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The Independent 08.09. 23:28
More than a third of Labour councillors feel Tony Blair's continued presence in office will damage their chances in next May's local authority elections, a survey by The Independent has discovered. Although a majority of the 70 councillors contac... [Artikel komplett lesen]

The Independent 20.08. 00:34
In April 2001 a brassy blonde from Dallas, Texas, named Gabriella Williams, walked into Sotheby's, London, and pulled from her handbag photographs of 16 rare and valuable works of art. With her false eyelashes, big hair and dripping jewellery, Willia... [Artikel komplett lesen]

The Independent 02.08. 23:59
He has become known as Scribe A and was, by the standards of the 11th century, an educated man who could read and write Latin. Deduced from his writings, Scribe A was English, but probably worked for the Bishop of Durham, one William of St Calais, a ... [Artikel komplett lesen]

The Independent 22.07. 00:00
A teenager who raped an 11-year-old girl in the toilet of a busy supermarket has been sentenced to nine years' detention. The 15-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, attacked the girl at a Sainsbury's store in Leamington Spa, Warwicks... [Artikel komplett lesen]

The Independent 08.07. 19:39
The Conservatives are preparing to ditch hardline policies on immigration that brought condemnation during the last general election campaign. Damian Green, the shadow Immigration minister, will signal a break with the party's aggressive stance o... [Artikel komplett lesen]

The Independent 17.06. 01:10
ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE, CIVIL Order of the British Empire Member (MBE) Abram , John, TD, JP, For serv the Administration of Justice and to the commty in West Mercia. Adams , Ms Gillian Bernadette, For serv the Administration of S... [Artikel komplett lesen]

The Independent 16.06. 23:29
Two of the country's best known self-made businessmen have been knighted in the Honours List published today, to mark the Queen's official 80th birthday. Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the founder of easyJet, has been honoured for bringing cheap air fligh... [Artikel komplett lesen]

The Independent 25.05. 00:02
The Casino Advisory Panel's shortlist of eight regions bidding to host Britain's first Las Vegas-style super-casino was met with cries of outrage from Coventry and Birmingham, both omitted, but the rest of the list was largely as expected. Blackp... [Artikel komplett lesen]

The Independent 19.04. 23:26
British and French unions have agreed to join forces to fight the closure of Peugeot's UK car factory in a campaign which may include industrial action. The move came as the French company was accused of reneging on a commitment to its UK workfor... [Artikel komplett lesen]

The Independent 18.04. 15:44
Peugeot's decision to end UK production next year ends a near 30-year association with Ryton and decades of motoring history at the Coventry plant. It was the Rootes Group, founded by William Rootes in 1919, that built the Ryton assembly plant in... [Artikel komplett lesen]