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So, just how difficult is it for parents to set up their own school?

In August, journalist Toby Young announced in this newspaper that he wanted to found a new type of 'free' school where access to a good education is not based on income. Three months on, his biggest problem is battling...

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Lord Ashcroft pays record price for 'ultimate' Victoria Cross

The "ultimate" gallantry medal – the only double Victoria Cross from the Great War – has been bought by Tory peer Lord Ashcroft for a world record price of nearly £1.5 million. By Andrew Alderson, Chief Reporter Captain Noel...

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Caribbean property investors fear for their deposits

Customers of Harlequin Property express anxiety about delayed holiday home developments on Barbados, St Vincent, St Lucia and Dominican Republic, says Graham Norwood Buyers of Caribbean holiday homes from a British developer...

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Why hasn't the commercial property market collapsed?

Lenders are still extending credit to commercial developers because they simply can't afford to crystallise their losses Commercial property is the dog that didn't bark in this recession. There were widespread expectations of...

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Has the government's flagship funding venture the SFT clarified its role?

Published Date: 22 November 2009 MENTION the Scottish Futures Trust and the reaction tends to be one of confusion or a barrage of criticism for the multi-million-pound venture which has been labelled a "white elephant" and a...

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NASCAR notes: McMurray pleased to reunite with Ganassi

Jamie McMurray will make his last start for Rousch Fenway Racing on Sunday before joining Earnhardt Ganassi Racing in 2010 to drive the No. 1 Chevrolet. Quick hits: Jimmie Johnson needs to finish 25th or better to hold off Mark...

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Doyle gets the go-ahead for dream home

By BRENDAN FURLONG Sunday November 22 2009 IRISH soccer hero Kevin Doyle was close to tears last week after losing to France -- but the international centre forward got news to cheer him up back home in Wexford. He may not be...

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Turkey starts over as nuclear power plant tender scrapped

Turkey has had to postpone its decades-old desire of having a nuclear power plant as the Turkish Electricity Trading and Contracting Company (TETAŞ) on Friday evening cancelled a tender for the construction and operation of...

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Lim shifts blame to Koh on land conversion

GEORGE TOWN: Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said has shifted the blame to his predecessor Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon for agreeing in principle to convert the land status of the 1.4ha plot adjacent to the Eastern and Oriental (E&O)...

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The Swish of the Sash Window

be tapered with at your peril. Once a houses’ equilibrium has been put out of balance, it’s a devil of a job to get it back into harmony. Georgian architectural styles include the sash window in their itinerary. Sash windows in...

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