Miliband: 'Pay Living Wage For £1,000 Tax Break'

Businesses that sign up to paying the living wage will be given a 12 month tax break worth up to £1,000 per worker under plans unveiled by Ed Miliband. The Labour leader has pledged to introduce the contracts to raise wages for millions of low-paid...

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Grayling: Jobs For Ex-Cons Over Immigrants

Justice Secretary Chris Grayling wants to see building jobs go to ex-convicts rather than Eastern Europeans. In an interview with Sky News' Dermot Murnaghan, Mr Grayling said he would prefer work to go to offenders leaving jail rather than immigrants....

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Cervical Cancer: Virus Test Boosts Detection

By Vicki Hawthorne, Sky News Correspondent Screening for a virus provides up to 70% better protection against cervical cancer than conventional smear tests, a study has found. Traditional tests involve examining cells under a microscope to detect...

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Spy Cameras Target Illegal School-Run Parking

CCTV-style cameras are being used by councils to catch school-run parents who park illegally when dropping off or picking up their children. A number of local authorities are trialling the technology with the aim of improving road safety outside schools....

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Immigration: Visitor Bond Plans Ditched

Government plans to force visitors from "high risk" countries to pay a £3,000 security bond to enter the UK have been scrapped, it has been confirmed. It is a further blow to Home Secretary Theresa May, who only recently was forced to U-turn over controversial...

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Bangladesh Death Sentence For UK Muslim Leader

A Muslim leader living in London has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of war crimes in his native Bangladesh. Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, who was involved in setting up the Muslim Council of Britain, was sentenced in his absence at a special...

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'Plebgate' Officers Facing New Investigation

Three police officers accused of deceiving MPs over the so-called Plebgate scandal are to face a new investigation by the police watchdog. Inspector Ken MacKaill, Detective Sergeant Stuart Hinton and Sergeant Chris Jones will also be called back before...

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Alton Towers Shuts Smiler After Wheels Fall Off

A theme park has closed its new £18m rollercoaster after several of its wheels fell off and hit guests on the ride. The 14-loop Smiler attraction at Alton Towers was being pulled up an incline when a number of the small, plastic guide wheels came loose....

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Crash Car Left Hanging From M6 Bridge

A car was left hanging precariously from a motorway bridge over a major road after a crash, which left one person injured. The vehicle was teetering off the M6 motorway near junction 23 where it crosses the A580 near Haydock in Merseyside. Rescue teams...

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Gosport Murder Inquiry As Teens Killed By Car

A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two teenage girls died when they were hit by a car. A 14-year-old girl died at the scene of the incident in Gosport, Hampshire, while a 16-year-old girl died later in hospital. They have...

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