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United Kingdom: ‘Soldier hacked to death in London terror attack’

Two men were shot and wounded by police in south-east London on May 22 after they rammed an off-duty soldier with a car in broad […]

23 May 2013

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The Times
United Kingdom: Dashing hopes of nuptial bliss

21 May 2013
34 The Independent London
Jersey: Treasure island caught in the searchlight

The EU has taken the fight against tax havens seriously, as shown by the May 22 leader summit to discuss tax evasion. But the clean-up should start at home, where territories such as the British Channel Island of Jersey prosper under the shelter of traditional political ambiguity.

21 May 2013
15337 El País Madrid
Liechtenstein : ‘Financial centre benefits from success of agreement with Great Britain’

Approximately 4,500 British tax residents have benefitted from the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility. Under the terms of the scheme, which was agreed by London and the […]

21 May 2013
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Volksblatt
United Kingdom: ‘British business: We need to stay in the EU’

A group of UK business leaders have signed a letter to The Independent accusing Eurosceptic politicians of putting “politics before economics” in calling for Britain […]

20 May 2013
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The Independent
United Kingdom: ‘No 10 pleads with labour to save gay marriage bill’

Plans to legalise gay marriage must overcome a new hurdle with some MPs seeking to derail the bill by adding an amendment to the existing […]

20 May 2013
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The Guardian
Editorial: Euro-visions

Some Europeans have their gaze fixed on Malmö at the moment, where the Eurovision Song Contest is being hosted. Though, it might be worth paying […]

17 May 2013
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United Kingdom: ‘No 10 plans for coalition divorce as rift widens’

Conservative Party officials have begun contingency planning in case Nick Clegg, the leader of coalition partner, the Liberal Democrats, is unable to stop his party […]

17 May 2013
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The Times
Gay rights: UK is a rainbow warrior

“The UK provides the best legal environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people in the EU while Bulgaria offers the least protection […]

16 May 2013
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EUobserver.com
Brexit: Major Cam

14 May 2013
621 The Times London
United Kingdom: ‘Cameron to rush out law for EU vote’

UK Prime Minister David Cameron will take the “highly unusual” step of publishing draft legislation on May 14, committing the government to hold a referendum […]

14 May 2013
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The Daily Telegraph
Britain's EU membership: Cameron’s fate hangs in the balance

Prime Minister David Cameron thought his pledge to hold a referendum on British EU membership would calm his party’s divisions. He’s now facing a rebellion backing a withdrawal from Europe and has lost the trust of the public, writes a British journalist.

13 May 2013
26530 The Sunday Telegraph London
United Kingdom: ‘Cabinet crisis for Cameron as ministers break ranks over EU’

Education Minister Michael Gove and Defence Secretary Philip Hammond have publically stated they would vote to leave the EU, should a referendum be held now, […]

13 May 2013
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The Guardian
United Kingdom: ‘100 of UK's richest people concealing billions in offshore tax havens’

The British government’s tax and revenue department has started acting on leaked data about wealthy individuals concealing billions of pounds in secret offshore bank accounts. Chancellor […]

10 May 2013
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The Guardian
United Kingdom: Biting criticism

8 May 2013
42 The Independent London
United Kingdom: ‘Voters tell Cameron to cut Europe down to size’

A new YouGov poll commissioned by The Times found 42 per cent of respondents want a relationship with Europe based on free trade, while 21 […]

8 May 2013
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The Times
United Kingdom: Surge of the ‘fruitcakes’

The May 2 UK local government elections saw a startling swing in support of the UK Independence Party (Ukip) – whose main policy platform […]

6 May 2013
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The Guardian
United Kingdom: ‘Cameron points to early vote on Europe’

Pressure from the Eurosceptic Ukip may push Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron to give British MPs a vote on an in-out referendum ahead of 2017, […]

2 May 2013
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The Times
Agriculture: Pesticide ban to end the slaughter of the bees

In response to concerns over declining bee populations, the European Commission voted on April 29 for a two-year ban of pesticides thought to be harmful to the insects.

30 April 2013
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Northern Ireland: ‘Same-sex vote puts us out on our own again’

On April 29, the Northern Ireland Assembly opted to reject same-sex marriage legislation, which was voted down by the Protestant conservative Ulster Unionist Party with […]

30 April 2013
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The Belfast Telegraph
Scotland: UK cashes in on independence fears

A new report published on April 23 by the UK Treasury on what currency Scotland would use should Scots choose to separate from the rest […]

24 April 2013
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Financial Times, The Herald
Romania-United Kingdom: The great misconception

"London–Bucharest: chronology of a misunderstanding," runs the headline on the cover of Romanian weekly Dilema Veche, referring to a story on the complicated relations between […]

23 April 2013
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Dilema Veche, Gandul, BBC News
United Kingdom: ‘Lying here, she is one of us’

“For all the grandeur, they claimed a simple purpose. They had come, they said, not to bury a political figure or an ‘-ism’, but a […]

18 April 2013
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The Guardian
Food: Nearly 5% of EU beef is horsemeat

"Horsemeat with anti-inflammatories," sums up Spanish daily El Mundo referring to the results of tests run last month in the European Union on samples of […]

17 April 2013
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El Mundo
United Kingdom: Europe, sterling and Thatcher’s handbag

Her troubled relationship with the EU wrote the Iron Lady’s political obituary.

