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20/05/2013 - Last News Update: 15:49
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Your stories of demands sent to the dead
- Walter Stevenson had been looking after his elderly mother's financial concerns for a while before she died at the age of 96.
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HMRC: Pubs and takeaways among tax dodgers
- HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has published its second list of tax defaulters, as it tries to shame people into paying up.
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Pilotless flight trialled in UK shared airspace
- A Jetstream aircraft became the first to fly "unmanned" across UK shared airspace last month.
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Secondary ticketing: Inflating sport prices or useful service?
- It is an exciting time of year to be a UK sports or music fan, with big cup finals and major name concerts coming thick and fast.
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Arrests follow alleged pension liberation fraud
- Police have made a number of arrests in the first operation of its kind to tackle suspected fraudulent pension liberation schemes.
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Jump in new home registrations
- The house-building industry has reported a significant jump in the number of new homes being registered.
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Nationwide expected to shed 500 jobs in regional shake-up
- A total of 500 jobs are expected to go as Nationwide integrates the Dunfermline, Cheshire and Derbyshire building societies into its main operations.
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Wrexham call centre staff fly to New Zealand to cover night shifts
- Call centre staff from Wrexham are taking turns to live in New Zealand to cover night shifts back home in the UK.
Football's top teams tap into burgeoning data bonanza
- Half-time football team talks used to be based around eating oranges. Now they can analyse real-time data and react to presentations.
Universal credit: Major benefits shake-up begins
- A massive shake-up in the UK benefits system starts on Monday, with the first claims being made for a new universal credit payment.
Kevin Keegan launches football training systems
- When a young Kevin Keegan was honing the skills that would make him a football superstar in the 1970s and 1980s, he spent hours kicking and heading a ball against a wall, and trapping and controlling the rebound.
The peril of 'showrooming'
- Have you ever seen something you wanted in a shop, tried it, checked the price online on your smartphone, found it was cheaper, and walked out? Welcome to the world of "showrooming".
Q&A: Disability benefits and you
- Changes to disability benefits have come into force in some parts of the UK - marking the latest in a series of alterations to the welfare system.
Disability Living Allowance replaced by PIP scheme
- Major changes to disability benefits for new claimants are being introduced in the north of England.
Universal Credit pilots scaled back
- The government is to scale back some of its plans to test a radical new reform to the welfare system.
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Y Cyfnod and Corwen Times weekly newspapers are saved by new buyer
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Rod Stewart to be first rock star to play The Hydro in Glasgow
Rod Stewart has been unveiled as the first rock star to perform at Glasgow's new music venue, The Hydro. ... -
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Wigan Athletic bus parade to celebrate first FA Cup
Thousands of fans are expected to line the streets later as Wigan Athletic celebrate the club's first FA Cup title with an open top bus... -
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The secret colonies of graffiti artists and skateboarders
There's a furore around a graffiti-festooned, skater hangout under threat on London's Southbank. These graffiti and skating "... -
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Bolton baby death: Police hope parents attend funeral
Police searching for the parents of a baby girl who was found dead on a country lane are hoping they will attend her funeral.... -
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Wrexham Power gas plan concerns prompt public meeting
Residents concerned about an £800m plan to build a gas-fired power station at a village near Wrexham are being invited to a public meeting o... -
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Warrington teenager death: Three boys bailed
Three teenagers arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs after a 16-year-old girl died in Warrington have been released on bail.... -
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Youth business: Nurture entrepreneurs at school - FSB Wales
Young people in Wales become less keen to start their own business the longer they are in the school system, a study has found.... -
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Unbroadcast film shows Hillsborough witness was right
Crucial evidence from the 1989 Hillsborough football disaster, which was undermined at the original inquest, was true, BBC Panorama has foun... -
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Two charged in connection with missing Frenchman's death
Two men have been charged in connection with a death of a Frenchman who went missing four years ago. ...
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Justin Rowe book art opens British Academy Literature Week
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Justin Rowe book art opens British Academy Literature Week
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County Cavan murder: Pair arrested over ex-detective's killing
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Bristol Academy extends reach overseas with first foreign students
With the doors to its brand new £1million training centre officially open, one of the UK's leading apprentice training providers, Bristol ba... -
Police search Commons office of MP Nigel Evans
Police have searched the Commons office of MP Nigel Evans in relation to a "serious arrestable offence".... -
Police search Commons office of MP Nigel Evans
Police have searched the Commons office of MP Nigel Evans in relation to a "serious arrestable offence"....



