develop, though it is linked to another site icnetwork.co.uk

Big prize may lure Tesco to former brewery site

icnetwork.co.uk     28-Aug-2008          

Aug 28 2008 by Paul James, The Journal THE long-running row over the former Vaux brewery site could be ended by new supermarket plans. Mountview Securities has submitted a planning application for its Sunderland Retail...                    

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metro.co.uk: London Olympics 2012 metro.co.uk

Gatwick rail link unfit for Games

metro.co.uk     27-Aug-2008   2 related          

by JOEL TAYLOR - Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Rail links from one of London's busiest airports could be 'unfit for purpose' by the time the 2012 Olympics start, ministers were warned on Wednesday. A spending squeeze means...                    

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wiltshiretimes.co.uk: My Wiltshire Life - David Nutley wiltshiretimes.co.uk

Driving test centre closure looming

wiltshiretimes.co.uk     27-Aug-2008   1 related          

THE last driving test will take place in Trowbridge on Friday afternoon following a failed battle to keep the town's test centre open. Learners from west Wiltshire will now have to take their tests in Chippenham, from the...                    

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Data loss blunders: who misplaced what

guardian.co.uk     26-Aug-2008          

Since November 2007, details of children, motorists, prisoners, bank customers and military recruits have gone astray November 20 2007: Two computer disks holding personal information on 25 million people including 7.25...                    

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bbc.co.uk: A palm oil plantation in Ivory Coast bbc.co.uk

UK 'should end biofuel subsidies'

bbc.co.uk     26-Aug-2008   8 related          

Critics say increased biofuel production could lead to higher food prices The government should stop funding biofuels and use the money to halt the destruction of rainforests and peatland instead, a think tank has said....                    

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Personal data on thousands of prisoners is lost

guardian.co.uk     22-Aug-2008   117 related          

A memory stick containing sensitive personal data of thousands of persistent offenders has gone missing, the government admitted yesterday, in the latest of a series of data security blunders. Scotland Yard was called in to...                    

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