17 April 2013
10528 Financial Times London
United Kingdom: ‘Near her journey’s end...’

Thousands of people took to the streets of Westminster in London on Wednesday ready to catch a glimpse of the funeral procession for former prime […]

17 April 2013
18
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The Daily Mail
United Kingdom: Maggie’s final strikes

16 April 2013
33 The Guardian London
European Union: Cameron-Merkel, a courting couple

As David Cameron’s recent visit shows, a growing band of people in Germany support the British PM’s tough approach to the EU. Ahead of Germany’s September election, Chancellor Angela Merkel looks quite tempted to align herself with Britain’s open market ideas, rather than those of protectionist France.

15 April 2013
24567 The Times London
United Kingdom: ‘New report: Scots paying more tax than rest of UK’

Average Scottish tax revenues per person exceeded those of the UK as a whole each year during the last 30 years when a proportion of […]

12 April 2013
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The Herald
European Union: Thatcher ‘to blame’ for British split on Europe

German former Chancellor Helmut Kohl has said that the views on Europe of the late UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher were the source of the […]

11 April 2013
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The Times
Tax havens: Bank deal pressures Austria and Luxembourg

Europe’s five largest economies – Germany, the UK, France, Italy and Spain – have signed a deal to automatically share bank details of account holders […]

10 April 2013
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EUobserver.com, ABC
United Kingdom: ‘A nation disunited in mourning’

Police fears that the April 17 funeral for former UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher will be targeted by protesters are triggering a security clampdown. Officers are […]

10 April 2013
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The Independent
United Kingdom: The face of the conservative revolution

Adored by those who appreciated her style and uncompromising policies, hated by others for a lack of empathy and her ultra-free-market liberalism, Margaret Thatcher left no-one in Europe indifferent. Following her death at the age of 87, the European press reacts with a wide range of feelings.

9 April 2013
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Die Welt, Libero, Libération & 3 others
United Kingdom: Iron Lady’s enduring legacy

From crushing Britain’s trades unions to defeating the Argentine military in the Falkland Islands, Margaret Thatcher’s 11-year reign triggered seismic changes in the economic and political landscape of the country. Her long-lasting legacy will continue to be debated.

9 April 2013
1829 The Independent London
United Kingdom: A minute for Maggie

9 April 2013
882 The Daily Telegraph London
United Kingdom: ‘Margaret Thatcher 1925-2013’

“Thatcherism in its original form was a creed of thrift, of self-reliance, of aspiration, of liberty in the purest sense. It was also one of […]

9 April 2013
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The Daily Telegraph
United Kingdom: ‘The woman who divided a nation’

“Margaret Thatcher broke Britain and replaced what had come before with something crueller, nastier,” writes the left-of-centre tabloïd Daily Mirror in its editorial on the […]

9 April 2013
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Daily Mirror
United Kingdom: ‘“She became harder than hard”’

“Just as in life she shaped the past 30 years, so in death she may well continue to shape the next 30,” writes The Guardian’s […]

9 April 2013
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The Guardian
United Kingdom: ‘The woman who saved Britain. 1925-2013’

“A giant, beside whom other peacetime politicians of the 20th and 21st centuries look like mere pygmies,” writes The Daily Mail after the death of […]

9 April 2013
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The Daily Mail
European Union: All citizens are equal (but some are more equal than others)

European Union treaties guarantee the rights of citizens but in practice consumer rights seem to take precedence over more fundamental EU rights.

8 April 2013
26717 Dilema Veche Bucharest
European Union: David Cameron tries to sell his EU views

“Everyone fends for himself,” begins Gazeta Wyborcza on its frontpage, summing up British Prime Minister David Cameron’s vision of the EU, which he laid out […]

8 April 2013
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Gazeta Wyborcza, The Daily Telegraph, Le Monde & 3 others
Immigration: UK’s head in the sand

The anticipated wave of Bulgarian and Romanian immigration in 2014 will not be as high as previously thought, according to a new government report. But that is no reason to ignore the consequences for urbanism and social services, writes the conservative Daily Telegraph.

5 April 2013
11157 The Daily Telegraph London
United Kingdom: Class warfare

4 April 2013
1032 The Independent London
Internet: Google in privacy showdown with EU states

Six of Europe’s largest data protection agencies launched a joint legal case against Internet search giant Google on April 2 over alleged breaches of EU […]

3 April 2013
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Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph
United Kingdom: ‘£1bn plan to put Britain on the road to recovery’

The British government is set to approve a plan to construct a second toll motorway at a cost of £1bn (€1.2bn), as part of an […]

2 April 2013
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The Times
United Kingdom: ‘Immigration crackdown could enter classrooms’

The British government is considering a plan to require schools to check the immigration status of their pupils, reveals the daily. According to a chain of […]

28 March 2013
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The Guardian
United Kingdom: Cypriot lessons in courting the Russian Bear

Cyprus is not the only island nation to roll out the red carpet for Russia’s riches. Since the Soviet Union’s collapse, London has welcomed Russian expatriates who made their fortunes plundering the collapsing state, but at what cost, asks a British journalist.

27 March 2013
1404 The Guardian London
United Kingdom: Immigration poker

26 March 2013
551 The Independent London
United Kingdom: ‘Cameron to deny aid for immigrants’

UK Prime Minister David Cameron is launching a crackdown on unemployed European migrants living in Britain and their access to state benefits. The new plan will […]

25 March 2013
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The Times
Russia: ‘Rootless genius’

On March 23, Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky, 67, was found dead at his home, in Mill Lane, close to Ascot in the UK, where he […]

25 March 2013
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Kommersant

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