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McDonalds Plans To Recruit Staff On Mass

McDonalds today have revealed a plan to recruit 50,000 workers in a single day. It is thought that the proposal may be the biggest corporate recruitment drive over a 24-hour period in history. The famous fast-food chain is looking to put the plan into... Read >
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Mortgages Paid Off In Record Time

Experts are worried that the recent trend of home owners using their cash to pay off their mortgages at a record amount could hamper the economy. The news was revealed yesterday as The Bank of England announced that during the last three months of 2010... Read >
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Rockhopper Shares Rise By 16pc

Shares in Rockhopper Exploration have skyrocketed by 16pc after the company revealed that there was more oil in the Falklands well than was previously expected. Rockhopper have enjoyed a rise in share prices from 38 ¼ to 276 1/4p and are the only comp... Read >
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Fukushima 50 ‘expect to die’

They are known as the ‘Fukushima 50’ by the media but the workers who have been battling tireless to bring the reactors under control at Japan’s nuclear plant have now admitted that they expect to die from radiation sickness. The news was revealed by t... Read >
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Top Five April Fool’s Pranks Found On The Internet Today

Many of us have either been caught out or carried out April Fool’s Day pranks today, and even the big guns are at it. It’s the day that office jokers around the world look forward to and it seems that even those thought to be more serious enjoy a good pra... Read >
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Cameron Ready To Arm Rebels In Libya As Air Strikes Continue, But Is Move Legal?

David Cameron has revealed that Britain is actively considering providing the Libyan rebels with weapons. The movement comes after rebel leaders pleaded with the British Prime Minister to help them beat Colonel Gaddafi. Rebel fighters in Libya yesterd... Read >
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Fake Bomb Found On Plane From Britain

A fake bomb carried on board a cargo plane from Britain was only discovered when it reached Istanbul, Turkey. The revelation has exposed security lapses in the system five months after two real bombs were found on cargo planes in Leicestershire and Du... Read >
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EU Plans To Ban Cars From Cities By 2050

If the EU has its way then all cars will be banned from London all other cities across Europe by 2050. The bizarre move is part of the EU masterplan to cut CO2 emissions by 60 per cent over the next 40 years. The proposal was unveiled on Monday by The... Read >
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Defence Cuts Threaten Number Of RAF Pilots Available For Libyan Conflict

The RAF is close to running out of pilots to help with operations in Libya as cuts to the defence budget threaten to disrupt front-line operations. Since the conflict started last month, the RAF has deployed a squadron of 18 Typhoon pilots in order to... Read >
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New Sentencing Guidelines Could Mean Drug Pushers Escape Jail

Under new guidelines, drug runners and small-scale dealers could escape a prison sentence even if caught with a 50gram bag of cocaine or heroine or dozens of ecstasy pills. The guidelines would give courts the power to hand out community penalties to ... Read >
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Air Strikes In Libya Continue For A Third Night

The Libyan government have announced that more civilians have been killed in a third night of air and missile strikes. The attacks have come from coalition forces in an attempt to enforce a no-fly zone. People in and around Col Gaddafi’s compound in t... Read >
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Radiation In Japan Now Poisoning Food Supply

The risk of radiation poisoning the food chain in Japan is now more serious than first thought, according to the World Health Organisation. A ‘danger list’ has now been compiled and includes all tap water, leafy vegetables, eggs, meat and milk within ... Read >
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Five Years Since The First Tweet

Yesterday, Twitter users celebrated five years since the first ever tweet. Users took to the site to wish it happy birthday by posting tweets. The anniversary marked five years since the co-founder of Twitter; Jack Dorsey sent the first tweet which sai... Read >
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Missile Destroys Gaddafi Building

Reports from Western officials have announced that one of Col Muammar Gaddafi’s command centres in Libya’s capital has been destroyed by a missile strike. It is not yet clear if the incident in Tripoli has resulted in any casualties. The US, UK and... Read >
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Grandmother And Grandson Found Alive In Rubble After Nine Days After Japan Earthquake

They were believed to have been killed in the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, but nine days later an 80-year-old woman and her grandson were rescued from the rubble. Grandmother, Sumi Abe and her grandson Jin Abe, 16, found themselves trapped in the k... Read >
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