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Pimms and gnomes flying off shelves

Diamond Jubilee gnomes have been flying off retailers' shelves

10:49am Thursday 31st May 2012

Bunting, Pimms and even Jubilee gnomes are flying off the shelves as retailers and consumers ready themselves for "the party of the year".


Cricket match-fixers lose appeal

Mazhar Majeed lost an appeal to have his match-fixing conviction overturned

10:47am Thursday 31st May 2012

A sports agent and a cricketer have lost Court of Appeal challenges against match-fixing convictions.

Disabled man loses care cost appeal

Supreme Court judges have dismissed claims against Cambridgeshire County Council's care funding for a profoundly disabled man

10:39am Thursday 31st May 2012

Judges at the UK's highest court have dismissed a profoundly disabled man's appeal over his care package.

River pageant should avoid showers

Forecasters say the river pageant to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee is likely to avoid rain

10:36am Thursday 31st May 2012

Showers could dampen some street celebrations over the Diamond Jubilee weekend, but the Queen's Thames river pageant is set to be dry this Sunday.

Hunt 'posts critical articles too'

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt is giving evidence to the Leveson Inquiry into press standards

10:30am Thursday 31st May 2012

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt likes constituents to know all comments made about him - the "positive and the negative" - he has told an inquiry into press ethics.

More music downloads sold than CDs

Figures show income from digital music was higher than physical purchases during the first quarter of the year

10:26am Thursday 31st May 2012

Digital music revenues have overtaken those for CDs for the first time, marking a milestone for the music industry.

Fears as hospital A&E times rise

NHS data revealed that the proportion of people facing a lengthy wait for A and E treatment has reached its highest level since 2004

10:10am Thursday 31st May 2012

The number of patients spending more than four hours in accident and emergency has increased by a quarter to reach its highest level since 2004, according to a study.

Thomas Cook unveils £328m loss

Troubled travel firm Thomas Cook said efforts to stabilise the business were bearing fruit

9:42am Thursday 31st May 2012

Beleaguered travel firm Thomas Cook has racked up £300 million of losses after admitting that its brand was hit by its near-collapse last year.

Winehouse home on sale for £2.7m

Floral tributes left outside the home of singer Amy Winehouse, at Camden Square in north London, which is now for sale

8:51am Thursday 31st May 2012

The London home where Amy Winehouse lived and died has been put up for sale by her family for £2.7 million.

Kardashian accuses BA of theft

Kim Kardashian claims personal items were taken from her luggage during a flight through Heathrow

8:46am Thursday 31st May 2012

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has claimed valuables were stolen from her luggage during a British Airways flight from Heathrow.



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