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MP Eric Joyce faces airport charges

Buckinghamshire Examiner — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:05:17 GMT

MP Eric Joyce is facing breach of the peace charges following an incident at Edinburgh Airport.

UK 'still a long way from recovery'

Buckinghamshire Examiner — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:05:17 GMT

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has put pressure on George Osborne to change economic course in a critical assessment of the state of the British economy.

Bridger admits military past lies

Buckinghamshire Examiner — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:05:17 GMT

The former slaughterhouse worker accused of abducting and murdering schoolgirl April Jones in a "sexually motivated" attack has admitted to a jury that he lied about having a military past.

Miliband condemns firms over tax

Buckinghamshire Examiner — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:05:17 GMT

Ed Miliband has highlighted a "culture of irresponsibility" at some major companies, during an address in which he accused Google of going to "extraordinary lengths" to avoid paying taxes.

Man charged over IRA Hyde Park bomb

Buckinghamshire Examiner — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:05:16 GMT

A man has been charged with the murders of four soldiers in the IRA's 1982 Hyde Park bombing, Scotland Yard said.

Police killer admits double murder

Buckinghamshire Examiner — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:05:15 GMT

Police killer Dale Cregan has admitted the murders of a father and son.

Shop sales hit by cold weather

Buckinghamshire Examiner — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:17 GMT

Freezing weather drove retail sales 1.3% down in April on a month earlier as barbecue goods and garden furniture remained stuck on stores' shelves.

Public borrowing down to £6.3bn

Buckinghamshire Examiner — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:16 GMT

Public sector borrowing dipped to £6.3 billion in April to give the Government breathing space in attempts to slash the deficit.

Clegg: I discussed tax with Google

Buckinghamshire Examiner — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:16 GMT

Nick Clegg raised the controversy over Google's tax affairs directly with the internet giant's boss Eric Schmidt at a meeting in Downing Street, the Deputy Prime Minister has revealed.

Child killer gagging order lifted

Buckinghamshire Examiner — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:05:15 GMT

The High Court has overturned an order granting anonymity to a killer who committed "exceptionally horrific crimes".

PM 'proud' of gay marriage Bill

Buckinghamshire Examiner — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:05:17 GMT

David Cameron has insisted he was proud of legislation to introduce gay marriage, despite a Commons rebellion which saw 130 of his own MPs oppose the change on Tuesday night.

Cameron tribute to party grassroots

Buckinghamshire Examiner — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:05:16 GMT

David Cameron has continued to reach out to his party's grassroots, insisting "I feel I am one of them" in the wake of the damaging claims an ally had sneered at activists.

Coalition stays together, says PM

Buckinghamshire Examiner — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:05:15 GMT

David Cameron has insisted it is his intention to keep the coalition together until the 2015 general election.

Act on tax avoidance, urges Cameron

Buckinghamshire Examiner — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:05:16 GMT

David Cameron is to step up the campaign against tax evasion and "aggressive" tax avoidance as Apple joins multinational corporations in the spotlight.

Better pay 'means bigger classes'

Buckinghamshire Examiner — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:05:16 GMT

Plans to give heads the power to award higher pay rises to good teachers will result in larger class sizes for children, the Chief Inspector of Schools has warned.

Tornado survivors search nears end

Buckinghamshire Examiner — Wed, 22 May 2013 05:05:14 GMT

Rescue workers neared the end of the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared areas down to bare earth and claimed 24 lives, including nine children.

PM faces gay marriage Bill backlash

Buckinghamshire Examiner — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:05:20 GMT

David Cameron is facing a fresh bout of Tory strife after the coalition's plans to introduce gay marriage cleared the Commons.

55 beaches meet tough new standards

Buckinghamshire Examiner — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:05:20 GMT

More than 50 English beaches have met tough new EU standards to receive Blue Flag awards for 2013.

'Failures' in tax fraud crackdown

Buckinghamshire Examiner — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:05:19 GMT

Billions of pounds of taxpayers' money is being lost because of the failure of HM Revenue and Customs to clamp down effectively on fraud and error, MPs have warned.

£100bn 'lost through tax avoidance'

Buckinghamshire Examiner — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:05:19 GMT

People using tax havens have deprived governments worldwide of £100 billion in revenue, enough to end extreme poverty twice over, according to new figures published by Oxfam.