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Barclays sparks anger over bonuses

The average bonus for staff at Barclays Capital was cut by 30 per cent to 64,000 pounds

3:09pm Friday 10th February 2012

Barclays was accused of ignoring anger over bonuses and running "business as usual" as it revealed a £1.5 billion pot for investment bankers.


Scargill in strike anniversary call

Arthur Scargill was NUM leader when 15,000 Birmingham engineers walked out to support a picket by striking miners 40 years ago

2:59pm Friday 10th February 2012

Former National Union of Mineworkers leader Arthur Scargill has joined fellow trade unionists to celebrate the 40th anniversary of a key victory during the 1972 miners' strike.

Guesthouse pair lose gay ban appeal

Peter and Hazelmary Bull refused to allow a gay couple to stay in a double room at their guest house in Cornwall

2:54pm Friday 10th February 2012

The Christian owners of a guesthouse who refused to allow a gay couple to stay in a double-bedded room have lost an appeal over a decision that they discriminated against the two men.

Liverpool's Smith selling medals

Footballer Tommy Smith is selling all the medals from his 1960 to 1978 Liverpool career

2:39pm Friday 10th February 2012

Veteran footballer Tommy Smith is auctioning off all the medals from his career with Liverpool Football Club.

Damilola killer recalled to prison

Damilola Taylor was stabbed in the thigh with a broken bottle in 2000

2:11pm Friday 10th February 2012

The father of schoolboy Damilola Taylor has called for a public inquiry after one of his son's killers was recalled to prison for a second time.

Hunt goes on for soldiers' killers

Terminally ill Brian Shivers must serve at least 25 years in prison

12:59pm Friday 10th February 2012

Police have launched a fresh bid to catch the gunmen who killed two soldiers in Northern Ireland, as a terminally ill man convicted of trying to torch their getaway car was told he must serve a minimum of 25 years in jail.

Bracelet scheme for drink offenders

Mayor Boris Johnson welcomed plans to pilot 'sobriety bracelets' in London

12:55pm Friday 10th February 2012

Criminals convicted of serious drink-related offences will be fitted with US-style "sobriety bracelets" to keep them dry under a new pilot scheme.

450 jobs face axe in Comet review

Comet was last week sold to private equity firm OpCapita for a token price of two pounds

12:28pm Friday 10th February 2012

Struggling electricals chain Comet is poised to cut 450 jobs in a drive for the "significant savings" needed to safeguard its future.

Council seeks spitting ban approval

Enfield Borough Council is hoping to introduce a spitting ban

12:15pm Friday 10th February 2012

A council is seeking Government approval to become the first area in Britain to ban spitting in public.

Damilola killer back in jail again

Damilola Taylor was stabbed in the thigh with a broken bottle in 2000

12:15pm Friday 10th February 2012

One of the killers of schoolboy Damilola Taylor has been recalled to jail for a second time just 16 days after being released, sources have said.



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